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EVO 95: Otso vs Bunn PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Priebcko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peyton Hillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Priebcko comes into the arena with Sweet Dreams blaring out of the sound system. Peyton Hillis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Priebcko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peyton Hillis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priebcko drives through and clinches with Hillis against the cage.
Hillis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Priebcko lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Priebcko.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hillis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Priebcko.
Hillis pushes off an throws an elbow but Priebcko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hillis can't find room to land a body shot as Priebcko controls the action.
Priebcko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hillis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Priebcko working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priebcko pushes Hillis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Priebcko dodges an elbow strike from Hillis.
Priebcko tries a body shot but Hillis blocks it.
Hillis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Priebcko's elbow.
The referee calls for Priebcko to work.
Hillis pushes off an throws an elbow but Priebcko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Priebcko dodges an elbow strike from Hillis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Priebcko is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hillis.
Priebcko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hillis is looking to clinch.
Priebcko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hillis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Priebcko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Priebcko.
Hillis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hillis moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Priebcko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Priebcko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hillis or not.
Hillis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Priebcko blocks an elbow strike.
Hillis takes a shot to the head.
Hillis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Ivan Priebcko has been cut.
Priebcko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Peyton Hillis has been cut.
Priebcko misses with an elbow over the top.
Hillis dodges an elbow strike from Priebcko.
Hillis trying to stall but Priebcko improves his position.
Priebcko is trying to maintain a safe position but Hillis gets an underhook and turns Priebcko into the cage.
Priebcko slows down the pace here.
Priebcko misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Priebcko tries to work over Hillis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Priebcko is trying to break the clinch but Hillis is controlling him.
Priebcko tries a body shot but Hillis blocks it.
Hillis missing with knees to the body.
Hillis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Priebcko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hillis.
Hillis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Priebcko is keeping busy.
Hillis lands an elbow that stopped Priebcko in his tracks for a moment.
Hillis tries to stall but Priebcko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hillis keeps control of Priebcko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Priebcko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hillis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Priebcko.
Hillis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillis closes the distance and clinches.
Priebcko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Priebcko dodges an elbow strike from Hillis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priebcko cracks Hillis with a nice body shot.
Priebcko lands with a left to the head.
Priebcko scores with a shot to the side of Hillis's head.
Priebcko avoids the elbow strike from Hillis, against the cage.
Priebcko lands a nice elbow.
Hillis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hillis blocks the elbow strike.
Priebcko lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hillis avoids the elbow strike from Priebcko, against the cage.
Priebcko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Priebcko.
A head punch on the inside from Priebcko fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Priebcko dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Priebcko ducks under a wild hook from Hillis.
Hillis tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hillis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Priebcko thumps Hillis with a low kick.
Hillis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Priebcko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Priebcko is looking to slow Hillis down with leg kicks.
Priebcko connects with a leg kick. Hillis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Priebcko scores with a body shot.
Peyton Hillis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hillis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priebcko sizes up Hillis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good exchange - Priebcko coming out on top.
Priebcko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Priebcko misses with a wild body shot.
Priebcko walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hillis drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Priebcko swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hillis's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Priebcko!
Ivan Priebcko gave a mention to Just Fight (Everything 7$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shang Chi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schtrappe has chosen Nitzer Ebb - Violent Playground as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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169 lbs
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Shang Chi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacque Schtrappe!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schtrappe connects with a leg kick. Chi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schtrappe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schtrappe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That kick from Chi tenderised Schtrappe's leg. Schtrappe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chi lands a leg kick that knocks Schtrappe off balance momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Schtrappe blocks the leg kick.
Chi moves out of range of the body kick.
Schtrappe looks to score with a jab to the body but Chi is just out of range.
Schtrappe moves out of range of the leg kick from Chi.
Chi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schtrappe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Chi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chi misses with a straight left.
Schtrappe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A bone on bone clash there as Schtrappe blocks the leg kick.
Schtrappe misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi throws a leg kick that misses.
Schtrappe lands with a nice body punch.
Schtrappe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chi misses the shot to the body.
Chi throws a sloppy body shot
and Schtrappe counters with a left to the body.
Schtrappe's corner calls for a 1-2. Schtrappe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schtrappe jabs Chi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chi tries a head kick but it misses.
Chi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schtrappe checks it well.
Schtrappe lands a nice hook to Chi's body. Chi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schtrappe lands with a straight right. Chi didn't see that one coming.
Chi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chi is looking to slow Schtrappe down with leg kicks.
Schtrappe jabs Chi right on the nose. Chi blinks but takes it well.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Schtrappe has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Schtrappe connects with a body shot.
Chi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schtrappe throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe scores with a leg kick.
Schtrappe connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice uppercut there from Schtrappe.
Chi tries to score with a low kick but Schtrappe moves his leg out of the way.
Chi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schtrappe can pounce on him.
Chi misses with a head kick.
Chi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chi is breathing heavily.
Schtrappe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schtrappe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chi wants to clinch up but Schtrappe keeps it at a distance.
Schtrappe thows a body shot but no joy.
Schtrappe throws a jab but it's blocked by Chi.
Chi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from Chi misses.
Schtrappe lands a nice shot to the body.
Schtrappe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schtrappe scores with a shot to the body.
Schtrappe's corner calls for a 1-2. Schtrappe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schtrappe finds it's way round the side to connect with Chi's head.
Schtrappe connects with an inside leg kick.
Schtrappe checks the leg kick.
Chi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Schtrappe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schtrappe misses with a body kick.
Schtrappe blocks a leg kick.
Chi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schtrappe.
Crunch! Schtrappe slams his shin into Chi's torso.
Schtrappe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schtrappe digs a good body shot into Chi's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schtrappe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chi. That did some damage!
Shang Chi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schtrappe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schtrappe misses with a wild body shot.
Schtrappe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Schtrappe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Schtrappe is looking to slow Chi down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe cracks Chi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Schtrappe moves out of range of the leg kick from Chi.
Schtrappe thows a body kick. Chi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Schtrappe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chi's hands.
Chi is rocked!
and Schtrappe counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Chi! He's just covering up as Schtrappe starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacque Schtrappe!
Jacque Schtrappe took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Sirkiä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirkiä's entrance music is Thergothon - Elemental. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stehling's choice of entrance music: Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Sirkiä!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
55 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stehling wants to slow Sirkiä down by chopping away at his legs.
Stehling shoots in for a double leg but Sirkiä sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stehling has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Stehling is looking to clinch.
A left lands for Stehling.
Stehling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Stehling misses.
Sirkiä ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sirkiä leaves Stehling with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stehling misses with a hook
and Sirkiä counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkiä misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stehling is trying to get back to half guard.
Stehling is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sirkiä postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stehling is trying to control Sirkiä's posture but Sirkiä avoids it.
Sirkiä misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Sirkiä.
Stehling managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sirkiä.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I wouldn't like to be where Stehling is right now.
Sirkiä is trying to get an arm triangle but Stehling is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling is looking to regain half guard here but Sirkiä keeps moving and retains side control.
Stehling is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sirkiä's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stehling has his hands clasped together around Sirkiä's back. He's all about the action.
Ground and pound from Sirkiä.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stehling wants to control but Sirkiä is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sirkiä throwing shots but Stehling is blocking nicely.
Stehling is holding on to half guard well.
Stehling wants to get back to full guard.
Stehling is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sirkiä is stalling here. Stehling is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sirkiä seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stehling has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sirkiä parries the strikes from Stehling easily there. Stehling is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sirkiä to escape.
Stehling working the ground and pound.
Sirkiä tries to buck Stehling off but Stehling is having none of it.
Sirkiä is not content to let Stehling control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sirkiä struggling a bit here.
Sirkiä is trying to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Stehling are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stehling lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sirkiä prevents Stehling from moving into mount.
Sirkiä tries to buck Stehling off but Stehling is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sirkiä keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stehling scores with a push kick.
Stehling with a poor takedown
and Sirkiä counters with a shoot takedown. Stehling fights it but they end up in guard.
Stehling is pulling down on Sirkiä's head. It's preventing any offense from Sirkiä, at least for the moment.
Sirkiä working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sirkiä pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stehling is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stehling wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling pulls Sirkiä in close to prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stehling not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sirkiä distracts Stehling with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stehling managing to control the position.
