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Ascension 302 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Clam Digger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Esqueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clam Digger comes to the cage accompanied by Body Rott. Esqueda has chosen Cant del Barça as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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159 lbs
22 - 6 - 2 |
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169 lbs
29 - 15 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Clam Digger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Esqueda!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esqueda misses with a body shot.
Clam Digger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Esqueda ducks under a wild hook from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger lands with a nice body kick.
Clam Digger misses with a hook. Esqueda ducked under it nicely.
Esqueda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Esqueda lands with a nice body punch.
Esqueda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clam Digger.
Esqueda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Esqueda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Esqueda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clam Digger takes one on the button.
That kick from Clam Digger tenderised Esqueda's leg. Esqueda is trying to keep his angry face on.
Esqueda throws a body punch but Clam Digger moves out of range.
Clam Digger moves out of range of the strikes.
Esqueda misses with a body shot.
Clam Digger checks a low kick from Esqueda.
Clam Digger tried to counter with a leg kick but Esqueda avoided it.
Esqueda gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Clam Digger to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esqueda seems keen to control Clam Digger's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esqueda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clam Digger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Clam Digger wants to pass the guard but Esqueda is keeping the position.
Esqueda keeping moving, preventing Clam Digger from controlling successfully.
Clam Digger tries to free his leg and advance position but Esqueda is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Clam Digger postures up in Esqueda's guard and throws a big left but Esqueda blocks it.
Esqueda wants to sweep here but Clam Digger controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clam Digger, right into the meat.
Clam Digger tries to score with a low kick but Esqueda moves his leg out of the way.
Esqueda misses with a low kick.
Clam Digger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good work by Esqueda as he checks the leg kick.
Clam Digger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esqueda manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clam Digger!
Esqueda takes a swing at Clam Digger's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Esqueda does it's job there.
Esqueda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clam Digger tries to work over Esqueda's front leg with a kick but Esqueda checks it.
Clam Digger sizes up Esqueda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Esqueda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Esqueda misses with a straight left.
Clam Digger misses with a leg kick.
And Esqueda tries to counter it with a takedown but Clam Digger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Esqueda misses with an uppercut. Clam Digger saw that one coming.
Clam Digger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clam Digger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Esqueda.
Clam Digger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Esqueda checks it well.
Clam Digger misses with a body kick.
Clam Digger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esqueda throws out the jab.
Clam Digger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clam Digger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Esqueda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Clam Digger is out of range.
Esqueda throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Clam Digger tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Esqueda is in Clam Digger's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esqueda postures up in Clam Digger's guard and throws a big left but Clam Digger blocks it.
Clam Digger working a defensive guard here.
Esqueda tries to free his leg and advance position but Clam Digger is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clam Digger is trying to control the position but Esqueda postures up.
Esqueda wants to control from the top but Clam Digger keeps moving.
Clam Digger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Esqueda throwing strikes from guard but Clam Digger blocks nicely.
Clam Digger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clam Digger wants to control but Esqueda is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Terrance Clam Digger will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Clam Digger digs a good hook to Esqueda's body.
Esqueda throws a jab when Clam Digger was well out of range.
Esqueda throws a lazy right hand but Clam Digger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Esqueda misses the shot to the body.
Clam Digger with a hook.
Clam Digger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clam Digger throws out a leg kick but Esqueda moves out of range and Clam Digger only half commits.
Esqueda feints the counter takedown.
A slow jab from Esqueda misses its intended target.
Clam Digger with a jab.
A big right from Esqueda misses.
Clam Digger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Esqueda's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esqueda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clam Digger moves away.
Esqueda tests Clam Digger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Esqueda throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Esqueda is predictable there
so Clam Digger 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.
Esqueda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clam Digger defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Esqueda isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Clam Digger stacks Esqueda on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Clam Digger!
Esqueda tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Clam Digger presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Esqueda is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Clam Digger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Clam Digger jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Esqueda manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Esqueda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Clam Digger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Clam Digger advances to mount.
Clam Digger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger with good strikes from the mount here!
Clam Digger wants to control the pace but Esqueda is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Esqueda that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Terrance Clam Digger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clam Digger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Clam Digger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Esqueda is working to get back to half guard.
Clam Digger controlling the pace for now.
Clam Digger trying to control but Esqueda is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda regains half guard.
Clam Digger is pressing down on Esqueda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Esqueda is holding on for now.
Clam Digger not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clam Digger passes into side control, despite Esqueda's attempt to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Clam Digger dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Clam Digger clobbers Esqueda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Esqueda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clam Digger misses with a leg kick.
Clam Digger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Esqueda can do to turn this around?
Esqueda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clam Digger tries to clinch there but Esqueda circles away.
Esqueda blocks the body kick.
Clam Digger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Terrance Clam Digger is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Esqueda lands.
Clam Digger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clam Digger looks for the body kick but Esqueda saw that one coming.
And Esqueda tries to counter it with a takedown but Clam Digger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esqueda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clam Digger misses with a leg kick.
Esqueda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clam Digger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esqueda manages to avoid it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Clam Digger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger trying to control the action but Esqueda is working from the bottom.
Esqueda is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Clam Digger is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Esqueda tries to reverse the position but Clam Digger maintains control.
Clam Digger misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Clam Digger lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Esqueda hang on?
Esqueda tries to reverse the position but Clam Digger maintains control.
Clam Digger raining down hammerfists from mount.
Terrance Clam Digger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clam Digger tries to control but Esqueda wriggling away.
Clam Digger controlling his opponent.
Gerard Esqueda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clam Digger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Clam Digger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda tries to hold on but Clam Digger pushes him away.
Clam Digger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Esqueda can't escape the position.
Clam Digger content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clam Digger looking to control but Esqueda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Esqueda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Esqueda is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Clam Digger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clam Digger 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrance Clam Digger!
Terrance Clam Digger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rubicon Brandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolek Banan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
19 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rubicon Brandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolek Banan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandy throws a solid leg kick but Banan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brandy.
Banan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Banan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Banan connects with the punch.
Banan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandy was well out of range. Poor timing from Banan.
Brandy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Banan takes a swing at Brandy's ribcage but misses.
Brandy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brandy throws a sloppy head kick and Banan moves out of range easily.
Brandy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tolek Banan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandy manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Banan.
Banan replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brandy blocks it well.
Banan stuns Brandy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandy scores with a nice strike.
Banan throws a head kick but Brandy moves out of range.
Brandy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Banan looks for the body kick but Brandy saw that one coming.
Brandy keeps Banan at a distance using the push kick.
Banan moves out of range as Brandy throws a body kick.
Banan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Brandy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banan's calf.
Brandy motions for Banan to come forward. Brandy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Banan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banan misses with a body shot.
Banan misses with the body kick
and Brandy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Banan's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandy wants to control from the top but Banan keeps moving.
Brandy is really struggling to control Banan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brandy trying to control but Banan is working from the bottom.
Banan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banan is trying to keep Brandy in close.
Brandy looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan moves forwards but Brandy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brandy 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 Banan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Banan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Banan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Banan looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandy is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brandy.
Brandy throws a low kick, looking for Banan's leg but Banan calmly moves out of range.
Brandy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Banan.
Banan is looking to land body kicks.
Brandy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Banan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brandys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Banan tries to clinch but Brandy is having none of it.
Brandy tries to counter with a takedown but Banan is quick to defend against it.
A bone on bone clash there as Brandy blocks the leg kick.
Banan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandy throws the kick towards the body but Banan avoids it.
Brandy swats away the attempt to clinch by Banan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banan moves away.
Brandy avoids the head kick by Banan.
Brandy tries a low kick but Banan avoids it.
Brandy throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandy swings for the body but Banan moves out of range.
Brandy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Banan feints and then cracks Brandy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brandy down.
Banan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brandy rather than just go for the knockout.
Banan doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandy circles away.
Banan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandy.
Banan lands a glancing blow to the side of Brandy's head.
Brandy misses with the combination.
That kick from Banan tenderised Brandy's leg. Brandy is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tolek Banan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Banan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Banan thumps Brandy with a low kick.
Banan tries to clinch but Brandy moves out of range.
Brandy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A lazy body kick from Banan
and Brandy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brandy.
Banan pulls Brandy in to control the position.
Brandy trying to control but Banan is working from the bottom.
Brandy lands a couple of elbows.
Brandy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banan keeping moving, preventing Brandy from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandy throwing strikes but missing.
Brandy wants to pass the guard but Banan is keeping the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Our spies down at at Max Poppers inform us that Banan has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Banan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brandy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brandy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brandy tries to free his leg and advance position but Banan is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banan pulls Brandy in close to his closed guard and prevents Brandy from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brandy throws a lazy head kick
and Banan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brandy shoots in and drives through. Banan sprawls well.
Banan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banan thows a body kick. Brandy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brandy throws a leg kick but Banan moved away.
Banan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brandy tries to land a leg kick but Banan saw it coming and moves away.
Brandy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Banan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brandy is out of range.
Banan connects with a jab.
Brandy misses the shot to the body.
Brandy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Banan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Banan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Banan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Banan looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandy is just out of range.
Brandy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Banan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan cracks Brandy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brandy ducks under a wild hook from Banan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brandy.
Banan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brandy takes a step back to recover.
Banan with a hook.
Banan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandy was well out of range. Poor timing from Banan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brandy tries to counter with a takedown but Banan is quick to defend against it.
Banan checks a leg kick.
Brandy moves out of range of the body kick from Banan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banan missing with a left hand there. Brandy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Banan is predictable there
and Brandy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brandy.
Banan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandy looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brandy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Banan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Banan working for a triangle but Brandy defends it easily.
Banan keeping moving, preventing Brandy from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tolek Banan 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.
Banan throws out a leg kick but Brandy moves out of range and Banan only half commits.
Banan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brandy moves out of range of the body kick.
Brandy feinted with a counter takedown.
Banan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brandy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Banan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Banan is looking for a sweep.
Banan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brandy off and has taken his back!
Banan is trying to stick to Brandy's back but Brandy is turning into Banan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Banan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Brandy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Banan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandy prevents Banan from getting back to his feet.
Banan controlling Brandy's posture.
Banan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brandy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Banan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Banan keeping moving, preventing Brandy from controlling successfully.
Rubicon Brandy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brandy tries to free his leg and advance position but Banan is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Banan holds on and takes a little breather.
Brandy is working Banan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brandy throws a big right hand that misses.
Banan keeping moving, preventing Brandy from controlling successfully.
Banan trying to control the position here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Banan looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Banan finds it's way through Brandy's defenses.
Banan lands a high kick!
