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SYN 964 Sitsongrit vs. Bardia PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Al Balushi (ranked 490 p4p, 687 weight class) and Rafael Benedetti (ranked 84 p4p, 101 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zaid Al Balushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti tries to clinch but Al Balushi is having none of it.
Benedetti scores with a hook.
Benedetti lands with a hook. Al Balushi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti lands the left hand.
Al Balushi checks a leg kick.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Al Balushi avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti is looking to slow Al Balushi down with leg kicks.
Al Balushi staying out of range there.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Al Balushi's hands.
Al Balushi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Al Balushi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benedetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Al Balushi tries to clinch up.
Al Balushi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benedetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Al Balushi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benedetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benedetti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Balushi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al Balushi scores with a hook.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Al Balushi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Al Balushi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Al Balushi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Al Balushi. Al Balushi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benedetti throws a head kick but Al Balushi moves out of range.
Al Balushi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Al Balushi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Balushi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Al Balushi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
A head kick from Al Balushi lands but Benedetti takes it in his stride.
Al Balushi throws the kick towards the body but Benedetti avoids it.
Al Balushi throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick.
Benedetti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That kick from Benedetti tenderised Al Balushi's leg. Al Balushi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Al Balushi misses with a body kick.
Al Balushi throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Al Balushi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Al Balushi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Al Balushi misses with a straight left.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick.
Al Balushi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Al Balushi lands a really nice looking cross but Benedetti seems unphased.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Balushi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slapping body kick lands there for Al Balushi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Balushi ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Al Balushi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Balushi manages to avoid it.
Al Balushi with a nice calf kick.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benedetti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Al Balushi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Al Balushi missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al Balushi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benedetti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Al Balushi scores with a hook.
Al Balushi cracks Benedetti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice cross by Al Balushi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Al Balushi, as that shot connected.
Benedetti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Al Balushi misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Benedetti.
Al Balushi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Benedetti digs a good body shot into Al Balushi's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Al Balushi misses.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Al Balushi is looking to counter the offense by Benedetti and move into the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Al Balushi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti lands a nice hook to Al Balushi's body. Al Balushi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Al Balushi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Al Balushi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Al Balushi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Al Balushi looks to land a body kick but Benedetti moved away.
Benedetti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Al Balushi with a body shot.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Good work by Benedetti as he checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Al Balushi checks a leg kick.
Al Balushi looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Al Balushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
Al Balushi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Al Balushi moves out of range easily.
Al Balushi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti scores with a sloppy right hand. Al Balushi should have avoided that one.
Al Balushi walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti walks forward, straight into a front kick from Al Balushi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Benedetti.
Al Balushi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick but Benedetti moved away.
Al Balushi tries to work over Benedetti's front leg with a kick but Benedetti checks it.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Al Balushi is looking to clinch but Benedetti is avoiding it.
Benedetti wants to clinch.
Benedetti connects with a crisp jab.
Al Balushi tries to land a front kick but Benedetti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Balushi manages to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Al Balushi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Benedetti.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Al Balushi checks a leg kick.
Al Balushi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Benedetti if he has to take too many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafael Benedetti 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.
Al Balushi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benedetti swings for the body but Al Balushi moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Benedetti.
Al Balushi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Al Balushi throws a good cross that connects.
Benedetti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Al Balushi connects with an inside leg kick.
Al Balushi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Al Balushi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Al Balushi throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Balushi checks a low kick from Benedetti.
A clash of legs there as Benedetti blocks the low kick.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti throws a hook but Al Balushi avoids it easily.
Benedetti throws a one two combo.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi wants to clinch
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow Al Balushi down.
Benedetti moves into range and clinches up with Al Balushi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al Balushi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benedetti is defending well for now.
Benedetti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Balushi cracks Benedetti with a nice body shot.
Benedetti tries to throw a body punch but Al Balushi avoids it by throwing Benedetti back against the cage.
Benedetti is working Al Balushi over against the cage.
Al Balushi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Benedetti as the two fighters clinch.
Al Balushi misses with an elbow over the top.
Al Balushi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Balushi tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Benedetti.
A body shot lands from Benedetti.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Al Balushi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Benedetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Benedetti.
Al Balushi misses with a body punch.
Benedetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Benedetti on the inside.
Al Balushi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Al Balushi throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as Al Balushi controls the action.
A short uppercut from Benedetti.
Al Balushi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as Al Balushi controls the action.
Benedetti lands a left hand.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as Al Balushi controls the action.
