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CFC 447: El Toro Jr v Papa... PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Wallace (ranked 3522 p4p, 3622 weight class) and Khalib Nuragomidova (ranked 324 p4p, 332 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khalib Nuragomidova!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuragomidova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nuragomidova throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch but Nuragomidova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Wallace.
Nuragomidova misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wallace enables Nuragomidova to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wallace manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wallace holds on and takes a little breather.
Nuragomidova connects with a couple of short punches.
Nuragomidova won't allow Wallace to sweep him here.
Nuragomidova is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nuragomidova wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Wallace looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
My spies in New York Training Academy inform me that Nuragomidova has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Nuragomidova postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wallace working a defensive guard here.
Wallace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nuragomidova on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nuragomidova is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nuragomidova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wallace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nuragomidova lands a couple of elbows.
Wallace trying to keep a closed guard but Nuragomidova is proving a slippery customer.
Nuragomidova scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wallace working a defensive guard here.
Nuragomidova is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nuragomidova throwing strikes but missing.
Nuragomidova has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wallace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nuragomidova throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nuragomidova wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuragomidova throwing strikes but missing.
Wallace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nuragomidova is fighting to break Wallace's control of his arms but Wallace is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nuragomidova connects with a couple of short punches.
Nuragomidova showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wallace is trying to control the position but Nuragomidova postures up.
Nuragomidova controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nuragomidova is working Wallace over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nuragomidova landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nuragomidova is one step ahead there.
Nuragomidova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Nuragomidova trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wallace looking to control.
Nuragomidova throws a big right hand that misses.
Nuragomidova stands and throws Wallace's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nuragomidova landing a few strikes.
Wallace takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nuragomidova controlling from side mount.
Nuragomidova working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuragomidova in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nuragomidova tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wallace's legs.
Nuragomidova creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wallace sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wallace tries to buck Nuragomidova off but Nuragomidova is having none of it.
Nuragomidova trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Nuragomidova lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wallace on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wallace is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nuragomidova lands a nice forearm strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace is trying to get back to half guard.
Wallace holds on to Nuragomidova's head and controls the position momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khalib Nuragomidova dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nuragomidova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nuragomidova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Wallace wants to clinch.
Henry Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nuragomidova throws a right hand that Wallace ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallace also avoids with ease.
Wallace pushes Nuragomidova up against the cage in a clinch.
Wallace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wallace misses with a punch on the inside.
Nuragomidova dodges an elbow strike from Wallace.
Nuragomidova tries to break the clinch but Wallace is controlling the position.
Nuragomidova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nuragomidova misses with some punches.
Nuragomidova manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nuragomidova.
Nuragomidova throws a right hand that Wallace ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallace also avoids with ease.
Nuragomidova misses with a takedown attempt - Wallace sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nuragomidova has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wallace moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuragomidova scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wallace parries the strikes from Nuragomidova easily there. Nuragomidova is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wallace to escape.
Nuragomidova working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nuragomidova tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nuragomidova in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wallace is trying to escape the position but Nuragomidova is controlling the position.
Nuragomidova working the head and body with strikes.
Nuragomidova landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nuragomidova lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wallace looks to move to half guard but instead Nuragomidova has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nuragomidova scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wallace is working hard here to advance position.
Nuragomidova working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuragomidova postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wallace looks a forlorn figure.
Nuragomidova prevents Wallace from getting the reversal.
Nuragomidova postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wallace looks a forlorn figure.
Wallace is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nuragomidova lands a couple of good shots and Wallace has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Nuragomidova cracks Wallace with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Wallace from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Wallace just trying to survive but Nuragomidova is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Wallace wants to escape the position.
Nuragomidova softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Wallace can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuragomidova throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Wallace!
Nuragomidova gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Nuragomidova tries to keep control of the position but Wallace is staying busy.
Nuragomidova lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Nuragomidova is not going to allow Wallace to sit and survive in this position.
Nuragomidova throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Wallace!
 Wallace is rocked!
Nuragomidova is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Wallace up.
Can Wallace hold on?! Nuragomidova is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Oh Wallace is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nuragomidova is landing with strikes from the back.
Wallace covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Nuragomidova is working the ground and pound. Can Wallace escape?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nuragomidova avoiding Wallace 's attempts to control his hands.
Wallace is in bad spot here.
Nuragomidova drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Wallace is in real trouble here! Nuragomidova lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Nuragomidova is delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalib Nuragomidova!
Khalib Nuragomidova looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'PARTY IN THE CARDBOARD ALLEY FREE 40'S FOR ALL BUMS. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Cooper (ranked 793 p4p, 3307 weight class) and Dez Havok (ranked 107 p4p, 407 weight class). Cooper's entrance music is Tale of Cu Chulainn. A fine choice. Sam Cooper has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Cooper!
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, Dez Havok!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Havok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Havok breaks the clinch.
Havok has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cooper clinches with his opponent.
Cooper lands with a left to the head.
Havok manages to break the clinch.
Havok tries to clinch but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper is looking to counter the offense by Havok and move into the clinch.
Havok throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cooper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Havok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Havok is trying to break free.
Cooper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Havok's efforts to push away.
Cooper keeps control of Havok as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cooper stalling against the cage.
Havok is trying to break free.
Cooper has picked Havok up - he's going for a ride! Cooper dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Havok trying to get back to full guard but Cooper takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cooper has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cooper throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cooper content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Havok tries to hold on but Cooper postures up.
Cooper working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cooper content just to control the position here.
Havok bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havok wants to pass the guard but Cooper is keeping the position.
Havok prevents Cooper from getting back to his feet.
Havok must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Havok wants to pass the guard but Cooper is keeping the position.
Havok seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Havok has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four 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.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Havok from controlling successfully.
Havok looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Havok from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Cooper dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Havok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Havok sprawls well initially but Cooper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cooper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cooper stalling.
Cooper throwing shots but Havok is blocking nicely.
Havok is looking to control Cooper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Havok avoid being mounted?
Cooper looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havok trying to control but Cooper postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper stalling.
Havok trying to control here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Good exchange - Havok coming out on top.
 It looks like Sam Cooper has been cut.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Havok with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Havok rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cooper looks to clinch
and Havok connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Havok scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dez Havok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper rushes Havok and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper won't allow Havok to sweep him here.
Havok is trying to control the position but Cooper postures up.
Sam Cooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Havok tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cooper is stalling in the full guard.
Cooper wants to pass the guard but Havok is keeping the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havok wants to hit a sweep here but Cooper passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Havok there!
Cooper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Havok is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cooper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooper throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Cooper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Cooper's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Havok.
Cooper moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cooper.
Havok wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Havok can do to turn this around?
Havok lands a nice uppercut.
Cooper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Havok up against the cage.
Havok is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.
Cooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Havok breaks the clinch.
Cooper moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooper lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Havok pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Havok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Havok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Havok can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cooper.
Havok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Havok has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Havok.
Cooper lands with a left to the head.
Cooper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Havok is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Cooper.
Havok pushes Cooper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sam Cooper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooper has a couple of punches blocked by Havok.
Cooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Havok gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Havok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches up with Havok, looking for a takedown. Cooper pushes Havok against the cage but Havok circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Havok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dez Havok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper takes one to the side of the head.
Havok throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.
Havok tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Havok tries a head kick but it misses.
As Havok looks to move away, Cooper throws a big counter combo but Havok just gets out of the way.
Cooper darts in and clinches Havok up against the cage.
Cooper prevents a body shot from Havok.
Cooper has Havok pressed against the cage.
Havok lands with a left to the head.
Havok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Havok drives through and clinches with Cooper against the cage.
Havok can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Havok is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cooper.
Cooper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Havok has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a body punch.
Havok tries to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling the position.
Havok is looking to break free of the clinch but Cooper has double underhooks.
Havok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooper wants a takedown but no success here.
Havok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Havok throws out the jab.
Cooper tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Havok manages to circle out of the way.
Havok throws a head kick but Cooper moves out of range.
Sam Cooper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Havok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Cooper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cooper takes one on the button.
Sam Cooper's cut is getting worse.
Havok throws a head kick but Cooper moves out of range.
Havok tries to keep at a distance but Cooper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooper prevents Havok from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Havok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper clinches up against the cage.
Havok tries to break free but Cooper pushes him back against the cage.