Tolek Banan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banan lands with a kick to the temple. Brandy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tolek Banan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandy misses with a straight right.
Brandy throws a body punch but Banan moves out of range.
Brandy misses the shot to the body.
Brandy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Banan to score with a decent uppercut.
Brandy ducks under a wild hook from Banan.
Banan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brandy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brandy takes one to the side of the head.
Banan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brandy's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brandy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banan is fending him off so far but Brandy persists. Nope, Banan circles away and we're back to standing.
Banan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brandy attempts a counter takedown but Banan avoids it well and moves away.
Banan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Banan.
Banan lands a front kick.
Banan cracks Brandy with a good jab.
Brandy misses with a takedown
and Banan counters with a straight right hand.
Brandy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Banan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Banan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Banan thumps Brandy with a low kick.
Brandy throws a head kick that misses
and Banan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Banan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tolek Banan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Banan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tolek Banan!
A very excited looking Tolek Banan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arjel Dacir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Romano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nicotina Groove by SUBSONICA. This should be a great matchup!
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34
180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arjel Dacir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Romano!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dacir moves out of range as Romano throws a body kick.
Romano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dacir's calf.
Dacir steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Romano. That one must have hurt.
Romano is looking to chop away at Dacir's legs.
Dacir lands a nice hook to Romano's body. Romano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Romano throws a hook but Dacir blocks it.
Romano cracks Dacir with a good jab.
Dacir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romano throws out the jab.
A big right from Romano misses.
Dacir 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.
Dacir misses with a few strikes there.
Romano tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dacir manages to avoid it.
Dacir misses with a straight right.
Romano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dacir.
Dacir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romano.
Romano is looking to score with low kicks.
Dacir tries to counter by clinching up but Romano breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romano manages to avoid it.
Romano goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Romano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dacir tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Romano manages to circle out of the way.
Romano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Samuel Romano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romano misses the jab.
Dacir looks to throw the jab but Romano is out of range.
Romano throws a leg kick
and Dacir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Dacir fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A body shot lands from Romano.
Romano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've been informed that Romano has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Romano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dacir throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano working aggressively here.
Romano throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dacir misses with the head strike.
Dacir is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romano is keeping busy.
Romano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Romano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romano lands an elbow inside.
Dacir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dacir dodges an elbow strike from Romano.
Romano misses with an elbow over the top.
Romano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romano struggles to land a body shot inside as Dacir controls his hands.
Romano tries to land knees in the clinch but Dacir avoids the damage to the body.
Romano tries to break free but Dacir pushes him back against the cage.
Dacir throws a head punch that misses.
Dacir gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dacir.
Romano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dacir backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacir throws a punch but it's blocked by Romano.
A short uppercut from Romano.
Romano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Romano fails to land.
Romano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dacir's defenses.
Romano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romano misses with an elbow strike.
Romano throws a punch but it's blocked by Dacir.
Romano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dacir backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dacir just misses with a elbow thrown towards Romano's brow.
Romano scores with a shoulder strike.
Romano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dacir trying to land knees to the body.
Romano misses with a knee to the head.
Romano managing to block the knees to the body from Dacir.
Dacir misses with some punches.
Dacir pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Romano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romano obliges.
Dacir is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romano misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Romano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dacirs head.
Dacir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romano avoids it.
Romano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Romano lands a right hand.
Romano misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romano lands an elbow just above Dacir 's eye.
Romano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dacir is looking to wear down Romano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dacir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dacir avoids a kick to the body.
Dacir misses with a straight right.
Dacir lands a glancing blow to the side of Romano's head.
Dacir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Romano dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dacir misses with a straight left.
Romano feints and then cracks Dacir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dacir down.
Romano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Romano lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romano.
Romano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dacir tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Samuel Romano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romano moves out of range of the strikes.
Romano with the counter takedown but Dacir avoids it easily.
Romano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Romano misses with a wild body shot.
Dacir wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano connects with a leg kick. Dacir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Romano lands the left hand.
Dacir tries to work over Romano's front leg with a kick but Romano checks it.
Romano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dacir doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dacir checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano misses with a body kick.
Romano misses with a wild combination.
Dacir walks into a left hand.
Romano cracks the inside of Dacir's front leg.
A cross from Romano lands.
Dacir throws a body shot but no joy.
Romano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dacir avoids a kick to the body.
Dacir tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Romano manages to circle out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romano.
Dacir misses with a low kick.
Romano with the counter takedown but Dacir avoids it easily.
A solid body kick from Romano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano blocks a jab.
Dacir misses the jab.
Dacir ducks right into an uppercut from Romano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romano misses with a low kick.
Dacir is looking to counter the offense by Romano and move into the clinch.
Romano just misses with a punch to the body.
Romano scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dacir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Romano lands a body shot.
Romano scores with a shot to the body.
Romano misses with a body shot.
Romano jabs Dacir to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dacir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romano can pounce on him.
Romano is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano drops Dacir with a left right combo! Romano follows him down to the ground into side control.
Dacir is rocked!
Dacir avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Romano.
Oh Dacir is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romano tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Romano landing a few strikes.
Romano tries to score with some ground and pound. Dacir controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Romano looks up at the clock and then as Dacir takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Romano smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Romano landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacir on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dacir parries the strikes from Romano easily there. Romano is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dacir to escape.
Dacir is being controlled here.
Romano scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dacir to see if he's OK.
Romano postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
An elbow from Romano crashes against the mat.
Romano works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Romano taking a breather here.
Romano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dacir keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Romano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Romano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dacir.
As Romano tries to get set, Dacir tries to push him back and clinch up but Romano manages to avoid the attempt.
Arjel Dacir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dacir seems to have got his legs back now.
Donk. Romano catches Dacir right on the button with a cross.
Romano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romano. Dacir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dacir tries to counter by clinching up but Romano breaks away and moves out of range.
Dacir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Dacir as he checks the leg kick.
Dacir misses with a hook
and Romano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dacir slips a jab from Romano.
Dacir is looking to counter the offense by Romano and move into the clinch.
Dacir loads up on a big right hand but Romano slips the punch.
Romano misses with a straight right.
Dacir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romano.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacir moves away from the strike by Romano.
Dacir moves forwards but Romano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Romano sizes up Dacir with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dacir takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Romano misses.
Romano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dacir avoids a kick to the body.
Dacir scores with a body shot.
Romano blocks a low kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romano.
Romano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Romano throws a chopping leg kick but Dacir manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Samuel Romano 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.
Dacir lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romano scores with a nice strike.
Romano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Romano keeps Dacir at a distance using the push kick.
Dacir takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romano.
Romano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romano slips a jab and a cross from Dacir.
Dacir pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dacir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romano.
Romano lands with a hook. Dacir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Romano punishes Dacir's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano jabs Dacir right on the nose. Dacir blinks but takes it well.
Romano fails with the takedown.
As Romano tries to get set, Dacir tries to push him back and clinch up but Romano manages to avoid the attempt.
Romano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Romano scores with a leg kick.
Dacir throws a lazy right hand but Romano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Dacir.
Despite the aggression on Romano's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dacir throws a low kick, looking for Romano's leg but Romano calmly moves out of range.
Romano scores with a kick to the body.
Romano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Romano misses with an uppercut.
Dacir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacir misses with a straight right.
Romano flicks out a counter leg kick but Dacir steps away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Romano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dacir is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Romano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dacir throws a poor cross that misses
and Romano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Romano as he connects with a hook.
Dacir checks a low kick from Romano.
Romano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dacir's sensitive parts.
Romano lands a slapping body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romano.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romano.
Dacir throws a solid leg kick but Romano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dacir.
Romano thumps Dacir with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Romano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Romano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Romano!
A very excited looking Samuel Romano 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 Arvydas Sabonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabonis's entrance music is James Brown - Superbad. A fine choice. Hovi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vesa-Matti Loiri - Armo. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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289 lbs
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244 lbs
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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
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Arvydas Sabonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarmo Hovi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabonis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi throws a solid leg kick but Sabonis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hovi.
Sabonis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hovi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sabonis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sabonis scores with a hook.
Hovi thuds his shin into the meat of Sabonis's side.
Hovi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabonis is just out of range.
Sabonis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sabonis throws the kick towards the body but Hovi avoids it.
Sabonis moves out of range of the body kick from Hovi.
Crunch! Hovi slams his shin into Sabonis's torso.
Sabonis scores with a spinning back kick!
Hovi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sabonis doesn't seem bothered though.
Hovi misses with a head kick.
Sabonis throws a body punch but Hovi moves out of range.
Sabonis swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
Tarmo Hovi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hovi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hovi throws a jab when Sabonis was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Sabonis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi lands with a good body shot.
Hovi throws a push kick but Sabonis slaps the foot to one side.
Hovi lands a nice looking body shot.
Hovi misses with a body shot.
Sabonis is looking to score with low kicks.
Hovi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hovi checks a low kick from Sabonis.
Hovi slips under a jab.
Hovi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sabonis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Le Prieuré de Sion in the buildup to the fight.
Sabonis scores with a jab to the body.
Hovi thumps Sabonis with a low kick.
Hovi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good shot there by Hovi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hovi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hovi cracks a nice hook into Sabonis's ribs.
Sabonis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi checks a low kick from Sabonis.
Hovi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hovi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabonis.
Sabonis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sabonis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sabonis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hovi.
Hovi throws a hook but Sabonis avoids it easily.
As Hovi tries to get set, Sabonis tries to push him back and clinch up but Hovi manages to avoid the attempt.
Hovi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sabonis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sabonis is looking to counter the offense by Hovi and move into the clinch.
Sabonis lands a jab.
Hovi avoids the body shot from Sabonis.
Sabonis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sabonis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sabonis misses the jab.
Hovi misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Hovi misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sabonis checks a leg kick.
Sabonis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hovi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sabonis at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hovi throws a body shot but no joy.
Sabonis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hovi connects with a solid leg kick.
Sabonis works the jab nicely.
Hovi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hovi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sabonis is out of range.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabonis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hovi's sensitive parts.
Sabonis has closed the distance and engaged Hovi in a clinch.
Sabonis trying to stall but Hovi improves his position.
A short right from Sabonis.
Sabonis pulls guard effortlessly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabonis has his foot on Hovi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hovi works his way back into a safe position though.
Hovi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hovi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sabonis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hovi defends it easily.
Sabonis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hovi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hovi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabonis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hovi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Hovi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sabonis avoids the head kick by Hovi.
Hovi tried to score with a low kick but Sabonis checks it.
Hovi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hovi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hovi slips a jab from Sabonis.