Al Balushi is looking to control Benedetti's arms but Benedetti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Al Balushi has his back to the cage.
Al Balushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti avoiding damage as Al Balushi throws knees to the body.
Benedetti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Al Balushi.
Still in the clinch, Benedetti scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Al Balushi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Al Balushi throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti looking to slow down the pace here.
Al Balushi is pushing Benedetti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Al Balushi blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
A short right from Benedetti on the inside.
Al Balushi prevents a body shot from Benedetti.
Al Balushi misses with the head strike.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Al Balushi backwards.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as Al Balushi controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti is leaning against Al Balushi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a body punch.
Al Balushi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Balushi with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Rafael Benedetti has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Balushi stalling in the clinch.
Al Balushi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Balushi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Benedetti on the inside.
Benedetti lands a body punch.
Al Balushi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al Balushi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benedetti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Al Balushi or not.
Benedetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Al Balushi lands an elbow inside.
Benedetti gets through Al Balushi'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.
Rafael Benedetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rafael Benedetti'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. This is the final round!
Benedetti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Al Balushi throws the kick towards the body but Benedetti avoids it.
Al Balushi looks for the body kick but Benedetti saw that one coming.
Al Balushi slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a really nice looking cross but Al Balushi seems unphased.
Benedetti lands a lovely overhand right.
Al Balushi misses with a low kick.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Al Balushi avoids it with no problem.
Al Balushi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benedetti swats away the attempt to clinch by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Al Balushi scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Balushi throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Al Balushi.
Benedetti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Al Balushi, pushing him back against the cage.
Benedetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Balushi controls his hands.
Benedetti letting Al Balushi take a breather here.
Al Balushi trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Al Balushi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Balushi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Balushi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benedetti blocks an elbow strike from Al Balushi.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Al Balushi lands an elbow just above Benedetti 's eye.
Benedetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Al Balushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Benedetti misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Al Balushi can't find room to land a body shot as Benedetti controls the action.
Benedetti blocks a body shot from Al Balushi.
Benedetti lands an uppercut.
Benedetti lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Balushi.
Zaid Al Balushi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Al Balushi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Balushi checks a leg kick.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al Balushi throws a series of punches but Benedetti moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Benedetti.
Al Balushi slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti looks for the body kick but Al Balushi saw that one coming.
Benedetti tries to land a leg kick but Al Balushi saw it coming and moves away.
Benedetti throws a body punch but Al Balushi moves out of range.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Balushi moves away.
Al Balushi blocks a jab.
Al Balushi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Al Balushi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range.
Benedetti throws a low kick, looking for Al Balushi's leg but Al Balushi calmly moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow Al Balushi down.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Al Balushi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Al Balushi misses with a body kick.
Benedetti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Benedetti throws a hook but Al Balushi blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Balushi is just out of range.
As Benedetti looks to move away, Al Balushi throws a big counter combo but Benedetti just gets out of the way.
Al Balushi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedetti. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Benedetti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Al Balushi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Al Balushi thows a leg kick but Benedetti checks it
and Benedetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Benedetti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Al Balushi.
Benedetti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Al Balushi misses the target.
Benedetti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Benedetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Al Balushi, as that shot connected.
Benedetti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Balushi throws a push kick but Benedetti slaps the foot to one side.
Al Balushi tried to score with a low kick but Benedetti checks it.
Al Balushi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Balushi clinches.
Benedetti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Al Balushi.
Benedetti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Balushi gets through Benedetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Balushi controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Benedetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Benedetti - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benedetti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Al Balushi working aggressively here.
A short right from Benedetti.
Al Balushi tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
A hook to the body from Benedetti.
Benedetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Balushi controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Benedetti.
Benedetti blocks a body shot from Al Balushi.
Benedetti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Balushi backwards.
Benedetti lands a shot to the body.
Benedetti scores with a hook to the body.
Al Balushi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Benedetti is working Al Balushi over against the cage.
Benedetti lands with a right to the head.
Benedetti lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Benedetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benedetti 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Benedetti!
An out of breath Rafael Benedetti 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Golovkin (ranked 599 p4p, 744 weight class) and Balagot Liu (ranked 41 p4p, 53 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balagot Liu!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golovkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liu tries to keep at a distance but Golovkin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Liu breaks the clinch.
Golovkin feints and then cracks Liu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liu down.
Golovkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Liu avoids a kick to the body.
Golovkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Liu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Liu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Golovkin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Liu, pushing him back against the cage.
Golovkin blocks an uppercut.