Mitchell Stehling has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stehling closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sirkiä decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stehling's guard.
Stehling trying to control the position here.
Niko Sirkiä overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stehling is trying to control the position but Sirkiä postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sirkiä is one step ahead there.
Sirkiä is working Stehling over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stehling looking for a sweep. Not yet Stehling, not yet.
Sirkiä passes into half guard.
Sirkiä is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stehling gets full guard.
Stehling tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stehling is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sirkiä postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stehling trying to control the position here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stehling is on top in guard.
Sirkiä utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sirkiä is looking for a triangle here but Stehling uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Stehling controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling trying to control the position but Sirkiä is working away.
Stehling working the ground and pound.
Stehling scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stehling working the head with strikes.
Stehling controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mitchell Stehling will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Stehling shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sirkiä pinned against the cage. Sirkiä gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stehling scores with a nice right hand.
Stehling throws a leg kick but Sirkiä checks it.
Stehling pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sirkiä back to the cage. Stehling follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sirkiä checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sirkiä circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sirkiä counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stehling won't be happy with that.
Sloppy strikes there by Sirkiä.
You can see the frustration on Stehling's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stehling tries to buck Sirkiä off but Sirkiä is having none of it.
Sirkiä wants to control but Stehling is keeping him busy.
Mitchell Stehling is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling is looking for a sweep.
Sirkiä lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirkiä is trying to ground and pound but Stehling uses the momentary lack of control by Sirkiä to regain half guard.
Sirkiä landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stehling avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sirkiä.
Stehling avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sirkiä.
Stehling is looking for a sweep. Sirkiä is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sirkiä scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Sirkiä there.
Sirkiä is trying to control. Stehling wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stehling is trying to get back to full guard.
Stehling is looking to control Sirkiä's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stehling avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä wants to control but Stehling is keeping him busy.
Stehling blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sirkiä.
Stehling is doing well to control the position and prevent Sirkiä from advancing to side control.
Stehling trying to hold on to Sirkiä's head to control him but Sirkiä postures up.
Sirkiä not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sirkiä throwing shots but Stehling is blocking nicely.
Stehling is in trouble now - Sirkiä has advanced to mount!
Stehling is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stehling is bucking up trying to escape but Sirkiä cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Niko Sirkiä has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirkiä working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stehling is rocked!
Sirkiä softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Stehling is out cold! Sirkiä jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Sirkiä!
Niko Sirkiä took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '"That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die." '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nixon's entrance music is The Upsetters - Dread Lion. A fine choice. Khanom Tom has chosen Round 5 as his entrance music. Nai Khanom Tom has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but Nixon moves out of range easily.
Khanom Tom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nixon's calf.
A slow jab from Nixon misses its intended target.
Nixon misses with a lunging right hand
and Khanom Tom counters with a big head kick but Nixon shrugs it off.
Khanom Tom feints and then cracks Nixon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nixon down.
Nixon thuds his right hand into Khanom Tom 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nixon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Homunculus Alembic in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Khanom Tom lands with an uppercut that bounces Nixon off the cage and back into range.
Khanom Tom tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nixon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khanom Tom on the side of the head.
Nixon blocks the body kick.
Nixon misses with a looping right.
Khanom Tom 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.
Khanom Tom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nixon lands a jab.
A jab lands there for Khanom Tom .
A nice leg kick lands there from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom moves out of range as Nixon throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon misses with a kick to the body.
Khanom Tom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khanom Tom tries a head kick but it misses.
Khanom Tom thuds a left hand into Nixon's body.
Nixon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khanom Tom .
Nixon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khanom Tom throws out the jab.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but Nixon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nixon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khanom Tom is looking to clinch.
Nixon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khanom Tom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short body shot lands from Khanom Tom as the two fighters clinch.
Khanom Tom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
Nixon throws a leg kick that misses.
Nixon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Khanom Tom counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nixon.
Khanom Tom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nixon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khanom Tom moves out of range as Nixon throws a body kick.
Khanom Tom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khanom Tom moves out of range as Nixon throws a body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khanom Tom !
Nixon thows a body shot but no joy.
Nixon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom lands a jab to the nose.
Nixon throws a lazy uppercut
and Khanom Tom makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nixon really felt that one!
Khanom Tom throws a low kick, looking for Nixon's leg but Nixon calmly moves out of range.
Nixon tries to land a front kick but Khanom Tom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanom Tom misses the jab.
Khanom Tom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nixon. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws the left hand but Nixon avoids the punch easily.
Nixon misses with a hook. Khanom Tom ducked under it nicely.
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nixon.
Khanom Tom lands with a good body shot.
Nixon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khanom Tom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khanom Tom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nixon is looking to land body kicks.
Nixon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nixon misses with a wild body shot.
Khanom Tom scores with a shot to the body.
Khanom Tom checks a low kick from Nixon.
Khanom Tom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Khanom Tom misses.
Khanom Tom misses with a leg kick.
Nixon checks the leg kick.
Khanom Tom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanom Tom .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanom Tom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nixon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Khanom Tom counters with a straight right hand.
Nixon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nixon thows a body shot but no joy.
Nixon throws a hook but Khanom Tom avoids it easily.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch but Nixon moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom throws a shot from downtown. Nixon moves away and avoids it.
Khanom Tom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nixon throws out the jab.
Nixon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khanom Tom was well out of range. Poor timing from Nixon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khanom Tom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khanom Tom throws a body punch but Nixon moves out of range.
Nixon looks to land a left hand but Khanom Tom moved out of range nicely.
Nixon lands a lovely overhand right.
Nixon avoids a kick to the body.
Khanom Tom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nixon is able to avoid easily.
Khanom Tom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khanom Tom moves away from the strike by Nixon.
Khanom Tom cracks Nixon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nixon avoids the body shot from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nixon momentarily.
Khanom Tom misses the jab.
Khanom Tom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nixon throws out the jab.
Khanom Tom throws a looping overhand right but Nixon ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nixon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon tries to land a front kick but Khanom Tom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nixon misses with a body shot.
Nixon misses the jab.
Khanom Tom lands with a nice body punch.
Nixon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fighters circling - Khanom Tom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nixon loads up on a big right hand but Khanom Tom slips the punch.
Nixon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khanom Tom takes a step back to recover.
Khanom Tom throws out a loose jab but Nixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nixon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khanom Tom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nixon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nixon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nixon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khanom Tom counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nixon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scores with the left hand. Nixon knows he should have avoided that one.
Khanom Tom throws a solid leg kick but Nixon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khanom Tom .
A nice leg kick lands there from Khanom Tom .
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!
Khanom Tom blocks the body kick.
Nixon misses with a body shot.
Nixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nixon wants to land a leg kick but Khanom Tom is out of range.
Khanom Tom tries to land a front kick but Nixon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nixon misses with a kick to the body
and Khanom Tom counters with a thumping low kick.
Nixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanom Tom throws a hook but Nixon blocks it.
Khanom Tom thows a body shot but no joy.
Nixon misses with a body kick.
Khanom Tom misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon keeps Khanom Tom at a distance using the push kick.
Nixon throws a leg kick
and Khanom Tom counters with a leg kick.
Nixon looks for the body kick but Khanom Tom saw that one coming.
Nixon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nixon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khanom Tom checks it well.
Khanom Tom lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A clash of legs there as Khanom Tom blocks the low kick.
Nixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanom Tom manages to avoid it.
Khanom Tom connects with a crisp jab.
Nixon looks for the body kick but Khanom Tom saw that one coming.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Khanom Tom .
Nixon takes one to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nixon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nixon blocks a head kick by Khanom Tom .
Nixon moves out of range of the body kick from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanom Tom throws a jab but it's blocked by Nixon.
Nixon checks a leg kick nicely.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Khanom Tom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the strikes.
Khanom Tom thuds his shin into the meat of Nixon's side.
Nixon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khanom Tom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khanom Tom .
Nixon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khanom Tom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khanom Tom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
Khanom Tom throws a body punch but Nixon moves out of range.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick
and Nixon counters with a good low kick that Khanom Tom was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nixon thows a body shot but no joy.
Nixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanom Tom moves away.
Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon throws a wild body kick that Khanom Tom sees coming a mile off.
A solid body kick from Nixon.
Nixon throws a big shot that misses.
Nixon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Khanom Tom .
Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanom Tom stuns Nixon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom scores with a decent looking hook.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nixon counters with a good, hard body kick but Khanom Tom shrugs it off.
Khanom Tom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khanom Tom blocks a head kick by Nixon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Khanom Tom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nixon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nixon throws a lazy uppercut
and Khanom Tom counters with a nice leg kick.
Khanom Tom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
Khanom Tom misses the shot to the body.
Khanom Tom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nixon digs a right hand underneath Khanom Tom 's ribcage. Khanom Tom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khanom Tom misses with a body punch.
Khanom Tom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nixon.
Nixon working aggressively here.
Khanom Tom keeps control of Nixon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nixon.
Khanom Tom lands a shoulder strike.
Khanom Tom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanom Tom lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Khanom Tom .
Nixon prevents a body shot from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom breaks from the clinch.
Khanom Tom works Nixon's body with a nice hook.
Nixon misses with a kick to the body.
Khanom Tom lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khanom Tom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the body kick.
Khanom Tom misses with a head kick.
Khanom Tom throws a lazy body kick
and Nixon counters with a leg kick.
Nixon swings for the body but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
A head kick from Khanom Tom lands but Nixon takes it in his stride.
Khanom Tom thuds a left hand into Nixon's body.
Khanom Tom tries a low kick but Nixon avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nixon.
Khanom Tom lands a leg kick that knocks Nixon off balance momentarily.
Khanom Tom is looking to chop away at Nixon's legs.
Nixon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nixon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nixon misses with a leg kick
and Khanom Tom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khanom Tom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanom Tom misses the shot to the body.
Nixon cracks a nice hook into Khanom Tom 's ribs.
Khanom Tom swings for the body but Nixon moves out of range.
Khanom Tom moves out of range as Nixon throws a body kick.
Nixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the body kick from Nixon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon swings for the body but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Nixon misses the shot to the body.
Nixon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nixon blocks a head kick by Khanom Tom .
Nixon throws the kick towards the body but Khanom Tom avoids it.
Good work by Nixon as he checks the leg kick.
Nixon throws a body punch but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanom Tom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
Khanom Tom checks a low kick from Nixon.
Nixon moves out of range of the strikes.
Khanom Tom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nixon swings for the body but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Khanom Tom cracks a nice hook into Nixon's ribs.
Nixon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nixon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khanom Tom has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nixon.
Khanom Tom connects with an inside leg kick.
Nixon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nixon misses with a right hand
and Khanom Tom counters with a nice uppercut.
Nixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nixon.
Nixon is looking to wear down Khanom Tom with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khanom Tom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khanom Tom takes one to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom lands a body shot.
Khanom Tom throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good work by Khanom Tom as he checks the leg kick.
Khanom Tom looks to score with a jab to the body but Nixon is just out of range.
Khanom Tom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khanom Tom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom jabs Nixon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khanom Tom lands with a shot to the body.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick that misses.
Khanom Tom missing with a left hand there. Nixon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nixon misses the body punch
and Khanom Tom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nixon checks a leg kick.
Khanom Tom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nixon scores with a one two! Khanom Tom had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nixon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khanom Tom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khanom Tom moves out of range as Nixon throws a body kick.
Nixon throws a hook but Khanom Tom blocks it.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the leg kick from Nixon.
Khanom Tom misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom lands with a slapping head kick.
Nixon works Khanom Tom 's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nixon checks a leg kick.
Khanom Tom clinches with his opponent.
Khanom Tom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nixon's elbow.
Khanom Tom throws a head punch that misses.
Khanom Tom throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nixon.
Nixon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom misses with a body punch.
Nixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nixon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nixon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khanom Tom backwards.
Khanom Tom has a couple of punches blocked by Nixon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khanom Tom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nixon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Khanom Tom misses with a punch on the inside.
Khanom Tom lands a shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nixon misses with the head strike.
Khanom Tom breaks from the clinch.
Khanom Tom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
Khanom Tom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nixon manages to avoid it.
Nixon takes a swing at Khanom Tom 's ribcage but misses.
Khanom Tom throws a push kick but Nixon slaps the foot to one side.
Nixon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khanom Tom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khanom Tom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nixon's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom takes a swing at Nixon's ribcage but misses.
Khanom Tom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khanom Tom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
Nixon cracks a nice hook into Khanom Tom 's ribs.
Khanom Tom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nixon feints and then cracks Khanom Tom 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khanom Tom down.
Khanom Tom lands a head kick!
Nixon misses with a body kick.
Nixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Nixon.
Khanom Tom lands with an uppercut that bounces Nixon off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom dominated that fourth 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Khanom Tom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nixon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nixon blocks a leg kick.
Nixon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nixon misses with a body shot.
Nixon throws a front kick aimed at Khanom Tom 's knee but Khanom Tom avoids it well.
Khanom Tom is looking to chop away at Nixon's legs.
Nixon throws a body punch but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Khanom Tom scores with a jab to the head.
Nixon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khanom Tom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nixon moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nixon. Khanom Tom shrugs it off though.
Khanom Tom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nixon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khanom Tom scores with a jab. Nixon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nixon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nixon misses with a body kick.
Nixon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nixon. Khanom Tom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khanom Tom scores with a hook to the body. Nixon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch up but Nixon circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanom Tom . Nixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khanom Tom has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Khanom Tom connects with a looping right hand.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Khanom Tom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khanom Tom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nixon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khanom Tom .
Richard Nixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanom Tom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khanom Tom throws a chopping leg kick but Nixon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nixon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khanom Tom takes a step back to recover.
Nixon scores with a kick to the body.
Khanom Tom is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nixon moves out of range of the body kick from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Nixon misses.
Khanom Tom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nixon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khanom Tom connects with a leg kick. Nixon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nixon throws an overhand right that lands on Khanom Tom 's shoulder, as Khanom Tom tries to avoid the shot.
Nixon throws a jab when Khanom Tom was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Khanom Tom blocks the low kick.
Nixon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khanom Tom . That did some damage!
Nixon tries to work over Khanom Tom 's front leg with a kick but Khanom Tom checks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nixon. Khanom Tom shrugs it off though.
Khanom Tom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Nixon is predictable there
and Khanom Tom counters with a nice body kick.
Nice shot lands for Nixon.
Nixon cracks the inside of Khanom Tom 's front leg.
Khanom Tom clobbers Nixon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nixon takes a swing at Khanom Tom 's ribcage but misses.
Khanom Tom moves into the clinch successfully.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nixon misses with some punches.
Khanom Tom presses Nixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nai Khanom Tom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scores with a shoulder strike.
Nixon can't find room to land a body shot as Khanom Tom controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nixon.
A head punch on the inside from Khanom Tom fails to land.
Nixon lands a right hand.
Nixon looking to slow down the pace here.
Nixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nixon misses with the head strike.
Khanom Tom blocking some punches.
Nixon misses with a punch to the body.
Khanom Tom stalling in the clinch but Nixon improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khanom Tom misses with a punch to the body.
Khanom Tom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanom Tom lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Richard Nixon.
Well Khanom Tom 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nai Khanom Tom !
After winning the bout, Nai Khanom Tom thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Solovyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Contemprato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Contemprato's choice of entrance music: Cats. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
41 - 13 - 2 |
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175 cm
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165 lbs
34 - 17 - 3 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Solovyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 3, fighting out of London, Noel Contemprato!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contemprato lands a jab to the nose.
Solovyev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Solovyev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Contemprato. Contemprato obviously looking to wear him down.
Solovyev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Solovyev moves forwards but Contemprato connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Contemprato avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Solovyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Contemprato.
Contemprato clinches up with Solovyev and pushes him back against the cage.
Contemprato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Solovyev's elbow.
Solovyev has Contemprato pushed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Solovyev.
Solovyev misses with a body punch.
Contemprato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Contemprato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Contemprato keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Solovyev's efforts to push away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solovyev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Solovyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Contemprato throws a low kick but Solovyev moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Solovyev.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contemprato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Solovyev tries a body shot but Contemprato blocks it.
Contemprato has a couple of punches blocked by Solovyev.
Solovyev is leaning against Contemprato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Contemprato.
Contemprato lands a right hand.
Solovyev blocks a body shot from Contemprato.
Solovyev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Solovyev tries a body shot but Contemprato blocks it.
Solovyev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Contemprato's elbow.