Hovi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sabonis's head backwards.
Sabonis scores with a body shot.
Sabonis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sabonis misses with a low kick as Hovi jumps back.
Hovi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sabonis doesn't manage to clinch there - Hovi circles away.
Hovi tries to score with a low kick but Sabonis moves his leg out of the way.
Sabonis lands with a shot to the body.
Tarmo Hovi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sabonis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabonis is looking to slow Hovi down with leg kicks.
Hovi throws a sloppy head kick and Sabonis moves out of range easily.
Sabonis moves out of range of the body kick from Hovi.
Sabonis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabonis has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi has a couple of punches blocked by Sabonis.
Sabonis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sabonis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hovi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hovi takes a swing at Sabonis's ribcage but misses.
Sabonis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sabonis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Sabonis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sabonis lands a jab to Hovi's midsection.
Sabonis is looking to clinch but Hovi is avoiding it.
Hovi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hovi lands a nice looking body kick.
Sabonis lands a jab to Hovi's midsection.
Sabonis tries to clinch but Hovi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hovi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sabonis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hovi takes a swing at Sabonis's ribcage but misses.
Hovi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sabonis staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hovi misses with a low kick.
Hovi throws a lazy right hand but Sabonis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sabonis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hovi.
Hovi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sabonis throws a leg kick but Hovi moved away.
And Hovi responds with a good body kick, but Sabonis manages to step out the way in time.
Hovi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sabonis.
A shot to the liver by Sabonis. Beautiful body shot.
Sabonis moves out of range of the body kick.
Sabonis throws a body shot but no joy.
Hovi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hovi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sabonis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick from Sabonis misses.
Sabonis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hovi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sabonis is able to avoid easily.
Sabonis misses with a shot to the body
and Hovi counters with a stiff right hand.
Hovi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sabonis misses with a low kick as Hovi jumps back.
Hovi keeps the fight on the outside.
Sabonis avoids the body shot from Hovi.
As Hovi tries to get set, Sabonis tries to push him back and clinch up but Hovi manages to avoid the attempt.
Hovi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hovi blocks the leg kick.
Hovi checks the leg kick.
Hovi throws a head kick but Sabonis moves out of range.
Sabonis is looking to counter the offense by Hovi and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi gets tackled into the cage by Sabonis. Sabonis maintains the clinch.
Hovi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hovi.
Sabonis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hovi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sabonis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabonis misses with a kick to the body.
Sabonis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sabonis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hovi.
Sabonis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hovi.
Hovi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hovi moves away from the strike by Sabonis.
Sabonis is looking to wear down Hovi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab by Sabonis.
A jab lands there for Hovi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tarmo Hovi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Sabonis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Hovi cracks Sabonis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hovi cracks the inside of Sabonis's front leg.
A left lands for Sabonis.
Sabonis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hovi if he has to take too many more of those.
Sabonis misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Sabonis blocks the leg kick.
Sabonis throws a shot from downtown. Hovi moves away and avoids it.
Sabonis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sabonis misses with a wild body shot.
Hovi cracks the inside of Sabonis's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi throws a hook but Sabonis blocks it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hovi - that will leave a mark!
Sabonis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabonis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sabonis working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sabonis digs a good hook to Hovi's body.
Hovi 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.
Sabonis connects with an inside leg kick.
Hovi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sabonis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hovi feints a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Sabonis as he connects with a hook.
Hovi blocks a low kick nicely.
Hovi tries to work over Sabonis's front leg with a kick but Sabonis checks it.
Hovi jabs at Sabonis's body.
Hovi throws a wild body kick that Sabonis sees coming a mile off.
Hovi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sabonis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hovi lands with a kick to the temple. Sabonis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hovi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabonis manages to avoid it.
Arvydas Sabonis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hovi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hovi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sabonis.
An inside leg kick from Sabonis misses.
Hovi misses the shot to the body.
Hovi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hovi scores with a jab to the body.
Sabonis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hovi misses with a wild body shot.
Hovi moves out of range of the leg kick from Sabonis.
Sabonis gets a clinch.
Sabonis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hovi tried to score with a low kick but Sabonis checks it.
Sabonis is looking to clinch.
Hovi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sabonis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
Sabonis lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis lands a leg kick that knocks Hovi off balance momentarily.
Sabonis misses with a hook.
Hovi misses with a straight left.
Sabonis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hovi lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hovi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sabonis's calf.
Hovi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sabonis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hovi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hovi blocks the body kick.
Hovi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sabonis gets a clinch.
Hovi can't find room to land a body shot as Sabonis controls the action.
Hovi lands a nice shot to the body.
Hovi lands with a short shot to the head.
Sabonis lands a hook that snaps the head of Hovi backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabonis tries to pull guard but Hovi holds him up against the cage and eventually Sabonis drops back down to his feet.
Sabonis tries to pull guard but Hovi holds him up against the cage and eventually Sabonis drops back down to his feet.
Hovi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sabonis blocks an uppercut.
Hovi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hovi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sabonis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hovi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hovi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hovi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarmo Hovi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hovi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarmo Hovi!
In his post fight interview, Tarmo Hovi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samart Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samart Payakaroon has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samart Payakaroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dr Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Payakaroon checks a leg kick.
Payakaroon misses with a hook. Schultz ducked under it nicely.
Schultz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Schultz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Samart Payakaroon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schultz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Payakaroon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Payakaroon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schultz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Schultz throws the kick towards the body but Payakaroon avoids it.
Schultz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Payakaroon. That did some damage!
Schultz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Payakaroon scores with a nice strike.
Schultz throws a jab but it's blocked by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon walks into a straight right hand from Schultz.
Schultz thows a body kick. Payakaroon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Payakaroon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schultz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payakaroon feints and then cracks Schultz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schultz down.
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!
Schultz has closed the distance and engaged Payakaroon in a clinch.
Payakaroon digs a right hand into Schultz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schultz's gas tank.
Schultz takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Dr Schultz has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz lands with a right to the head.
Schultz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Payakaroon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payakaroon working aggressively here.
Payakaroon can't find room to land a body shot as Schultz controls the action.
Schultz scores with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Payakaroon.
Schultz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payakaroon.
Payakaroon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Payakaroon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payakaroon pulls guard successfully.
Schultz tries to free his leg and advance position but Payakaroon is retaining full guard.
Payakaroon is trying to keep Schultz in close.
Schultz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon controls Schultz momentarily but Schultz frees himself.
Payakaroon is pulling down on Schultz's head. It's preventing any offense from Schultz, at least for the moment.
Schultz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Payakaroon is controlling Schultz's posture.
Schultz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz won't allow Payakaroon to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That kick from Payakaroon tenderised Schultz's leg. Schultz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schultz throws a leg kick but Payakaroon moved away.
That kick from Schultz tenderised Payakaroon's leg. Payakaroon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schultz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Payakaroon - that will leave a mark!
Payakaroon moves in looking to clinch but Schultz pushes him off.
Schultz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Payakaroon.
Payakaroon moves out of range as Schultz strikes.
Payakaroon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Schultz did well to prevent Payakaroon getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payakaroon wants to take a breather but Schultz is having none of it.
Payakaroon working Schultz over with strikes.
Payakaroon is trying to control the action in half guard but Schultz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payakaroon throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Payakaroon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Schultz blocking the ground and pound.
Payakaroon throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Schultz because Payakaroon loaded up on that one.
Payakaroon breaks from Schultz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payakaroon avoids the attempt from Schultz to control.
Payakaroon looking to control but Schultz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Payakaroon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dr Schultz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Payakaroon connects with a looping right hand.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick which misses Schultz's front leg but catches the back leg as Schultz tries to avoid it.
Schultz thows a body kick. Payakaroon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Schultz lands a glancing blow to the side of Payakaroon's head.
Schultz moves forwards but Payakaroon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schultz misses with a hook.
Schultz checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schultz. Payakaroon shrugs it off though.
Payakaroon moves out of range of the strikes.
Schultz tries to clinch up but Payakaroon circles away and keeps his distance.
Schultz misses with a head kick.
Payakaroon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schultz manages to avoid it.
Payakaroon scores with a leg kick.
Schultz throws a lazy right hand but Payakaroon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Payakaroon throws out a leg kick but Schultz moves out of range and Payakaroon only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schultz has Payakaroon up against the cage in a clinch.
Payakaroon manages to break the clinch.
Dr Schultz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Payakaroon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Schultz defends it nicely.
Payakaroon throws a jab but it's blocked by Schultz.
That kick from Payakaroon tenderised Schultz's leg. Schultz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Payakaroon is looking to clinch but Schultz is avoiding it.
Payakaroon blocks a low kick nicely.
A cross from Payakaroon lands.
Payakaroon throws a looping overhand right but Schultz ducks down to avoid it.
Schultz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Schultz.
Schultz connects with a leg kick. Payakaroon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schultz throws a front kick that sends Payakaroon stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Payakaroon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
Schultz misses with a looping left.
Payakaroon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Payakaroon misses.
It looks like Payakaroon has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Schultz has Payakaroon up against the cage in a clinch.
Payakaroon working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Schultz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Payakaroon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Schultz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payakaroon tries to work over Schultz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon misses with a body punch.
Payakaroon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payakaroon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but Payakaroon blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schultz obliges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
Payakaroon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Schultz.
Schultz lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Schultz.
Payakaroon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schultz's elbow.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz lands a nice knee to the body.
Schultz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schultz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Payakaroon backwards.
Schultz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schultz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schultz misses with a body shot.
Payakaroon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Payakaroon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schultz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payakaroon just misses with a punch to the body.
Schultz throws the kick towards the body but Payakaroon avoids it.
Payakaroon wants to land a leg kick but Schultz is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is looking to land body kicks.
Payakaroon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schultz.
Schultz closes the distance and clinches.
Schultz dodges an elbow strike from Payakaroon.
Schultz stalling in the clinch but Payakaroon improves position.
Schultz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schultz blocks a body shot from Payakaroon.
Schultz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payakaroon backwards.
Schultz lands a nice knee to the body.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schultz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Schultz trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Schultz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payakaroon tries to work over Schultz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payakaroon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schultz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Payakaroon is predictable there
and Schultz counters with a low kick, right behind Payakaroon 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Schultz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dr Schultz's cut.
That's time! Payakaroon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Schultz throws the left hand but Payakaroon avoids the punch easily.
Schultz is looking to clinch but Payakaroon is avoiding it.
Payakaroon ducks right into an uppercut from Schultz.
Payakaroon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schultz manages to avoid it.
Schultz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Payakaroon throws a right hand that Schultz ducks under and follows up with a left that Schultz also avoids with ease.