Liu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Golovkin pushes Liu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liu swings wildly with an uppercut but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu pushes Golovkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Liu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liu.
Liu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Liu lands a hook 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!
Liu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Golovkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Liu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Liu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liu scores with a shot to the side of Golovkin's head.
Golovkin working aggressively here.
Liu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Golovkin takes one on the button.
Liu connects with a jab.
Jab from Golovkin.
Golovkin slips under a jab from Liu.
Golovkin slips a straight right by Liu.
Golovkin defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Golovkin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liu.
Golovkin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
Balagot Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golovkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Golovkin takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Golovkin.
It seemed like Liu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Liu connects with a single shot there.
Golovkin throws a front kick aimed at Liu's knee but Liu avoids it well.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Golovkin slips the punch.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
Liu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liu scores with a jab.
Golovkin throws a low kick but Liu avoids it.
Liu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
A quick step to the side and Golovkin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Liu scores with a leg kick.
Liu avoids the body shot from Golovkin.
Liu cracks Golovkin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Golovkin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Liu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Liu manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin scores with the left hand. Liu knows he should have avoided that one.
Liu misses with an uppercut. Golovkin saw that one coming.
Golovkin throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Liu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Liu with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Golovkin blocks the low kick.
That kick from Golovkin tenderised Liu's leg. Liu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Liu throws a hook but Golovkin blocks it.
Liu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Liu throws a head kick but Golovkin moves out of range.
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Golovkin is just out of range.
Golovkin ducks right into an uppercut from Liu.
Liu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Golovkin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Liu avoids it.
A big right from Liu misses.
Liu throws a hook to the side of Golovkin's head but Golovkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Golovkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Golovkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Golovkin tries to score with a low kick but Liu moves his leg out of the way.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
Golovkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Golovkin is just out of range.
Golovkin takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
Liu drops his hands momentarily and Golovkin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golovkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Golovkin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Liu just manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Liu misses with a low kick.
Golovkin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Golovkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Golovkin.
Golovkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Golovkin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Golovkin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Golovkin closes the distance and clinches.
Liu manages to break the clinch.
Liu misses with a right hand
and Golovkin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Liu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Golovkin is looking to wear down Liu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Liu clobbers Golovkin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Golovkin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu checks a leg kick.
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of Liu's head but Liu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liu misses with a hook.
Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balagot Liu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Liu throws a jab when Golovkin was well out of range.
A big left from Liu misses.
Liu thuds a left hand into Golovkin's body.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Golovkin is looking to clinch but Liu is avoiding it.
Liu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Liu.
Golovkin is looking to clinch but Liu is avoiding it.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
Golovkin is looking to clinch.
Liu moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu throws a hook to the side of Golovkin's head but Golovkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Golovkin misses with a low kick.
Liu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Golovkin tries to clinch but Liu is having none of it.
Golovkin scoring well with a low kick there.
Golovkin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Liu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Balagot Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Golovkin coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Golovkin blocks a leg kick.
Golovkin tries to clinch but Liu is having none of it.
Liu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Liu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Golovkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Golovkin misses the target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
No joy there for Golovkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liu checks the leg kick.
Golovkin rushes Liu and presses him up against the cage.
Liu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Liu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
Golovkin working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Liu scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Liu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balagot Liu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Liu throws a head punch that misses.
Golovkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liu misses with the head strike.
Golovkin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liu's efforts to push away.
Liu throws a head punch that misses.
Balagot Liu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu.
Golovkin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liu backwards.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Liu.
Liu blocking some punches.
Liu swings wildly with an uppercut but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Golovkin on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Liu blocks a body shot from Golovkin.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golovkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu tries to move into range but Golovkin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Golovkin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liu checks it well.
Golovkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golovkin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Liu.
Nice defenses there by Golovkin.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liu throws a lazy right hand but Golovkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Golovkin moves in looking to clinch but Liu pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Golovkin is looking to slow Liu down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Golovkin lands.
Golovkin thuds a left hand into Liu's body.
A swing and a miss from Golovkin.
Golovkin tried to score with a low kick but Liu checks it.
Liu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Golovkin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liu checks it well.
Liu connects with a looping right hand.
Liu's corner calls for a 1-2. Liu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Balagot Liu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Golovkin defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Liu lands with an uppercut that bounces Golovkin off the cage and back into range.
Jab by Liu.
Golovkin connects with an inside leg kick.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Liu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golovkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Golovkin instigates a clinch.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Liu.
Liu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Liu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Liu wants to break free but Golovkin has control.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liu throws a head punch that misses.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vadim Golovkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Liu blocking some punches.
