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GAMMA#989 Karim v Beau PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Keenan Jr (ranked 1754 p4p, 1466 weight class) and Ser Bian Warc Riminal (ranked 161 p4p, 130 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth Keenan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ser Bian Warc Riminal!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riminal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Riminal throws a hook to the side of Keenan Jr's head but Keenan Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keenan Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Riminal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Riminal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keenan Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keenan Jr looks to land a body kick but Riminal moved away.
Keenan Jr scores with a body shot.
Keenan Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riminal lands a front kick.
The crowd cheers as Keenan Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Riminal doesn't seem phased though.
Keenan Jr looks for the body kick but Riminal saw that one coming.
We've been informed that Riminal has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Keenan Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riminal.
Keenan Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Keenan Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keenan Jr takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riminal plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Riminal clobbers Keenan Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Keenan Jr slips a jab from Riminal.
A head kick misses from Riminal.
Keenan Jr moves away from the strike by Riminal.
Riminal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keenan Jr counters with a body kick.
Riminal walks forward, straight into a front kick from Keenan Jr.
Riminal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riminal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ser Bian Warc Riminal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Riminal.
Gareth Keenan Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riminal throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Riminal is just out of range.
Riminal takes a swing at Keenan Jr's ribcage but misses.
Keenan Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riminal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riminal throws a sloppy head kick
and Keenan Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Riminal backing up. Riminal nods at Keenan Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keenan Jr walks into a jab.
Riminal blocks a low kick nicely.
Riminal lands the left hand.
Keenan Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Keenan Jr avoids the head kick by Riminal.
Riminal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Keenan Jr to the mat! Keenan Jr manages to get full guard.
Keenan Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Riminal advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Riminal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Riminal is looking to take a break and control but Keenan Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keenan Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riminal.
Keenan Jr is looking to control Riminal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Keenan Jr avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riminal wants to pass to mount but Keenan Jr is defending the position.
Riminal sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Keenan Jr wants to control but Riminal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, if Riminal is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Riminal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Keenan Jr sees it coming and defends easily.
Keenan Jr is looking for a sweep. Riminal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riminal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Riminal is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Keenan Jr is just riding it out for now. Riminal eventually gives up the hold.
Keenan Jr is looking to control Riminal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Keenan Jr avoid being mounted?
Keenan Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Riminal trying to control from Keenan Jr's half guard. Keenan Jr has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Keenan Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Keenan 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ser Bian Warc Riminal 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.
Riminal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Keenan Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riminal tries a head kick but it misses.
Riminal lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice uppercut lands for Riminal. That snapped Keenan Jr's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Keenan Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Riminal counters with a nice uppercut.
Keenan Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riminal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Keenan Jr at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riminal throws an overhand right that lands on Keenan Jr's shoulder, as Keenan Jr tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riminal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riminal defending well as Keenan Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Riminal misses with a head kick.
Riminal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riminal throws a poor cross that misses
and Keenan Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riminal throws a jab when Keenan Jr was well out of range.
Ser Bian Warc Riminal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riminal's corner calls for a 1-2. Riminal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Riminal throws a sloppy head kick and Keenan Jr moves out of range easily.
Riminal throws a head kick that misses.
Riminal tries a head kick but it misses.
Gareth Keenan Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riminal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Keenan Jr misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riminal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riminal misses with a right hand
and Keenan Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riminal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riminal looks to land a left hand but Keenan Jr moved out of range nicely.
Keenan Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Keenan Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Riminal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riminal cracks Keenan Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Keenan Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Riminal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Riminal with a hook.
Riminal misses with a head kick.
Riminal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Keenan Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riminal somewhat.
Keenan Jr throws a big counter combination but Riminal scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Riminal moves out of range of the body kick from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Riminal! But no joy.
Riminal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keenan Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riminal lands a jab.
Riminal throws a sloppy head kick and Keenan Jr moves out of range easily.
Keenan Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Riminal scores with a head kick. Keenan Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Riminal looks to land a left hand but Keenan Jr moved out of range nicely.
Riminal with a jab.
Riminal looks to land a right hand but Keenan Jr moved out of range.
Keenan Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Riminal throws a lazy uppercut
and Riminal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riminal misses the shot to the body.
Keenan Jr defending well as Riminal loads up on a big left hand.
Keenan Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riminal. Riminal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Keenan Jr defending well as Riminal loads up on a big left hand.
Keenan Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Riminal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Keenan Jr. Keenan Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Keenan Jr throws a push kick but Riminal slaps the foot to one side.