Schultz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Payakaroon on the side of the head.
Payakaroon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schultz.
Schultz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Payakaroon takes a step back to recover.
Payakaroon misses with a combination
and Schultz counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz scores with a nice body kick.
Schultz lands a nice looking body kick.
Schultz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schultz throws a head kick that misses.
Payakaroon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Payakaroon misses with a straight right.
Payakaroon throws a poor cross that misses
and Schultz counters with a stiff right hand.
Schultz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Payakaroon.
Schultz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Payakaroon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schultz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schultz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy left from Schultz finds it's target.
Schultz misses with a low kick.
Payakaroon drops down looking for a counter takedown but Schultz sprawls and moves away.
Schultz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Payakaroon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Payakaroon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schultz can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Schultz.
Schultz throws a body punch but Payakaroon moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon misses with a looping left.
Schultz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schultz cracks Payakaroon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Payakaroon looks to throw the jab but Schultz is out of range.
Payakaroon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Schultz does it's job there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schultz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Payakaroon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Schultz can turn it around.
Payakaroon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Payakaroon backwards.
Schultz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payakaroon backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Schultz drops Payakaroon with a big knee straight up the middle! Payakaroon is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Payakaroon is rocked!
Payakaroon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oh Payakaroon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schultz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Payakaroon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dr Schultz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schultz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Payakaroon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schultz. That's going to slow Payakaroon down.
Payakaroon avoids the head kick by Schultz.
Look low, kick high! Schultz uses the oldest trick in the book to send Payakaroon tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Schultz is absolutely delighted - when Payakaroon wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dr Schultz!
A very excited looking Dr Schultz 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen Scotty Doesn't Know as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Esteban Scott enters the cage!
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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
37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuro Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Scott!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Scott checks a low kick from Sato.
Scott scores with a jab to the jaw.
Scott tries to land a front kick but Sato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scott connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Scott misses with a body kick.
Scott throws a good cross that connects.
Scott checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Scott tries to land a front kick but Sato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sato half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Scott bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sato's head backwards.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
Sato misses with a leg kick.
Sato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Sato gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Scott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato misses with a body shot
and Scott counters with a slapping leg kick.
Scott has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Scott cracks the inside of Sato's front leg.
Scott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sato.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Sato circles away.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato shoots in looking for a takedown but Scott manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sato's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sato scoring well with a low kick there.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scott throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sato.
It looks like Katsuro Sato has been cut.
Scott clinches up against the cage.
Sato pushes Scott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato blocks an uppercut.
Scott lands a left hand.
Sato tries to circle away but Scott has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands a takedown into guard.
Scott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Scott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sato is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Scott is controlling Sato's posture.
Scott is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott pulls Sato in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Scott's head backwards.
Scott lands with a kick to the temple. Sato shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato throws the left hand but Scott avoids the punch easily.
Sato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sato cracks the inside of Scott's front leg.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato checks a low kick from Scott.
Sato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scott avoids the body shot from Sato.
Sato tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott moves out of range as Sato throws a body kick.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Scott throws a leg kick
and Sato counters with a solid body kick.
Scott connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sato throws a chopping leg kick but Scott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Scott throws a shot to the body.
Scott lands a leg kick that knocks Sato off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Scott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Scott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sato is out of range.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Scott sees coming a mile off.
Sato shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scott drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sato defends it well.
Sato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scott at a distance.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sato.
Scott let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sato throws the kick towards the body but Scott avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sato or perhaps it was just good defense by Scott, which made it look bad.
Scott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scott 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.
Sato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scott. Scott obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Scott swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Sato attempts a counter takedown but Scott avoids it well and moves away.
Scott scores with a nice strike.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick
and Sato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsuro Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott is looking to score with low kicks.
Sato moves out of range as Scott throws a body kick.
It appears Sato was looking to counter with a kick there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Scott blocks the body kick.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Scott. Those never looked like landing.
Sato avoids the head kick by Scott.
Scott is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sato rather than just go for the knockout.
Some bone on bone action there as Sato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Esteban Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Scott tries to counter by closing the distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sato is defended easily by Scott.
Scott raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Scott throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott looks to throw a body kick
letting Sato counter with a right hand.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott tries to land a leg kick but Sato saw it coming and moves away.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Scott swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Scott lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Scott misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sato lands with a kick to the temple. Scott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Scott stuffs the takedown.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Scott.
Sato throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sato lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato checks a leg kick nicely.
Scott is looking to land body kicks.
Scott throws a chopping leg kick but Sato manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sato.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sato throws a low kick, looking for Scott's leg but Scott calmly moves out of range.
Scott swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Scott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sato.
Sato thuds his right hand into Scott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scott misses with a head kick.
Sato closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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 Katsuro Sato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Scott shoots in looking for a takedown but Sato manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Scott's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sato drops down looking for a counter takedown but Scott sprawls and moves away.
Sato scores with a jab. Scott acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scott throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sato.
Scott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Scott swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Scott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Sato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Scott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott tries to land a leg kick but Sato saw it coming and moves away.
Sato attempts a counter takedown but Scott avoids it well and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sato.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott unleashes a big counter combination but Sato bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Scott connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott looks for the body kick but Sato saw that one coming.
Sato half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Scott is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sato.
Sato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick
and Scott counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sato is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Scott ducks right into an uppercut from Sato.
Sato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Scott's head backwards.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and Sato moves out of range easily.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Sato misses.
Sato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by Sato.
Sato feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Scott.
Sato misses with a body shot.
Scott throws a body kick that misses.
Sato changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sato connects with a leg kick. Scott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato misses the jab.
Scott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sato appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sato checks a leg kick nicely.
It looked like Sato was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Scott.
Sato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Scott gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sato.
Scott throws a lazy body kick
and Sato counters with a takedown into side control.
Scott prevents Sato from moving into mount.
Scott wants to control but Sato postures up.
Sato in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with the ground and pound.
Sato sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Scott is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sato tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sato has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sato in side control, throwing shots but Scott defends.
Scott manages to get back to half guard.
Sato is looking to take a break and control but Scott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scott wants to improve his position but Sato is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scott trying to control but Sato postures up.
Sato tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scott knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sato not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice body kick there by Sato.
Sato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato throws a body shot but no joy.
Scott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sato.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsuro Sato showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sato 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuro Sato!
In his post fight interview, Katsuro Sato gave a big smile as he said 'I'm just that good!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Gajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne comes to the cage accompanied by Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Gajewski has chosen T. Orlando - Happy End as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrzej Gajewski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linne throws a shot from downtown. Gajewski moves away and avoids it.
Linne throws a head kick but Gajewski moves out of range.
Good work by Linne as he checks the leg kick.
Gajewski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gajewski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linne's sensitive parts.
Gajewski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gajewski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Linne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linne throws the kick towards the body but Gajewski avoids it.
Gajewski loads up on a big right hand but Linne slips the punch.
Gajewski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Linne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gajewski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gajewski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gajewski lands with a right hand.
Linne throws out a loose jab but Gajewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Gajewski tenderised Linne's leg. Linne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gajewski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Linne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Linne throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gajewski counters with a good low kick that Linne was not able to check.
Linne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gajewski throws a push kick but Linne slaps the foot to one side.
Gajewski looks to throw a body kick
and Linne counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gajewski lands a jab to the nose.
Gajewski scores with a jab. Linne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gajewski lands a big head kick that sends Linne tumbling to the mat! Gajewski takes a step backwards and waves Linne back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Linne is rocked!
Gajewski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oh Linne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gajewski scoring well with a low kick there.
Linne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sebastien Linne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gajewski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gajewski throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Linne to regain full guard.
Linne seems to have got his legs back now.
Gajewski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Linne keeping moving, preventing Gajewski from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski landing with the ground and pound.
Gajewski won't allow Linne to sweep him here.
Gajewski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Linne wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gajewski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gajewski trying to control but Linne is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Linne avoids a kick to the body.
Gajewski tries to land a front kick but Linne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Linne is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Gajewski. Those never looked like landing.
Linne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gajewski cracks the inside of Linne's front leg.
Gajewski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Linne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gajewski cracks Linne with an open hand slap.
Linne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gajewski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linne.
Linne avoids the body shot from Gajewski.
Gajewski blocks a leg kick.
Gajewski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Linne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Gajewski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gajewski lands a slapping body shot.
Linne scores with a spinning back kick!
A swing and a miss from Linne.
Gajewski ducks under a wild hook from Linne.
Linne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gajewski.
Linne throws a series of punches but Gajewski avoids them all with ease.
Andrzej Gajewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linne takes one to the chin there.
Linne avoids the body shot from Gajewski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gajewski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Linne's hands.
Gajewski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne misses with a low kick as Gajewski jumps back.
Gajewski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Linne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gajewski moves out of range as Linne strikes.
A head kick misses from Gajewski.
Gajewski 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.
Linne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gajewski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gajewski misses with a body kick.
Linne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A lazy left from Gajewski finds it's target.
Gajewski throws a body shot but no joy.
Linne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gajewski steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne misses with a wild body shot.
Linne throws a hook but Gajewski blocks it.
Gajewski lands a glancing blow to the side of Linne's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gajewski throws a sloppy head kick and Linne moves out of range easily.
Andrzej Gajewski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gajewski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gajewski closes the distance and clinches.
Gajewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gajewski scores with a shot to the side of Linne's head.
Gajewski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gajewski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gajewski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gajewski lands a shoulder strike.
Linne blocks an uppercut.
Gajewski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gajewski swings wildly with an uppercut but Linne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gajewski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gajewski lands a nice uppercut.
Gajewski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Linne as Gajewski tries to tie him up.
Linne tries to work over Gajewski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gajewski lands with a right to the head.
Gajewski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne has a couple of punches blocked by Gajewski.
Gajewski struggles to land a body shot inside as Linne controls his hands.
Gajewski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gajewski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Linne blocks an uppercut.
Linne is trying to break free.
Gajewski misses with some punches.
Linne throws a head punch that misses.
Linne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gajewskis head.
A nice left hand lands by Gajewski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gajewski.
Gajewski misses with a punch on the inside.
Linne lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Gajewski 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! 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.
A good leg kick by Gajewski.
Linne misses with a low kick.
Linne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Linne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gajewski lands a big head kick that sends Linne tumbling to the mat! Gajewski takes a step backwards and waves Linne back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Sebastien Linne has been cut.
Gajewski throws the kick towards the body but Linne avoids it.
