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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odell Paquette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barack Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Odell Paquette!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paquette throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paquette looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paquette moves away from the strike by Obama.
Paquette bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Obama's head backwards.
Paquette moves into the clinch.
Paquette blocks an uppercut.
Obama pushes Paquette back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obama has Paquette pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paquette manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Obama on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Paquette fails to land.
We've been hearing reports that Obama has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Obama jumps guard and drags Paquette to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Paquette is looking to stand up but Obama won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama wants to sweep but no luck.
Paquette wants to stand but Obama is controlling his posture from full guard.
Obama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paquette is one step ahead there.
Paquette has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Obama is proving hard to escape from.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Paquette postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Paquette throws out a loose jab but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obama tries to bum rush Paquette with a series of wild strikes but Paquette uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Odell Paquette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paquette avoids the body shot from Obama.
Good leg kick by Paquette there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Obama looks to throw the jab but Paquette is out of range.
Obama fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Paquette tenderised Obama's leg. Obama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paquette buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paquette tried to score with a low kick but Obama checks it.
Paquette tries to clinch up but Obama circles away and keeps his distance.
Paquette scores with the left hand. Obama knows he should have avoided that one.
Odell Paquette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obama has his takedown stuffed
and Paquette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obama has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Obama there as he acknowledges the shot.
Obama doesn't manage to clinch there - Paquette circles away.
Obama takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Obama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paquette.
Obama takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paquette.
Paquette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paquette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paquette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obama moves away.
Paquette with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paquette fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Obama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Obama.
Obama takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paquette misses with a left hand
and Obama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paquette thinking.
A lazy left from Paquette finds it's target.
Donk. Obama catches Paquette right on the button with a cross.
Paquette throws a body shot but no joy.
Obama misses with a wild body shot.
Obama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paquette. Paquette obviously looking to wear him down.
Obama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Paquette looks to land a body kick but Obama moved away.
The crowd cheers as Paquette lands an impressive looking overhand right. Obama doesn't seem phased though.
Paquette slips under a jab from Obama.
Paquette connects with a body shot.
Paquette throws a hook but Obama avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paquette stuns Obama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Obama scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paquette lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Obama throws out a loose jab but Paquette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paquette swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Paquette wants to get back to full guard.
Obama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Obama is working hard here to advance position.
Paquette is holding on to half guard well.
Obama seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paquette does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Obama is working for a submission of some sort.
Paquette tries to roll over but Obama keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odell Paquette dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A punch combination from Obama misses.
Obama's corner calls for a 1-2. Obama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paquette thuds a left hand into Obama's body.
Paquette misses with a wild body shot.
Paquette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obama.
Paquette loads up on a big right hand but Obama slips the punch.
Obama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paquette avoids it really well and circles away.
Obama fails to land the takedown.
Paquette only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Obama throws a hook but Paquette blocks it.
Obama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barack Obama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquette lands a body shot.
Paquette has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Obama throws a jab but it's blocked by Paquette.
Paquette throws a leg kick which misses Obama's front leg but catches the back leg as Obama tries to avoid it.
Paquette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Paquette.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obama doesn't seem bothered though.
Paquette has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Paquette thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Obama if he has to take too many more of those.
Paquette cracks Obama with a good jab.
Paquette bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Paquette doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paquette connects with a leg kick. Obama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice uppercut there from Paquette.
Obama dives in for a single leg takedown but Paquette sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Paquette cracks the inside of Obama's front leg.
Paquette 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.
Paquette is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paquette misses with a straight left.
Paquette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obama tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Paquette manages to circle out of the way.
Obama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paquette avoids it really well and circles away.
Obama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paquette avoids it really well and circles away.
Obama is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Obama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paquette as he jumps to the side.
Obama slips a jab from Paquette.
Obama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paquette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paquette forces Obama back against the cage and clinches.
Obama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paquette.
Paquette lands a shoulder strike.
Obama tries a body shot but Paquette blocks it.
Obama changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paquette fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Paquette moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Paquette.
A good leg kick by Paquette.
Obama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paquette, pushing him back against the cage.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Paquette fails to land.
Paquette is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Paquette.
Paquette lands with a light punch inside.
Obama can't get the takedown.
Obama misses with some punches.
Obama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Obama goes for a takedown in the clinch but Paquette prevents it.
Paquette lands a hook that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Paquette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Obama scores with a decent looking hook.
Obama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Paquette enables Obama to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Paquette manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquette wants to stand and escape but Obama is having none of it.
Paquette is pulling down on Obama's head to control his posture.
Obama stopping the sweep attempt from Paquette.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paquette trying to control the position here.
Obama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paquette swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paquette looking to control.
Paquette has control of Obama's left arm, preventing Obama from doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odell Paquette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Obama shoots for a double leg takedown but Paquette sprawls well. He's pushed Obama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paquette lands a jab.
Paquette lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Paquette.
A good leg kick by Paquette.
That kick from Paquette tenderised Obama's leg. Obama is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Paquette.
Obama shoots for a takedown but Paquette saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Obama moves into range and clinches up with Paquette.
Obama tries a body shot but Paquette blocks it.
Paquette tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquette manages to break the clinch.
Paquette lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Obama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paquette throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paquette misses with a straight left.
