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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Bastarrachea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastarrachea has chosen Young Folks as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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238 lbs
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216 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xavier Bastarrachea!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bastarrachea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piper tries to close the distance and clinch but Bastarrachea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bastarrachea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Piper throws a hook but Bastarrachea blocks it.
Piper tries to clinch but Bastarrachea is having none of it.
Bastarrachea explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Piper cracks Bastarrachea with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bastarrachea takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Piper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bastarrachea avoids it really well and circles away.
Bastarrachea cracks the inside of Piper's front leg.
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!
Piper lands with an uppercut that bounces Bastarrachea off the cage and back into rage.
Piper shoots for a double leg takedown but Bastarrachea sprawls well. He's pushed Piper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bastarrachea rushes Piper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bastarrachea lands a good knee to the midsection. Piper won't want to take too many of those.
Piper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bastarrachea fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastarrachea connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea feints and then cracks Piper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Piper down.
Peter Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Piper swings for the body but Bastarrachea moves out of range.
Bastarrachea slips a jab from Piper.
Bastarrachea defending well as Piper loads up on a big left hand.
Piper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bastarrachea counters with a nice leg kick.
Piper takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bastarrachea walks into a jab.
Bastarrachea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bastarrachea slips a jab from Piper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bastarrachea looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piper scores with a sloppy right hand. Bastarrachea should have avoided that one.
Piper tries to close the distance and clinch but Bastarrachea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bastarrachea thumps Piper with a low kick.
Bastarrachea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piper. Bastarrachea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bastarrachea. Bastarrachea obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Piper finds it's way through Bastarrachea's defenses.
Piper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea pushes Piper away with a front kick.
Bastarrachea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Piper.
Good leg kick by Bastarrachea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Piper wants to clinch
and Bastarrachea counters with a head kick.
It looks like Peter Piper has been cut.
Piper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that half lands.
Piper tries to clinch
and Bastarrachea counters with a good low kick that Piper was not able to check.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick which misses Piper's front leg but catches the back leg as Piper tries to avoid it.
Bastarrachea slips under a jab from Piper.
A slow jab from Piper misses its intended target.
Piper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bastarrachea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Piper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bastarrachea counters with a good, hard body kick but Piper shrugs it off.
Piper is breathing heavily.
Piper misses with a hook.
Bastarrachea scoring well with a low kick there.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
Piper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastarrachea clinches up with Piper and pushes him back against the cage.
Bastarrachea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bastarrachea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bastarrachea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea scores with a head kick.
Bastarrachea moves into range and clinches up with Piper.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Piper. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bastarrachea landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bastarrachea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the head.
Bastarrachea gets underhooks to prevent Piper's takedown attempt.
Bastarrachea unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bastarrachea scores a nice knee to the body.
Piper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stalling in the clinch from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bastarrachea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bastarrachea slows down the pace here.
Piper working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastarrachea is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bastarrachea lands a nice knee to the body.
Bastarrachea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bastarrachea connects with a knee to the head.
Bastarrachea utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Piper's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bastarrachea feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piper's calf.
Piper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bastarrachea - that will leave a mark!
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that Piper semi-blocks.
Good leg kick by Bastarrachea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bastarrachea scoring well with a low kick there.
Piper shoots and misses
and Bastarrachea counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
Bastarrachea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bastarrachea moves into the clinch.
Bastarrachea's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bastarrachea unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea crunches a lovely knee into Piper's ribcage.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the body.
Bastarrachea has Piper pressed against the cage.
Bastarrachea unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bastarrachea lands a good knee to the midsection. Piper won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bastarrachea.
Piper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Bastarrachea.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Bastarrachea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bastarrachea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Piper. That did some damage!
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Piper.
Piper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bastarrachea. That one must have hurt.
Bastarrachea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea lands a nice leg kick that just misses Piper's sensitive parts.
Xavier Bastarrachea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bastarrachea lands a high kick!