As Gajewski backs away, Linne returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
No joy there for Linne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gajewski steps in with a hook that catches Linne right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gajewski follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Linne looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrzej Gajewski!
A victorious Andrzej Gajewski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Sebastien Linne stepped up to the mic, saying 'Feel proud now, huh? Beating up an old man like me? '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arni Jarnkarl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Ignatov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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169 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
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186 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class MT
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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arni Jarnkarl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarnkarl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jarnkarl misses with a wild body shot.
Jarnkarl with a hook.
Ignatov with a jab.
Jarnkarl lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ignatov will feel that in the morning.
Ignatov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jarnkarl moves out of range of the body kick from Ignatov.
We've been hearing reports that Jarnkarl has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ignatov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jarnkarl is out of range and Ignatov settles back down.
Ignatov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jarnkarl lands a body shot.
Jarnkarl misses with a head kick.
Jarnkarl wants to slow Ignatov down by chopping away at his legs.
Ignatov scores with a sloppy right hand. Jarnkarl should have avoided that one.
Jarnkarl lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatov throws a low kick but Jarnkarl avoids it.
Jarnkarl feinted with a counter takedown.
Ignatov closes the distance and clinches.
Jarnkarl tries a body shot but Ignatov blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jarnkarl as Ignatov tries to tie him up.
Jarnkarl cracks Ignatov with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkarl will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ignatov up against the cage.
Ignatov looking to stall.
Ignatov misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Ignatov.
It looks like Arni Jarnkarl has been cut.
Ignatov lands a shoulder strike.
Ignatov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jarnkarl scores with a shot to the side of Ignatov's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ignatov.
A right hand to the body from Jarnkarl.
Ignatov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jarnkarl throws a punch but it's blocked by Ignatov.
Ignatov misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hand to the body from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl blocks an uppercut.
Ignatov prevents a body shot from Jarnkarl.
Ignatov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov stalling in the clinch but Jarnkarl improves position.
Jarnkarl throws a punch but it's blocked by Ignatov.
Jarnkarl is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatov.
Jarnkarl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ignatov has a couple of punches blocked by Jarnkarl.
Ignatov is looking to control Jarnkarl's arms but Jarnkarl gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ignatov has his back to the cage.
Jarnkarl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatov lands a right hand.
Jarnkarl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatov.
Jarnkarl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarnkarl struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatov controls his hands.
Ignatov lands a right hand.
Jarnkarl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jarnkarl has a couple of punches blocked by Ignatov.
Ignatov lands a right hand.
Ignatov pushes off an throws an elbow but Jarnkarl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ignatov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jarnkarl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jarnkarl takes an elbow to the temple.
Jarnkarl trying to stall but Ignatov improves his position.
Jarnkarl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
Ignatov pushes off an throws an elbow but Jarnkarl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jarnkarl.
Ignatov throws a head punch that misses.
Jarnkarl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ignatov.
Ignatov blocking some punches.
Jarnkarl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ignatov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ignatov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jarnkarl misses with some punches.
Ignatov prevents a body shot from Jarnkarl.
Come on Jarnkarl - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatov lands an elbow inside that Jarnkarl shrugs off.
Ignatov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ignatov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jarnkarl is keeping busy.
Jarnkarl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jarnkarl blocks an elbow strike.
Jarnkarl tries to stall but Ignatov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
Jarnkarl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ignatov.
Ignatov has a couple of punches blocked by Jarnkarl.
Ignatov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jarnkarl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatov's elbow.
Ignatov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jarnkarl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jarnkarl lands a body shot.
Ignatov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Ignatov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arni Jarnkarl's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jarnkarl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jarnkarl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jarnkarl counters with a shoot takedown. Ignatov fights it but they end up in guard.
Jarnkarl stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ignatov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jarnkarl accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jarnkarl won't allow Ignatov to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ignatov is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ignatov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkarl is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ignatov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jarnkarl keeping moving, preventing Ignatov from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ignatov wants to stand but Jarnkarl is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jarnkarl wants to sweep here but Ignatov controlling him for the moment.
Jarnkarl controlling Ignatov's posture.
Jarnkarl looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ignatov misses with a double jab
and Jarnkarl counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jarnkarl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jarnkarl crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ignatov - the referee stops the clock and Jarnkarl gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ignatov. Jarnkarl manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ignatov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jarnkarl throws a head kick that misses.
Ignatov misses with a straight right.
Vladimir Ignatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarnkarl drops his hands momentarily and Ignatov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ignatov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jarnkarl.
Arni Jarnkarl is winning the standup battle so far.
Ignatov misses the shot to the body.
Ignatov cracks a nice hook into Jarnkarl's ribs.
Ignatov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarnkarl.
It seemed like Ignatov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ignatov, right into the meat.
Jarnkarl lands an overhand right.
Jarnkarl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatov looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jarnkarl walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ignatov.
Jarnkarl throws a lazy right hand but Ignatov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Ignatov as he connects with a hook.
Jarnkarl connects with an inside leg kick.
Ignatov tries to clinch but Jarnkarl is having none of it.
Jarnkarl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ignatov.
Jarnkarl misses with a leg kick
and Jarnkarl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jarnkarl throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jarnkarl tries to land a leg kick but Ignatov saw it coming and moves away.
Ignatov misses with an uppercut. Jarnkarl saw that one coming.
Jarnkarl throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Ignatov to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarnkarl's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ignatov under the eye.
Ignatov moves away from the strike by Jarnkarl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jarnkarl takes a step back to recover.
Ignatov checks the leg kick.
Ignatov throws a body shot but no joy.
Jarnkarl throws a low kick, looking for Ignatov's leg but Ignatov calmly moves out of range.
Jarnkarl looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatov is just out of range.
Ignatov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ignatov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ignatov blocks a head kick by Jarnkarl.
Ignatov is looking to clinch.
Ignatov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jarnkarl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ignatov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jarnkarl has time to react.
Ignatov avoids the head kick by Jarnkarl.
Ignatov throws a head kick that Jarnkarl semi-blocks.
Ignatov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Ignatov misses.
Ignatov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarnkarl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vladimir Ignatov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arni Jarnkarl's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Ignatov.
Ignatov defending well as Jarnkarl loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ignatov! But no joy.
Jarnkarl throws a lazy body kick
and Ignatov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ignatov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jarnkarl dodges the punch combination from Ignatov.
Ignatov throws out a powerful jab.
Ignatov feints a jab promting Jarnkarl to slip. Ignatov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jarnkarl slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ignatov misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Ignatov.
Ignatov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jarnkarl misses with a straight right.
Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl throws a chopping leg kick but Ignatov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ignatov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jarnkarl loads up on a big right hand but Ignatov slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarnkarl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkarl throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ignatov.
Jarnkarl takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ignatov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ignatov fails to land with a series of punches.
Jarnkarl feinted with a counter takedown.
Ignatov scores with a hook.
Ignatov misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jarnkarl.
A telegraphed right hand from Jarnkarl misses the target.
Jarnkarl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ignatov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarnkarl.
Ignatov misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ignatov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jarnkarl ducks right into an uppercut from Ignatov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatov wants to slow Jarnkarl down by chopping away at his legs.
Ignatov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jarnkarl is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl checks a low kick from Ignatov.
Jarnkarl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatov manages to avoid it.
Ignatov moves out of range as Jarnkarl strikes.
Ignatov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ignatov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ignatov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jarnkarl tries to move into range but Ignatov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jarnkarl bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ignatov's head.
Jarnkarl lands with a hook. Ignatov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ignatov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jarnkarl tries a head kick but it misses.
Ignatov swings for the body but Jarnkarl moves out of range.
Ignatov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jarnkarl swats away the attempt to clinch by Ignatov.
Jarnkarl lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jarnkarl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ignatov. That's going to slow Jarnkarl down.
Ignatov missing with a left hand there. Jarnkarl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ignatov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jarnkarl checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ignatov connects with a leg kick. Jarnkarl looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jarnkarl throws a front kick aimed at Ignatov's knee but Ignatov avoids it well.
Ignatov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ignatov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ignatov 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.
Jarnkarl throws a wild body kick that Ignatov sees coming a mile off.
Ignatov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ignatov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatov throws a counter combo.
Jarnkarl throws a chopping leg kick but Ignatov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ignatov avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Ignatov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jarnkarl connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ignatov throws a jab but it's blocked by Jarnkarl.
Nice straight punches there by Ignatov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ignatov.
A low kick from Jarnkarl is predictable there
and Ignatov counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ignatov, right into the meat.
Ignatov avoids the head kick by Jarnkarl.
Ignatov tries to clinch there but Jarnkarl circles away.
Ignatov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ignatov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jarnkarl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatov manages to avoid it.
Ignatov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jarnkarl throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jarnkarl takes a swing at Ignatov's ribcage but misses.
Ignatov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jarnkarl tries to close the distance and clinch but Ignatov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ignatov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A leg kick checked by Jarnkarl.
Ignatov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jarnkarl moves away from the strike by Ignatov.
Jarnkarl keeps the fight on the outside.
Jarnkarl swings widly with a right hand
and Ignatov counters with a body kick that stops Jarnkarl in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Ignatov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arni Jarnkarl'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.
Ignatov throws a chopping leg kick but Jarnkarl manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jarnkarl throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatov scoring well with a low kick there.
Jarnkarl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ignatov is out of range.
Jarnkarl connects with a solid leg kick.
Jarnkarl throws a jab but it's blocked by Ignatov.
Ignatov misses with a looping left.
Ignatov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jarnkarl avoids the head kick by Ignatov.
Jarnkarl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ignatov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ignatov misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarnkarl tried to score with a low kick but Ignatov checks it.
Ignatov ducks under a wild hook from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl lands a leg kick that knocks Ignatov off balance momentarily.
Jarnkarl cracks Ignatov with an open hand slap.
Ignatov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkarl connects with a jab.
Jarnkarl misses with a body punch
letting Ignatov counter with a right hand.
Ignatov avoids the head kick by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ignatov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ignatov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jarnkarl.
Ignatov defending well as Jarnkarl loads up on a big left hand.
Jarnkarl will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jarnkarl sizes up Ignatov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ignatov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jarnkarl tries a head kick but it misses.
Jarnkarl misses with a body shot.
Jarnkarl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ignatov was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ignatov scores with a nice right hand.
Ignatov wants to clinch up but Jarnkarl keeps it at a distance.
Ignatov scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jarnkarl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl cracks Ignatov with a good jab.
Jarnkarl swats away the attempt to clinch by Ignatov.
Ignatov connects with a jab.