Havok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Havok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Havok throws a right and a left that Cooper avoids nicely.
Cooper wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cooper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cooper tries a body shot but Havok blocks it.
Cooper takes a shot to the head.
Havok takes a shot to the head.
Havok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Havok is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dez Havok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cooper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Cooper!
After winning the bout, Sam Cooper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 1221 p4p, 1219 weight class) and Olli Lindholm (ranked 165 p4p, 164 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tinashe Chukwuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olli Lindholm!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindholm moves into the clinch successfully.
Chukwuma can't find room to land a body shot as Lindholm controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chukwuma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lindholm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lindholm misses with a knee to the head.
Chukwuma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lindholm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chukwuma backwards.
Chukwuma lands with a right to the head.
Lindholm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chukwuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Lindholm controls his hands.
Lindholm has a couple of punches blocked by Chukwuma.
A knee to the head by Lindholm.
It looks like Tinashe Chukwuma has been cut.
Chukwuma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chukwuma avoids a wild elbow strike from Lindholm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindholm gets through Chukwuma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chukwuma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chukwuma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chukwuma managing to block the knees to the body from Lindholm.
Lindholm looking to throw knees to the head but Chukwuma is blocking nicely.
Chukwuma lands with a light punch inside.
Lindholm presses Chukwuma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lindholm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lindholm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lindholm misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindholm gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lindholm.
Lindholm has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chukwuma seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lindholm can turn it around.
Lindholm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lindholm lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chukwuma or not.
Lindholm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chukwuma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lindholm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chukwuma backwards.
Lindholm creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Chukwuma fails to land.
Chukwuma takes a shot to the head.
Chukwuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lindholm's elbow.
Chukwuma is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lindholm pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lindholm is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lindholm misses with a knee strike.
Chukwuma tries a body shot but Lindholm blocks it.
Chukwuma presses Lindholm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lindholm misses with some punches.
Chukwuma scores with a shoulder strike.
Lindholm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lindholm tries to land knees in the clinch but Chukwuma avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chukwuma takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chukwuma wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tinashe Chukwuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lindholm struggles to land a body shot inside as Chukwuma controls his hands.
Lindholm blocks an uppercut.
Lindholm lands with a left to the head.
Lindholm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindholm.
Chukwuma lands a left hand.
Lindholm blocks an uppercut.
Lindholm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chukwuma avoids it.
Chukwuma turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lindholm tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chukwuma wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chukwuma landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lindholm is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chukwuma has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lindholm tries to improve position but can't.
Lindholm is not content to let Chukwuma control the position.
Lindholm wants to get back to his feet but Chukwuma drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chukwuma working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lindholm takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lindholm wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lindholm is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lindholm keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindholm is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chukwuma's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm kicks Chukwuma off and gets back to his feet.
Lindholm scores with a decent looking hook.
Lindholm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chukwuma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lindholm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chukwuma can pounce on him.
Chukwuma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chukwuma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lindholm. That did some damage!
Lindholm scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chukwuma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lindholm on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lindholm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chukwuma blocks a jab.
Lindholm doesn't manage to clinch there - Chukwuma circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chukwuma connects with a nice looking jab.
Chukwuma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chukwuma lands a high kick!
Chukwuma closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Lindholm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tinashe Chukwuma's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chukwuma is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lindholm sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lindholm misses with an uppercut.
Lindholm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chukwuma avoids the head kick by Lindholm.
Lindholm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lindholm throws a body punch but Chukwuma moves out of range.
Lindholm misses with a head kick.
Tinashe Chukwuma is winning the standup battle so far.
Lindholm wants to clinch but Chukwuma slips to the side
and Chukwuma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chukwuma drops Lindholm with a big left hand and mounts him. Lindholm is in big trouble!
 Lindholm is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chukwuma prevents Lindholm from getting the reversal.
Lindholm is still in real trouble! Can Chukwuma finish him?
Chukwuma unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oooh a big shot lands for Chukwuma! Lindholm is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tinashe Chukwuma!
Tinashe Chukwuma decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Spence (ranked 484 p4p, 874 weight class) and Tua Taamu (ranked 74 p4p, 135 weight class). Spence comes to the cage accompanied by Were Coming. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Spence !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tua Taamu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spence takes one to the chin there.
Spence throws a hook but Taamu avoids it easily.
Taamu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A lazy left from Spence finds it's target.
Spence throws a looping overhand right but Taamu ducks down to avoid it.
Spence lands with a slapping head kick.
Taamu thumps Spence with a low kick.
Taamu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taamu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spence checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taamu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taamu throws a head kick that misses
enabling Spence to counter with a crisp jab.
Taamu lands a 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!
Spence takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taamu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Spence 's head coaches at Is It Avatary Enough? that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spence slips under a jab from Taamu.
Taamu misses with an uppercut
and Spence counters with a nice uppercut.
Spence tries to clinch there but Taamu circles away.
Spence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taamu moves away.
Taamu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Spence throws a jab when Taamu was well out of range.
Spence moves out of range of the leg kick from Taamu.
Taamu wants to slow Spence down by chopping away at his legs.
Taamu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spence checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spence throws a quick counter kick to the body but Taamu avoids it.
Taamu lands with a kick to the ribs.
A low kick lands for Taamu.
A good leg kick by Taamu.
Taamu ducks right into an uppercut from Spence .
Spence connects with a leg kick.
Spence connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spence pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spence changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taamu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spence misses with a jab to the body
and Taamu counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taamu walks into a straight right hand from Spence .
Taamu throws a sloppy head kick and Spence moves out of range easily.
Spence throws a predictable looking body shot
and Taamu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spence defending well as Taamu loads up on a big left hand.
Taamu tries to work over Spence 's front leg with a kick but Spence checks it.
Spence thinks about countering with a body kick.
Taamu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taamu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taamu throws a head kick that misses
and Spence counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taamu thinking.
Spence takes a swing at Taamu's ribcage but misses.
Spence throws a body kick that misses
and Taamu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taamu needs to keep his hands up - Spence had a free shot at his head there.
Spence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taamu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spence makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Taamu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spence throws a head kick but Taamu moves out of range.
Taamu is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Spence misses with a wild body shot.
Taamu tries a quick counter leg kick but Spence is wise to it.
Spence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taamu manages to avoid it.
Taamu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taamu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spence just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taamu! But no joy.
Taamu takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alan Spence will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taamu throws a leg kick but Spence checks it.
Spence fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alan Spence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spence connects with a nice looking jab.
Spence blocks a low kick nicely.
Taamu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spence lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spence lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taamus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alan Spence is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Taamu misses.
Taamu throws a lazy body kick
and Spence counters with a straight right hand.
Spence looks to throw the jab but Taamu is out of range.
Spence moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTaamu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taamu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spence checks it well.
Spence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taamu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spence throws a poor cross that misses
and Taamu counters with a straight right hand.
Spence misses with a low kick as Taamu jumps back.
Taamu with a nice calf kick.
Taamu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taamu scoring well with a low kick there.
Spence takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taamu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taamu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spence throws a low kick but Taamu moves out of range easily.
Spence gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taamu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Spence leaning against his opponent.
Spence lands with a light punch inside.
Taamu is trying to stall.
Taamu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Spence misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Taamu misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taamu is stalling here.
Taamu presses Spence against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taamu misses with a punch to the body.
Taamu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taamu tries a body shot but Spence blocks it.
Taamu is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Taamu fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taamu.
Taamu blocking some punches.
Spence lands a right hand.
Spence misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Spence fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Taamu.
Come on Spence - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taamu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spence doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spence trying to stall but Taamu improves his position.
Spence lands a shot to the body.
Taamu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spence throws a head punch that misses.
Spence on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taamu can do to turn this around?
A body shot lands from Spence .
Spence leaning against his opponent.
Spence blocks an uppercut.
Taamu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taamu misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Spence dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Taamu scores with a kick to the body.
Taamu defending well as Spence loads up on a big left hand.
Taamu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Taamu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Spence . That one must have hurt.
Taamu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spence .
Taamu shapes to counter with a head kick.
Spence lands a nice shot that snaps Taamu's head back.
Good work by Taamu as he checks the leg kick.
Spence backing away here, and Taamu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good exchange - Spence coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spence checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Taamu.
Spence on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taamu walks into a stiff left hand from Spence .
Spence blocks a low kick nicely.