Riminal walks into a left hand.
Riminal lands a right hook to the body.
Keenan Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Keenan Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Riminal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keenan Jr slips under a jab from Riminal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ser Bian Warc Riminal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Riminal misses with a straight left.
Keenan Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Riminal misses with an uppercut.
Riminal connects with a body shot.
Keenan Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Riminal scores with a takedown into Keenan Jr's guard.
Keenan Jr working a defensive guard here.
Riminal pushes down on Keenan Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan Jr trying to hold on to Riminal's head to control him but Riminal postures up.
Riminal wants to take a breather but Keenan Jr is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riminal is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Keenan Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keenan Jr has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Riminal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keenan Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Riminal looking to control.
Keenan Jr trying to control but Riminal is working from the bottom.
Keenan Jr stays in close to Riminal's body and controls the position.
Riminal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Keenan Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Keenan Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ser Bian Warc Riminal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riminal trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riminal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Keenan Jr wants to control from the top but Riminal keeps moving.
Riminal seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Keenan Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Riminal takes a swing at Keenan Jr's ribcage but misses.
Riminal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Keenan Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keenan Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keenan Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riminal.
Keenan Jr throws a low kick, looking for Riminal's leg but Riminal calmly moves out of range.
Riminal has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Keenan Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riminal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riminal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Keenan Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan Jr scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Riminal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gareth Keenan Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riminal lands a slapping body shot.
Riminal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Keenan Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Riminal scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riminal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Riminal throws an overhand right that lands on Keenan Jr's shoulder, as Keenan Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Keenan Jr lands with a nice combination. Riminal backs away looking to recover.
Riminal lands a jab to the head.
Riminal misses with an uppercut.
Riminal looks to land a right hand but Keenan Jr moved out of range.
Keenan Jr pushes Riminal away with a front kick.
Riminal lands a high kick!
Riminal throws a looping overhand right but Keenan Jr ducks down to avoid it.
As Riminal looks to move away, Keenan Jr throws a big counter combo but Riminal just gets out of the way.
A slow jab from Keenan Jr misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ser Bian Warc Riminal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riminal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ser Bian Warc Riminal!
After winning the bout, Ser Bian Warc Riminal 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick River (ranked 771 p4p, 905 weight class) and Maxim Ward (ranked 105 p4p, 123 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Walk. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Patrick River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Maxim Ward!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River instigates a clinch.
Ward tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Ward back against the cage.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Ward wants the takedown. River is fighting it off but Ward persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in River's guard against the cage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
River has control of Ward's left arm, preventing Ward from doing any damage.
River escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ward gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
River trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward looking to pass the guard.
Ward trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward advances to half guard.
River is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
River keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
River desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ward passes into side control, despite River's attempt to control the position.
River prevents Ward from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
An elbow from Ward crashes against the mat.
River is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ward's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
River tries to get to full guard but Ward has control of the leg.
Ward content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ward wants to free his trapped foot but River is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ward scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River actively working from the bottom here.
Ward wants to control but River is keeping him busy.
Ward working River over with strikes.
River has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Ward escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Ward!
Ward controls the position from side control.
River tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ward is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ward works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
River struggling a bit here.
Ward wants to control but River is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Ward dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
River circles away from the clinch attempt.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ward.
River checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Ward misses its intended target.
River misses with a low kick.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ward. That did some damage!
Ward throws a leg kick but River sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ward has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
River throws a leg kick but Ward checks it.
Ward scores with a shot to the body.
Ward ducks under a wild hook from River.
Ward throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ward cracks River with a good jab.
River lands a leg kick that knocks Ward off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ward is looking to take a break and control but River is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ward's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ward trying to mount his opponent but River defends it.
River is trying to get back to full guard.
River trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
River trying to control but Ward postures up.
Ward is trying to control. River wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ward trying to control from River's half guard. River has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ward postures up.
Ward 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from River.
Ward misses with a wild body shot.
Ward scores with a nice strike.
River misses the jab.
Ward throws out a counter right but River avoids it with no problem.
River tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ward tries to clinch up but River circles away and keeps his distance.
Ward lands a straight punch to the body, keeping River at a distance.
River misses with a hook. Ward ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Ward was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
River throws a front kick aimed at Ward's knee but Ward avoids it well.