Jarnkarl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ignatov. That did some damage!
Ignatov has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatov.
A body shot lands from Jarnkarl.
Ignatov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ignatov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jarnkarl blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl tries to work over Ignatov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ignatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
Ignatov blocks a body shot from Jarnkarl.
Ignatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ignatov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jarnkarl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
Jarnkarl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
Ignatov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short left from Ignatov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl gets through Ignatov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ignatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Jarnkarl uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatov.
Jarnkarl looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ignatov misses with an elbow strike.
Jarnkarl lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Ignatov scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatov blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov misses with a punch on the inside.
Ignatov blocking some punches.
Ignatov prevents a body shot from Jarnkarl.
Ignatov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jarnkarl slowing the pace effectively.
Vladimir Ignatov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ignatov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jarnkarl throws a head punch that misses.
Jarnkarl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ignatov misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Jarnkarl.
Ignatov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ignatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ignatov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jarnkarl lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Arni Jarnkarl will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arni Jarnkarl's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jarnkarl tries to clinch but Ignatov moves away
and Ignatov counters with a thumping low kick.
Jarnkarl throws an overhand right that lands on Ignatov's shoulder, as Ignatov tries to avoid the shot.
Jarnkarl lands with a hook. Ignatov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ignatov thumps Jarnkarl with a low kick.
Jarnkarl thumps Ignatov with a low kick.
Ignatov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ignatov wants to clinch.
Jarnkarl lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov is looking to score with low kicks.
Ignatov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ignatov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jarnkarl's calf.
Jarnkarl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkarl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jarnkarl misses with a looping right.
Jarnkarl throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ignatov.
Jarnkarl moves out of range of the body kick.
Jarnkarl misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Jarnkarl.
Ignatov tries to land a body kick
and Jarnkarl makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jarnkarl throws a leg kick
and Ignatov counters by moving into the clinch.
Ignatov stalling in the clinch but Jarnkarl improves position.
Ignatov trying to stall but Jarnkarl improves his position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jarnkarl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ignatov prevents a body shot from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
Ignatov blocks a body shot from Jarnkarl.
Arni Jarnkarl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Jarnkarl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatov takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarnkarl.
Ignatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jarnkarl lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ignatov.
Jarnkarl dodges an elbow strike from Ignatov.
Ignatov working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarnkarl swings wildly with an uppercut but Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatov misses with the head strike.
Ignatov throws an elbow but it misses.
Jarnkarl can't find room to land a body shot as Ignatov controls the action.
Ignatov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ignatov lands a hook that snaps the head of Jarnkarl backwards.
Jarnkarl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatov's elbow.
Ignatov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jarnkarl misses with the head strike.
Ignatov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Jarnkarl.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
Jarnkarl misses with a punch to the body.
Ignatov scores with a shoulder strike.
Jarnkarl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignatov. Jarnkarl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ignatov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ignatov connects with an inside leg kick.
Ignatov connects with a single shot there.
Ignatov thuds his shin into the meat of Jarnkarl's side.
Ignatov lands with a hook. Jarnkarl tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarnkarl throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ignatov counters with a good low kick that Jarnkarl was not able to check.
Jarnkarl wants to land a leg kick but Ignatov is out of range.
Jarnkarl wants to land a leg kick but Ignatov is out of range.
Jarnkarl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ignatov circles away quickly and effectively.
Jarnkarl connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ignatov. Ignatov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ignatov is rocked!
Ignatov bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Jarnkarl comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Ignatov falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Ignatov was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arni Jarnkarl!
Arni Jarnkarl seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Katsaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsaros kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 卍 卍 卍. Tantor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by tantor. Almu Tantor acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas Katsaros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantor misses with a left hand
and Katsaros counters with a stiff right hand.
Katsaros lands a really nice looking cross but Tantor seems unphased.
Tantor throws a body shot but no joy.
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katsaros.
Katsaros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Katsaros has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Tantor lands a slapping body shot.
Tantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katsaros.
Tantor throws the kick towards the body but Katsaros avoids it.
A good leg kick by Katsaros.
Katsaros throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Tantor misses.
Tantor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Katsaros was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Katsaros throws a hook but Tantor avoids it easily.
Tantor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katsaros pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tantor flicks out a counter leg kick but Katsaros steps away.
Tantor misses with an uppercut.
Katsaros throws out a leg kick but Tantor moves out of range and Katsaros only half commits.
Tantor misses with a lunging right hand
and Katsaros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor throws a big shot that misses.
Katsaros is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsaros throws a right and a left that Tantor avoids nicely.
Katsaros throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tantor swings for the body but Katsaros moves out of range.
Tantor thows a leg kick but Katsaros checks it
and Katsaros counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Katsaros defending well as Tantor loads up on a big left hand.
Katsaros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tantor.
Tantor throws a body shot but no joy.
Katsaros lands with a nice body punch.
Katsaros throws a nice inside leg kick.
Katsaros scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tantor lands with a shot to the body.
Tantor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katsaros throws out the jab.
Tantor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Katsaros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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 bone on bone clash there as Tantor blocks the leg kick.
Katsaros throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Katsaros lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tantor's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katsaros.
Tantor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Katsaros.
Tantor misses with a body shot.
Tantor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tantor moves forwards but Katsaros connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tantor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsaros is just out of range.
Tantor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Katsaros sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tantor misses the shot to the body.
Katsaros connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Katsaros listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tantor. That's going to slow Katsaros down.
Tantor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tantor thuds his right hand into Katsaros's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tantor is looking to land body kicks.
Katsaros seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Katsaros scores with a nice body kick.
Tantor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Katsaros.
Katsaros fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tantor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tantor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tantor lets loose with a powerful body kick. Katsaros will feel that in the morning.
Tantor misses with a leg kick
and Katsaros counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Katsaros tried to score with a low kick but Tantor checks it.
Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Katsaros's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Katsaros duly obliges.
Katsaros misses with the combination.
Katsaros listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tantor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Katsaros.
Tantor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katsaros was well out of range. Poor timing from Tantor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsaros throws a chopping leg kick but Tantor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice shot by Katsaros.
Katsaros showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tantor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
An inside leg kick lands from Tantor.
A telegraphed right hand from Tantor misses the target.
Tantor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katsaros manages to avoid it.
Katsaros throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tantor just misses with a punch to the body.
Katsaros throws a leg kick which misses Tantor's front leg but catches the back leg as Tantor tries to avoid it.
Tantor throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Katsaros.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Katsaros.
Tantor has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Katsaros.
Tantor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Katsaros to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katsaros scores with a leg kick.
Katsaros scores with a jab to the head.
Tantor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Katsaros blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonidas Katsaros 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.
Katsaros throws out a loose jab but Tantor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tantor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Katsaros.
Tantor connects with a jab.
Katsaros throws a head kick that Tantor semi-blocks.
Tantor misses with the combination.
Tantor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Katsaros connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tantor scrambles back to his feet.
Katsaros jabs Tantor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tantor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tantor scores with a leg kick.
Tantor takes a swing at Katsaros's ribcage but misses.
Katsaros drops his hands momentarily and Tantor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leonidas Katsaros is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katsaros.
Tantor 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.
Nice straight punches there by Katsaros. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Katsaros.
Tantor needs to keep his hands up - Katsaros had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Katsaros as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Katsaros was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tantor.
A left lands for Katsaros.
Tantor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tantor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Katsaros.
It looked like Katsaros wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Katsaros is looking to score with low kicks.
Katsaros throws a low kick, looking for Tantor's leg but Tantor calmly moves out of range.
Tantor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tantor swings widly with a right hand
and Katsaros counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Katsaros.
Tantor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Katsaros rather than just go for the knockout.
Katsaros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tantor manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Katsaros there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tantor.
Katsaros plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tantor throws a leg kick which misses Katsaros's front leg but catches the back leg as Katsaros tries to avoid it.
Katsaros with a hook.
Tantor throws out a loose jab but Katsaros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katsaros jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Tantor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tantor checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Katsaros can pounce on him.
Tantor lands a nice hook to Katsaros's body. Katsaros takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tantor throws out a leg kick but Katsaros moves out of range and Tantor only half commits.
Tantor throws a right hand that Katsaros ducks under and follows up with a left that Katsaros also avoids with ease.
Tantor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tantor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Katsaros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Katsaros will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tantor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Katsaros looks to score with a jab to the body but Tantor is just out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tantor might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Katsaros has got the better of the exchanges.
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katsaros.
Tantor throws a lazy right hand but Katsaros sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Katsaros keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tantor checks the leg kick.
Tantor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Katsaros has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Katsaros blocks the body kick.
Katsaros takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Katsaros connects with a body shot that sends Tantor's belly button to the back.
Katsaros thows a body kick. Tantor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Katsaros takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Katsaros throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Katsaros fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tantor checks it well.
Katsaros throws a low kick but Tantor avoids it.
Tantor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Katsaros throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tantor misses with a right hand
and Katsaros makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Katsaros wants to slow Tantor down by chopping away at his legs.
Katsaros lands a jab.
Katsaros looks to throw the jab but Tantor is out of range.
Tantor misses with a leg kick.
Katsaros appears to be looking for a big counter.
Katsaros lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tantor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Katsaros.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros thuds his shin into the meat of Tantor's side.
Tantor moves out of range of the body kick from Katsaros.
Katsaros lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tantor takes a step back to recover.
Katsaros throws a combination that misses
and Tantor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Katsaros as he connects with a hook.
Tantor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Katsaros takes one to the side of the head.
Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tantor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Katsaros works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Katsaros throws a hook but Tantor avoids it easily.
Tantor moves out of range of the body kick from Katsaros.
Tantor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Katsaros has time to react.
Katsaros is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tantor can do to turn this around?
Tantor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Katsaros.
Katsaros on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Katsaros throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonidas Katsaros dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Katsaros throws a body kick that misses
and Tantor counters with an outside leg kick.
Tantor checks a low kick from Katsaros.
Tantor fails to land with a series of punches.
Katsaros with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Katsaros has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tantor.
Katsaros lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tantor will feel that in the morning.
Tantor lands a body shot.
Tantor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Katsaros pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tantor throws a leg kick
and Katsaros counters with a stiff right hand.
Tantor tries to work over Katsaros's front leg with a kick but Katsaros checks it.
Katsaros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tantor lands a really nice looking cross but Katsaros seems unphased.
Tantor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katsaros moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tantor misses with a leg kick.
Katsaros lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsaros fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tantor checks it well.
A head kick misses from Katsaros.