Obama tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Paquette manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paquette missing with a left hand there. Obama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paquette lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paquette has Obama up against the cage in a clinch.
Paquette is fighting off a takedown attempt but Obama is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Paquette to the mat. Paquette regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Obama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paquette swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paquette managing to control the position.
Paquette is trying to keep Obama in close.
Obama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paquette swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paquette pulls Obama in close to his closed guard and prevents Obama from doing any damage or advancing position.
Paquette trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama stops Paquette from standing up.
Obama trying to control but Paquette is working from the bottom.
Paquette is controlling Obama's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paquette misses with a body kick.
Obama tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paquette sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Obama somewhat.
A countering left hand to the body from Paquette misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barack Obama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paquette throws a nice outside leg kick.
Obama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paquette finds it's way round the side to connect with Obama's head.
Paquette lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paquette connects with a crisp jab.
Paquette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Obama's sensitive parts.
Paquette scores with a leg kick.
Obama tries to clinch there but Paquette circles away.
Obama tries to clinch but Paquette moves out of range.
Paquette appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Paquette works the jab nicely.
Paquette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paquette clinches with his opponent.
Obama takes a shot to the head.
Obama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obama blocks a body shot from Paquette.
Paquette lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paquette throws a punch but it's blocked by Obama.
Paquette lands an uppercut.
Obama looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Obama manages to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquette is looking to stand up but Obama won't let him.
Paquette wants to control from the top but Obama keeps moving.
Obama trying to keep a closed guard but Paquette is proving a slippery customer.
Paquette wanted to stand there but Obama had control of the position.
Barack Obama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paquette stands up from Obama's guard - Paquette perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Odell Paquette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paquette 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odell Paquette!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Sayonara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Ng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayonara comes to the cage accompanied by Edge Of The Blade. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Ng!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayonara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ng manages to avoid it.
Sayonara throws out a leg kick but Ng moves out of range and Sayonara only half commits.
Ng takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ng lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ng tries a head kick but it misses.
Sayonara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Charles Ng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ng swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sayonara.
It looks like Jiri Sayonara has been cut.
Sayonara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Ng misses.
Sayonara quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sayonara 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.
Sayonara misses with a body shot.
Sayonara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've been informed that Ng 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.
Sayonara misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ng looks to land a right hand but Sayonara moved out of range.
Sayonara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ng was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayonara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ng lands a big head kick that sends Sayonara tumbling to the mat! Ng takes a step backwards and waves Sayonara back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sayonara throws a low kick but Ng moves out of range easily.
Ng throws a lazy head kick
and Sayonara makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ng really felt that one!
Sayonara keeps the fight on the outside.
Sayonara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sayonara is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ng cracks a nice hook into Sayonara's ribs.
Sayonara throws a leg kick that misses.
Sayonara staying out of range there.
Ng just misses with a punch to the body.
Ng misses with a hook.
Ng clinches.
Ng scores with a shoulder strike.
Ng throws a punch but it's blocked by Sayonara.
Ng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ng tries to land a knee to the head but Sayonara blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng blocks a body shot from Sayonara.
Sayonara managing to block the knees to the body from Ng.
Sayonara lands an uppercut.
Sayonara tries to throw a body punch but Ng avoids it by throwing Sayonara back against the cage.
Ng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ng lands with a right to the head.
Ng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sayonara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ng utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ng.
A right handed body shot lands from Sayonara.
Ng has a couple of punches blocked by Sayonara.
Sayonara blocks an uppercut.
Sayonara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sayonara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sayonara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ng lands a shoulder strike.
Ng misses with a knee to the head.
Ng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sayonara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sayonara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sayonara avoiding damage as Ng throws knees to the body.
Sayonara managing to block the knees to the body from Ng.
Sayonara tries to throw a body punch but Ng avoids it by throwing Sayonara back against the cage.
Sayonara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ng swings wildly with an uppercut but Sayonara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sayonara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sayonara scores with a shot to the side of Ng's head.
Sayonara can't find room to land a body shot as Ng controls the action.
Ng connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sayonara's face.
Sayonara can't find room to land a body shot as Ng controls the action.
Ng scores with a shot to the side of Sayonara's head.
Oh Sayonara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ng misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sayonara.
Ng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sayonara in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jiri Sayonara's cut is getting worse.
Sayonara misses with a body punch.
Ng pushes Sayonara against the cage. Ng is working some dirty boxing. Ng pushes off with a quick right hook! Sayonara goes down! Sayonara tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ng moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Ng!
In his post fight interview, Charles Ng started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19 - 13 - 0 |
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215 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Ford!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Sucre counters with a body kick that stops Ford in his tracks momentarily.
Ford throws a poor cross that misses
and De Sucre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ford misses with a right hand
and De Sucre counters with a straight right hand.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Sucre manages to avoid it.
Ford has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Sucre.
Ford misses with a low kick.
De Sucre slips a jab from Ford.
De Sucre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Sucre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ford lands a really nice looking cross but De Sucre seems unphased.
A shot to the body from Ford misses
and De Sucre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ford takes a swing at De Sucre's ribcage but misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ford crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Sucre - the referee stops the clock and Ford gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Sucre. Ford manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Sucre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Sucre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Sucre throws the kick towards the body but Ford avoids it.
De Sucre cracks a nice hook into Ford's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford moves into the clinch.