Spence is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Spence avoids a kick to the body.
Spence is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Taamu blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Taamu.
Spence fakes the leg kick and cracks Taamu in the body.
Taamu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spence goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spence cracks Taamu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spence throws a lazy uppercut
letting Taamu counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence slips under a jab.
Taamu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taamu slips a straight right by Spence .
A low kick from Taamu is predictable there
and Spence counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taamu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Spence checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spence cracks Taamu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Spence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Spence finds it's target.
Spence cracks Taamu with an open hand slap.
Alan Spence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taamu is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taamu with a nice calf kick.
Spence thows a body kick. Taamu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Spence looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taamu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Spence uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spence . That's going to slow Taamu down.
Taamu takes one on the button.
Taamu avoids the head kick by Spence .
Spence scores with a jab. Taamu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spence connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taamu momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Spence blocks the low kick.
Tua Taamu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spence looks to land a right hand but Taamu moved out of range.
Spence misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taamu! But no joy.
Spence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taamu.
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!
Spence takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taamu manages to avoid it.
Taamu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spence goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taamu is looking to chop away at Spence 's legs.
Spence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taamu was well out of range. Poor timing from Spence .
A lazy left from Spence finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Spence showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spence 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Spence !
A victorious Alan Spence thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spinning Fire (ranked 496 p4p, 1826 weight class) and Professor Xe (ranked 70 p4p, 242 weight class). Professor Xe acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spinning Fire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Professor Xe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xe misses the body punch
and Fire counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fire looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Xe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fire pulls his head out easily.
Xe looking for submissions off his back.
Xe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fire.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fire performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Xe is refusing to be controlled, as Fire sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xe tries to roll over but Fire keeps him under control.
Fire takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire winds up and cracks Xe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
 It looks like Professor Xe has been cut.
Xe looking for submissions off his back.
Xe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fire looks to land a strike but Xe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fire working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Xe is looking for a triangle but Fire pushes his legs off easily.
Xe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fire is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Old Irish’s Fighter Factory that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Fire trying to control the position from guard on top but Xe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fire keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Xe's head.
Fire has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Xe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fire can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Xe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fire lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fire controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fire with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fire got a little sloppy there for a moment and Xe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fire has managed to get both his arms back between Xe's legs - danger averted.
Fire postures up in Xe's guard and throws a big left but Xe blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fire is aware though and is defending well.
Fire lands a couple of elbows.
Fire wants to control from the top but Xe keeps moving.
Fire landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire distracts Xe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fire keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Xe's head.
Fire postures up and lands a big shot to Xe's brow.
Fire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fire scoring with some ground and pound.
Fire is in close to Xe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fire trying to control but Xe is working from the bottom.
Xe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fire defends it easily.
Fire avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Xe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fire gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fire throws an elbow that misses. Xe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fire's guard. Nice move by Xe!
Fire bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Xe's guard.
Xe working for a triangle but Fire defends it easily.
Fire throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That has opened up Professor Xe's cut even more.
Xe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fire gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fire cracks Xe with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spinning Fire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Professor Xe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Xe misses the body punch
and Fire counters with a takedown into side control.
Xe taking a bit of punishment here - Fire scoring with strikes.
The cut above Professor Xe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fire working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Professor Xe's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Professor Xe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Spinning Fire!
During a confident post fight interview, Spinning Fire thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Andrianov (ranked 656 p4p, 783 weight class) and Ralphie Maldonado (ranked 100 p4p, 112 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Andrianov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralphie Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldonado misses with a hook.
Andrianov throws an off balance right hand
and Maldonado counters with a nice kick to the body.
Maldonado throws a leg kick but Andrianov checks it.
Andrianov scores with a sloppy right hand. Maldonado should have avoided that one.
Andrianov misses with a hook. Maldonado ducked under it nicely.
Maldonado thows a body kick. Andrianov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maldonado misses with an uppercut. Andrianov saw that one coming.
Maldonado misses with a leg kick.
Maldonado tries a head kick but it misses.
Maldonado misses with a body shot
and Andrianov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maldonado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andrianov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldonado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andrianov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andrianov misses with a wild combination.
Andrianov throws a right hand that misses
and Maldonado counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldonado moves away from the strike by Andrianov.
Andrianov scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maldonado lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Andrianov swings for the body but Maldonado moves out of range.
Maldonado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maldonado takes a swing at Andrianov's ribcage but misses.
Andrianov throws an off balance right hand
enabling Maldonado to counter with a crisp jab.
Ivan Andrianov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldonado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maldonado throws a good cross that connects.
Andrianov throws a big shot that misses.
Andrianov misses the shot to the body.
Andrianov misses the shot to the body.
Maldonado throws a fast counter high kick but Andrianov manages to duck under it in time.
Maldonado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrianov.
Maldonado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrianov moves away.
The crowd cheers as Maldonado lands an impressive looking overhand right. Andrianov doesn't seem phased though.
Andrianov takes a swing at Maldonado's ribcage but misses.
Andrianov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maldonado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maldonado throws a low kick, looking for Andrianov's leg but Andrianov calmly moves out of range.
Andrianov moves out of range as Maldonado strikes.
Andrianov throws a hook but Maldonado avoids it easily.
Andrianov misses with a shot to the body
and Maldonado counters with a nice kick to the body.
A big right from Andrianov misses.
Maldonado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andrianov misses the jab.
Maldonado misses with a looping left.
Maldonado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andrianov's head.
It looks like Ivan Andrianov has been cut.
Maldonado throws a body kick that misses.
Maldonado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maldonado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maldonado misses with an uppercut
and Andrianov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Andrianov.
Maldonado scores with a shot to the body.
Andrianov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado cracks a nice hook into Andrianov's ribs.
Maldonado avoids the body shot from Andrianov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maldonado! But no joy.
Andrianov tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Maldonado to counter with a crisp jab.
Maldonado misses with a straight right.
Maldonado misses with a body kick.
Andrianov moves out of range of the strikes.
Andrianov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andrianov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maldonado was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianov.
Maldonado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Andrianov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maldonado - the referee stops the clock and Andrianov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maldonado. Andrianov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Andrianov throws the left hand but Maldonado avoids the punch easily.
Andrianov swings widly with a right hand
and Maldonado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maldonado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maldonado keeps the fight on the outside.
Andrianov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Maldonado.
Andrianov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A cross from Andrianov lands.
Maldonado bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Andrianov slips under a jab.
Maldonado slips a jab from Andrianov.
Maldonado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andrianov.
Maldonado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Andrianov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maldonado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maldonado scoring well with a low kick there.
Maldonado connects with a right hand. Andrianov shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrianov misses the target.
Andrianov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maldonado misses with a hook. Andrianov ducked under it nicely.
Maldonado thumps Andrianov with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralphie Maldonado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Andrianov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Andrianov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maldonado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrianov.
Maldonado lands with a kick to the temple. Andrianov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maldonado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maldonado scores with a nice head shot.
Andrianov misses with a lunging right hand
and Maldonado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Andrianov throws a poor cross that misses
and Maldonado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maldonado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andrianov doesn't seem bothered though.
Andrianov throws a hook but Maldonado blocks it.
Andrianov looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldonado is just out of range.
Maldonado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andrianov.
Maldonado connects with the punch.
Nice cross by Maldonado.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldonado throws the kick towards the body but Andrianov avoids it.
Andrianov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maldonado on the side of the head.
Andrianov moves out of range of the body kick from Maldonado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrianov. Maldonado does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Maldonado releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maldonado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Andrianov. Andrianov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Andrianov scores with a nice right hand.
Maldonado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andrianov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maldonado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maldonado scoring well with a low kick there.
Maldonado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Andrianov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Maldonado blocks a jab.
Maldonado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andrianov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maldonado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maldonado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maldonado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Andrianov avoids a kick to the body.
Andrianov defending well as Maldonado loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov slips a straight right by Maldonado.
A jab from Maldonado does it's job there.
Maldonado cracks Andrianov with a good jab.
Andrianov moves in looking to clinch but Maldonado pushes him off.
Maldonado lunges at Andrianov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Andrianov's hand.
Andrianov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maldonado throws a push kick but Andrianov slaps the foot to one side.
Maldonado throws a looping overhand right but Andrianov ducks down to avoid it.
Andrianov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maldonado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andrianov thinking.