Contemprato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Solovyev misses with a punch on the inside.
Contemprato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Contemprato lands a left hand.
Solovyev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short body shot lands from Solovyev as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Contemprato.
Solovyev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Solovyev misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato blocks a body shot from Solovyev.
A shot in the inside from Solovyev.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Contemprato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Solovyev tries to work over Contemprato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Contemprato scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Solovyev.
It looks like Noel Contemprato has been cut.
Solovyev tries to work over Contemprato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Solovyev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Contemprato can't find room to land a body shot as Solovyev controls the action.
Solovyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Solovyev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Solovyev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a hook but Contemprato blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Solovyev. That's going to slow Contemprato down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Solovyev. That's going to slow Contemprato down.
Solovyev closes the distance and clinches.
Solovyev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Solovyev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Solovyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Contemprato throws the kick towards the body but Solovyev avoids it.
Contemprato tries to keep at a distance but Solovyev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Solovyev lands a nice shot to the body.
Solovyev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Solovyev throws a punch but it's blocked by Contemprato.
Solovyev is trying to break the clinch but Contemprato is controlling him.
Solovyev has had enough of the clinch but Contemprato keeps him there for the moment.
Solovyev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Solovyev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Solovyev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Contemprato lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato blocks an uppercut.
Contemprato has Solovyev pressed against the cage.
Contemprato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Solovyev has a couple of punches blocked by Contemprato.
Solovyev blocks a body shot from Contemprato.
Contemprato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Contemprato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Solovyev.
Solovyev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Contemprato has him pressed against the cage.
Contemprato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Solovyev swings wildly with an uppercut but Contemprato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solovyev prevents a body shot from Contemprato.
Solovyev prevents a body shot from Contemprato.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Solovyev.
Solovyev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Contemprato scores with a nice short uppercut.
Contemprato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Solovyev backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Contemprato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Solovyev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Solovyev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Solovyev lands a nice looking body shot.
Solovyev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Contemprato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Contemprato misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Contemprato misses.
Contemprato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solovyev scores with a head kick.
Solovyev cracks Contemprato with a good jab.
Solovyev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Contemprato.
Contemprato is rocked!
Solovyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Contemprato lands an impressive looking overhand right. Solovyev doesn't seem phased though.
A clash of legs there as Contemprato blocks the low kick.
Solovyev throws a sloppy head kick and Contemprato moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Contemprato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev tries a low kick but Contemprato avoids it.
Solovyev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Solovyev misses with a few strikes there.
Solovyev keeps Contemprato at a distance using the push kick.
Vladimir Solovyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solovyev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Contemprato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Solovyev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Contemprato.
Contemprato checks a low kick from Solovyev.
Solovyev misses with a looping left.
Solovyev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Solovyev misses with a wild body shot.
Contemprato misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Contemprato blocks the low kick.
Contemprato thows a body shot but no joy.
Contemprato listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Solovyev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Contemprato is out of range and Solovyev settles back down.
Solovyev misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Contemprato darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Solovyev 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Solovyev blocks the leg kick.
Solovyev throws a hook but Contemprato avoids it easily.
Contemprato moves out of range of the strikes.
Contemprato connects with a leg kick. Solovyev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contemprato throws a solid leg kick but Solovyev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Contemprato.
Contemprato walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Solovyev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Solovyev misses with a head kick.
Contemprato checks a leg kick nicely.
Contemprato ducks under a wild hook from Solovyev.
Solovyev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Contemprato checks it well.
Contemprato walks into a jab.
Solovyev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Contemprato.
Solovyev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Contemprato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Contemprato throws a body punch but Solovyev moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Solovyev.
Solovyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vladimir Solovyev is winning the standup battle so far.
Contemprato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solovyev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Contemprato.
Contemprato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Contemprato takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Contemprato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Contemprato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Solovyev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Solovyev wants to clinch up but Contemprato keeps it at a distance.
Solovyev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Contemprato misses with a hook.
Contemprato wants to slow Solovyev down by chopping away at his legs.
Solovyev wants to clinch up but Contemprato keeps it at a distance.
Solovyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solovyev tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato thows a body shot but no joy.
Solovyev checks a leg kick nicely.
Contemprato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contemprato drives through and clinches with Solovyev against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Contemprato.
Solovyev working aggressively here.
Contemprato working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Solovyev fails to land.
A short right from Contemprato.
Contemprato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A frustrated look appears on Solovyev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Solovyev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contemprato misses with the head strike.
Contemprato prevents Solovyev from breaking the clinch.
Solovyev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Contemprato prevents a body shot from Solovyev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato'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 looping hook to the body misses from Contemprato. Solovyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Contemprato wants to clinch up but Solovyev keeps it at a distance.
Contemprato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Contemprato's corner calls for a 1-2. Contemprato obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Solovyev moves out of range of the strikes.
Contemprato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Contemprato throws a big shot that misses.
Contemprato takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Solovyev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Contemprato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice cross by Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circling - Contemprato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Contemprato throws an overhand right that lands on Solovyev's shoulder, as Solovyev tries to avoid the shot.
Contemprato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Contemprato misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Solovyev, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Solovyev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Contemprato misses with a series of wild punches.
Solovyev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Contemprato misses with a body shot.
Contemprato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Solovyev wants to clinch up but Contemprato keeps it at a distance.
Solovyev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Contemprato throws a leg kick which misses Solovyev's front leg but catches the back leg as Solovyev tries to avoid it.
Solovyev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Solovyev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Solovyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Contemprato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Solovyev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Contemprato motions for Solovyev to come forward. Contemprato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Solovyev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Solovyev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Contemprato counters with a low kick, right behind Solovyev 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Contemprato throws a lazy right hand but Solovyev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Contemprato lands a leg kick that knocks Solovyev off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solovyev misses with a hook. Contemprato ducked under it nicely.
Crunch! Solovyev slams his shin into Contemprato's torso.
Solovyev wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Contemprato. Solovyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solovyev throws a leg kick but Contemprato moved away.
Good work by Contemprato as he checks the leg kick.
Solovyev moves out of range as Contemprato strikes.
Contemprato clobbers Solovyev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Solovyev misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Contemprato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Contemprato lunges at Solovyev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Solovyev's hand.
Contemprato slips under a jab.
Solovyev blocks a jab.
Solovyev lands with a nice body punch.
Solovyev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Solovyev walks into a stiff left hand from Contemprato.
Contemprato blocks a head kick by Solovyev.
Solovyev scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Solovyev misses with a wild body shot.
Solovyev closes the distance and pushes Contemprato back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solovyev prevents a body shot from Contemprato.
Solovyev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Contemprato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Solovyev or not.
Solovyev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Solovyev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Solovyev.
A head punch on the inside from Contemprato fails to land.
Contemprato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Contemprato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Contemprato - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Contemprato blocking some punches.
Solovyev tries to throw a body punch but Contemprato avoids it by throwing Solovyev back against the cage.
Contemprato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Contemprato swings wildly with an uppercut but Solovyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solovyev blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contemprato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Contemprato misses with some punches.
Contemprato trying to stall but Solovyev improves his position.
Solovyev lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Noel Contemprato just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Contemprato wants to land a leg kick but Solovyev is out of range.
Contemprato throws a body punch but Solovyev moves out of range.
Contemprato misses with a two punch combination.
Contemprato fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Solovyev wants to land a leg kick but Contemprato is out of range.
Contemprato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Contemprato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Contemprato tries to keep at a distance but Solovyev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Contemprato misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Solovyev.
Contemprato is looking to control Solovyev's arms but Solovyev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Contemprato has his back to the cage.
Solovyev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Contemprato. Those never looked like landing.
Contemprato needs to keep his hands up - Solovyev had a free shot at his head there.
Contemprato doesn't manage to clinch there - Solovyev circles away.
Solovyev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Contemprato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Contemprato checks a leg kick.
Contemprato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Solovyev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Contemprato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a sloppy head kick and Contemprato moves out of range easily.
Solovyev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Solovyev lands with an overhand left.
Solovyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solovyev throws a right and a left that Contemprato avoids nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Solovyev.
Solovyev checks a low kick from Contemprato.
Contemprato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Contemprato cracks Solovyev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Contemprato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solovyev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Contemprato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Contemprato fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Solovyev on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solovyev throws a right hand that Contemprato ducks under and follows up with a left that Contemprato also avoids with ease.