Ford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Sucre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford misses with an elbow strike.
Ford working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from De Sucre fails to land.
De Sucre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Ford lands a left hand.
De Sucre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Ford scores with a shoulder strike.
De Sucre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ford.
Ford lands an elbow just above De Sucre 's eye.
Ford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Sucre misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Sucre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Sucre lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
De Sucre misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Sucre struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
De Sucre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Sucre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Sucre lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre blocks an elbow strike from Ford.
De Sucre can't find room to land a body shot as Ford controls the action.
De Sucre misses with some punches.
De Sucre avoids the elbow strike from Ford, against the cage.
De Sucre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ford misses with some punches.
De Sucre misses with a body punch.
Ford is working De Sucre over against the cage.
De Sucre blocks the elbow strike.
Good body shot from De Sucre.
De Sucre pushes Ford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Sucre.
Ford misses with some punches.
De Sucre lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Sucre lands with a left to the head.
De Sucre blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
De Sucre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Sucre misses with a body punch.
Ford lands an elbow inside that De Sucre shrugs off.
It looks like Antonio Jose De Sucre has been cut.
De Sucre works on Ford's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre lands a body punch.
Ford misses with the head strike.
De Sucre swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Sucre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Sucre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Sucre lands an uppercut.
De Sucre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ford misses with a punch on the inside.
De Sucre lands a hook that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Still in the clinch, De Sucre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ford misses with the head strike.
De Sucre scores with a shoulder strike.
De Sucre misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Sucre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
De Sucre blocks the elbow strike.
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Sucre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ford or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Sucre blocks the elbow strike.
De Sucre struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from De Sucre as the two fighters clinch.
Ford looks winded!
Ford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a body punch.
De Sucre lands a nice uppercut.
De Sucre lands a right hand.
Ford is rocked!
De Sucre tries a body shot but Ford blocks it.
Ford is still on wobbly legs! Can De Sucre finish him?
Good body shot from De Sucre.
A short body shot lands from De Sucre as the two fighters clinch.
Ford seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from De Sucre on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Sucre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Sucre lands a shot to the body.
De Sucre scores with a shot to the side of Ford's head.
De Sucre scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Sucre.
De Sucre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Sucre lands a big right hand that drops Ford! The killer instinct kicks in and De Sucre finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by De Sucre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Jose De Sucre!
In his post fight interview, Antonio Jose De Sucre gave a big smile as he said 'This win was for my Father! May he rest in peace. Cuerpo De Paz!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mack Branco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branco's entrance music is Stranglehold. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Manison's choice of entrance music: Wherever I May Roam. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mack Branco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Manison.
A decent looking cross lands there for Branco.
Branco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manison.
Branco misses with a hook.
Branco 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.
Branco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manison was well out of range. Poor timing from Branco.
Branco throws a push kick but Manison slaps the foot to one side.
Manison throws a wild body kick that Branco sees coming a mile off.
Jab, jab by Manison - just one landing.
Branco avoids the body shot from Manison.
The fighters circling - Manison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Branco throws a low kick but Manison avoids it.
Manison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Branco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manison.
Manison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manison uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Manison lands a nice hook to Branco's body. Branco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Branco avoids the body shot from Manison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco throws a hook to the side of Manison's head but Manison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Branco slips a jab from Manison.
A low kick from Manison misses
and Manison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Branco checks a low kick from Manison.
Branco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Branco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manison.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Branco saw that one coming.
Branco looks to throw a body kick
and Manison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Konstantin Manison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Branco.
Branco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Manison swinging wildly here.
Branco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manison at a distance.
Branco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manison throws out the jab.
Branco digs a good body shot into Manison's ribs.
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!
Branco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Branco tries to land a front kick but Manison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Manison lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco throws a wild body kick that Manison sees coming a mile off.
Manison is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Manison lands a body shot.
Branco misses with a head kick.
Manison moves out of range of the body kick from Branco.
Branco misses with a looping right.
Branco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Branco misses with a straight right.
Branco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Branco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Branco looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Branco is standing up over Manison. Manison looks to escape but Branco dives into side control.
Branco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Manison is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Manison manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco trying to hold on to Manison's head to control him but Manison postures up.
Manison escapes and gets back to his feet.
Manison throws a lazy uppercut
and Branco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Branco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Branco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Manison misses with a wild body shot.
Manison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Branco works the jab nicely.
Manison misses with a low kick.
Branco misses with a straight left.
Branco lands a nice hook to Manison's body. Manison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Manison moves away from the strike by Branco.
Branco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison throws a combination that misses
and Branco counters with a right hand to the body.
Manison stalks Branco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Branco's face. Branco staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Mack Branco has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Branco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manison scores with a sloppy right hand. Branco should have avoided that one.
Branco throws a hook but Manison avoids it easily.
Branco avoids the body shot from Manison.
Branco ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Branco throws a half hearted mid kick.
Branco looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range.
Branco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manison throws a hook but Branco avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manison checks a leg kick.
Branco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
Manison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Branco. That one must have hurt.
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 Mack Branco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mack Branco'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.
Branco misses with a straight right.
Branco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manison is trying to push Branco away but Branco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Branco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Branco misses with a body punch.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Branco has him pressed against the cage.
Branco takes a shot to the head.
Manison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manison keeps Branco at a distance using the push kick.