Andrianov lands with a straight right. Maldonado didn't see that one coming.
Maldonado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrianov was well out of range. Poor timing from Maldonado.
Andrianov scores with a hook.
Maldonado takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andrianov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Andrianov ducks under a wild hook from Maldonado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado works the jab nicely.
Jab, jab by Andrianov - just one landing.
Andrianov punishes Maldonado's body with a nice straight punch.
Andrianov misses with a hook. Maldonado ducked under it nicely.
Andrianov tries to clinch up.
Andrianov punishes Maldonado's body with a nice straight punch.
Andrianov walks into a straight right hand from Maldonado.
Andrianov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andrianov moves out of range of the leg kick from Maldonado.
As Maldonado tries to get set, Andrianov tries to push him back and clinch up but Maldonado manages to avoid the attempt.
Maldonado fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Andrianov checks it well.
Andrianov misses with an uppercut.
Maldonado throws a big counter head kick but Andrianov avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Andrianov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andrianov throws a sloppy body shot
and Andrianov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maldonado scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maldonado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andrianov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Andrianov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrianov misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maldonado throws a looping overhand right but Andrianov ducks down to avoid it.
Maldonado misses with a left hand
and Andrianov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Maldonado coming out on top.
Maldonado lunges at Andrianov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Andrianov's hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Maldonado.
Andrianov blocks a head kick by Maldonado.
Andrianov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Andrianov swings for the body but Maldonado moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrianov misses with a hook
and Maldonado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andrianov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maldonado scores with a hook.
Andrianov throws a hook to the side of Maldonado's head but Maldonado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Maldonado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Andrianov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralphie Maldonado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Andrianov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Maldonado.
Andrianov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Andrianov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maldonado.
Maldonado jabs Andrianov right on the nose. Andrianov blinks but takes it well.
Ralphie Maldonado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maldonado just misses with a punch to the body.
Maldonado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Andrianov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maldonado.
Maldonado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andrianov's head.
Andrianov rushes Maldonado and presses him up against the cage.
Maldonado cracks Andrianov with a nice body shot.
Andrianov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maldonado breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrianov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Andrianov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maldonado throws a hook but Andrianov avoids it easily.
Andrianov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Andrianov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado lands a leg kick that knocks Andrianov off balance momentarily.
Andrianov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maldonado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrianov.
Andrianov is looking to counter punch.
Andrianov slips under a jab.
Maldonado misses with a low kick as Andrianov jumps back.
Andrianov slips a jab from Maldonado.
Andrianov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrianov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maldonado counters with a nice body shot.
Andrianov just misses with a punch to the body.
Maldonado lands a leg kick that knocks Andrianov off balance momentarily.
Maldonado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andrianov.
Andrianov misses with a hook. Maldonado ducked under it nicely.
Andrianov is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maldonado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrianov.
Andrianov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maldonado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maldonado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrianov throws a hook but Maldonado avoids it easily.
Maldonado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Andrianov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maldonado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andrianov darts in trying to clinch
and Maldonado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andrianov thinking.
Maldonado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maldonado misses with a body shot.
Andrianov throws a big shot that misses.
Maldonado ducks right into an uppercut from Andrianov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Andrianov misses the body punch
and Andrianov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maldonado turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Andrianov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Andrianov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot by Maldonado.
Andrianov doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldonado circles away.
Nice jab there from Andrianov.
Andrianov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andrianov misses with a right hand
and Maldonado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maldonado throws a wild body kick that Andrianov sees coming a mile off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Andrianov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maldonado - the referee stops the clock and Andrianov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maldonado. Andrianov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Maldonado.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldonado throws a poor cross that misses
and Andrianov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andrianov wants to clinch
and Andrianov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrianov is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Andrianov.
Andrianov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Andrianov looks to land a combination but Maldonado avoids it well.
Andrianov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMaldonado.
Maldonado scoring well with a low kick there.
Ivan Andrianov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrianov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Maldonado.
Andrianov scores with a nice right hand.
Maldonado throws a predictable looking body shot
and Andrianov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Andrianov. Those never looked like landing.
Maldonado scores with a jab to the body.
Maldonado scores with a hook to the body. Andrianov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralphie Maldonado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maldonado winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralphie Maldonado!
Ralphie Maldonado bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 711 p4p, 1217 weight class) and Pat Joplin (ranked 44 p4p, 72 weight class). Joplin has chosen Janis Joplin - Cry Baby as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pat Joplin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joplin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sripituksakul takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sripituksakul listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sripituksakul avoids the body shot from Joplin.
Sripituksakul misses with a hook
letting Joplin counter with a right hand.
Joplin ducks under a wild hook from Sripituksakul.
Joplin throws a low kick but Sripituksakul avoids it.
Joplin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sripituksakul closes this distance looking for a takedown but Joplin circles away.
Sripituksakul is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Joplin's half guard.
Joplin wants to sweep but Sripituksakul has passed to side control!
Joplin prevents Sripituksakul from moving into mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joplin is trying to improve his position.
Joplin is trying to control Sripituksakul's posture but Sripituksakul avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sripituksakul grinds an elbow into Joplin's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joplin is looking to reverse the position.
Sripituksakul is trying to get an arm triangle but Joplin is defending well.
Sripituksakul scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Joplin to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul working the ground and pound.
Sripituksakul lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Joplin is looking to reverse the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Sripituksakul's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sripituksakul landing strikes.
Joplin is trying to improve his position.
Sripituksakul tries to move to mount but Joplin blocks the move with his legs.
Joplin regains half guard.
Joplin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joplin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Joplin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Joplin working for a triangle but Sripituksakul defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joplin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sripituksakul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sripituksakul slips nicely into half guard.
Sripituksakul seems to be working for a kimura but Joplin defends the submission attempt.
Joplin trying to control here.
Sripituksakul looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joplin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sripituksakul wants to pass the guard but Joplin is defending well.
Joplin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sripituksakul scores with a couple of nice shots.
Joplin tries to roll over but Sripituksakul keeps him under control.
Sripituksakul takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sripituksakul takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Joplin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sripituksakul's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sripituksakul's back!
Sripituksakul covering up well under a series of strikes from Joplin.
Sripituksakul avoids the strikes from Joplin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sripituksakul doesn't manage to clinch there - Joplin circles away.
Sripituksakul throws an off balance right hand
and Joplin counters with a nice body shot.
Joplin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sripituksakul has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sripituksakul is looking to regain half guard here but Joplin keeps moving and retains side control.
Joplin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sripituksakul is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Joplin looks up at the clock and then as Sripituksakul takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Joplin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Joplin with the ground and pound but Sripituksakul regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sripituksakul gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sripituksakul had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Joplin defends it easily.
Joplin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Joplin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sripituksakul is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sripituksakul has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Joplin wants to sweep here but Sripituksakul controlling him for the moment.
Sripituksakul is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sripituksakul is working Joplin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sripituksakul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joplin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sripituksakul landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sripituksakul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Joplin looking to control.
Sripituksakul makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sripituksakul lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Joplin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sripituksakul manages to get himself to full guard.
Sripituksakul bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Joplin's guard.
Sripituksakul stopping the sweep attempt from Joplin.
Sripituksakul is posturing up here but Joplin has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Sripituksakul tries to roll out but it's too tight and Sripituksakul has to tap! Slick submission there by Joplin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pat Joplin!
An out of breath Pat Joplin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Azacca Trounvouche (ranked 211 p4p, 538 weight class) and Diogo Jimenez (ranked 26 p4p, 66 weight class). Trounvouche comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Dread & Alive. Diogo Jimenez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azacca Trounvouche!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Trounvouche is just out of range.
Jimenez misses with a hook.
Jimenez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trounvouche sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trounvouche.
Jimenez misses with a looping right.
Jimenez throws an off balance right hand
and Trounvouche cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimenez throws a body shot but no joy.
Trounvouche keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trounvouche is looking to counter punch.
Trounvouche ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jimenez throws a jab when Trounvouche was well out of range.
Azacca Trounvouche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez throws a jab but it's blocked by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche tries to work over Jimenez's front leg with a kick but Jimenez checks it.
Jimenez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trounvouche throws a push kick but Jimenez slaps the foot to one side.
Trounvouche displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jimenez throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez checks a low kick from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche misses with a low kick.