Ward lands with a hook. River tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maxim Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. River was covering up waiting for the punch and Ward finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ward trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
River throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
River looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River working a defensive guard here.
River seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
River is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ward is aware though and is defending well.
Ward passes River's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ward content to control rather than advance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River tries to roll over but Ward keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Ward showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ward throws out a leg kick but River moves out of range and Ward only half commits.
River takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good exchange - River coming out on top.
Ward shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
River won't allow Ward to pass to mount.
Ward is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and River defends it well.
Ward is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River trying to control from the bottom.
Ward seems to be working for a kimura but River defends the submission attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
River is looking for a sweep. Ward is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
River looking for a kimura from the bottom but Ward passes into side control!
Ward taking a breather here.
Maxim Ward is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
River tries to bench press Ward off him but Ward keeps the position.
Ward is looking to take a break and control but River is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ward throws out a powerful jab.
Patrick River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward moves out of range as River strikes.
Maxim Ward seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ward throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ward misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ward misses with a straight right.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ward lands with a right hand.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ward.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ward swats him away and circles back towards the center.
River tries to sprawl but Ward drives through with a takedown into half guard.
River wants to get back to full guard.
Ward perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
River wants to improve his position but Ward is controlling well.
River looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward content to control rather than advance.
Let's hope that Ward 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
River is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ward's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ward's back!
Ward avoids the strikes from River.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
River somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
River working for a choke but Ward is defending well.
River throws strikes from the back but Ward rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Ward.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Ward comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ward 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Ward!
Maxim Ward seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Odin Markkanen (ranked 914 p4p, 519 weight class) and Shane O Malley (ranked 81 p4p, 48 weight class). O Malley has chosen Someone Like Me - by: Jon Connor as his entrance music. Shane O Malley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Odin Markkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Malley checks a leg kick.
O Malley wants to land a leg kick but Markkanen is out of range.
Markkanen tries for a takedown but O Malley circles away easily
and O Malley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by O Malley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Malley.
O Malley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Markkanen moved out of range.
O Malley cracks Markkanen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Markkanen checks the leg kick.
O Malley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
O Malley misses with an uppercut.
Markkanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Markkanen.
Markkanen misses with a looping left.
Markkanen looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from O Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markkanen connects with a right hand. O Malley shakes it off.
Markkanen feints and as O Malley raises his hands in defense, Markkanen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
O Malley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Markkanen is one step ahead there.
Markkanen 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Markkanen wants to pass the guard but O Malley is keeping the position.
O Malley controls Markkanen momentarily but Markkanen frees himself.
O Malley controlling Markkanen's posture.
O Malley has his foot on Markkanen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Markkanen works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
O Malley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Markkanen trying to keep a closed guard but O Malley is proving a slippery customer.
O Malley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Markkanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, O Malley has managed to get both his arms back between Markkanen's legs - danger averted.
Markkanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Markkanen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Markkanen is on top in guard.
O Malley has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Markkanen has passed into side control.
Markkanen trying to control the action but O Malley is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley tries to bench press Markkanen off him but Markkanen keeps the position.
O Malley looking for a sweep but Markkanen has passed into full mount! Oh no!
O Malley wants to control but Markkanen is having none of it.
O Malley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Markkanen avoids the attempt from O Malley to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
O Malley is working to get back to half guard.
Markkanen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
O Malley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Markkanen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
 O Malley is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Odin Markkanen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Markkanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Markkanen moved away.
Markkanen blocks a jab.
Markkanen scores with a hook.
O Malley throws a jab when Markkanen was well out of range.
Markkanen moves out of range of the leg kick from O Malley.
Shane O Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Malley works the jab nicely.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Markkanen.
Markkanen ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Markkanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Markkanen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Markkanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Markkanen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Markkanen throws a front kick aimed at O Malley's knee but O Malley avoids it well.
Markkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by O Malley there.
O Malley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markkanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
O Malley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Malley misses with a hook.
O Malley connects with a right hand. Markkanen shakes it off.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Markkanen moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
Markkanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Markkanen throwing a counter right hand but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Shane O Malley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Markkanen.
O Malley is still on wobbly legs! Can Markkanen finish him?
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
Markkanen misses with an uppercut.
O Malley motions for Markkanen to come forward. O Malley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley seems to have recovered his senses.
Markkanen slips a jab from O Malley.
Markkanen dives in and scores a takedown into O Malley's guard.