Tantor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Katsaros sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Katsaros was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tantor scores with a hook to the body. Katsaros takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Katsaros bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tantor throws a big shot that misses.
And Katsaros counters with a quick kick to the body but Tantor blocks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tantor checks a leg kick.
Katsaros staying out of range there.
It looked like Katsaros was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Katsaros - that will leave a mark!
Tantor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tantor with a nice cross.
Tantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katsaros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tantor.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tantor, right into the meat.
Katsaros connects with a solid leg kick.
Katsaros throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tantor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katsaros.
A good leg kick by Katsaros.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katsaros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away.
Katsaros pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tantor back to the cage. Katsaros follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tantor moves out of range as Katsaros throws a body kick.
Tantor feints a counter leg kick.
Katsaros connects with a high kick.
Tantor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tantor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katsaros.
Katsaros swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tantor throws an off balance right hand
and Katsaros counters with a good, hard body kick but Tantor shrugs it off.
Tantor takes one to the side of the head.
Katsaros pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tantor is out of range and Katsaros settles back down.
Tantor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Katsaros looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tantor moves forwards but Katsaros connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tantor throws a low kick but Katsaros avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Katsaros coming out on top.
Tantor misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Katsaros misses its intended target.
Tantor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tantor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Katsaros misses with a hook. Tantor ducked under it nicely.
Tantor blocks a leg kick.
Tantor misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Katsaros.
Tantor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katsaros moves away.
Nice body kick there by Katsaros.
Katsaros moves out of range as Tantor throws a body kick.
Katsaros misses with a hook. Tantor ducked under it nicely.
Katsaros chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tantor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tantor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros feints and then cracks Tantor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tantor down.
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!
Tantor throws a combination. Katsaros tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tantor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katsaros.
Tantor throws out a counter right but Katsaros avoids it with no problem.
Tantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katsaros.
Tantor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Katsaros on the side of the head.
Tantor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
You can see that Tantor has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Katsaros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tantor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Katsaros throws a sloppy head kick and Tantor moves out of range easily.
Katsaros walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tantor avoids a kick to the body.
Tantor misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tantor throws a low kick, looking for Katsaros's leg but Katsaros calmly moves out of range.
Tantor throws a body punch but Katsaros moves out of range.
Tantor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonidas Katsaros clearly takes that round.
That's time! Katsaros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A combination from Katsaros does no damage.
Tantor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katsaros was well out of range. Poor timing from Tantor.
Tantor lands a nice shot that snaps Katsaros's head back.
Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Katsaros misses with a head kick.
Katsaros moves out of range of the body kick.
Katsaros went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tantor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katsaros.
Tantor throws a shot to the body.
Katsaros throws a looping overhand right but Tantor ducks down to avoid it.
Tantor misses with a body kick.
Katsaros's corner calls for a 1-2. Katsaros obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Tantor finds it's target.
Jab from Tantor.
Tantor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Tantor catches Katsaros right on the button with a cross.
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!
Katsaros misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tantor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice body punch from Katsaros.
A jab lands there for Katsaros.
Katsaros misses with a body shot.
Tantor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tantor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Katsaros bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tantor's head backwards.
Katsaros fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tantor on the side of the head.
Tantor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Katsaros. Tantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katsaros takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Katsaros throws out a leg kick but Tantor moves out of range and Katsaros only half commits.
Tantor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tantor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsaros blocks a leg kick.
Tantor slips a straight right by Katsaros.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros looks to land a body kick but Tantor moved away.
Katsaros finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tantor is looking to land body kicks.
Tantor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tantor missing with a left hand there. Katsaros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Katsaros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tantor throws a leg kick but Katsaros checks it.
Katsaros quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tantor loads up on a big right hand but Katsaros slips the punch.
Katsaros looks to land a combination but Tantor avoids it well.
Tantor throws the kick towards the body but Katsaros avoids it.
Katsaros misses with a hook.
Tantor misses with a leg kick.
Katsaros works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Tantor.
A quick step to the side and Katsaros tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tantor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Katsaros doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Katsaros lands a jab.
Katsaros checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Katsaros has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tantor.
Tantor is looking to land body kicks.
Katsaros throws a push kick but Tantor slaps the foot to one side.
Tantor throws a low kick but Katsaros avoids it.
Katsaros throws a body kick that misses.
Katsaros looks to land a right hand but Tantor moved out of range.
Tantor thinks about the counter body kick.
Katsaros lands a leg kick that knocks Tantor off balance momentarily.
That kick from Tantor tenderised Katsaros's leg. Katsaros is trying to keep his angry face on.
Katsaros tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Tantor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tantor lands with a good body shot.
Tantor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Tantor.
Katsaros looks to land a body kick but Tantor moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Katsaros.
Katsaros lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tantor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Katsaros.
Katsaros backing away here, and Tantor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Katsaros lands a head shot.
Katsaros lands a jab.
Tantor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tantor cracks Katsaros with a good jab.
Katsaros throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tantor slips under a jab from Katsaros.
Tantor tries to land a leg kick but Katsaros saw it coming and moves away.
Katsaros scores with a leg kick.
Tantor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tantor misses with a lunging right hand
and Katsaros counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Almu Tantor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Katsaros fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tantor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Katsaros takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Katsaros lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Katsaros lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tantor looks to throw the jab but Katsaros is out of range.
Tantor tries to land a leg kick but Katsaros saw it coming and moves away.
Katsaros fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tantor checks it well.
Katsaros has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Katsaros there as he acknowledges the shot.
Katsaros throws the kick towards the body but Tantor avoids it.
A cross from Tantor lands.
Tantor blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor lands with a straight right. Katsaros didn't see that one coming.
Katsaros has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Katsaros there as he acknowledges the shot.
Katsaros is looking to chop away at Tantor's legs.
Tantor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tantor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor looks to throw the jab but Katsaros is out of range.
Tantor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tantor avoids the body shot from Katsaros.
Tantor looks for the body kick but Katsaros saw that one coming.
Katsaros scores with a shot to the body.
Katsaros swinging wildly here.
Katsaros throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Katsaros works the jab nicely.
Tantor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Katsaros.
Katsaros loads up on a big right hand but Tantor slips the punch.
Tantor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Katsaros throwing a counter right hand but Tantor manages to avoid it.
Katsaros throws a right hand that Tantor ducks under and follows up with a left that Tantor also avoids with ease.
Tantor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Katsaros with a body shot.
Katsaros gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Katsaros connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Katsaros momentarily.
Katsaros throws the left hand but Tantor avoids the punch easily.
Tantor tries to bum rush Katsaros with a series of wild strikes but Katsaros uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tantor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Katsaros checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Katsaros throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Katsaros throws a head kick that misses.
Tantor misses with a looping left.
Tantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tantor throws out a loose jab but Katsaros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katsaros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away.
Tantor blocks the body kick.
Katsaros looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tantor misses with a body punch
letting Katsaros counter with a right hand.
Katsaros throws a series of punches but Tantor avoids them all with ease.
Katsaros looks to land a combination but Tantor avoids it well.
Katsaros looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tantor lands a body shot.
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.
Tantor misses with a hook.
Tantor lands with an uppercut that bounces Katsaros off the cage and back into range.
Tantor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tantor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Katsaros checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Katsaros takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Katsaros. Tantor shrugs it off though.
Katsaros on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Almu Tantor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tantor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tantor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros avoids a kick to the body.
Katsaros shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tantor throws the kick towards the body but Katsaros avoids it.
A jab from Katsaros misses.
Katsaros checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tantor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Katsaros is out of range.
Katsaros seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tantor throws a body punch but Katsaros moves out of range.
Katsaros goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Katsaros looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A swing and a miss from Tantor.
Katsaros on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tantor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tantor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katsaros was well out of range. Poor timing from Tantor.
Katsaros went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tantor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tantor swings for the body but Katsaros moves out of range.
Katsaros thinks about countering with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Almu Tantor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Katsaros 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonidas Katsaros!
A victorious Leonidas Katsaros 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Mr Azure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanilla Ice Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azure comes to the cage accompanied by War, War Never Changes. Mr Azure could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vanilla Ice Cold's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Azure!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vanilla Ice Cold!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Azure as he checks the leg kick.
We've been informed that Ice Cold has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ice Cold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good leg kick by Azure there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Azure misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Azure jabs Ice Cold right on the nose. Ice Cold blinks but takes it well.
Azure jabs Ice Cold to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Azure jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ice Cold tries a quick counter leg kick but Azure is wise to it.
Ice Cold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azure throws out the jab.
Ice Cold connects with a right hand. Azure shakes it off.
Ice Cold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ice Cold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Azure feinted with a counter takedown.
Azure changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ice Cold throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ice Cold throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Azure attempts a counter takedown but Ice Cold avoids it well and moves away.
Azure lands a right hook to the body.
Azure has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Azure misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice Cold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ice Cold lands with a cross.
Ice Cold scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Azure walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ice Cold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ice Cold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azure takes one to the chin there.
Ice Cold tries a head kick but it misses.
Azure feinted with a counter takedown.
Azure scores with a nice head shot.
Ice Cold throws a half hearted mid kick.
Azure throws a sloppy head kick and Ice Cold moves out of range easily.
Ice Cold misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Ice Cold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azure cracks Ice Cold with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vanilla Ice Cold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Azure tried to score with a low kick but Ice Cold checks it.
Ice Cold misses with a body kick.
As Ice Cold backs away, Azure returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Azure tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold misses with a body shot.
Ice Cold leaves Azure with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Ice Cold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ice Cold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azure.
A bone on bone clash there as Azure blocks the leg kick.
Azure slips a jab from Ice Cold.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ice Cold.
Azure has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ice Cold tries to score with a low kick but Azure moves his leg out of the way.
Ice Cold throws a leg kick but Azure checks it.
Ice Cold feints and then cracks Azure's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azure down.
Some bone on bone action there as Ice Cold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ice Cold throws a front kick aimed at Azure's knee but Azure avoids it well.
Azure misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ice Cold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure throws a jab but it's blocked by Ice Cold.
Azure throws a leg kick which misses Ice Cold's front leg but catches the back leg as Ice Cold tries to avoid it.
Ice Cold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Ice Cold finds it's way through Azure's defenses.
Ice Cold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azure.
And Azure counters with a quick kick to the body but Ice Cold blocks it.
Ice Cold tries to land a leg kick but Azure saw it coming and moves away.
Azure throws a big shot that misses.
Azure wants to slow Ice Cold down by chopping away at his legs.