Jimenez tries to bum rush Trounvouche with a series of wild strikes but Trounvouche uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jimenez connects with a right hand. Trounvouche shakes it off.
Jimenez jabs at Trounvouche's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Trounvouche.
Jimenez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trounvouche lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jimenez takes a step back to recover.
Jimenez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trounvouche connects with a body shot that sends Jimenez's belly button to the back.
Jimenez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jimenez swings for the body but Trounvouche moves out of range.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but Jimenez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trounvouche looks to land a body kick but Jimenez moved away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jimenez.
Azacca Trounvouche is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trounvouche ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jimenez moves away.
Jimenez misses with a head kick.
Jimenez misses with a hook.
Trounvouche wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trounvouche moves away from the strike by Jimenez.
Trounvouche defending well as Jimenez loads up on a big left hand.
Trounvouche tries to score with a low kick but Jimenez moves his leg out of the way.
Trounvouche lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trounvouche tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jimenez was well out of range. Poor timing from Trounvouche.
Jimenez throws a head kick that misses.
Trounvouche has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jimenez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jimenez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Trounvouche throws a body kick that misses.
Jimenez lands a jab to the head.
Jimenez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Trounvouche moves away from the strike by Jimenez.
Trounvouche appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jimenez throws out a loose jab but Trounvouche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trounvouche lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Trounvouche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Jimenez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jimenez throws a hook to the side of Trounvouche's head but Trounvouche sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jimenez misses with a straight right.
Jimenez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Trounvouche lands with a hook. Jimenez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Trounvouche uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
Trounvouche works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jimenez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jimenez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trounvouche connects with a right hand. Jimenez shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jimenez misses.
Trounvouche appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jimenez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Trounvouche.
Jimenez digs a good hook to Trounvouche's body.
Trounvouche keeps the fight on the outside.
Trounvouche is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sloppy strikes from Jimenez. Those never looked like landing.
Jimenez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jimenez blocks a jab.
A jab from Jimenez does it's job there.
Trounvouche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Trounvouche has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trounvouche there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Jimenez.
Trounvouche is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jimenez blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Trounvouche finds it's way through Jimenez's defenses.
Trounvouche changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Jimenez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Trounvouche is just out of range.
Trounvouche fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trounvouche slips a jab and a cross from Jimenez.
Jimenez blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche throws a jab but it's blocked by Jimenez.
Trounvouche moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
Jimenez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trounvouche in his tracks.
Trounvouche takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jimenez is looking to chop away at Trounvouche's legs.
Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trounvouche moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Trounvouche tries a low kick but Jimenez avoids it.
Trounvouche with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jimenez throws a head kick but Trounvouche moves out of range.
Good work by Jimenez as he checks the leg kick.
Jimenez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A solid body kick from Jimenez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jimenez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jimenez checks a leg kick.
Trounvouche lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Jimenez does it's job there.
Jimenez throws a body shot but no joy.
Jimenez is looking to clinch but Trounvouche is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Azacca Trounvouche will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
An inside leg kick lands from Trounvouche.
Jimenez throws a looping overhand right but Trounvouche ducks down to avoid it.
Trounvouche with the inside leg kick.
Azacca Trounvouche is winning the standup battle so far.
Jimenez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche tried to counter with a leg kick but Jimenez avoided it.
Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trounvouche.
Jimenez lands a slapping body shot.
Jimenez throws a hook but Trounvouche avoids it easily.
Trounvouche connects with a crisp jab.
Jimenez walks into a stiff left hand from Trounvouche.
Jimenez throws a hook but Trounvouche blocks it.
Trounvouche tries to land a front kick but Jimenez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jimenez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Trounvouche avoids the body shot from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a body punch but Trounvouche moves out of range.
Trounvouche with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jimenez throws a jab when Trounvouche was well out of range.
Jimenez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jimenez lands with an overhand left.
Trounvouche thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jimenez if he has to take too many more of those.
Trounvouche lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Jimenez.
Jimenez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Trounvouche looks to land a body kick but Jimenez moved away.
The fighters circling - Jimenez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jimenez moves out of range of the leg kick from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche misses with a wild body shot.
Trounvouche tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jimenez is able to avoid easily.
Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimenez takes a swing at Trounvouche's ribcage but misses.
Trounvouche needs to keep his hands up - Jimenez had a free shot at his head there.
Trounvouche uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jimenez.
Jimenez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trounvouche.
Nice body kick from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche tries to work over Jimenez's front leg with a kick but Jimenez checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jimenez! But no joy.
Trounvouche tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jimenez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jimenez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Trounvouche.
Jimenez avoids the body shot from Trounvouche.
Jimenez misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Jimenez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trounvouche jabs Jimenez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donk. Trounvouche catches Jimenez right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trounvouche throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jimenez on the side of the head.
Trounvouche delivers a nice body kick.
Trounvouche ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Trounvouche throws a body kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Trounvouche. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trounvouche.
Jimenez throws a hook to the side of Trounvouche's head but Trounvouche sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trounvouche connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jimenez. Jimenez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Trounvouche slips under a jab from Jimenez.
Jimenez sizes up Trounvouche with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jimenez lands a jab to Trounvouche's midsection.
Trounvouche misses the jab.
Trounvouche lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trounvouche lands the left hand.
Trounvouche swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jimenez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some wild striking there from Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Jimenez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche moves out of range as Jimenez throws a body kick.
Trounvouche dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jimenez. That did some damage!
Trounvouche moves out of range as Jimenez throws a body kick.
Jimenez connects with a crisp jab.
Trounvouche works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jimenez swings widly with a right hand
and Trounvouche counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jimenez misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Trounvouche to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trounvouche. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trounvouche tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Trounvouche misses its intended target.
Trounvouche on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trounvouche gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trounvouche with the inside leg kick.
Trounvouche thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jimenez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jimenez moves out of range of the 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!
Trounvouche looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jimenez feints a counter leg kick.
Trounvouche swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jimenez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Trounvouche finds it's way round the side to connect with Jimenez's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez slips under a jab.
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Trounvouche looks to land a body kick but Jimenez moved away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Jimenez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Trounvouche has got the better of the exchanges.
Jimenez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trounvouche.
Jimenez throws a counter combo.
Trounvouche keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jimenez.
Trounvouche appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jimenez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jimenez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche misses with a body kick.
Jimenez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche scores with a sloppy right hand. Jimenez should have avoided that one.
Trounvouche checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jimenez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters circling - Jimenez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trounvouche thuds a left hand into Jimenez's body.
Jimenez takes a swing at Trounvouche's ribcage but misses.
Trounvouche misses the shot to the body.
Jimenez slips a jab from Trounvouche.
Jimenez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trounvouche.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azacca Trounvouche 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.
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Jimenez.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trounvouche moves away.
Jimenez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trounvouche throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jimenez.
Trounvouche just misses with a punch to the body.
Trounvouche throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trounvouche missing with a left hand there. Jimenez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trounvouche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Trounvouche tries to work over Jimenez's front leg with a kick but Jimenez checks it.
Jimenez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trounvouche thows a leg kick but Jimenez checks it
and Jimenez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trounvouche lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Jimenez misses.
Jimenez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jimenez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Trounvouche scoring well with a low kick there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trounvouche 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.
Jimenez tries to counter with a clinch but Trounvouche shakes him off and moves away.
Jimenez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jimenez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trounvouche.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jimenez manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Trounvouche.
Jimenez misses with a double jab.
Jimenez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trounvouche just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez misses with a straight right.
Trounvouche needs to keep his hands up - Jimenez had a free shot at his head there.
Trounvouche defending well as Jimenez loads up on a big left hand.
Jimenez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trounvouche misses with a leg kick
and Jimenez counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Trounvouche chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trounvouche looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trounvouche looks to land a body kick but Jimenez moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez swings for the body but Trounvouche moves out of range.
Jimenez wants to land a leg kick but Trounvouche is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Jimenez blocks the low kick.
Trounvouche takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Trounvouche misses with a low kick as Jimenez jumps back.
Trounvouche looks to land a right hand but Jimenez moved out of range.
Trounvouche misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Jimenez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big right from Jimenez misses.
Nice shot lands for Trounvouche.
Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trounvouche tries to move into range but Jimenez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Trounvouche fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jimenez manages to avoid it.
Trounvouche catches Jimenez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Trounvouche lands with a shot to the body.