Solovyev lands a body shot.
Solovyev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Solovyev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Contemprato moves forwards but Solovyev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Solovyev scores with a nice head shot.
Solovyev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Contemprato.
Solovyev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Contemprato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solovyev.
Contemprato throws a lazy right hand but Solovyev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Contemprato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Contemprato scoring well with a low kick there.
Solovyev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Contemprato. Contemprato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solovyev manages to avoid it.
Solovyev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Solovyev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Solovyev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Contemprato checks it well.
Solovyev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Contemprato thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Contemprato.
Contemprato avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Solovyev throws a lazy body kick
and Contemprato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Contemprato throws a right hand that Solovyev ducks under and follows up with a left that Solovyev also avoids with ease.
Solovyev lands with a right hand.
Solovyev fails to land with a series of punches.
Solovyev doesn't manage to clinch there - Contemprato circles away.
Contemprato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Contemprato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Solovyev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Solovyev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Solovyev fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contemprato misses with a body shot.
Solovyev drives through and clinches with Contemprato against the cage.
Contemprato blocks a body shot from Solovyev.
Solovyev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Solovyev throws a head punch that misses.
Solovyev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Solovyev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Solovyev.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contemprato trying to stall but Solovyev improves his position.
Contemprato works on Solovyev's body with a couple of short punches.
Solovyev is looking to control Contemprato's arms but Contemprato gets an underhook and turns him. Now Solovyev has his back to the cage.
Contemprato misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev had his way with Noel Contemprato in that round.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Contemprato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Contemprato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Contemprato checks a leg kick nicely.
Solovyev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Solovyev swats away the attempt to clinch by Contemprato.
Contemprato is looking to score with low kicks.
Contemprato throws an overhand right that lands on Solovyev's shoulder, as Solovyev tries to avoid the shot.
Contemprato lands with an uppercut that bounces Solovyev off the cage and back into range.
Contemprato lands with a nice combination. Solovyev backs away looking to recover.
Solovyev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Solovyev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Solovyev misses with a leg kick
letting Contemprato counter with a 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!
Contemprato moves away from the strike by Solovyev.
Contemprato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Solovyev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Contemprato cracks Solovyev with a good jab.
Contemprato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Solovyev throws a looping overhand right but Contemprato ducks down to avoid it.
Solovyev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Contemprato.
An inside leg kick from Contemprato misses.
Solovyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Contemprato moves away.
Contemprato looks to land a combination but Solovyev avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Contemprato.
Solovyev lands a lovely overhand right.
Solovyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solovyev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Contemprato checks it well.
Solovyev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Solovyev looks to land a combination but Contemprato avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato throws an overhand right that lands on Solovyev's shoulder, as Solovyev tries to avoid the shot.
Solovyev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Solovyev counters with a good low kick that Contemprato was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Contemprato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Contemprato ducks under a wild hook from Solovyev.
Contemprato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Contemprato takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Contemprato - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Solovyev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Solovyev tries to work over Contemprato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Solovyev blocks a body shot from Contemprato.
Solovyev lands with a left to the head.
Vladimir Solovyev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Solovyev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Solovyev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Solovyev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Contemprato swings for the body but Solovyev moves out of range.
Contemprato misses with the combination.
Solovyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Contemprato manages to avoid it.
Noel Contemprato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Contemprato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Solovyev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Solovyev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Contemprato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Contemprato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Solovyev checks a leg kick.
Contemprato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Solovyev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Contemprato looks to land a left hand but Solovyev moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Contemprato has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Contemprato there as he acknowledges the shot.
Contemprato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Contemprato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Solovyev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Contemprato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Solovyev tries to work over Contemprato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Solovyev prevents a body shot from Contemprato.
Solovyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Contemprato dodges the punch combination from Solovyev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Contemprato. Solovyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solovyev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Contemprato looks to score with a jab to the body but Solovyev is just out of range.
Contemprato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Noel Contemprato.
Well Solovyev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Solovyev!
A very excited looking Vladimir Solovyev 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Dammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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269 lbs
31 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dammon. Powers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dammon lands with a straight right. Powers didn't see that one coming.
Dammon just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dammon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Powers connects with a body shot that sends Dammon's belly button to the back.
Dammon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dammon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Powers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dammon.
Dammon blocks a head kick by Powers.
Powers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Powers lands with a nice body kick.
Dammon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Powers. Powers obviously looking to wear him down.
Dammon throws the left hand but Powers avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers looks to land a left hand but Dammon moved out of range nicely.
Dammon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Powers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dammon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Powers scrambles back to his feet.
Dammon wants to clinch up but Powers keeps it at a distance.
Dammon looks to land a left hand but Powers moved out of range nicely.
Dammon misses with a hook
and Powers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Powers digs a good hook to Dammon's body.
Powers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dammon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dammon throws a jab when Powers was well out of range.
Powers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dammon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dammon clinches.
Powers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dammon scores with a sloppy right hand. Powers should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers tries to land a leg kick but Dammon saw it coming and moves away.
Dammon misses the jab.
Dammon thuds a left hand into Powers's body.
Powers tries a head kick but it misses.
Powers looks to throw a body kick
and Dammon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dammon throws a body punch but Powers moves out of range.
Powers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dammon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powers. Dammon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dammon, as that shot connected.
Powers misses with a straight right.
Powers slips a jab from Dammon.
Dammon throws a lazy right hand but Powers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Powers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dammon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Powers scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dammon misses with a lunging right hand
and Powers counters with a thumping low kick.
Dammon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Powers's head backwards.
Powers with a nice cross.
Dammon lands with a straight right. Powers didn't see that one coming.
Dammon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from Powers.
Dammon scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Dammon misses.
Jab by Dammon.
An inside leg kick from Powers misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dammon. Powers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dammon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Powers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a poor cross that misses
and Dammon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Powers misses with a looping right.
Powers misses with a straight right.
Powers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dammon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powers was well out of range. Poor timing from Dammon.
Dammon has closed the distance and engaged Powers in a clinch.
Powers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dammon misses with an uppercut. Powers saw that one coming.
Dammon tries to clinch up but Powers circles away and keeps his distance.
Powers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dammon is looking to clinch.
Powers ducks under a wild hook from Dammon.
Powers lands a nice shot that snaps Dammon's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Dammon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Powers slips under a jab from Dammon.
Dammon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Dammon.
Powers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dammon throws an overhand right that lands on Powers's shoulder, as Powers tries to avoid the shot.
Powers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dammon moves in looking to clinch but Powers pushes him off.
Powers scores with a sloppy right hand. Dammon should have avoided that one.
Dammon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Powers throws a leg kick but Dammon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Powers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powers lands with a cross.
Powers blocks a jab.
Powers scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dammon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Powers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dammon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Powers.
Powers breaks from the clinch.
Dammon connects with the punch.
Powers just misses with a punch to the body.
It looks like Powers has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dammon lands a nice hook to Powers's body. Powers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Powers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dammon forces Powers back against the cage and clinches.
Powers lands an uppercut.
Powers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dammon has a couple of punches blocked by Powers.
Dammon misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Powers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Powers wants to get back to striking at distance but Dammon won't allow it.
Powers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dammon backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Powers.
Dammon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Powers.
Dammon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Powers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Powers tries to throw a body punch but Dammon avoids it by throwing Powers back against the cage.
Powers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Powers moves out of range of the strikes.
Dammon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dammon slips a jab and a cross from Powers.
Powers throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dammon.
Matt Dammon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dammon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dammon.
Powers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dammon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Powers.
Powers blocks a jab.
Dammon blocks a head kick by Powers.
Powers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dammon circles away quickly and effectively.
Powers slips under a jab.
Powers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dammon.
Powers slips under a jab from Dammon.
Dammon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dammon wants to clinch
and Powers counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powers throws a wild body kick that Dammon sees coming a mile off.
Dammon cracks Powers with an open hand slap.
Dammon looks to throw the jab but Powers is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Powers!
Dammon is breathing heavily.
Dammon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Powers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dammon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powers.
Powers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dammon moves away.
Powers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dammon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powers throws a series of punches but Dammon avoids them all with ease.
Dammon forces Powers back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Austin Powers will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dammon staying out of range there.
Dammon thows a body shot but no joy.
Dammon scores with a jab.
Powers slips under a jab.