O Malley kicks Markkanen off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markkanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Markkanen throws a chopping leg kick but O Malley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Malley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Malley tried to score with a low kick but Markkanen checks it.
Markkanen misses the jab.
O Malley slips under a jab.
Markkanen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Malley connects with an inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
O Malley is looking to score with low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Markkanen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O Malley wants to slow Markkanen down by chopping away at his legs.
O Malley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Markkanen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Markkanen with a jab.
O Malley throws a head kick but Markkanen moves out of range.
Markkanen shoots for a takedown but O Malley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Markkanen lands a really nice looking cross but O Malley seems unphased.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley takes a swing at Markkanen's ribcage but misses.
Markkanen avoids the head kick by O Malley.
O Malley 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.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Markkanen moves away and avoids it.
O Malley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Markkanen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen misses with an uppercut.
Markkanen throws a nice looking combination but O Malley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Malley feints a counter leg kick.
Markkanen throws a series of strikes that have O Malley backpedaling.
Markkanen throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
Markkanen misses the jab.
Markkanen loads up on a big right hand but O Malley slips the punch.
Markkanen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Malley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Markkanen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
O Malley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
O Malley is trying to control the position but Markkanen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Malley has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Markkanen has passed into side control.
Markkanen gets to mount! O Malley was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley is desperately trying to improve his position but Markkanen has a good base and remains in mount.
Odin Markkanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Markkanen looking to finish O Malley with some ground and pound. This is bad for O Malley!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markkanen with a couple of short strikes.
Markkanen prevents O Malley from getting the reversal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Odin Markkanen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Markkanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Markkanen lands a jab to the head.
Markkanen lands with a nice body punch.
O Malley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Markkanen.
Markkanen lands the left hand.
Markkanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Malley can do to turn this around?
Markkanen ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Markkanen lands a big right hand that sends O Malley crashing to the mat! Markkanen stays standing though and waves O Malley back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markkanen.
A punch combination from Markkanen misses.
Markkanen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Markkanen swinging wildly here.
Markkanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Malley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Markkanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Markkanen. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen throws a leg kick but O Malley moved away.
Markkanen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Markkanen throws a low kick but O Malley avoids it.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
O Malley throws a hook but Markkanen blocks it.
Good leg kick by O Malley.
Markkanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Malley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Markkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Markkanen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Markkanen.
Markkanen swinging wildly here.
O Malley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Markkanen.
Markkanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
O Malley defending well as Markkanen loads up on a big left hand.
Markkanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen lands a leg kick that knocks O Malley off balance momentarily.
Markkanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Malley on the side of the head.
Markkanen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley throws a leg kick which misses Markkanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Markkanen tries to avoid it.
O Malley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markkanen moves away.
Markkanen blocks a leg kick.
Markkanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Markkanen misses with an uppercut.
O Malley throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Malley throws a body punch but Markkanen moves out of range.
Markkanen jabs O Malley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Markkanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Markkanen.
Markkanen misses with a left hand
and O Malley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Markkanen.
O Malley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Markkanen.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Markkanen moves away and avoids it.
Markkanen drops down looking for a counter takedown but O Malley sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen blocks a head kick by O Malley.
Markkanen misses with a looping left.
Markkanen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Markkanen.
O Malley loads up on a big right hand but Markkanen slips the punch.
Markkanen lands with a cross.
Markkanen connects with the punch.
O Malley lunges at Markkanen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Markkanen's hand.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from O Malley. No joy for Markkanen on that attempt.
Markkanen lands a right hook to the body.
Markkanen misses with a low kick.
Markkanen throws a low kick but O Malley avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Malley! But no joy.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Markkanen lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Malley doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markkanen throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
Markkanen tried to score with a low kick but O Malley checks it.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
Markkanen throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen throws a sloppy head kick
and O Malley counters with a nice uppercut.
O Malley scoring well with a low kick there.
O Malley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Markkanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Malley throws out the jab.
Good work by O Malley as he checks the leg kick.
Markkanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
O Malley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Malley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Malley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
O Malley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Malley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Markkanen throws the left hand but O Malley avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Markkanen misses.
O Malley tests Markkanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Malley slips a jab from Markkanen.
Markkanen lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Markkanen in his tracks.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as O Malley blocks the leg kick.
Shane O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Malley misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Odin Markkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Markkanen 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odin Markkanen!