Jimenez misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Jimenez.
Jimenez blocks a low kick nicely.
Trounvouche will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez slips a jab from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jimenez checks it well.
Jimenez lands with a nice body punch.
Jimenez defending well as Trounvouche loads up on a big left hand.
Trounvouche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimenez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jimenez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick which misses Jimenez's front leg but catches the back leg as Jimenez tries to avoid it.
Trounvouche turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trounvouche takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick misses from Jimenez.
Trounvouche will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick lands for Trounvouche.
Trounvouche misses with an uppercut.
Trounvouche looks to score with a jab to the body but Jimenez is just out of range.
Trounvouche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jimenez! But no joy.
Jimenez misses with a head kick.
Jimenez swings for the body but Trounvouche moves out of range.
Trounvouche jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A jab from Jimenez misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche tries to work over Jimenez's front leg with a kick but Jimenez checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jimenez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Jimenez misses its intended target.
Trounvouche thows a leg kick but Jimenez checks it
and Jimenez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jimenez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Trounvouche misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jimenez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche scores with a leg kick.
Jimenez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trounvouche has time to react.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut. Trounvouche saw that one coming.
Trounvouche needs to keep his hands up - Jimenez had a free shot at his head there.
Trounvouche slips a jab from Jimenez.
Jimenez swings for the body but Trounvouche moves out of range.
Trounvouche throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jimenez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trounvouche lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Jimenez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trounvouche connects with a leg kick.
Trounvouche looks to score with a jab to the body but Jimenez is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Diogo Jimenez just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jimenez moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trounvouche.
Trounvouche thuds a left hand into Jimenez's body.
Trounvouche lands with a straight right. Jimenez didn't see that one coming.
Trounvouche buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Trounvouche bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jimenez's head backwards.
Trounvouche thows a leg kick but Jimenez checks it
and Jimenez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trounvouche thinking.
Trounvouche uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
Jimenez just misses with a punch to the body.
Trounvouche keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but Jimenez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jimenez tries a head kick but it misses.
Jimenez scores with a body shot.
Jimenez throws a body shot but no joy.
Jimenez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trounvouche sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jimenez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trounvouche throws a low kick, looking for Jimenez's leg but Jimenez calmly moves out of range.
Jimenez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trounvouche.
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Trounvouche is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trounvouche throws a body shot but no joy.
Jimenez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trounvouche comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trounvouche. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trounvouche defending well as Jimenez loads up on a big left hand.
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trounvouche manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Jimenez there.
Jimenez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jimenez walks into a stiff left hand from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche 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.
Jimenez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jimenez connects with a body shot.
Trounvouche misses with a kick to the body.
Jimenez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trounvouche. That did some damage!
A jab from Jimenez finds it's way through Trounvouche's defenses.
Jimenez takes a swing at Trounvouche's ribcage but 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!
Jimenez misses with a looping left.
Jimenez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trounvouche. Trounvouche obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trounvouche jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trounvouche swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jimenez.
Trounvouche slips under a jab.
Trounvouche swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jimenez checks a low kick from Trounvouche.
Jimenez throws a looping overhand right but Trounvouche ducks down to avoid it.
Trounvouche misses with a low kick.
Jimenez moves out of range of the strikes.
Trounvouche takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Trounvouche misses with a low kick as Jimenez jumps back.
Jimenez misses with a looping right.
Trounvouche is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jimenez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche stuffs the takedown.
Trounvouche throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but Trounvouche slips the punch.
Trounvouche looks to land a right hand but Jimenez moved out of range.
Trounvouche is looking to chop away at Jimenez's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jimenez moves out of range as Trounvouche throws a body kick.
Jimenez scores with a hook.
Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trounvouche avoids a kick to the body.
Trounvouche throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jimenez.
Trounvouche misses with a hook. Jimenez ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Jimenez misses.
Trounvouche throws a body kick that misses.
Jimenez tries to bum rush Trounvouche with a series of wild strikes but Trounvouche uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Jimenez backs away, Trounvouche returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Trounvouche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trounvouche attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Trounvouche lands a jab to the head.
Jimenez looks to land a right hand but Trounvouche moved out of range.
Trounvouche is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Trounvouche throws a front kick aimed at Jimenez's knee but Jimenez avoids it well.
Trounvouche misses with a body kick.
Jimenez throws a looping overhand right but Trounvouche ducks down to avoid it.
As Jimenez backs away, Trounvouche returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trounvouche misses with a looping right.
Jimenez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Trounvouche throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trounvouche scoring well with a low kick there.
Jimenez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trounvouche under the eye.
Jimenez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Trounvouche misses with a hook to the body
and Jimenez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimenez throws a combination that misses
and Trounvouche counters with a good low kick that Jimenez was not able to check.
Trounvouche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. Trounvouche moves away and avoids it.
Jimenez throws a sloppy head kick and Trounvouche moves out of range easily.
Trounvouche changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jimenez moves out of range as Trounvouche strikes.
Trounvouche connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Trounvouche walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jimenez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jimenez thinks about the counter body kick.
Nice defenses there by Trounvouche.
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Azacca Trounvouche will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Trounvouche throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jimenez misses with the combination.
Trounvouche steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Trounvouche moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
Jimenez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trounvouche misses with a looping right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Trounvouche!
Jimenez misses with a looping right.
Jimenez throws a leg kick that misses.
Jimenez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jimenez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trounvouche.
A punch combination from Jimenez misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trounvouche attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Trounvouche misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jimenez tries to counter with a clinch but Trounvouche shakes him off and moves away.
Trounvouche finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trounvouche takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jimenez misses with a combination
and Trounvouche counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez misses the jab.
Jimenez throws a lazy right hand but Trounvouche sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Jimenez blocks the leg kick.
Jimenez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trounvouche's hands.
A bone on bone clash there as Trounvouche blocks the leg kick.
Trounvouche moves away from the strike by Jimenez.
Trounvouche lands a jab to Jimenez's midsection.
Trounvouche ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jimenez moves away.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trounvouche moves away.
Jimenez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Trounvouche blocks the low kick.
Trounvouche throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jimenez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jimenez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Trounvouche ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Trounvouche lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trounvouche looks to score with a jab to the body but Jimenez is just out of range.
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trounvouche moves away.
Trounvouche takes a swing at Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! Jimenez slams his shin into Trounvouche's torso.
Jimenez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trounvouche pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Trounvouche enables Jimenez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Trounvouche manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jimenez wants to pass the guard but Trounvouche is keeping the position.
Jimenez trying to control the position from guard on top but Trounvouche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jimenez tries to free his leg and advance position but Trounvouche is retaining full guard.
Trounvouche is trying to control the position but Jimenez postures up.
Jimenez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jimenez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez is pushing down on Trounvouche's leg trying to pass to half guard. Trounvouche is fighting to maintain full guard but Jimenez has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are battling for position here. Trounvouche manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Trounvouche looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jimenez is one step ahead there.
Trounvouche wants to improve his position but instead Jimenez has moved into half guard.
Jimenez is working for a kimura but Trounvouche is defending it quite comfortably.
Trounvouche tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Jimenez manages to move to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez controlling his opponent.
Trounvouche is squirming around, avoiding Jimenez's attempts to control the action.
Jimenez with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Jimenez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jimenez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diogo Jimenez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trounvouche has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:49
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Diogo Jimenez!
Diogo Jimenez is the new featherweight champion!
Diogo Jimenez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 837 p4p, 880 weight class) and Leo Bosanac (ranked 126 p4p, 136 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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7 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Bosanac!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Sturmovik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bosanac misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sturmovik looks to land a body kick but Bosanac moved away.
Bosanac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bosanac throws a push kick but Sturmovik slaps the foot to one side.
Sturmovik moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Sturmovik there.
Good standup being displayed there by Sturmovik as he connects with a hook.
Sturmovik throws a head kick that misses.
Bosanac lands a front kick.
Sturmovik moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Bosanac smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sturmovik misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Sturmovik.
Bosanac moves out of range as Sturmovik throws a body kick.
Sturmovik drops Bosanac with a left and a right! Oh, Bosanac is hurt - Sturmovik dives into side control looking to finish!
Bosanac is rocked!
It looks like Leo Bosanac has been cut.
Bosanac dodges the ground and pound from Sturmovik.