Dammon tries to clinch but Powers moves out of range.
Dammon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dammon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Powers.
Dammon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Powers to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powers lands a front kick.
Powers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powers misses with a wild body shot.
Powers misses with a leg kick.
Powers lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dammon takes a swing at Powers's ribcage but misses.
Powers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dammon.
Powers defending well as Dammon loads up on a big left hand.
Powers takes a swing at Dammon's ribcage but misses.
Dammon misses with a straight right.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick
and Dammon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Powers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Powers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Powers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Powers jabs Dammon right on the nose. Dammon blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dammon misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Powers punishes Dammon's body with a nice straight punch.
Dammon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dammon misses with a hook. Powers ducked under it nicely.
Powers just misses with a punch to the body.
Austin Powers is winning the standup battle so far.
Dammon misses with a looping left.
Powers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dammon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powers moves out of range as Dammon strikes.
Powers swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Dammon.
Powers misses with a leg kick
and Dammon counters with a nice uppercut.
Dammon misses with a hook
and Powers counters with a good low kick that Dammon was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dammon checks a leg kick.
Dammon misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Powers.
Powers swings for the body but Dammon moves out of range.
Dammon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dammon misses with a hook
and Powers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dammon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dammon misses with a right hand
letting Powers counter with a right hand.
Nice body kick from Powers.
Dammon throws a big shot that misses.
Powers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dammon is out of range and Powers settles back down.
Powers blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dammon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Powers's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dammon moves out of range as Powers throws a body kick.
Dammon 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 big left from Dammon misses.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Dammon moves out of range easily.
Dammon throws a hook to the side of Powers's head but Powers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dammon misses with a right hand
and Powers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dammon misses with a wild body shot.
Powers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dammon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dammons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dammon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dammon misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Powers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Powers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Austin Powers!
A relieved looking Austin Powers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Matt Dammon had this to say: 'Liro is great. Congrats'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan comes into the arena with Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah? blaring out of the sound system. Hal Jordan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hal Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verzosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Verzosa cracks Jordan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Verzosa moves into the clinch.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
Verzosa tries to stall but Jordan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jordan presses Verzosa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jordan misses with a punch on the inside.
Verzosa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jordan prevents it.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verzosa tries to work over Jordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Jordan - that landed with a thud.
Jordan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Verzosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan 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.
Verzosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verzosa has a couple of punches blocked by Jordan.
Jordan misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa lands a shot to the body.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Jordan avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Jordan is leaning against Verzosa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verzosa scores with a shot to the side of Jordan's head.
Jordan digs a right hand into Verzosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Verzosa's gas tank.
Jordan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jordan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Verzosa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jordan lands a nice uppercut.
Jordan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Jordan avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Verzosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa presses Jordan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Verzosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jordan connects with a crisp jab.
Verzosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jordan finds it's way round the side to connect with Verzosa's head.
Verzosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jordan scores with a hook to the body. Verzosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa swings for the body but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan doesn't manage to clinch there - Verzosa circles away.
Verzosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jordan under the eye.
Verzosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Jordan is just out of range.
Jordan avoids the head kick by Verzosa.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
Verzosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verzosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Jordan.
Nice sprawl there from Jordan as Verzosa shoots in.
Hal Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remedios Verzosa.
Verzosa throws a sloppy head kick and Jordan moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Verzosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Verzosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Jordan counters with a head kick that drops Verzosa to the mat! Verzosa scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
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!
Verzosa is looking to slow Jordan down with leg kicks.
Verzosa throws a jab when Jordan was well out of range.
Jordan misses with a wild body shot.
Hal Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verzosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jordan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Verzosa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jordan is trying to defend but Verzosa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verzosa moves into full mount! Jordan won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Verzosa working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Jordan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jordan gets back to half guard.
Jordan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Jordan is staying active underneath Verzosa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Verzosa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hal Jordan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Verzosa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jordan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Verzosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jordan keeps working.
Verzosa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jordan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Verzosa but great work by Jordan.
Jordan wants to stand but Verzosa is controlling his arm.
Verzosa is trying to improve his position.
Jordan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa is looking to regain half guard here but Jordan keeps moving and retains side control.
Jordan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jordan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jordan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Verzosa.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verzosa moves away.
Verzosa connects with a body shot that sends Jordan's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan digs a good body shot into Verzosa's ribs.
Verzosa scores with a takedown into Jordan's guard.
Jordan is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Verzosa dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verzosa taking a breather here.
Jordan pushes Verzosa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Verzosa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jordan struggling a bit here.
Verzosa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jordan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Verzosa is putting a hurting on Jordan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Remedios Verzosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Verzosa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Verzosa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jordan gets back to half guard.
Verzosa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Verzosa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa passes to side control.
Verzosa swings around for an armbar but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Verzosa's guard.
Jordan wants to control from the top but Verzosa keeps moving.
Verzosa managing to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Verzosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verzosa staying out of range there.
Remedios Verzosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verzosa swings for the body but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verzosa throws a body punch but Jordan moves out of range.
Verzosa throws a push kick but Jordan slaps the foot to one side.
Verzosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa moves out of range as Jordan strikes.
Jordan works Verzosa's body with a nice hook.
Verzosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Jordan.
Verzosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Verzosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Verzosa lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa tries to clinch up but Jordan circles away and keeps his distance.
Verzosa misses with a body punch
and Jordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Verzosa thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan throws a front kick aimed at Verzosa's knee but Verzosa avoids it well.
Jordan is looking to wear down Verzosa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verzosa.
Jordan throws a big shot that misses.
Verzosa tests Jordan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Verzosa misses with a kick to the body.
Jordan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Verzosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa looks to land a body kick but Jordan moved away.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jordan as he jumps to the side.
Jordan tries to score with a low kick but Verzosa moves his leg out of the way.
Hal Jordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Jordan misses with a low kick.
Verzosa closes the distance but Jordan moves to the side
and Jordan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Verzosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa digs a good hook to Jordan's body.
A shot to the body from Verzosa misses
and Jordan counters with a thumping low kick.
Jordan misses with a hook to the body
and Verzosa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa thows a huge punch but Jordan dodges it nicely.
Jordan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Verzosa is trying to control. Jordan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Verzosa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jordan is holding on to half guard well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan is defending against the submission attempts here by Verzosa.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hal Jordan.
I think Jordan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hal Jordan!
Our winner, Hal Jordan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunmetal Grey Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Magneto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magneto has chosen Rise Against - Injection as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Gunmetal Grey Ii has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gunmetal Grey Ii seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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195 lbs
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34
182 lbs
30 - 13 - 5 |
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunmetal Grey Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 5, fighting out of London, Maximus Magneto!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magneto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Magneto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Magneto looks for the body kick but Grey Ii saw that one coming.
Grey Ii misses the shot to the body.
Magneto misses with a straight left.
Magneto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grey Ii.
Magneto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Magneto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice uppercut there from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii throws a shot from downtown. Magneto moves away and avoids it.
Magneto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grey Ii is able to avoid easily.
Magneto throws a big shot that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grey Ii throws a big shot that misses.
Magneto thumps Grey Ii with a low kick.
Magneto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Magneto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magneto slips a straight right by Grey Ii.
Grey Ii loads up on a big right hand but Magneto slips the punch.
Magneto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grey Ii is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grey Ii misses with an uppercut. Magneto saw that one coming.
Magneto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grey Ii walks into a stiff left hand from Magneto.
Good work by Grey Ii as he checks the leg kick.
Magneto blocks a head kick by Grey Ii.
Good shot there by Magneto.
Grey Ii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magneto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grey Ii rushes Magneto and presses him up against the cage.
Grey Ii trying to control the position but instead, Magneto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grey Ii into the cage.
Magneto lands a right hand.
Magneto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grey Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magneto struggles to land a body shot inside as Grey Ii controls his hands.
I was talking to Grey Ii's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A body shot lands from Grey Ii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magneto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grey Ii blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Grey Ii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magneto misses with a punch on the inside.
Magneto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Magneto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magneto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magneto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grey Ii backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Grey Ii.
Magneto lands a body punch.
Grey Ii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grey Ii has a couple of punches blocked by Magneto.
Magneto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grey Ii takes a shot to the head.
Grey Ii throws a head punch that misses.
Grey Ii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magneto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magneto tries a body shot but Grey Ii blocks it.