Branco fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manison is out of range.
Branco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison tried to score with a low kick but Branco checks it.
Branco is looking to counter punch.
Manison jabs Branco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Branco lands a front kick.
Branco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Branco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manison.
Manison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Branco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Branco is predictable there
enabling Manison to counter with a crisp jab.
Manison checks a low kick from Branco.
Manison throws out a counter right but Branco avoids it with no problem.
Branco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mack Branco is winning the standup battle so far.
Branco throws a leg kick which misses Manison's front leg but catches the back leg as Manison tries to avoid it.
Branco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Branco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Branco scores with a head kick.
Manison cracks a nice hook into Branco's ribs.
Branco throws an overhand right that lands on Manison's shoulder, as Manison tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Manison.
Manison looks to land a combination but Branco avoids it well.
Branco wants to land a leg kick but Manison is out of range.
Branco cracks Manison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Branco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brancos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Manison staying out of range there.
Manison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Branco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Branco throws the left hand but Manison avoids the punch easily.
Manison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Branco moves away.
A slow jab from Branco misses its intended target.
Manison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Branco in his tracks.
Manison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Branco throws a sloppy body shot
and Manison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manison moves out of range of the body kick from Branco.
It seemed like Manison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Manison misses the jab.
Manison tries to bum rush Branco with a series of wild strikes but Branco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manison looks to land a left hand but Branco moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco shoots in and bounces Manison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Manison looking to control.
Branco forces his way into half guard.
Branco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Manison defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Branco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Branco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Manison wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco controlling the action here.
Branco is keen to just control but Manison is a slippery customer.
Manison looks like he's trying to stand up.
Manison wants to get back to full guard.
Mack Branco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Branco works his way into full mount!
Branco looking to secure an arm triangle but Manison defends it well.
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 Mack Branco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mack Branco's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Branco plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Manison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Branco throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Manison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Branco. Branco obviously looking to wear him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Branco. Manison shrugs it off though.
Branco throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Manison throws a hook but Branco avoids it easily.
Branco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manison's hands.
Branco takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branco scores with a jab to the body.
Branco sizes up Manison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Branco walks into a stiff left hand from Manison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Branco ducks down to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Manison - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison lands a nice shot that snaps Branco's head back.
Manison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Branco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manison.
Branco throws a head kick that Manison semi-blocks.
Manison misses the jab.
Branco looks to land a body kick but Manison moved away.
Branco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Manison throws a hook but Branco blocks it.
Manison throws a hook but Branco blocks it.
Branco with a jab.
Manison fails to land with a series of punches.
Branco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Branco throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Branco takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Manison misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison throws a hook to the side of Branco's head but Branco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco throws out a loose jab but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Branco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Manison slips a jab from Branco.
Manison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Branco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Branco works the jab nicely.
Manison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Branco. That one must have hurt.
Manison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Branco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Branco throws a leg kick
and Manison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Branco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manison's head backwards.
Manison misses with a body punch
and Branco counters with a straight right hand.
Branco throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manison.
Branco thuds his right hand into Manison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Branco misses with a body punch
and Manison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Branco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Branco avoids the body shot from Manison.
Manison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Manison ducks under a wild hook from Branco.
Branco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Konstantin Manison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manison misses the shot to the body.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
Branco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Branco misses with a right hand
and Manison counters with a left and a right that stings Branco.
Manison swings for the body but Branco moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manison.
Manison moves away from the strike by Branco.
Manison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manison misses with a double jab
and Branco counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manison throws out a loose jab but Branco uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco looks to land a body kick but Manison moved away.
Manison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Branco misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Branco.
Branco 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.
Manison with a nice cross.
Manison moves out of range of the leg kick from Branco.
Branco throws a hook but Manison avoids it easily.
Manison is looking to chop away at Branco's legs.
Manison just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison misses with a low kick as Branco jumps back.
Branco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Branco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manison.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mack Branco.
Well Branco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Branco!
A very excited looking Mack Branco 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Boreste Bardanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Venum Tree Knee Dad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bardanos comes into the arena with My Kingdom Will Come blaring out of the sound system. Tree Knee Dad has chosen Not Falling by Mudvayne as his entrance music. Boreste Bardanos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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152 lbs
38 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boreste Bardanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Venum Tree Knee Dad!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bardanos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bardanos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a hook. Bardanos ducked under it nicely.
Bardanos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tree Knee Dad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tree Knee Dad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tree Knee Dad fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Bardanos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bardanos defending well as Tree Knee Dad loads up on a big left hand.
Bardanos attempts a counter takedown but Tree Knee Dad avoids it well and moves away.
Bardanos scores with a nice right hand.
Bardanos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook but Bardanos avoids it easily.
Bardanos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bardanos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bardanos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bardanos throws a hook but Tree Knee Dad blocks it.
Tree Knee Dad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Venum Tree Knee Dad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tree Knee Dad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bardanos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bardanos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tree Knee Dad sprawls well initially but Bardanos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tree Knee Dad is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bardanos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bardanos's back!
I really don't envy Bardanos right now.
Tree Knee Dad is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bardanos defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad is hanging on to Bardanos's back as he tries to escape.
Tree Knee Dad misses with punches from the back.