Golovkin pushes Liu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liu.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liu misses with a punch on the inside.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golovkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Liu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
Golovkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Golovkin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Liu throws a head punch that misses.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands a shoulder strike.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Liu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Liu.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu misses with a body shot
and Golovkin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Liu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Golovkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Liu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Golovkin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Balagot Liu!
Balagot Liu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Atticus Finch (ranked 840 p4p, 1034 weight class) and Karl Hermann (ranked 74 p4p, 91 weight class). Finch comes to the cage accompanied by Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hermann!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch throws a poor cross that misses
and Hermann counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Finch is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hermann defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
Hermann is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hermann with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hermann missing with a left hand there. Finch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hermann scores with a jab to the body.
Hermann walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Finch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A left lands for Finch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hermann lands a nice looking body shot.
Finch moves out of range as Hermann strikes.
Hermann shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Finch.
Finch misses with an uppercut
and Hermann counters with a straight right hand.
Finch swings for the body but Hermann moves out of range.
Finch sets himself, and Hermann steps forward looking for the clinch! Finch avoids it this time.
Finch scores with a hook.
 Hermann is rocked!
Finch takes a swing at Hermann's ribcage but misses.
Finch just misses with a punch to the body.
Hermann takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Finch lands with a right hand.
Hermann is still on wobbly legs! Can Finch finish him?
Finch has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hermann takes a swing at Finch's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Hermann.
Hermann follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hermann seems to have recovered his senses.
Finch punishes Hermann's body with a nice straight punch.
Finch throws a poor cross that misses
and Hermann counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Finch missing with a left hand there. Hermann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hermann thinks about the counter body kick.
Atticus Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermann throws a looping overhand right but Finch ducks down to avoid it.
Finch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Finch 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.
Hermann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Finch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hermann in his tracks.
Finch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hermann counters with a straight right hand.
Finch misses with a right hand
letting Hermann counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hermann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hermann throws a lazy right hand but Finch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finch throws a poor cross that misses
and Hermann counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hermann throws an off balance right hand
and Finch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finch circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hermann to the canvas! Hermann doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Finch keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atticus Finch!
A very excited looking Atticus Finch made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arax Lightspeed (ranked 235 p4p, 707 weight class) and Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 28 p4p, 96 weight class). Lightspeed comes to the cage accompanied by Silver Scrapes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arax Lightspeed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manolito Tai Kung!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tai Kung throws an off balance right hand
and Lightspeed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tai Kung lands a head kick!
 It looks like Arax Lightspeed has been cut.
Tai Kung ducks under a wild hook from Lightspeed.
Lightspeed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tai Kung moves away.
Lightspeed slips under a jab.
Tai Kung has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lightspeed throws a jab when Tai Kung was well out of range.
Tai Kung tries to bum rush Lightspeed with a series of wild strikes but Lightspeed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung scores with a nice strike.
Lightspeed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tai Kung counters with a stiff right hand.
Tai Kung lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightspeed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tai Kung moves out of range of the strikes.
Tai Kung jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tai Kung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lightspeed circles away quickly and effectively.
Lightspeed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tai Kung scores with a jab to the body.
Tai Kung moves out of range as Lightspeed strikes.
Lightspeed looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tai Kung scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lightspeed walks into a stiff left hand from Tai Kung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightspeed misses with a lunging right hand
and Tai Kung counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lightspeed misses with a left hand
and Tai Kung counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lightspeed! Tai Kung lets Lightspeed back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Lightspeed is rocked!
Lightspeed connects with a right hand. Tai Kung shakes it off.
A head kick by Lightspeed misses
and Tai Kung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Lightspeed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lightspeed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tai Kung.
Lightspeed seems to have got his legs back now.
Tai Kung tests Lightspeed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lightspeed moves out of range of the body kick from Tai Kung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung ducks under a wild hook from Lightspeed.
Tai Kung slips under a jab.
Tai Kung throws out a counter right but Lightspeed avoids it with no problem.
Lightspeed moves out of range of the body kick.
Lightspeed appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tai Kung staying out of range there.
Tai Kung appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tai Kung is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lightspeed had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tai Kung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lightspeed circles away quickly and effectively.
Lightspeed throws out a powerful jab.
Tai Kung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lightspeed.
A countering left hand to the body from Tai Kung misses.
Lightspeed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A combination from Tai Kung does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung lands a jab to the head.
Tai Kung scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Tai Kung.
Lightspeed fails to land with a series of punches.