Odin Markkanen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala (ranked 1192 p4p, 626 weight class) and Chronian Dispatch Regulator (ranked 59 p4p, 33 weight class). Dispatch Regulator is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by A Doon Hicky. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chronian Dispatch Regulator!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Dispatch Regulator.
Batirovenkekikala throws a body shot but no joy.
Batirovenkekikala takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Batirovenkekikala swings for the body but Dispatch Regulator moves out of range.
Dispatch Regulator looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dispatch Regulator uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala misses with a wild body shot.
Dispatch Regulator avoids the body shot from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala sets himself, and Dispatch Regulator steps forward looking for the clinch! Batirovenkekikala avoids it this time.
Batirovenkekikala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dispatch Regulator with the inside leg kick.
Batirovenkekikala swings for the body but Dispatch Regulator moves out of range.
Batirovenkekikala swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dispatch Regulator counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Batirovenkekikala 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dispatch Regulator drops his hands momentarily and Batirovenkekikala takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dispatch Regulator thuds his right hand into Batirovenkekikala's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dispatch Regulator tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dispatch Regulator avoids the body shot from Batirovenkekikala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batirovenkekikala throws a body shot but no joy.
Batirovenkekikala works the jab nicely.
Dispatch Regulator avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dispatch Regulator slips a jab from Batirovenkekikala.
Batirovenkekikala looks to land a left hand but Dispatch Regulator moved out of range nicely.
Dispatch Regulator takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Batirovenkekikala connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
 It looks like Chronian Dispatch Regulator has been cut.
Batirovenkekikala throws a leg kick
and Dispatch Regulator counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Batirovenkekikala is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dispatch Regulator.
Batirovenkekikala misses with an uppercut.
Dispatch Regulator digs a good body shot into Batirovenkekikala's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Dispatch Regulator misses.
Dispatch Regulator attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batirovenkekikala lands with an uppercut that bounces Dispatch Regulator off the cage and back into range.
Batirovenkekikala throws an off balance right hand
and Dispatch Regulator counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Batirovenkekikala darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dispatch Regulator scores with a leg kick.
Dispatch Regulator lands with an uppercut that bounces Batirovenkekikala off the cage and back into range.
Batirovenkekikala connects with a jab.
Dispatch Regulator lands with a good body shot.
Dispatch Regulator on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Batirovenkekikala tests Dispatch Regulator's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Batirovenkekikala drops Dispatch Regulator with a beautiful combination! Dispatch Regulator stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Batirovenkekikala is looking for the KO!
Dispatch Regulator is rocked!
Batirovenkekikala shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Dispatch Regulator takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Batirovenkekikala sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Dispatch Regulator bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala!
An out of breath Malinekanova Batirovenkekikala 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Yamcha Wolf-Fang (ranked 548 p4p, 846 weight class) and Glen Hoddle (ranked 89 p4p, 120 weight class). Wolf-Fang kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rise Against - Give It All. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yamcha Wolf-Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen Hoddle!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Wolf-Fang. Beautiful body shot.
Hoddle fails with a takedown attempt.
Wolf-Fang has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy in the buildup to the fight.
Wolf-Fang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Glen Hoddle has been cut.
Wolf-Fang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoddle.
Wolf-Fang blocks a leg kick.
Hoddle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wolf-Fang circles away.
Hoddle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolf-Fang.
The fighters circling - Hoddle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolf-Fang lands a body shot.
Hoddle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wolf-Fang throws a body punch but Hoddle moves out of range.
Hoddle closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoddle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wolf-Fang is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yamcha Wolf-Fang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Hoddle.
Wolf-Fang keeps control of Hoddle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wolf-Fang misses with a body punch.
Wolf-Fang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wolf-Fang.
Wolf-Fang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolf-Fang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoddle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoddle breaks the clinch.
Wolf-Fang looks to land a combination. Hoddle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wolf-Fang catches Hoddle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hoddle throws a leg kick
and Wolf-Fang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wolf-Fang moves out of range of the leg kick from Hoddle.
Hoddle misses with a left hand
and Wolf-Fang counters with a straight right hand.
Hoddle is rocked!
Hoddle throws a hook but Wolf-Fang avoids it easily.
Hoddle is still on wobbly legs! Can Wolf-Fang finish him?
A big left from Hoddle misses.
Hoddle seems to have recovered his senses.
Hoddle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolf-Fang.