Tree Knee Dad is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Bardanos with him. Bardanos is trying to defend but Tree Knee Dad has an arm under the chin now! Bardanos grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Venum Tree Knee Dad!
During a confident post fight interview, Venum Tree Knee Dad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Tappenahomma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tappenahomma's entrance music is Tatanka. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chief Tappenahomma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tappenahomma throws a poor cross that misses
and Lester counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Lester.
Tappenahomma closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Lester to counter with a crisp jab.
Lester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tappenahomma wants to clinch
and Lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
Lester scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tappenahomma doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lester. Tappenahomma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tappenahomma looks to land a left hand but Lester moved out of range nicely.
Tappenahomma scores with a spinning back kick!
Lester keeps the fight on the outside.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tappenahomma manages to avoid it.
Tappenahomma wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappenahomma lands a nice hook to Lester's body. Lester takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tappenahomma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lester takes a swing at Tappenahomma's ribcage but misses.
Tappenahomma takes one on the button.
Tappenahomma throws a leg kick but Lester checks it.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
Tappenahomma instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lester.
Lester avoids the elbow strike from Tappenahomma, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma prevents a body shot from Lester.
Lester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lester lands with a right to the head.
Tappenahomma 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.
Lester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tappenahomma trying to land knees to the body.
Tappenahomma tries to land knees in the clinch but Lester avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tappenahomma obliges.
Tappenahomma misses with a punch to the body.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Tappenahomma.
Lester wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lester can't find room to land a body shot as Tappenahomma controls the action.
Lester cracks Tappenahomma with a nice body shot.
Tappenahomma blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lester fails to land.
Tappenahomma blocking some punches.
Tappenahomma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lester is defending well for now.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tappenahomma's elbow.
Lester blocks the elbow strike.
Lester has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tappenahomma seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lester can turn it around.
Tappenahomma lands a left hand.
Tappenahomma blocking some punches.
Tappenahomma lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Moe Lester has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester breaks the clinch.
Lester takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lester.
Lester is looking to chop away at Tappenahomma's legs.
Lester moves out of range as Tappenahomma strikes.
Lester misses with a straight left.
It looked like Tappenahomma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lester.
Tappenahomma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lester throws a jab but it's blocked by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma instigates a clinch.
Lester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tappenahomma backwards.
Tappenahomma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lester is defending well for now.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Tappenahomma tries a body shot but Lester blocks it.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
Lester misses with a body punch.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by Tappenahomma.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Lester lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
Lester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Lester.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma lands an elbow just above Lester 's eye.
Lester wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tappenahomma has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lester wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tappenahomma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lester blocks an elbow strike from Tappenahomma.
Lester avoids the elbow strike from Tappenahomma, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Moe Lester will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Moe Lester's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tappenahomma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tappenahomma looks to land a right hand but Lester moved out of range.
Lester walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lester ducks under a wild hook from Tappenahomma.
Lester lands with a good body shot.
Tappenahomma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tappenahomma throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma throws a hook but Lester blocks it.
Lester fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lester lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lester. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lester lands a high kick!
Tappenahomma tries to clinch there but Lester circles away.
Lester jabs Tappenahomma right on the nose. Tappenahomma blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester throws the left hand but Tappenahomma avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappenahomma throws an overhand right that lands on Lester's shoulder, as Lester tries to avoid the shot.
Tappenahomma moves out of range as Lester throws a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Tappenahomma blocks the low kick.
Tappenahomma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lester moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tappenahomma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tappenahomma throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lester misses the target.
Tappenahomma looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Moe Lester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lester throws a hook to the side of Tappenahomma's head but Tappenahomma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tappenahomma was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
Tappenahomma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little feinted left hand from Tappenahomma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lester throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tappenahomma.
Lester goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lester gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma slips a straight right by Lester.
Lester fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tappenahomma checks it well.
Tappenahomma tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lester manages to circle out of the way.
Tappenahomma takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tappenahomma momentarily.
Tappenahomma avoids the body shot from Lester.
Tappenahomma blocks a jab.
A big right from Lester misses.
A little feinted left hand from Tappenahomma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lester slips a jab from Tappenahomma.
Lester feints and then cracks Tappenahomma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tappenahomma down.
Tappenahomma slips a straight right by Lester.
Tappenahomma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tappenahomma tries to close the distance and clinch but Lester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tappenahomma counters with a stiff right hand.
Lester clobbers Tappenahomma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A punch lands to the side of Tappenahomma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lester throws a right hand that misses
and Tappenahomma counters with a stiff right hand.
Tappenahomma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lester misses with a looping left.
Tappenahomma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tappenahomma tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tappenahomma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lester slips under a jab from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma lands a nice looking body kick.
Tappenahomma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lester.
Tappenahomma looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Tappenahomma.
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!
Tappenahomma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Crunch! Tappenahomma slams his shin into Lester's torso.
Lester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lester.
Lester throws a hook to the side of Tappenahomma's head but Tappenahomma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tappenahomma feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tappenahomma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tappenahomma ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Lester takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lester wants to land a leg kick but Tappenahomma is out of range.
Lester looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tappenahomma seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lester.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Moe Lester's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tappenahomma looks for the body kick but Lester saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lester! But no joy.
Tappenahomma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lester stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tappenahomma lands a lovely overhand right.
Lester misses with a body kick.