Grey Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grey Ii throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grey Ii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magneto's elbow.
Grey Ii tries to work over Magneto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grey Ii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magneto lands an uppercut.
Magneto scores with a shot to the side of Grey Ii's head.
Magneto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Grey Ii fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Magneto.
Grey Ii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magneto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grey Ii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Magneto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grey Ii is breathing heavily.
Magneto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grey Ii backwards.
Grey Ii takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from Magneto.
A hook to the body from Magneto.
Magneto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Magneto.
Magneto can't find room to land a body shot as Grey Ii controls the action.
A short right from Magneto on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magneto misses with a punch to the body.
Magneto crunches a lovely knee into Grey Ii's ribcage.
Magneto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grey Ii or not.
Magneto swings wildly with an uppercut but Grey Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magneto is leaning against Grey Ii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Magneto lands a nice uppercut.
Magneto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magneto lands a nice shot to the body.
Magneto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grey Ii backwards.
A hook to the body from Magneto.
Grey Ii blocks a body shot from Magneto.
Magneto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grey Ii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Magneto fails to land.
Magneto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magneto lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Magneto.
Magneto lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Magneto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Magneto lands a big head kick that sends Grey Ii tumbling to the mat! Magneto takes a step backwards and waves Grey Ii back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Grey Ii is rocked!
Maximus Magneto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grey Ii. Magneto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Grey Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magneto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grey Ii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magneto can't find room to land a body shot as Grey Ii controls the action.
Magneto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magneto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grey Ii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Magneto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grey Ii seems to have got his legs back now.
Grey Ii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Magneto.
Magneto blocking some punches.
Magneto tries to land knees in the clinch but Grey Ii avoids the damage to the body.
Magneto with a knee to the head.
Grey Ii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grey Ii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magneto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grey Ii works on Magneto's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Magneto - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Magneto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magneto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grey Ii misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Magneto controls the action.
Grey Ii prevents a body shot from Magneto.
Magneto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maximus Magneto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grey Ii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magneto backwards.
Magneto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grey Ii blocks it with crossed arms.
Magneto lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magneto.
Magneto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grey Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
Grey Ii lands with a light punch inside.
Grey Ii misses with some punches.
Grey Ii prevents a body shot from Magneto.
Grey Ii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magneto looking to throw knees to the head but Grey Ii is blocking nicely.
Magneto lands a left hand.
Grey Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magneto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grey Ii backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey Ii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magneto backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magneto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magneto presses Grey Ii against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grey Ii is trying to stall.
Magneto tries a knee to the head but Grey Ii blocks it.
Grey Ii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magneto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grey Ii's elbow.
Magneto gets through Grey Ii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magneto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grey Ii tries to throw a body punch but Magneto avoids it by throwing Grey Ii back against the cage.
Magneto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grey Ii backwards.
Grey Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magneto swings wildly with an uppercut but Grey Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magneto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magneto lands with a short shot to the head.
Grey Ii pushes Magneto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magneto misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii avoiding damage as Magneto throws knees to the body.
A short right from Magneto.
A hook to the body from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magneto looking to throw knees to the head but Grey Ii is blocking nicely.
Grey Ii prevents a body shot from Magneto.
Grey Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Magneto controls the action.
Magneto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magneto misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Magneto.
Grey Ii blocks a body shot from Magneto.
Magneto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grey Ii tries to throw a body punch but Magneto avoids it by throwing Grey Ii back against the cage.
Magneto misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magneto.
Magneto working the clinch nicely. Grey Ii is working for position but Magneto cracks him with a big knee to the head! Grey Ii crumples up against the cage and Magneto lands two more shots before the ref can save Grey Ii! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Maximus Magneto!
A victorious Maximus Magneto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Budo Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esa Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rei comes to the cage accompanied by Alice in Chains - No Excuses. Tikkanen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bring The Pain. Esa Tikkanen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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33 - 18 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Budo Rei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esa Tikkanen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikkanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tikkanen thumps Rei with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Rei.
It looks like Esa Tikkanen has been cut.
Tikkanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rei manages to avoid it.
Tikkanen dives in for a single leg takedown but Rei sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tikkanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rei looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Tikkanen.
Tikkanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tikkanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Tikkanen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tikkanen misses with the head strike.
Tikkanen digs a right hand into Rei's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rei's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen can't find room to land a body shot as Rei controls the action.
Rei misses with a punch on the inside.
Tikkanen tries to throw a body punch but Rei avoids it by throwing Tikkanen back against the cage.
Rei misses with an elbow strike.
Tikkanen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tikkanen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tikkanen has a couple of punches blocked by Rei.
Tikkanen throws a head punch that misses.
Tikkanen misses with some punches.
Rei is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rei blocks an uppercut.
Tikkanen tries to throw a body punch but Rei avoids it by throwing Tikkanen back against the cage.
Tikkanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tikkanen tries to throw a body punch but Rei avoids it by throwing Tikkanen back against the cage.
Tikkanen is leaning against Rei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Tikkanen - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikkanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rei throws an elbow but misses.
Tikkanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Rei controls his hands.
Tikkanen looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei can't find room to land a body shot as Tikkanen controls the action.
Tikkanen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rei backwards.
It looks like Budo Rei has been cut.
Tikkanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Rei controls his hands.
Tikkanen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rei to keep the fight standing.
Rei pushes Tikkanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rei.
Tikkanen misses with a body punch.
Tikkanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rei lands a hook that snaps the head of Tikkanen backwards.
Tikkanen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Budo Rei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esa Tikkanen.
Good body shot from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen lands a left hand.
Tikkanen tries to throw a body punch but Rei avoids it by throwing Tikkanen back against the cage.
Rei has a couple of punches blocked by Tikkanen.
Rei blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rei misses with a punch to the body.
Rei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tikkanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Rei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tikkanen.
Rei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rei's elbow.
Tikkanen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rei avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikkanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reis head.
Tikkanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tikkanen is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tikkanen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tikkanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rei throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rei.
Tikkanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tikkanen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tikkanen.
Rei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rei lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tikkanens head.
Tikkanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tikkanen avoids it.
Tikkanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Rei.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Tikkanen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tikkanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Rei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tikkanen.
Rei scores with a body shot.
Rei looks to land a body kick but Tikkanen moved away.
Rei takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Esa Tikkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rei enables Tikkanen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rei manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rei being controlled here, momentarily.
Rei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tikkanen sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Esa Tikkanen wasn't active enough on the ground.
A low kick from Tikkanen misses
and Rei counters with an inside leg kick.
Budo Rei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rei misses with a kick to the body.
Tikkanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rei.
Jab from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen tries to land a front kick but Rei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tikkanen scores with a jab to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Rei blocks the low kick.
Tikkanen throws a leg kick
and Rei counters with a nice body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rei.
Rei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Rei 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Rei misses.
Tikkanen lands a front kick.
Tikkanen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rei takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Tikkanen tenderised Rei's leg. Rei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tikkanen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rei takes a step back to recover.
Tikkanen 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.
Tikkanen misses with a body kick.
Rei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tikkanen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rei has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rei there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rei takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rei throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rei throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tikkanen throws a push kick but Rei slaps the foot to one side.
Tikkanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tikkanen shoots in and bounces Rei off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rei pulls Tikkanen in to control the position.
Rei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei looking to control.
Tikkanen trying to control but Rei is working from the bottom.
Tikkanen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rei keeping moving, preventing Tikkanen from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tikkanen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tikkanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tikkanen rushes Rei and presses him up against the cage.
Tikkanen tries to throw a body punch but Rei avoids it by throwing Tikkanen back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Tikkanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rei works Tikkanen's body with a nice hook.
Tikkanen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tikkanen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rei to score with a decent uppercut.
Rei throws a body punch but Tikkanen moves out of range.
Rei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tikkanen connects with a crisp jab.
Tikkanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tikkanen takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tikkanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tikkanen throws a wild body kick that Rei sees coming a mile off.
Rei scores with a hook to the body. Tikkanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tikkanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rei.
Rei throws a lazy right hand but Tikkanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rei keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Tikkanen finds it's target.
Rei lands with a straight right. Tikkanen didn't see that one coming.
Tikkanen cracks Rei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tikkanen goes for a double leg but Rei avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rei continues to drive forward.
Rei pushes Tikkanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tikkanen.
Rei manages to break the clinch.