Tai Kung misses with a hook
and Lightspeed counters with a good low kick that Tai Kung was not able to check.
Tai Kung ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lightspeed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tai Kung lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tai Kung lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Tai Kung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arax Lightspeed's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tai Kung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lightspeed tries to move into range but Tai Kung moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lightspeed misses with a hook.
Lightspeed is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tai Kung takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tai Kung throws a nice looking combination but Lightspeed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lightspeed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tai Kung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lightspeed misses with a left hand
and Tai Kung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tai Kung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung misses with a hook. Lightspeed ducked under it nicely.
Tai Kung misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lightspeed counters with a straight right hand.
Lightspeed misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightspeed misses with an uppercut. Tai Kung saw that one coming.
Tai Kung unleashes a big counter combination but Lightspeed bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tai Kung lands a jab to the nose.
Tai Kung throws a shot from downtown. Lightspeed moves away and avoids it.
Lightspeed throwing a counter right hand but Tai Kung manages to avoid it.
Lightspeed takes one on the button.
Tai Kung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lightspeed misses with a straight right.
Tai Kung throws a counter combo.
Tai Kung misses with a lunging right hand
and Lightspeed makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tai Kung throws the left hand but Lightspeed avoids the punch easily.
Lightspeed fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tai Kung just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightspeed throws a hook but Tai Kung avoids it easily.
Lightspeed misses with an uppercut.
Lightspeed clobbers Tai Kung with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lightspeed tries to score with a low kick but Tai Kung moves his leg out of the way.
Lightspeed misses with a straight left.
Lightspeed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lightspeed throws a hook but Tai Kung avoids it easily.
Lightspeed blocks a jab.
Tai Kung throws a right and a left that Lightspeed avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung throws a lazy right hand but Lightspeed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lightspeed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tai Kung.
Lightspeed needs to keep his hands up - Tai Kung had a free shot at his head there.
Lightspeed slips a straight right by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung lands an overhand right.
Lightspeed moves away from the strike by Tai Kung.
Lightspeed looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lightspeed slips a jab from Tai Kung.
Lightspeed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tai Kung looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tai Kung lands with an uppercut that bounces Lightspeed off the cage and back into range.
Lightspeed looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightspeed throws an off balance right hand
and Tai Kung counters with a right hand to the body.
Manolito Tai Kung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Lightspeed - just one landing.
Lightspeed throws a right hand that misses
and Lightspeed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tai Kung in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightspeed misses with a hook
and Tai Kung counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lightspeed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tai Kung throws a hook but Lightspeed avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Tai Kung. Beautiful body shot.
Lightspeed throws a hook to the side of Tai Kung's head but Tai Kung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Lightspeed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tai Kung doesn't seem phased though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manolito Tai Kung will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arax Lightspeed's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tai Kung.
Lightspeed looks to throw the jab but Tai Kung is out of range.
Tai Kung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lightspeed throws a right and a left that Tai Kung avoids nicely.
Tai Kung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tai Kung lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tai Kung connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung cracks Lightspeed's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Lightspeed slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Tai Kung can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manolito Tai Kung!
An out of breath Manolito Tai Kung 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keywon Reeves (ranked 359 p4p, 846 weight class) and Solomon Pruitt (ranked 50 p4p, 105 weight class). Reeves comes into the arena with Ace Hood - We Ball blaring out of the sound system. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keywon Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Pruitt!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pruitt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
No joy there for Reeves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pruitt with a poor takedown
and Reeves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Solomon Pruitt has been cut.
Pruitt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reeves throws out the jab.
Pruitt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pruitt scores with a hook.
Reeves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pruitt.
Pruitt scores with a jab. Reeves acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pruitt lands a slapping body shot.
Reeves 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.
Pruitt looks to land a right hand but Reeves moved out of range.
Reeves throwing a counter right hand but Pruitt manages to avoid it.
Pruitt misses with an uppercut
and Reeves counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Pruitt.
Reeves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pruitt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pruitt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reeves's sensitive parts.
Reeves feints and then cracks Pruitt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pruitt down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves throws a lazy right hand but Pruitt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Pruitt. That snapped Reeves's head back.
Pruitt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reeves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pruitt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reeves as he jumps to the side.
Pruitt throws a looping overhand right but Reeves ducks down to avoid it.
Reeves swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reeves staying out of range there.
Reeves swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pruitt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pruitt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reeves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pruitt counters with a straight right hand.
Reeves misses with a low kick.
Reeves misses with an uppercut.