Tappenahomma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lester moves away.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Tappenahomma is just out of range.
Lester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma lands a body shot.
Lester lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook. Lester ducked under it nicely.
Lester throws a hook but Tappenahomma blocks it.
Tappenahomma lands a head shot.
Tappenahomma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lester looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lester, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappenahomma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Tappenahomma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lester.
Lester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tappenahomma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tappenahomma throws the left hand but Lester avoids the punch easily.
Lester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Lester releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lester throws a sloppy head kick and Tappenahomma moves out of range easily.
Lester misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tappenahomma makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lester looks to throw the jab but Tappenahomma is out of range.
Tappenahomma is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lester.
Tappenahomma moves away from the strike by Lester.
Tappenahomma getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lester lands a nice looking body shot.
Tappenahomma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tappenahomma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lester blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Tappenahomma.
Lester tries a body shot but Tappenahomma blocks it.
Lester lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Lester scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Lester.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tappenahomma digs a right hand into Lester's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lester's gas tank.
Tappenahomma blocks an uppercut.
Lester lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tappenahomma backwards.
Lester tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a punch on the inside.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but Tappenahomma avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tappenahomma's elbow.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma blocking some punches.
Lester lands a right hand.
Lester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Lester.
Tappenahomma lands a nice elbow.
Tappenahomma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lester breaks from the clinch.
Tappenahomma slips a straight right by Lester.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lester misses the jab.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tappenahomma misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lester lands a high kick!
Lester throws a big shot that misses.
Lester misses with a hook.
Lester throws a hook but Tappenahomma blocks it.
Tappenahomma staying out of range there.
Tappenahomma lands a leg kick that knocks Lester off balance momentarily.
Lester throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tappenahomma thumps Lester with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moe Lester'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.
Tappenahomma lands a jab.
Lester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tappenahomma.
Lester takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lester lands a right hook to the body.
Tappenahomma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tappenahomma ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Tappenahomma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tappenahomma is looking to counter punch.
A low kick from Lester misses
and Tappenahomma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Lester misses.
Tappenahomma tries to counter by clinching up but Lester breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tappenahomma tries to clinch but Lester is having none of it.
Lester walks into a left hand.
Tappenahomma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lester missing with a left hand there. Tappenahomma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tappenahomma tries to counter by clinching up but Lester breaks away and moves out of range.
Lester blocks a jab.
Lester misses with a looping right.
Lester feints and then cracks Tappenahomma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tappenahomma down.
Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tappenahomma wants to clinch up but Lester keeps it at a distance.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tappenahomma looks for the body kick but Lester saw that one coming.
Tappenahomma drives through and clinches with Lester against the cage.
Lester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tappenahomma lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Moe Lester's cut even more.
Lester lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma blocks a body shot from Lester.
Lester blocking some punches.
Lester blocks an elbow strike.
Tappenahomma lands with a left to the head.
The cut above Moe Lester's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lester tries a body shot but Tappenahomma blocks it.
Lester scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
Tappenahomma misses with the head strike.
Lester dodges an elbow strike from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma misses with an elbow strike.
Lester lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tappenahomma backwards.
Lester digs a right hand into Tappenahomma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tappenahomma's gas tank.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Tappenahomma swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tappenahomma connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lester's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tappenahomma can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Tappenahomma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tappenahomma prevents a body shot from Lester.
Tappenahomma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tappenahomma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tappenahomma blocks an uppercut.
Tappenahomma scores with a hook to the body.
Moe Lester seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tappenahomma blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Lester.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma blocks an uppercut.
Tappenahomma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tappenahomma lands a hook that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Lester is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma misses with a punch to the body.
Lester swings wildly with an uppercut but Tappenahomma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tappenahomma tries a knee to the head but Lester blocks it.
Tappenahomma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tappenahomma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lester lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tappenahomma misses with an elbow over the top.
Tappenahomma landing knees to the body.
Lester can't find room to land a body shot as Tappenahomma controls the action.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
Tappenahomma misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Lester.
Tappenahomma tries to land knees in the clinch but Lester avoids the damage to the body.
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 Chief Tappenahomma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Moe Lester's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tappenahomma.
Lester misses with a straight right.
Lester throws a hook but Tappenahomma avoids it easily.
Tappenahomma misses with an uppercut
and Lester counters with a left to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma throws a body kick that misses
enabling Lester to counter with a crisp jab.
Lester ducks under a wild hook from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma slips a straight right by Lester.
Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tappenahomma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tappenahomma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lester.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tappenahomma.
Lester throws a leg kick but Tappenahomma moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester tried to score with a low kick but Tappenahomma checks it.
Tappenahomma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tappenahomma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tappenahomma avoids the head kick by Lester.
Lester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tappenahomma tries to close the distance and clinch but Lester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tappenahomma moves away.
Tappenahomma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tappenahomma closes the distance and clinches.
Tappenahomma scores with a hook to the body.
Tappenahomma misses with some punches.
Chief Tappenahomma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Tappenahomma.
Lester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tappenahomma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tappenahomma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester breaks the clinch.
Lester misses with a body punch
and Tappenahomma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tappenahomma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice side step and Lester releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tappenahomma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma tries to clinch but Lester is having none of it.
Tappenahomma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lester.