Tikkanen lunges at Rei with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rei's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikkanen misses with an uppercut.
Rei throws a series of punches but Tikkanen avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Rei.
Tikkanen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tikkanen lands with a cross.
Budo Rei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esa Tikkanen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen thumps Rei with a low kick.
Tikkanen throws a shot from downtown. Rei moves away and avoids it.
Tikkanen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tikkanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rei.
Rei looks to score with a jab to the body but Tikkanen is just out of range.
Rei catches Tikkanen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tikkanen wants to land a leg kick but Rei is out of range.
Rei needs to keep his hands up - Tikkanen had a free shot at his head there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tikkanen.
Good work by Tikkanen as he checks the leg kick.
Tikkanen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen shoots for a takedown but Rei saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Budo Rei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esa Tikkanen.
Nice uppercut there from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen lands a nice shot that snaps Rei's head back.
Tikkanen misses with a looping right.
Rei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tikkanen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rei is out of range and Tikkanen settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rei. Tikkanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tikkanen tries to move into range but Rei moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tikkanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rei.
Rei throws a right hand that Tikkanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Tikkanen also avoids with ease.
Tikkanen connects with a leg kick. Rei looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tikkanen slips a straight right by Rei.
Tikkanen scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen pushes Rei away with a front kick.
Rei lands with a good body shot.
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!
Tikkanen moves into the clinch.
Tikkanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rei unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tikkanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tikkanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rei tries to land knees in the clinch but Tikkanen avoids the damage to the body.
Tikkanen taking a breather.
Tikkanen has Rei pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rei manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei tries a body shot but Tikkanen blocks it.
Tikkanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tikkanen misses with a punch to the body.
Tikkanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Budo Rei showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tikkanen 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esa Tikkanen!
A relieved looking Esa Tikkanen 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Bunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable. Bunn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Go to Sleep - Eminem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Otso Jokinen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gary Bunn's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
60 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otso Jokinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Bunn!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jokinen swings for the body but Bunn moves out of range.
Jokinen scores with a jab. Bunn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jokinen misses with a looping left.
Jokinen tries to land a front kick but Bunn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a lazy right hand but Bunn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Jokinen coming out on top.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bunn moves out of range as Jokinen strikes.
Bunn lands a nice hook to Jokinen's body. Jokinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A clash of legs there as Jokinen blocks the low kick.
Jokinen lands a jab to the nose.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Jokinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jokinen throws a leg kick
and Bunn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jokinen's guard.
Bunn throwing strikes from guard but Jokinen blocks nicely.
Bunn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bunn looking to sit in guard and control but Jokinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bunn seems keen to control Jokinen's posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunn controls Jokinen momentarily but Jokinen frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bunn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bunn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jokinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jokinen is fighting to break Bunn's control of his arms but Bunn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gary Bunn.
Jokinen tries to clinch up but Bunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Bunn scores with a jab. Jokinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bunn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bunn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn tries a body shot but Jokinen blocks it.
Bunn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jokinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bunn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jokinen up against the cage.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Bunn has picked Jokinen up - he's going for a ride! Bunn dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bunn trying to control the action but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Jokinen is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Athletic Advantage, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Jokinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jokinen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jokinen.
Bunn tries to free his leg and advance position but Jokinen is retaining full guard.
Bunn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Bunn from controlling successfully.
Jokinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn throws a big elbow that misses.
Jokinen looking to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jokinen is keeping the position for now.
Bunn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jokinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jokinen, not yet.
Bunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jokinen throws a chopping leg kick but Bunn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws an off balance right hand
and Bunn counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Bunn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bunn sizes up Jokinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bunn with a jab.
Jokinen misses with a looping left.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bunn's calf.
Bunn keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Jokinen does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bunn is out of range and Jokinen settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jokinen pinned against the cage. Jokinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jokinen tries to clinch up.
Bunn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bunn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jokinen takes a step back to recover.
Bunn takes one to the chin there.
Jokinen thows a body kick. Bunn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jokinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Otso Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen cracks a nice hook into Bunn's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen looks to throw a body kick
so Bunn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen is pulling down on Bunn's head to control his posture.
Jokinen wants to sweep here but Bunn controlling him for the moment.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Bunn from controlling successfully.
Bunn is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bunn preventing the sweep.
Bunn wants to control from the top but Jokinen keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gary Bunn hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jokinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jokinen is predictable there
and Bunn counters with a single leg into guard. Jokinen didn't expect that.
Bunn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bunn preventing the sweep.
Jokinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jokinen has Bunn pulled in close to control his posture.
Bunn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bunn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body. Bunn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jokinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Jokinen misses
and Bunn counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jokinen!
Jokinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bunn wants to take a breather but Jokinen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bunn.
Bunn controlling from the top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jokinen holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Bunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bunn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jokinen on the side of the head.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Bunn moves out of range.
Otso Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen throws a head kick that Bunn semi-blocks.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Bunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jokinen misses the target.
Jokinen throws an off balance right hand
and Bunn counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jokinen!
Bunn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jokinen keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jokinen is not content to let Bunn control the position.
Bunn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jokinen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bunn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bunn throws an elbow but Jokinen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bunn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bunn looks up at the clock and then as Jokinen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bunn smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bunn is looking to take a break and control but Jokinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bunn lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bunn misses with the ground and pound.
Bunn working away.
Bunn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gary Bunn has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn is looking to take a break and control but Jokinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jokinen can't do much from the bottom here.
Bunn misses with the ground and pound.
Bunn working away.
Jokinen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jokinen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bunn is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Bunn unloads with some shots from mount but Jokinen bucks and avoids them well.
Bunn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to lock up and control but Bunn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jokinen just holding on.
Bunn scoring with strikes but Jokinen is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunn cracks Jokinen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bunn wants to control the pace but Jokinen is squirming around nicely.
Jokinen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunn landing punches.
Jokinen can't escape the position.
Bunn controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Bunn really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunn.
Jokinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jokinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bunn throws a leg kick but Jokinen checks it.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen lands a two punch combo.
Jokinen misses with a kick to the body
and Bunn counters with a shoot takedown. Jokinen fights it but they end up in guard.
Bunn tries to free his leg and advance position but Jokinen is retaining full guard.
Bunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Bunn from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bunn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Bunn from controlling successfully.
Jokinen keeping full guard, as Bunn tries to pass.
Bunn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jokinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gary Bunn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Bunn down.
Jokinen throws a lazy head kick
and Bunn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bunn is working away from the top position though.
Jokinen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bunn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jokinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jokinen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bunn.
Bunn is keen to just control but Jokinen is a slippery customer.
Jokinen moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn looking to sit in guard and control but Jokinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bunn trying to keep a closed guard but Jokinen is proving a slippery customer.
Bunn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jokinen manages to get himself to full guard.
Bunn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jokinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bunn wants to control from the top but Jokinen keeps moving.
Bunn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen trying to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bunn being controlled here momentarily.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Bunn from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gary Bunn.
Jokinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jokinen's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunn throws a big right hand that misses.
Bunn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jokinen's guard.
Bunn is trying to control. Jokinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Bunn dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bunn slips a jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bunn's sensitive parts.
Jokinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jokinen lands with a straight right. Bunn didn't see that one coming.
Jokinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Bunn scores with a jab. Jokinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jokinen scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands with an overhand left.
Bunn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bunn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a right hand
and Bunn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bunn.
Bunn throws a big elbow that misses.
Bunn won't allow Jokinen to sweep him here.
Bunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jokinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bunn is looking to work some ground and pound but Jokinen has wrist control.
Jokinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Otso Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jokinen pulls his head out easily.
Jokinen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jokinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bunn is trying to maintain the position but Jokinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Jokinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bunn's head.
Bunn trying to hold on to Jokinen's head to control him but Jokinen postures up.
Jokinen trying to control from half guard but Bunn is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn is in trouble now - Jokinen has advanced to mount!
Jokinen controlling the position easily from mount.
Jokinen punching from mount but Bunn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bunn tries to hold on but Jokinen postures up.
Jokinen working the ground and pound effectively.
Jokinen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn is trying to escape the mount.
Jokinen raining down shots from the mount!
Bunn wants to control but Jokinen is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen lands a big elbow - Bunn is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bunn is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Otso Jokinen!
Otso Jokinen retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Otso Jokinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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