Bosanac is still in real trouble! Can Sturmovik finish him?
The ground and pound from Sturmovik seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bosanac seems to have recovered his senses.
Sturmovik working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosanac is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Sturmovik is staying active.
Bosanac is looking to reverse the position.
Sturmovik creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bosanac defending against the ground and pound.
Sturmovik lands a few punches from side control.
Sturmovik tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bosanac's legs.
What's Bosanac going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Sloppy strikes there by Sturmovik.
Bosanac looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sturmovik working the ground and pound.
Sturmovik working the strikes but Bosanac uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Sturmovik not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bosanac has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sturmovik is working away from the top position though.
Sturmovik is pressing down on Bosanac's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bosanac is holding on for now.
Bosanac regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmovik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sturmovik is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Blood and Iron Training that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Sturmovik postures up in Bosanac's guard and throws a big left but Bosanac blocks it.
Sturmovik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bosanac is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bosanac working a defensive guard here.
Bosanac lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bosanac won't allow Sturmovik to get back to his feet.
Bosanac is stalling in the full guard.
Bosanac with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturmovik keeping moving, preventing Bosanac from controlling successfully.
Sturmovik keeping full guard, as Bosanac tries to pass.
Bosanac trying to control the position from guard on top but Sturmovik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sturmovik scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sturmovik misses with a looping right.
Bosanac avoids the head kick by Sturmovik.
Bosanac misses with a wild body shot.
Kirov Sturmovik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sturmovik throws the left hand but Bosanac avoids the punch easily.
Sturmovik swings for the body but Bosanac moves out of range.
A big right from Sturmovik misses.
Sturmovik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sturmovik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosanac. Sturmovik does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bosanac.
Nice jab there from Sturmovik.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosanac lands with a shot to the body.
Bosanac lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sturmovik backs up against the cage.
Bosanac uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sturmovik has time to react.
Sturmovik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosanac was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturmovik.
Sturmovik connects with a body shot.
Sturmovik throws a hook but Bosanac blocks it.
Nice body kick from Bosanac.
Bosanac throws the kick towards the body but Sturmovik avoids it.
Sturmovik misses with a two punch combination.
Bosanac tries to counter by closing the distance.
Good leg kick by Bosanac.
Bosanac on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sturmovik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bosanac looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturmovik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bosanac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sturmovik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bosanac looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sturmovik on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bosanac lands with a kick to the temple. Sturmovik shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kirov Sturmovik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo Bosanac's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Sturmovik.
Bosanac looks to land a body kick but Sturmovik moved away.
Bosanac moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Sturmovik.
Sturmovik staying out of range there.
Sturmovik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bosanac can do to turn this around?
Bosanac is looking to land body kicks.
Bosanac takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bosanac on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kirov Sturmovik is winning the standup battle so far.
Sturmovik moves out of range as Bosanac throws a body kick.
Bosanac throws a hook to the side of Sturmovik's head but Sturmovik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bosanac throws a head kick but Sturmovik moves out of range.
Sturmovik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturmovik tries to land a front kick but Bosanac steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sturmovik!
Sturmovik throws a combination that misses
and Bosanac counters with a right hand to the body.
Sturmovik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bosanac with the counter takedown but Sturmovik avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturmovik tries to land a front kick but Bosanac steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bosanac looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmovik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sturmovik gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A good leg kick by Bosanac.
Sturmovik tries to score with a low kick but Bosanac moves his leg out of the way.
Sturmovik throws a head kick that half lands.
Sturmovik throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bosanac counters with a thumping low kick.
Bosanac drops his hands momentarily and Sturmovik takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bosanac throws out a loose jab but Sturmovik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturmovik looks to land a right hand but Bosanac moved out of range.
Sturmovik is looking to land body kicks.
Bosanac throws out a counter right but Sturmovik avoids it with no problem.
Bosanac fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bosanac feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sturmoviks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sturmovik avoids the body shot from Bosanac.
Sturmovik tried to counter with a leg kick but Bosanac avoided it.
Bosanac with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosanac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bosanac throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sturmovik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sturmovik scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmovik with a nice calf kick.
Sturmovik misses with a looping left.
Bosanac looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sturmovik misses with a head kick.
Bosanac moves out of range of the strikes.
Bosanac is looking to chop away at Sturmovik's legs.
A head kick misses from Bosanac.
Sturmovik looks to land a right hand but Bosanac moved out of range.
Bosanac takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bosanac dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosanac with the inside leg kick.
Sturmovik takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bosanac lands a nice hook to Sturmovik's body. Sturmovik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sturmovik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bosanac throws out the jab.
Bosanac punishes Sturmovik's body with a nice straight punch.
Bosanac misses with a wild body shot.
Bosanac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sturmovik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturmovik misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Sturmovik.
Bosanac thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sturmovik if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bosanac keeps Sturmovik at a distance using the push kick.
Sturmovik takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bosanac throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sturmovik takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sturmovik misses with a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Bosanac's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bosanac cracks Sturmovik with an open hand slap.
Bosanac tries to score with a low kick but Sturmovik moves his leg out of the way.
Sturmovik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sturmovik throws a head kick but Bosanac moves out of range.
Bosanac walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sturmovik.
Sturmovik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sturmovik will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bosanac connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sturmovik. Sturmovik circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bosanac lands a jab to Sturmovik's midsection.
Bosanac connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosanac throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bosanac moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Sturmovik does no damage.
Sturmovik tests Bosanac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sturmovik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bosanac tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bosanac listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Bosanac.
Sturmovik is rocked!
Sturmovik has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bosanac.
Oh Sturmovik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sturmovik is aggressively charging in as Bosanac backs up avoiding any damage. Bosanac tosses out a jab and Sturmovik runs right into it face first! Sturmovik is out cold! Bosanac dropped down on all fours and is barking in Sturmovik's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leo Bosanac!
Leo Bosanac really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ceaser El Toro Jr (ranked 210 p4p, 778 weight class) and Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 31 p4p, 110 weight class). Papadopoulos has chosen Lil Uzi Vert - That's A Rack as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ceaser El Toro Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Avraam Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent El Toro Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
El Toro Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Papadopoulos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and El Toro Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Papadopoulos connects with a right hand. El Toro Jr shakes it off.
Papadopoulos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but it's checked well by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr misses with a hook
enabling Papadopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
Papadopoulos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from El Toro Jr.
A nice side step and Papadopoulos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
El Toro Jr throws a lazy right hand but Papadopoulos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
El Toro Jr misses with a body shot.
A big left from El Toro Jr misses.
El Toro Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Papadopoulos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
El Toro Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
El Toro Jr punishes Papadopoulos's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Toro Jr defending well as Papadopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
El Toro Jr moves out of range as Papadopoulos strikes.
A big right from Papadopoulos misses.
A clash of legs there as El Toro Jr blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
El Toro Jr tries to land a leg kick but Papadopoulos saw it coming and moves away.
Papadopoulos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
El Toro Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
El Toro Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Papadopoulos misses with a straight left.
Papadopoulos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr throws a leg kick which misses Papadopoulos's front leg but catches the back leg as Papadopoulos tries to avoid it.
Papadopoulos looks to land a left hand but El Toro Jr moved out of range nicely.
El Toro Jr slips a jab from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr checks a low kick from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papadopoulos's sensitive parts.
Papadopoulos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice cross by Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadopoulos missing with a left hand there. El Toro Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
El Toro Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr throws a leg kick but Papadopoulos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
El Toro Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
El Toro Jr gets a clinch.
Papadopoulos blocking some punches.
El Toro Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the head.
Papadopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Papadopoulos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
El Toro Jr lands a left hand.
El Toro Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Papadopoulos's defenses.
Papadopoulos prevents a body shot from El Toro Jr.
A short right from El Toro Jr on the inside.
El Toro Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Avraam Papadopoulos has been cut.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos blocks the elbow strike.
Papadopoulos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Papadopoulos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning El Toro Jr up against the cage.
El Toro Jr misses with the head strike.
El Toro Jr prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
El Toro Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papadopoulos manages to avoid it.
Papadopoulos throws out a counter right but El Toro Jr avoids it with no problem.
Papadopoulos lands an overhand right.
El Toro Jr tries to clinch up but Papadopoulos circles away and keeps his distance.
Papadopoulos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
El Toro Jr is looking to wear down Papadopoulos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A thudding body kick lands there by El Toro Jr!