Wolf-Fang with a jab.
Yamcha Wolf-Fang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf-Fang throws a shot to the body.
Hoddle misses with a hook to the body
and Wolf-Fang counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hoddle! Wolf-Fang lets Hoddle back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hoddle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wolf-Fang's sensitive parts.
A jab from Wolf-Fang does it's job there.
Wolf-Fang connects with the punch.
Hoddle looks up at the clock. Bad move! Wolf-Fang lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hoddle. Wolf-Fang pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yamcha Wolf-Fang!
An out of breath Yamcha Wolf-Fang 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 Petsuwan Sitsongrit (ranked 37 p4p, 94 weight class) and Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 3 p4p, 10 weight class). Benedetti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gloom, Doom, Heartache & Whiskey - Viking Skull kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Benedetti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sitsongrit. That one must have hurt.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Benedetti throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Benedetti only half commits.
Benedetti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Benedetti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Benedetti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benedetti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benedetti checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benedetti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Benedetti's front leg with a kick but Benedetti checks it.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Benedetti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benedetti tries to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit moves his leg out of the way.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
Benedetti wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benedetti can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Benedetti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Benedetti 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.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Benedetti is predictable there
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Benedetti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benedetti in his tracks.
Benedetti feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benedetti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a thumping low kick.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Benedetti. Those never looked like landing.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Benedetti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedetti down.
Benedetti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Benedetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Benedetti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Benedetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range.
Benedetti misses with a kick to the body.
Benedetti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
That kick from Benedetti tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedetti walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Benedetti scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benedetti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benedetti 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
Benedetti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Benedetti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Benedetti's knee but Benedetti avoids it well.
Benedetti cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
Benedetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Benedetti misses with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benedetti takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benedetti scores with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that half lands.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benedetti can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Benedetti. Sitsongrit shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Benedetti saw it coming and moves away.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benedetti can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Benedetti might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sitsongrit has got the better of the exchanges.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benedetti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benedetti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benedetti being controlled against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Benedetti misses with an elbow strike.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benedetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benedetti. Benedetti obviously looking to wear him down.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and pushes Benedetti back into the cage.
Benedetti lands with a right to the head.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedetti is trying to break free.
Benedetti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Benedetti checks it.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit cracks Benedetti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benedetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benedetti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benedetti lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benedetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benedetti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Benedetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitsongrit has time to react.
Benedetti misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Benedetti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
A nice side step and Benedetti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Benedetti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Benedetti checks it.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Benedetti avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti blocks a low kick nicely.
Benedetti throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Benedetti scores with a push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Benedetti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benedetti with the inside leg kick.
Benedetti throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Benedetti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benedetti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lorenzo Benedetti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Benedetti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benedetti ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benedetti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benedetti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benedetti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Benedetti moved away.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Benedetti.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Benedetti moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benedetti.
An inside leg kick from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Benedetti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Benedetti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Benedetti is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Benedetti's body.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti scores with a nice right hand.
Benedetti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Benedetti moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benedetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Benedetti's head.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benedetti.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benedetti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benedetti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sitsongrit. Benedetti shrugs it off though.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Benedetti finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti tries to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling the position.
Benedetti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit effectively controlling the action here.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Benedetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Benedetti lands the left hand.
Benedetti walks into a jab.
Benedetti checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benedetti connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benedetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benedetti moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti is looking to land body kicks.
Benedetti throws a front kick that sends Sitsongrit stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit rushes Benedetti and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benedetti.
Benedetti is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsongrit has double underhooks.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti lands with a light punch inside.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benedetti is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has Benedetti pressed against the cage, preventing Benedetti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sitsongrit just leaning against Benedetti, taking a breather.
Benedetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Benedetti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Sitsongrit tries a head kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benedetti throws a solid leg kick but Sitsongrit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benedetti.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Benedetti blocks the leg kick.
Benedetti flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit motions for Benedetti to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
That kick from Benedetti tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedetti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sitsongrit catches Benedetti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Benedetti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sitsongrit plants his feet and lands a nice head 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!
Benedetti throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benedetti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benedetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
Benedetti lands with an uppercut that bounces Sitsongrit off the cage and back into range.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Benedetti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Benedetti scores with a push kick.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benedetti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benedetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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 Petsuwan Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti throws the kick towards the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Benedetti drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Benedetti throws the kick towards the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
A low kick lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a good cross that connects.