Piper misses with a hook.
A head kick from Bastarrachea lands but Piper takes it in his stride.
Piper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bastarrachea. Bastarrachea obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Piper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bastarrachea pushes Piper up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bastarrachea.
Piper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bastarrachea lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peter Piper's cut is getting worse.
Bastarrachea with a knee to the head.
Piper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Xavier Bastarrachea seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the body.
Bastarrachea taking a breather.
Piper has Bastarrachea pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bastarrachea manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea connects with a nasty looking knee right to Piper's face.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Piper will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bastarrachea working Piper over with knees to the body.
Bastarrachea displaying some good clinch control by pressing Piper up against the cage.
Bastarrachea crunches a lovely knee into Piper's ribcage.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body.
Bastarrachea holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bastarrachea keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Piper's efforts to push away.
Piper has a couple of punches blocked by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bastarrachea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Piper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bastarrachea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bastarrachea counters with an outside leg kick.
Bastarrachea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Piper takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bastarrachea fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Piper, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bastarrachea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastarrachea connects with a nasty looking knee right to Piper's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Piper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bastarrachea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bastarrachea feints and then cracks Piper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Piper down.
A head kick from Bastarrachea lands but Piper takes it in his stride.
Piper looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Piper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bastarrachea counters with a big head kick but Piper shrugs it off.
Bastarrachea lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastarrachea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Piper.
Bastarrachea scores with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Piper's cut.
That's time! Piper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bastarrachea moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastarrachea. That's going to slow Piper down.
Bastarrachea pushes Piper up against the cage in a clinch.
Piper tries to circle away but Bastarrachea has him pinned against the cage.
Piper wants a takedown but no success here.
Bastarrachea has Piper pressed against the cage.
Bastarrachea scores a nice knee to the body.
Bastarrachea looking to slow down the pace here.
Bastarrachea just leaning against Piper, taking a breather.
Bastarrachea lands a good knee to the midsection. Piper won't want to take too many of those.
Bastarrachea scores with a knee to the head.
Bastarrachea is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bastarrachea unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastarrachea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bastarrachea utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bastarrachea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Piper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bastarrachea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Piper takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bastarrachea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Piper.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick which misses Piper's front leg but catches the back leg as Piper tries to avoid it.
Bastarrachea lands a head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bastarrachea scoring well with a low kick there.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bastarrachea lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bastarrachea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Piper.
Bastarrachea throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Piper's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Piper misses its intended target.
Piper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bastarrachea looking to throw knees to the head but Piper is blocking nicely.
Piper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bastarrachea fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Piper misses the target.
Nice sprawl there from Bastarrachea as Piper shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bastarrachea was well out of range. Poor timing from Piper.
Piper darts in trying to clinch
and Bastarrachea counters with a solid body kick.
Bastarrachea has closed the distance and engaged Piper in a clinch.
Piper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bastarrachea prevents it.
Bastarrachea scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea taking a breather.
Piper swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastarrachea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the head.
Bastarrachea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Piper throws a hook but Bastarrachea blocks it.
Piper scores with a hook.
Bastarrachea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bastarrachea.
Piper has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xavier Bastarrachea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bastarrachea. Piper shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea lands a head kick!
Bastarrachea feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piper's calf.
Bastarrachea throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bastarrachea thumps Piper with a low kick.
Bastarrachea thumps Piper with a low kick.
Bastarrachea has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bastarrachea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
Piper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastarrachea lets loose with a powerful body kick. Piper will feel that in the morning.
Piper takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bastarrachea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Piper's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastarrachea. That's going to slow Piper down.
Piper throws a jab but it's blocked by Bastarrachea.
Piper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bastarrachea finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bastarrachea.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick which misses Piper's front leg but catches the back leg as Piper tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Bastarrachea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that Piper semi-blocks.
Piper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
Bastarrachea has closed the distance and engaged Piper in a clinch.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bastarrachea landing knees to the head.