Pruitt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reeves connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves misses with a straight left.
Reeves walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pruitt shoots in but Reeves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Keywon Reeves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Solomon Pruitt.
Pruitt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reeves throws out the jab.
Pruitt lands a leg kick that knocks Reeves off balance momentarily.
Pruitt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reeves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pruitt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reeves counters with a right hand to the body.
Pruitt throws a chopping leg kick but Reeves manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pruitt slips under a jab from Reeves.
Pruitt lands with a straight right. Reeves didn't see that one coming.
Pruitt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pruitt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reeves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pruitt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reeves to score with a decent uppercut.
Pruitt throws a leg kick
and Pruitt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
BAM! Reeves delivers a spinning backfist that drops Pruitt like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Keywon Reeves!
A relieved looking Keywon Reeves 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Short (ranked 726 p4p, 800 weight class) and Leandro Narloch (ranked 34 p4p, 39 weight class). Short comes to the cage accompanied by Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. Leandro Narloch will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Narloch!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Short gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Jerry Short has been cut.
Narloch cracks Short with a right hand to the side of the head.
Narloch throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Short stumbling backwards into the cage! Short bounces back off the cage towards Narloch, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Narloch lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Narloch celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leandro Narloch!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Torsten (ranked 372 p4p, 266 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 60 p4p, 44 weight class). Torsten kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Temple of Odin. The key to victory for Baldur Torsten has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torsten scores with a jab.
Torsten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stark decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Torsten's guard.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torsten is keeping the position for now.
Stark is looking to work some ground and pound but Torsten has wrist control.
Torsten has his foot on Stark's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stark works his way back into a safe position though.
Torsten looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark stopping the sweep attempt from Torsten.
Stark thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stark throws a big right hand that misses.
Stark is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark postures up in Torsten's guard and throws a big left but Torsten blocks it.
Stark passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Torsten tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stark looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Torsten is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Torsten struggling a bit here.
Torsten tries to bench press Stark off him but Stark keeps the position.
Stark throws an elbow but Torsten slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsten is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stark working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stark has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Torsten is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Stark yanks on the arm and Torsten is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Stark.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tony Stark!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Winston Todd (ranked 102 p4p, 83 weight class) and Jake Bird (ranked 15 p4p, 13 weight class). Todd comes to the cage accompanied by Piano Man. 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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29 - 17 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Bird!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd throws a hook to the side of Bird's head but Bird sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bird feints the counter takedown.
Bird blocks a head kick by Todd.
Bird tries to clinch but Todd moves out of range.
Jake Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd slips a jab from Bird.
Todd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Todd misses with a leg kick.
Bird takes a swing at Todd's ribcage but misses.
Todd lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Bird lands.
Bird lands with a right hand.
Todd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bird.
Bird moves out of range as Todd strikes.
Bird with the counter takedown but Todd avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bird. Todd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Todd throws a leg kick
and Bird counters with a nice double leg into side control. Todd won't be happy with that.
Bird tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bird has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Todd is trying to get back to half guard.
Bird is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Todd knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bird goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Todd has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bird but great work by Todd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries to bench press Todd off him but Todd keeps the position.
Bird is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bird keeps trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bird regains half guard.
Bird looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bird is looking to control Todd's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bird avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries to roll over but Todd keeps him under control.
Bird actively working from the bottom here.
Bird actively working from the bottom here.
Bird is trying to get back to full guard.
Bird regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bird trying to control the position.
Todd not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bird has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Todd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bird looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Todd passes into side control.
Bird tries to bench press Todd off him but Todd keeps the position.
Todd controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bird tries to control but Todd manages to take his back.
Todd will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bird trying to control the position but Todd manages to sink in the hooks.
Todd has the hooks in. Bird is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Winston Todd will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bird misses with a hook
and Todd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Todd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Todd drops his hands momentarily and Bird takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bird misses the body punch
and Todd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bird's knee momentarily.
Todd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bird tries to clinch but Todd is having none of it.
Todd appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Todd.
Bird is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bird misses with a straight left.
Todd looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bird throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range.
Winston Todd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Todd.
As Bird backs away, Todd returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bird lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bird tries to clinch
and Todd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bird tries for a takedown but Todd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Todd blocks a jab.
Todd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bird.
Todd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bird.
Winston Todd is winning the standup battle so far.
Bird feints a jab promting Todd to slip. Bird then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Todd slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd loads up on a big right hand but Bird slips the punch.
Bird fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Winston Todd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Bird.