Benedetti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Benedetti checks it.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Benedetti lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Benedetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benedetti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benedetti. Benedetti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benedetti misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Lorenzo Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petsuwan Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benedetti tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benedetti swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Benedetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a head kick.
Benedetti swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Benedetti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benedetti throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benedetti.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Benedetti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Benedetti's midsection.
A lazy body kick from Benedetti
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benedetti just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Sitsongrit punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti lands a front kick.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Benedetti down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Benedetti throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a high kick.
Sitsongrit clinches.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petsuwan Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
Petsuwan Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Petsuwan Sitsongrit thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Yu Tai (ranked 44 p4p, 224 weight class) and Roland Weudke (ranked 6 p4p, 25 weight class). Yu Tai comes to the cage accompanied by Invincible Pole Fighter. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roland Weudke!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weudke misses with a body shot
and Yu Tai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Roland Weudke has been cut.
Yu Tai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weudke misses with a jab to the body
and Yu Tai counters with a nice uppercut.
Weudke throws a wild body kick that Yu Tai sees coming a mile off.
Weudke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yu Tai.
Weudke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yu Tai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Weudke blocks the body kick.
A big left from Yu Tai misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weudke lands a big head kick that sends Yu Tai tumbling to the mat! Weudke takes a step backwards and waves Yu Tai back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Tam Yu Tai has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yu Tai misses with a left hand
and Weudke counters with a nice right hand that sends Yu Tai toppling to the canvas! Yu Tai scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Weudke finish him?!
 Yu Tai is rocked!
Yu Tai throws a lazy uppercut
and Weudke counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roland Weudke!
Roland Weudke is the new welterweight champion!
Roland Weudke made sure to mention his sponsor, HELLBENT in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azor Ahai (ranked 153 p4p, 220 weight class) and Kollaa River (ranked 23 p4p, 34 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azor Ahai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kollaa River!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahai lands a glancing blow to the side of River's head.
It looks like Kollaa River has been cut.
River jabs Ahai right on the nose. Ahai blinks but takes it well.
We've been informed that River has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ahai throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ahai throws a head kick but River moves out of range.
River takes a swing at Ahai's ribcage but misses.
Ahai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ahai misses with a hook.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ahai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River.
Ahai lands a nice hook to River's body. River takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ahai staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from River.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - River throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahai lands with a nice body punch.
Ahai scores with the left hand. River knows he should have avoided that one.
Ahai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahai.
Ahai swings for the body but River moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by River.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ahai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River throws a hook to the side of Ahai's head but Ahai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Ahai.
Ahai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ahai.
Ahai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
River defending well as Ahai loads up on a big left hand.
Ahai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahai.
River misses with a body shot.
River throws out a loose jab but Ahai uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahai 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!
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahai throws the kick towards the body but River avoids it.
Ahai lands a nice shot that snaps River's head back.
Ahai connects with an inside leg kick.
River blocks a head kick by Ahai.
River misses with a lunging right hand
and Ahai counters with a low kick, right behind River 's knee.
A jab from River misses.
Ahai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Kollaa River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River throws a shot from downtown. Ahai moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Ahai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ahai ducks under a wild hook from River.
River scores with a nice head shot.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahai with the inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahai manages to avoid it.
Ahai drives through and clinches with River against the cage.
Ahai struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Ahai gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from River.
River lands a nice uppercut.
Ahai prevents the takedown attempt.
Ahai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ahai taking a breather.
Ahai tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River throws a head punch that misses.
River presses Ahai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
River misses with the head strike.
River looking to slow down the pace here.
River tries to throw a body punch but Ahai avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Ahai lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ahai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Azor Ahai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kollaa River.
River can't get the takedown.
Ahai misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahai.
Ahai tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Ahai back against the cage.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Ahai.
Ahai letting River take a breather here.
River tries for a takedown. No joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ahai digs a right hand underneath River's ribcage. River let out a lung full of air as it connected.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Ahai controls his hands.
River's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ahai lands a nice shot to the body.
River looks winded!
Ahai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ahai tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Ahai back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ahai.
Ahai gets through River's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azor Ahai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kollaa River'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.
River takes one to the side of the head.
Ahai throws out a leg kick but River moves out of range and Ahai only half commits.
Azor Ahai is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. River looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
River lands a body shot.