Lester misses with a body shot
and Tappenahomma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tappenahomma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tappenahomma checks a low kick from Lester.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Tappenahomma is just out of range.
As Lester tries to get set, Tappenahomma tries to push him back and clinch up but Lester manages to avoid the attempt.
A slow jab from Lester misses its intended target.
Tappenahomma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lester appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lester misses the target.
Jab by Tappenahomma.
Moe Lester's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A head kick misses from Tappenahomma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tappenahomma lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Moe Lester's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chief Tappenahomma!
Chief Tappenahomma retains his welterweight title!
A less than humble Chief Tappenahomma misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Belliveau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Bashorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belliveau comes to the cage accompanied by We will rock you. Bashorov has chosen Hangar 18 as his entrance music. Steve Belliveau is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Belliveau!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karim Bashorov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashorov throws a series of punches but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Bashorov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bashorov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bashorov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bashorov shoots in and bounces Belliveau off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bashorov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Belliveau's guard.
Bashorov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belliveau manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bashorov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Belliveau throws out a loose jab but Bashorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bashorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belliveau swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Bashorov is just out of range.
Belliveau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bashorov.
Belliveau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bashorov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belliveau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Bashorov checks it.
Bashorov missing with a left hand there. Belliveau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belliveau dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bashorov. That did some damage!
Bashorov jabs Belliveau right on the nose. Belliveau blinks but takes it well.
Bashorov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bashorov throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau misses with a low kick as Bashorov jumps back.
Belliveau cracks Bashorov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bashorov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bashorov misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Bashorov - just one landing.
Belliveau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bashorov! But no joy.
Belliveau misses with a low kick as Bashorov jumps back.
Bashorov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belliveau circles away quickly and effectively.
Belliveau tried to counter with a leg kick but Bashorov avoided it.
Belliveau seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
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!
Bashorov checks a low kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bashorov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Belliveau had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bashorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Bashorov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Belliveau avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bashorov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bashorov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bashorov cracks Belliveau with a good jab.
Belliveau throws a body kick that misses.
Belliveau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bashorov just misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau throws a body punch but Bashorov moves out of range.
Belliveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bashorov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Belliveau defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Belliveau as Bashorov shoots in.
Steve Belliveau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karim Bashorov.
Belliveau takes a swing at Bashorov's ribcage but misses.
Bashorov lands a jab-cross combination.
Belliveau shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov tries to keep at a distance but Belliveau has taken the fight into the clinch.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bashorov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Belliveau.
Belliveau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Bashorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bashorov pulls Belliveau into guard.
Belliveau decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bashorov, up you get!
Belliveau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bashorov on the side of the head.
Bashorov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bashorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Bashorov blocks a head kick by Belliveau.
The fighters circling - Bashorov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Bashorov blocks the low kick.
A jab from Bashorov misses.
Belliveau connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belliveau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov throws an overhand right that lands on Belliveau's shoulder, as Belliveau tries to avoid the shot.
It appears Belliveau was looking to counter with a kick there.
Belliveau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bashorov checks a low kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Belliveau is looking to score with low kicks.
Bashorov blocks a head kick by Belliveau.
Belliveau swings widly with a right hand
and Bashorov counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Bashorov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belliveau gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bashorov lands with a short shot to the head.
Bashorov pushes Belliveau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bashorov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Belliveau gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bashorov jumps guard but Belliveau turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Bashorov controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Belliveau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karim Bashorov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Belliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belliveau throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bashorov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karim Bashorov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bashorov checks a leg kick.
Bashorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Belliveau misses the target.
Bashorov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bashorov throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bashorov thuds his right hand into Belliveau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bashorov lands a right hook to the body.
Bashorov just misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau tried to counter with a leg kick but Bashorov avoided it.
Bashorov lands the left hand.
Bashorov looks to land a left hand but Belliveau moved out of range nicely.
Belliveau feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Belliveau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bashorov's head backwards.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Bashorov.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Bashorov checks it.
Bashorov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belliveau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bashorov gets tackled into the cage by Belliveau. Belliveau maintains the clinch.
Bashorov pulls guard.
Belliveau is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Belliveau is looking to stand up but Bashorov won't let him.
Bashorov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Belliveau doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Belliveau manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Belliveau won't allow Bashorov to sweep him here.
Bashorov has a closed guard, preventing Belliveau from standing up.
Bashorov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Belliveau wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Belliveau wants to get back to his feet.
Belliveau is refusing to be controlled, as Bashorov sits in half guard.
Bashorov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belliveau is controlling Bashorov's trapped leg to prevent Bashorov from advancing to side control.
Belliveau is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belliveau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belliveau pushes Bashorov off looking to stand but Bashorov dives back in and keeps control.
Belliveau is not content to let Bashorov control the position.
Belliveau wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov not doing much here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belliveau. That's going to slow Bashorov down.
Good work by Bashorov as he checks the leg kick.
Belliveau connects with a body shot.
Steve Belliveau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belliveau wants to slow Bashorov down by chopping away at his legs.
And Bashorov tries to counter it with a takedown but Belliveau pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Steve Belliveau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belliveau works Bashorov's body with a nice hook.
Belliveau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bashorov.
Belliveau is looking to wear down Bashorov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belliveau, right into the meat.
Bashorov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bashorov looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.