Todd misses with a low kick.
Bird changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Todd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird looks to score with a jab to the body but Todd is just out of range.
Todd is looking to chop away at Bird's legs.
Todd throws the kick towards the body but Bird avoids it.
Todd defending well as Bird loads up on a big left hand.
Bird lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Todd at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird throws a body shot but no joy.
Todd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Todd connects with a single shot there.
A punch lands to the side of Bird 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bird is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Todd rather than just go for the knockout.
Todd avoids the body shot from Bird.
Todd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Todd scores with a body shot.
Bird misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bird avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Todd.
Bird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Todd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Todd missing with a left hand there. Bird was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bird avoids the body shot from Todd.
Bird clobbers Todd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Todd throws a push kick but Bird slaps the foot to one side.
Bird lands a jab to Todd's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Todd dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Todd takes one to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Todd breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Todd.
Bird shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Todd has one foot on Bird's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd blocks a jab.
Todd throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from Bird.
Bird swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Bird misses
and Todd counters with a nice right hand that sends Bird toppling to the canvas! Bird scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Todd finish him?!
Bird lands with a nice body punch.
Bird loads up on a big right hand but Todd slips the punch.
Todd wants to land a leg kick but Bird is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Todd.
Bird shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bird is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Todd is just riding it out for now. Bird eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird seems to be working for a kimura but Todd defends the submission attempt.
Bird is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Todd sees it coming and defends easily.
Todd gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Todd dives on top into guard.
Bird had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Todd defends it easily.
Todd is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bird controls Todd momentarily but Todd frees himself.
Bird wants to control the position but Todd says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bird with the active half guard here but Todd passes nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird is trying to get back to half guard.
Todd is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bird struggling a bit here.
Bird is trying to improve his position.
Bird is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Todd off and has taken his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Todd clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Todd moves away from the strike by Bird.
Bird blocks a head kick by Todd.
Todd is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Todd. Bird does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bird drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Todd defends it well.
Bird misses with a body shot.
Bird cracks Todd with an open hand slap.
Todd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd throws a big shot that misses.
Bird throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Todd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Todd.
Bird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Todd throws out the jab.
Bird 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.
Bird changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Bird throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Todd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bird misses with a left hand
and Todd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Todd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bird doesn't seem bothered though.
Bird misses with an uppercut
and Todd counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd with a hook.
Bird digs a good body shot into Todd's ribs.
Bird connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bird is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Todd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bird can do to turn this around?
Todd throws a leg kick which misses Bird's front leg but catches the back leg as Bird tries to avoid it.
Bird throws a hook but Todd blocks it.
And Todd counters with a quick kick to the body but Bird blocks it.
Todd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bird misses with a lunging right hand
and Todd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bird moves away.
Todd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bird throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Todd misses the target.
Bird avoids the body shot from Todd.
Bird misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Todd counters with a low kick, right behind Bird 's knee.
Todd throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bird is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Todd lands a nice shot to the body.
Todd scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird looks to score with a jab to the body but Todd is just out of range.
Donk. Todd catches Bird right on the button with a cross.
Bird wants to clinch but Todd slips to the side
and Todd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bird walks straight into a right hand from Todd - that's dropped him! Todd jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bird from any more punishment! Bird complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Winston Todd!
Winston Todd decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beau Abner (ranked 105 p4p, 157 weight class) and Imperial Washington (ranked 16 p4p, 24 weight class). Imperial Washington is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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20 - 11 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beau Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Imperial Washington!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington misses with an uppercut. Abner saw that one coming.
Abner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Abner staying out of range there.
Abner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Washington throws a lazy right hand but Abner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abner throws a head kick that misses.
Abner throws a leg kick
and Abner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Washington keeps Abner at a distance using the push kick.
Washington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Washington looks to land a body kick but Abner moved away.
Washington with a nice cross.
Jab by Abner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abner misses with a hook.
Washington throws a hook to the side of Abner's head but Abner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Abner was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Washington.
Washington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Washington swings for the body but Abner moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington checks a leg kick nicely.
Abner backing away here, and Washington unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Abner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Washington throws a jab when Abner was well out of range.
Washington misses with a looping right.
Abner misses with a looping right.
Abner moves away from the strike by Washington.
Abner takes the fight into the clinch.
Abner misses with some punches.
Washington missing with knees to the body.
Washington breaks from the clinch.
Abner scores with a leg kick.
Abner looks to throw the jab but Washington is out of range.
Washington throws a wild body kick that Abner sees coming a mile off.