River swings widly with a right hand
and Ahai counters with an inside leg kick.
Ahai digs a good hook to River's body.
Ahai with a nice cross.
River looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
River cracks Ahai with an open hand slap.
Ahai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Ahai lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahai scores with a decent looking hook.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Ahai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ahai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Ahai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahai.
River lands with a right hand.
Ahai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Ahai does a little dance to reset his feet.
River connects with the punch.
River fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ahai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ahai drops his hands momentarily and River takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ahai moves away from the strike by River.
Ahai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
River rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ahai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by River.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River lands a right hook to the body.
Ahai just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River throws an off balance right hand
enabling Ahai to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahai pivots, looking for a leg kick but River is out of range and Ahai settles back down.
River on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ahai. Ahai obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from River does it's job there.
Azor Ahai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from River there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ahai - that will leave a mark!
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahai.
Ahai ducks under a wild hook from River.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
River moves out of range as Ahai throws a body kick.
River tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ahai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahai connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from River.
Ahai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
River misses with a body shot.
River throws a right hand that misses
and Ahai counters with a low kick, right behind River 's knee.
River tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ahai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ahai throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
Ahai throws a half hearted mid kick.
River connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
River takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ahai moves into range and connects with a jab.
That has opened up Kollaa River's cut even more.
Ahai throws a low kick, looking for River's leg but River calmly moves out of range.
River appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ahai wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahai connects with a body shot that sends River's belly button to the back.
River scores with the left hand. Ahai knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahai.
River throws a big shot that misses.
River throws the left hand but Ahai avoids the punch easily.
Ahai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River scores with a jab to the body.
River on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
River throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahai counters with a solid body kick.
River takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azor Ahai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kollaa River's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ahai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ahai rushes River and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahai.
Ahai cracks River with a nice body shot.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ahai blocking some punches.
Ahai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River tries to score a body lock takedown but Ahai shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River blocks an uppercut.
River blocks a body shot from Ahai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ahai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Ahai fails to land.
Ahai lands a left hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Ahai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azor Ahai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ahai trying to stall but River improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahai.
Ahai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of River backwards.
River wants a takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Ahai.
A short left from River.
Ahai stalling in the clinch.
River tries to throw a body punch but Ahai avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Ahai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ahai lands a shoulder strike.
Ahai prevents the takedown attempt.
Azor Ahai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kollaa River.
Ahai lands a left hand.
River prevents a body shot from Ahai.
Still in the clinch, Ahai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kollaa River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azor Ahai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River has Ahai pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ahai manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
River takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
River content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ahai has River pushed against the cage.
A short right from Ahai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahai.
Ahai lands a left hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahai uses good head movement to avoid it.
River's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot in the inside from Ahai.
A shot in the inside from Ahai.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Ahai controls the action.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ahai gets through River's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
River prevents a body shot from Ahai.
Ahai misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ahai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ahai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ahai lands a left hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
River is trying to drag Ahai to the mat but Ahai just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ahai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ahai blocks an uppercut.
River blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ahai.
Ahai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Ahai.
River goes for a takedown attempt but Ahai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ahai lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a looping right.
Ahai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
River gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ahai scores with a nice body 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 thudding body kick lands there by Ahai!
Ahai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
River misses with a hook to the body
and Ahai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ahai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
River thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from River misses.
River misses with a left hand
and Ahai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
River misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azor Ahai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ahai 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azor Ahai!
Azor Ahai 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Johnson (ranked 16 p4p, 228 weight class) and Beau Canada (ranked 1 p4p, 13 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Don't say nuthin'. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beau Canada!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Canada. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Johnson 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.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Canada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Canada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Canada manages to avoid it.
Canada throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Canada.
Canada connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Johnson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Canada throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Canada finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson pushes Canada off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canada throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Canada pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canada drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Canada backwards.
Canada lands with a left to the head.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Canada.
Canada has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Canada controls his hands.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Canada wants a takedown.
Karim Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beau Canada.
Canada stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Canada has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Canada throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Canada scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Canada throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Canada throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Canada looks winded!
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Canada 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.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've been informed that Canada has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Canada misses with an uppercut.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Canada's head backwards.
Canada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Canada to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Karim Johnson!
Karim Johnson retains his super heavyweight title!
Karim Johnson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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