Ice Cold clobbers Azure with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azure throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ice Cold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azure on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters circling - Ice Cold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ice Cold throws a right hand that misses
and Azure counters with a low kick, right behind Ice Cold 's knee.
Azure throws a chopping leg kick but Ice Cold manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good work by Azure as he checks the leg kick.
Ice Cold scores with a hook to the body. Azure takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azure just misses with a punch to the body.
Ice Cold swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Azure counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ice Cold keeping moving, preventing Azure from controlling successfully.
Ice Cold seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Azure slips nicely into half guard.
Ice Cold is looking for a sweep. Azure is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vanilla Ice Cold dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Ice Cold.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ice Cold, right into the meat.
Ice Cold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Azure fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ice Cold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Ice Cold misses.
Ice Cold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azure.
Azure throws a leg kick but Ice Cold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Azure checks a leg kick nicely.
Ice Cold swings widly with a right hand
and Azure counters with a leg kick.
Ice Cold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Azure takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azure jabs Ice Cold right on the nose. Ice Cold blinks but takes it well.
Ice Cold gets caught napping as Azure dives in and scores a takedown. Ice Cold manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azure wants to control from the top but Ice Cold keeps moving.
Azure being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azure lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azure content to stall in guard here.
Ice Cold looking to control.
Azure tries to free his leg and advance position but Ice Cold is retaining full guard.
Azure throwing strikes from guard but Ice Cold blocks nicely.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ice Cold is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Azure shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ice Cold is pulling down on Azure's head. It's preventing any offense from Azure, at least for the moment.
Azure slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Azure postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ice Cold looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold keeping moving, preventing Azure from controlling successfully.
Ice Cold is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Azure wants to control from the top but Ice Cold keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ice Cold is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ice Cold tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ice Cold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick from Ice Cold.
Azure fails with a takedown attempt.
Vanilla Ice Cold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold jabs Azure to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ice Cold slips under a jab.
Azure misses the shot to the body.
Ice Cold wants to counter the offense by Azure and move into the clinch position.
Ice Cold changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Azure staying out of range there.
Ice Cold throws a half hearted mid kick.
Azure checks a low kick from Ice Cold.
Azure changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Azure thumps Ice Cold with a low kick.
Azure on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Azure swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ice Cold throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ice Cold walks into a straight right hand from Azure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ice Cold. Azure does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Mr Azure will probably get the nod.
That's time! Azure's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Azure connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Azure thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ice Cold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azure looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ice Cold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Azure connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ice Cold misses with a body kick.
Ice Cold throws a hook but Azure blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Azure, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Ice Cold.
The fighters circling - Ice Cold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azure jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ice Cold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azure.
Azure shoots in looking for a takedown but Ice Cold manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Azure's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Azure throws a big shot that misses.
Ice Cold tries to clinch there but Azure circles away.
Ice Cold tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azure avoids the body shot from Ice Cold.
Azure lands with a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Azure checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Azure misses with a low kick.
Ice Cold replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Azure blocks it well.
Azure misses with a straight right.
Ice Cold walks into a straight right hand from Azure.
A clash of legs there as Ice Cold blocks the low kick.
Azure lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ice Cold takes a step back to recover.
A good leg kick by Azure.
Ice Cold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azure was well out of range. Poor timing from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold throws a body shot but no joy.
Azure moves out of range of the body kick.
Azure half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Azure staying out of range there.
Azure thows a body kick. Ice Cold tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Azure finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold with a hook.
Ice Cold scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ice Cold is looking to land body kicks.
Azure tried to counter with a leg kick but Ice Cold avoided it.
Ice Cold tried to score with a low kick but Azure checks it.
A big left from Azure misses.
Azure is looking to chop away at Ice Cold's legs.
Ice Cold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azure.
Ice Cold throws a body punch but Azure moves out of range.
Ice Cold checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ice Cold connects with a solid leg kick.
Ice Cold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azure. That did some damage!
Ice Cold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azure ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ice Cold moves away.
Ice Cold replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Azure blocks it well.
Ice Cold attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Azure moves out of range as Ice Cold throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold misses with a body shot.
Ice Cold needs to keep his hands up - Azure had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Ice Cold misses.
Azure uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ice Cold has a takedown stuffed.
Good work by Ice Cold as he checks the leg kick.
Azure lands with a kick to the temple. Ice Cold shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Azure waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ice Cold.
Azure checks a low kick from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Azure.
Azure avoids a kick to the body.
Azure scores with a nice body kick.
Ice Cold throws a push kick but Azure slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Ice Cold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Azure's corner calls for a 1-2. Azure obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ice Cold 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azure has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ice Cold.
Ice Cold tries to clinch
and Azure makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ice Cold.
Azure throws a low kick, looking for Ice Cold's leg but Ice Cold calmly moves out of range.
Ice Cold only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Azure throws a chopping leg kick but Ice Cold manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Azure scores with a nice strike.
Azure scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azure looks for a takedown but Ice Cold sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Azure. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azure fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Ice Cold misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mr Azure did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ice Cold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Azure is able to avoid easily.
Azure pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Azure backing away here, and Ice Cold unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Azure connects with a leg kick. Ice Cold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ice Cold shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Azure moves out of range of the leg kick from Ice Cold.
Azure thows a leg kick but Ice Cold checks it
and Ice Cold moves into the clinch.
Ice Cold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Azure misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ice Cold.
Azure digs a right hand underneath Ice Cold's ribcage. Ice Cold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Azure breaks from the clinch.
Azure throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ice Cold connects with a body shot that sends Azure's belly button to the back.
Azure pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ice Cold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azure.
Ice Cold ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Azure connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azure throws the kick towards the body but Ice Cold avoids it.
A slow jab from Ice Cold misses its intended target.
Azure takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Azure swings for the body but Ice Cold moves out of range.
Azure on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Azure slips a straight right by Ice Cold.
A little feinted left hand from Azure on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Azure throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ice Cold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azure can pounce on him.
Nice shot by Ice Cold.
That kick from Ice Cold tenderised Azure's leg. Azure is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ice Cold tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azure connects with a single shot there.
Ice Cold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ice Cold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ice Cold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Azure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ice Cold lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Azure at a distance.
Azure lands a front kick.
Azure shoots in for a takedown but Ice Cold shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ice Cold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Azure is looking to land body kicks.
Ice Cold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ice Cold ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ice Cold moves forwards but Azure connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Azure fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ice Cold.
Ice Cold scores with a spinning back kick!
Azure throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ice Cold looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ice Cold.
A telegraphed right hand from Ice Cold misses the target.
Ice Cold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Azure throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azure.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ice Cold 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 Azure has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Azure and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Azure throws out a loose jab but Ice Cold uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ice Cold! But no joy.
Ice Cold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azure moves away.
Ice Cold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Azure swings widly with a right hand
and Ice Cold counters with a left and a right that stings Azure.
Azure bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azure steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ice Cold. That one must have hurt.
Ice Cold tries to work over Azure's front leg with a kick but Azure checks it.
Ice Cold looks to land a body kick but Azure moved away.
Azure ducks under a wild hook from Ice Cold.
Azure fails with a takedown attempt.
Ice Cold was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azure throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azure throws a push kick but Ice Cold slaps the foot to one side.
A jab lands there for Ice Cold.
Azure throws a front kick that sends Ice Cold stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Azure finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ice Cold lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ice Cold connects with an inside leg kick.
Ice Cold defending well as Azure loads up on a big left hand.
Ice Cold attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ice Cold checks a low kick from Azure.
Ice Cold tried to score with a low kick but Azure checks it.
Azure tries to counter with a takedown but Ice Cold is quick to defend against it.
Azure uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ice Cold.
Ice Cold has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Azure.
Ice Cold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Azure lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ice Cold's sensitive parts.
Azure connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vanilla Ice Cold dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ice Cold stalks Azure and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Azure's face. Azure staggers backwards, shaken.
Ice Cold scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azure throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Azure checks a leg kick.
Azure tries to counter with a takedown but Ice Cold is quick to defend against it.
Azure looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Azure misses the jab.
Ice Cold wants to counter the offense by Azure and move into the clinch position.
Azure uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ice Cold.
Azure has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ice Cold finds it's way round the side to connect with Azure's head.
A slow jab from Ice Cold misses its intended target.
Ice Cold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ice Cold scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ice Cold is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Azure misses the target.
Azure moves out of range of the body kick from Ice Cold.
Azure throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Azure misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice Cold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Azure cracks Ice Cold with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ice Cold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ice Cold lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ice Cold throws a head kick that misses.
Ice Cold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Azure does it's job there.
Azure uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ice Cold.
Azure waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ice Cold.
Ice Cold throws a lazy right hand but Azure sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azure lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ice Cold circles away quickly and effectively.
Ice Cold throws a body punch but Azure moves out of range.
Ice Cold scores with a nice body kick.
Azure scores with a spinning back kick!
Azure keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Azure takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Azure fakes the leg kick and cracks Ice Cold in the body.
Azure keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ice Cold.
Azure with a nice cross.
Ice Cold listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Azure avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Azure tried to score with a low kick but Ice Cold checks it.
Ice Cold stuffs the takedown attempt from Azure. Azure gets slowly back to his feet.
Ice Cold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azure.
Azure checks a leg kick.
Azure slips under a jab from Ice Cold.
Azure showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ice Cold.
Azure drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ice Cold sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure avoids the body shot from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold misses with a looping left.
Ice Cold throws a low kick but Azure moves out of range easily.
Ice Cold blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Ice Cold.
Ice Cold tries to score with a low kick but Azure moves his leg out of the way.
Ice Cold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azure moves away.
Azure throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ice Cold stuffs the takedown attempt from Azure. Azure gets slowly back to his feet.
Azure throws a nice outside leg kick.
Azure tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ice Cold is able to avoid easily.
Ice Cold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Azure's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ice Cold crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Azure - the referee stops the clock and Ice Cold gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Azure. Ice Cold manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azure, right into the meat.
Ice Cold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azure.
Azure uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold misses the jab.
Ice Cold clobbers Azure with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azure scores with a body shot.
Ice Cold misses with a body kick.
Azure appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Azure gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Azure walks into a stiff left hand from Ice Cold.
Azure's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ice Cold under the eye.
Azure tries a low kick but Ice Cold avoids it.
Ice Cold thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Azure if he has to take too many more of those.
Ice Cold works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vanilla Ice Cold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ice Cold 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vanilla Ice Cold!
Vanilla Ice Cold is the new featherweight champion!
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