Abner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Abner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body kick from Abner.
Abner misses with a few strikes there.
Washington misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington.
Abner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abner misses with a leg kick.
A low kick from Washington misses
and Abner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abner forces Washington back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Abner fails to land.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washington breaks from the clinch.
Abner throws a hook but Washington blocks it.
Washington lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Washington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abner was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington.
Abner slips under a jab.
Abner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Abner is out of range.
Abner misses with a low kick.
Washington lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Abner misses with a low kick as Washington jumps back.
Abner lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner tries to score with a low kick but Washington moves his leg out of the way.
Washington lands a front kick.
Washington misses the body punch
and Abner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Washington swings for the body but Abner moves out of range.
Washington throws a right hand that Abner ducks under and follows up with a left that Abner also avoids with ease.
Washington throws a body shot but no joy.
Washington keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abner connects with a looping right hand.
Washington cracks Abner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Washington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abner misses with a two punch combination.
Washington feints a counter leg kick.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Washington misses its intended target.
Washington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abner counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner just misses with a punch to the body.
Abner clinches up with Washington and pushes him back against the cage.
Washington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abner throws a leg kick but Washington sees it coming and moves out of range.
Abner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Washington releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Abner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.
Abner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Washington.
A head kick from Abner lands but Washington takes it in his stride.
Washington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abner misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abner blocks the body kick.
Abner scores with a punch to the head.
Washington takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Washington gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Beau Abner will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Abner connects with a nice looking jab.
Washington misses with the body kick
and Abner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Washington stuns Abner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Washington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Washington slips a straight right by Abner.
Abner throws a leg kick but Washington checks it.
A little jabbing left from Washington on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beau Abner is winning the standup battle so far.
Washington digs a good body shot into Abner's ribs.
Washington explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Abner throws out a leg kick but Washington moves out of range and Abner only half commits.
Abner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Washington finds it's way round the side to connect with Abner's head.
It looks like Beau Abner has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Washington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abner on 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!
Washington throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Washington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Washington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abner. Abner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Washington in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Washington. That one must have hurt.
Washington punishes Abner's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Washington.
Abner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washington was well out of range. Poor timing from Abner.
A nice side step and Washington releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abner manages to avoid it.
Washington digs a good body shot into Abner's ribs.
Washington pushes Abner away with a front kick.
Washington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abner takes one to the side of the head.
Washington cracks Abner with a good jab.
Washington lands a leg kick that knocks Abner off balance momentarily.
Washington fails to land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Washington is looking to land body kicks.
Washington lands a body shot.
Abner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner throws a solid leg kick but Washington takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abner.
Washington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Washington is looking to land body kicks.
Washington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Washington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abner half committed to a counter leg kick.
Abner takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
Abner scores with a jab to the head.
Washington pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abner takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
Abner just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington thuds a left hand into Abner's body.
Washington drops Abner with a beautiful combination! Abner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Washington is looking for the KO!
Washington scores with a jab.
Washington tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Washington.
Washington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Abner is rocked!
Washington checks the leg kick nicely there.
Washington throws a sloppy head kick and Abner moves out of range easily.
Abner gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Washington gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Imperial Washington!
An out of breath Imperial Washington 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petchuanglek Sitsongrit (ranked 6 p4p, 156 weight class) and Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 1 p4p, 16 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Farrokhzad's choice of entrance music: Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song). Petchuanglek Sitsongrit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhzad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farrokhzad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Farrokhzad misses the jab.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit moves into range and clinches up with Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farrokhzad or not.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Farrokhzad misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad is leaning against Sitsongrit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farrokhzad.
I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks with his arms.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sitsongrit's face.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Farrokhzad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farrokhzad's gas tank.
Sitsongrit works on Farrokhzad's body with a couple of short punches.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farrokhzads head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Farrokhzad lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Farrokhzad moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bardia Farrokhzad 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.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit takes a knee to the side of the body.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Farrokhzad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsongrit avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sitsongrit blocks it with crossed arms.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Farrokhzad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad is breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Sitsongrit works on Farrokhzad's body with a couple of short punches.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks with his arms.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsongrit avoids the damage to the body.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Good body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit presses Farrokhzad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farrokhzads head.
Farrokhzad is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Farrokhzad is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farrokhzad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farrokhzad can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Farrokhzad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farrokhzad's gas tank.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Farrokhzad with a big uppercut! Farrokhzad tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Farrokhzad to the mat! Farrokhzad covers up and Sitsongrit unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit 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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