Bastarrachea gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Piper.
Bastarrachea manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bastarrachea.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bastarrachea, right into the meat.
Bastarrachea lands a high kick!
Nice body kick there by Bastarrachea.
Piper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea has managed to clinch.
Bastarrachea lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bastarrachea unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bastarrachea is trying to stall.
Piper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bastarrachea has Piper pressed against the cage.
Piper wants to break free but Bastarrachea has control.
Piper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bastarrachea misses with a knee strike.
Bastarrachea has Piper pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Piper misses with an uppercut. Bastarrachea saw that one coming.
Bastarrachea fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Piper, pushing him back against the cage.
Bastarrachea scores with a knee to the head.
Piper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bastarrachea avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piper goes for a takedown attempt but Bastarrachea pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bastarrachea thumps Piper with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bastarrachea.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bastarrachea!
Bastarrachea has managed to clinch.
Piper tries to pull guard but Bastarrachea holds him up against the cage and eventually Piper drops back down to his feet.
Bastarrachea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick from Bastarrachea.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bastarrachea.
Piper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Piper misses with a takedown attempt
and Bastarrachea counters with a good low kick that Piper was not able to check.
Bastarrachea scoring well with a low kick there.
Bastarrachea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Piper.
Piper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bastarrachea counters by clinching up.
Come on Bastarrachea - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bastarrachea obliges.
Bastarrachea tries to land a knee to the head but Piper blocks with his arms.
Bastarrachea putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Piper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastarrachea manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea lands a nice knee to the body.
Bastarrachea misses with a knee to the head.
Bastarrachea crunches a lovely knee into Piper's ribcage.
Piper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bastarrachea comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peter Piper's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bastarrachea obliges.
Knees to the body from Bastarrachea.
Piper tries to break free but Bastarrachea pushes him back against the cage.
Bastarrachea utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body.
Bastarrachea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bastarrachea is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bastarrachea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bastarrachea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastarrachea instigates a clinch.
Piper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bastarrachea prevents it.
Bastarrachea crunches a lovely knee into Piper's ribcage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bastarrachea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Peter Piper's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bastarrachea closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Piper wants a takedown but no success here.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the head.
Bastarrachea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bastarrachea blocks a jab.
Piper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
Piper lands with a right hand.
Piper takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Piper misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piper. Bastarrachea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bastarrachea explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bastarrachea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid body kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea feints and then cracks Piper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Piper down.
Piper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Piper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Piper walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea cracks the inside of Piper's front leg.
Piper shoots in but Bastarrachea avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastarrachea. That's going to slow Piper down.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Piper just misses with a punch to the body.
Bastarrachea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peter Piper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastarrachea instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bastarrachea obliges.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the body.
Bastarrachea connects with a nasty looking knee right to Piper's face.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Piper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Piper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bastarrachea scores a nice knee to the body.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body.
Bastarrachea tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Piper jumps guard but Bastarrachea stands there with Piper around his waist. Piper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastarrachea scores with a knee to the head.
Bastarrachea unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bastarrachea is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bastarrachea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bastarrachea thumps Piper with a low kick.
Piper has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea clinches up with Piper and pushes him back against the cage.
Bastarrachea blocking some punches.
Bastarrachea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bastarrachea throws a front kick that sends Piper stumbling back into the cage.
Piper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Piper has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bastarrachea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bastarrachea.
Piper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bastarrachea lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bastarrachea is looking to slow Piper down with leg kicks.
Bastarrachea drives through and clinches with Piper against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bastarrachea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastarrachea prevents a body shot from Piper.
Bastarrachea is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bastarrachea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Piper on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bastarrachea.
Piper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bastarrachea can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bastarrachea counters with a nice body kick.
Xavier Bastarrachea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bastarrachea cracks the inside of Piper's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Bastarrachea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bastarrachea 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 41:50
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 41:50
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 41:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Bastarrachea!
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