El Toro Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Papadopoulos seems unphased.
El Toro Jr throws a leg kick
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Papadopoulos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr misses with a right hand
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papadopoulos throws a body punch but El Toro Jr moves out of range.
Papadopoulos looks to throw the jab but El Toro Jr is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papadopoulos throws a body punch but El Toro Jr moves out of range.
El Toro Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Papadopoulos gets tackled into the cage by El Toro Jr. El Toro Jr maintains the clinch.
Papadopoulos takes an elbow to the temple.
Papadopoulos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Papadopoulos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Papadopoulos receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Nice body punch from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
El Toro Jr tries to work over Papadopoulos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Papadopoulos looking to slow down the pace here.
Papadopoulos prevents a body shot from El Toro Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ceaser El Toro Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Papadopoulos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Papadopoulos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Papadopoulos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
El Toro Jr swings for the body but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
A jab from Papadopoulos misses.
El Toro Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Toro Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Papadopoulos is looking to chop away at El Toro Jr's legs.
El Toro Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
Ceaser El Toro Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Toro Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Avraam Papadopoulos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
El Toro Jr catches Papadopoulos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
El Toro Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
El Toro Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
El Toro Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
El Toro Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
El Toro Jr misses with a wild body shot.
El Toro Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
El Toro Jr throws a low kick, looking for Papadopoulos's leg but Papadopoulos calmly moves out of range.
El Toro Jr dips to his left and cracks Papadopoulos with an uppercut!
El Toro Jr drives through and clinches with Papadopoulos against the cage.
El Toro Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
El Toro Jr gets through Papadopoulos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos stalling against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Papadopoulos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
El Toro Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
El Toro Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
El Toro Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
El Toro Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Papadopoulos or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr scores with a shot to the side of Papadopoulos's head.
A short body shot lands from El Toro Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Papadopoulos is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Papadopoulos can do to turn this around?
El Toro Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
El Toro Jr presses Papadopoulos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
El Toro Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
El Toro Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopoulos controls the action.
A shot in the inside from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
El Toro Jr cracks Papadopoulos with a nice body shot.
El Toro Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Papadopoulos misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
El Toro Jr tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
A right hand to the body from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ceaser El Toro Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the head.
Papadopoulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Toro Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
El Toro Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
El Toro Jr lands an elbow just above Papadopoulos 's eye.
El Toro Jr tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
El Toro Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Toro Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
El Toro Jr lands with a left to the head.
El Toro Jr lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr lands with a right to the head.
El Toro Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Papadopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but El Toro Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
El Toro Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopoulos controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papadopoulos prevents a body shot from El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but El Toro Jr is keeping busy.
El Toro Jr misses with an elbow strike.
El Toro Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
El Toro Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ceaser El Toro Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Papadopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Toro Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
El Toro Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
El Toro Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick from El Toro Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
Papadopoulos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Papadopoulos defending well as El Toro Jr loads up on a big left hand.
El Toro Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
El Toro Jr tries to clinch but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Papadopoulos takes a swing at El Toro Jr's ribcage but misses.
El Toro Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Papadopoulos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro Jr is looking to clinch but Papadopoulos is avoiding it.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but El Toro Jr moves out of range easily.
El Toro Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Papadopoulos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
El Toro Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papadopoulos's sensitive parts.
Papadopoulos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws out a leg kick but El Toro Jr moves out of range and Papadopoulos only half commits.
El Toro Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
El Toro Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
El Toro Jr throws a leg kick but Papadopoulos moved away.
Papadopoulos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A chopping leg kick lands by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
El Toro Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Papadopoulos misses with a leg kick
and El Toro Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
El Toro Jr checks a low kick from Papadopoulos.
A chopping leg kick lands by El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. El Toro Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Papadopoulos jabs at El Toro Jr's body.
El Toro Jr missing with a left hand there. Papadopoulos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Papadopoulos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before El Toro Jr can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by El Toro Jr. That's going to slow Papadopoulos down.
Papadopoulos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadopoulos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
El Toro Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract El Toro Jr.
Nice cross by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
El Toro Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Papadopoulos counters with a low kick, right behind El Toro Jr 's knee.
El Toro Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
El Toro Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Papadopoulos! But no joy.
El Toro Jr misses with a low kick.
El Toro Jr backing away here, and Papadopoulos unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
El Toro Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Papadopoulos misses.
Papadopoulos checks a low kick from El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos wants to slow El Toro Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Papadopoulos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Papadopoulos staying out of range there.
Papadopoulos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick as El Toro Jr jumps back.
El Toro Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Papadopoulos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr throws a solid leg kick but Papadopoulos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Papadopoulos throws out the jab.
A jab from Papadopoulos misses.
El Toro Jr rushes Papadopoulos and presses him up against the cage.
El Toro Jr blocking some punches.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as El Toro Jr controls his hands.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as El Toro Jr controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr lands with a light punch inside.
El Toro Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
El Toro Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papadopoulos is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, El Toro Jr throws an elbow but misses.
El Toro Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopoulos controls the action.
El Toro Jr working aggressively here.
El Toro Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
El Toro Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Avraam Papadopoulos's cut even more.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from El Toro Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
El Toro Jr lands a body punch.
El Toro Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr lands a damaging elbow.
El Toro Jr lands with a left to the head.
Papadopoulos trying to stall but El Toro Jr improves his position.
El Toro Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
El Toro Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Papadopoulos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ceaser El Toro Jr clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
El Toro Jr scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
El Toro Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
El Toro Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Papadopoulos circles away.
Papadopoulos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
El Toro Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos thumps El Toro Jr with a low kick.
El Toro Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Papadopoulos circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Toro Jr defending well as Papadopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
Papadopoulos scores with a decent looking hook.
El Toro Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Papadopoulos in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Papadopoulos checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A left lands for El Toro Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from El Toro Jr on the inside.
El Toro Jr misses with a body punch.
Papadopoulos tries to break the clinch but El Toro Jr is controlling the position.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
El Toro Jr presses Papadopoulos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Papadopoulos is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
El Toro Jr lands a body shot.
El Toro Jr lands a body punch.
El Toro Jr decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Toro Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Papadopoulos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Papadopoulos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Toro Jr is looking for a triangle but Papadopoulos pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
El Toro Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
El Toro Jr looking for a guillotine here but Papadopoulos defends easily.
Papadopoulos got a little sloppy there for a moment and El Toro Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Papadopoulos has managed to get both his arms back between El Toro Jr's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Papadopoulos trying to stand up but can't free himself from El Toro Jr's guard.
El Toro Jr keeping moving, preventing Papadopoulos from controlling successfully.
El Toro Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's 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.
El Toro Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Papadopoulos defends well.
Papadopoulos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
El Toro Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
El Toro Jr has his hands on Papadopoulos's head, controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
El Toro Jr keeping full guard, as Papadopoulos tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ceaser El Toro Jr had his way with Avraam Papadopoulos in that round.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Papadopoulos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches El Toro Jr on the side of the head.
Papadopoulos throws out a loose jab but El Toro Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from El Toro Jr is predictable there
and Papadopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
El Toro Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos is looking to control El Toro Jr's arms but El Toro Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Papadopoulos has his back to the cage.
Papadopoulos blocks an elbow strike from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr scores with a shot to the side of Papadopoulos's head.
Papadopoulos is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but El Toro Jr blocks it.
El Toro Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
El Toro Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
El Toro Jr blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
A body shot lands from El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from El Toro Jr.
A right hand to the body from El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Papadopoulos's defenses.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Toro Jr's elbow.
Avraam Papadopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ceaser El Toro Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
El Toro Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but El Toro Jr avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
El Toro Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Toro Jr blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
El Toro Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopoulos controls the action.
El Toro Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Papadopoulos stalling.
Papadopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but El Toro Jr blocks it.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from El Toro Jr.
Papadopoulos lands a right hand that snaps the head of El Toro Jr backwards.
El Toro Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Papadopoulos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Papadopoulos slows down the pace here.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos is stalling here.
A short left from Papadopoulos.
A head punch on the inside from El Toro Jr fails to land.
El Toro Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Papadopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by El Toro Jr.
El Toro Jr tries to throw a body punch but Papadopoulos avoids it by throwing El Toro Jr back against the cage.
Papadopoulos avoiding damage.
Papadopoulos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ceaser El Toro Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well El Toro Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ceaser El Toro Jr!
Ceaser El Toro Jr retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Ceaser El Toro Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Avraam Papadopoulos was interviewed post fight and said 'It's time to leave my gloves in the cage, thanks for the support on my journey, it was all a dream when i started'.
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