Bashorov throws a body shot but no joy.
Belliveau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bashorov throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belliveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Bashorov.
Belliveau thuds a left hand into Bashorov's body.
Bashorov misses with a body shot.
Belliveau will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Belliveau avoids the body shot from Bashorov.
Belliveau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bashorov.
Bashorov thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bashorov manages to avoid it.
Belliveau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bashorov throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau blocks a jab.
Bashorov lands a nice shot to the body.
Belliveau tries to land a body kick
and Bashorov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bashorov scores with a nice right hand.
Belliveau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the body.
Bashorov misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Bashorov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Belliveau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Belliveau throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bashorov.
Bashorov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Belliveau displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bashorov.
Belliveau thumps Bashorov with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with an overhand left.
Bashorov throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau throws a good cross that connects.
Bashorov punishes Belliveau's body with a nice straight punch.
Belliveau scoring well with a low kick there.
Bashorov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belliveau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bashorov is able to avoid easily.
Bashorov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bashorov. Beautiful body shot.
Bashorov clobbers Belliveau with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good shot there by Bashorov.
Belliveau tries to score with a low kick but Bashorov moves his leg out of the way.
Bashorov lands a really nice looking cross but Belliveau seems unphased.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bashorov checks a leg kick.
Belliveau rushes Bashorov and presses him up against the cage.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Bashorov controls the action.
Bashorov lands with a right to the head.
Bashorov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Bashorov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Steve Belliveau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karim Bashorov.
Belliveau tries to work over Bashorov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Bashorov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bashorov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Belliveau is defending well.
Bashorov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Bashorov controls the action.
Bashorov tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Bashorov back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau gets through Bashorov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belliveau is working Bashorov over against the cage.
Belliveau lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Belliveau - that landed with a thud.
Bashorov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Belliveau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bashorov tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Bashorov blocking some punches.
Belliveau lands a hook that snaps the head of Bashorov backwards.
Bashorov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steve Belliveau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Bashorov.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Bashorov avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Bashorov controls the action.
Bashorov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belliveau looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bashorov misses with the head strike.
Bashorov is trying to break the clinch but Belliveau is controlling him.
Bashorov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Bashorov controls his hands.
Bashorov takes a shot to the head.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Bashorov avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Bashorov working aggressively here.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Bashorov lands a nice uppercut.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with a right to the head.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov pulls guard successfully.
Belliveau decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Crunch! Belliveau slams his shin into Bashorov's torso.
Bashorov misses with a body punch
and Belliveau counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belliveau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belliveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bashorov lands the left hand.
Bashorov takes one to the chin there.
Belliveau works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Belliveau paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Belliveau throws a leg kick which misses Bashorov's front leg but catches the back leg as Bashorov tries to avoid it.
Bashorov throws an overhand right that lands on Belliveau's shoulder, as Belliveau tries to avoid the shot.
Bashorov blocks a leg kick.
Bashorov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Belliveau clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Belliveau looks for the body kick but Bashorov saw that one coming.
Bashorov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belliveau doesn't seem bothered though.
Belliveau moves into the clinch successfully.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Bashorov goes for a takedown attempt but Belliveau pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bashorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belliveau feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Belliveau defending well as Bashorov loads up on a big left hand.
Bashorov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belliveau throws a low kick but Bashorov moves out of range easily.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bashorov.
Bashorov with the counter takedown but Belliveau avoids it easily.
Bashorov misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belliveau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashorov jabs at Belliveau's body.
Bashorov misses with a straight right.
Bashorov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belliveau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Belliveau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belliveau throws a low kick, looking for Bashorov's leg but Bashorov calmly moves out of range.
Belliveau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bashorov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Belliveau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bashorov.
Bashorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Belliveau looks to clinch
and Bashorov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Belliveau is trying to stand back up but Bashorov is controlling him
Belliveau is doing well to control the position and prevent Bashorov from advancing to side control.
Bashorov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Belliveau looks like he's trying to stand up.
Belliveau makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belliveau with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bashorov to score with a decent uppercut.
Bashorov misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bashorov to score with a decent uppercut.
Bashorov connects with a crisp jab.
Belliveau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bashorov.
Bashorov works Belliveau's body with a nice hook.
Bashorov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Belliveau pushes Bashorov up against the cage in a clinch.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bashorov backwards.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Bashorov controls the action.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belliveau.
Belliveau digs a right hand into Bashorov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bashorov's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bashorov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bashorov.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov blocking some punches.
Belliveau is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Steve Belliveau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karim Bashorov.
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Bashorov.
Bashorov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Belliveau prevents it.
Bashorov wants to break free but Belliveau has control.
Bashorov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bashorov manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belliveau.
Belliveau is looking to land body kicks.
Bashorov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belliveau gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Belliveau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bashorov has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Bashorov controls the action.
Bashorov manages to break the clinch.
Belliveau drops his hands momentarily and Bashorov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau swings for the body but Bashorov moves out of range.
Bashorov misses with a double jab.
Bashorov misses with a hook. Belliveau ducked under it nicely.
Bashorov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bashorov moves away.
Bashorov throws a hook to the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bashorov throws a sloppy body shot
and Belliveau counters with a body kick that stops Bashorov in his tracks momentarily.
Bashorov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bashorov shoots in looking for a takedown but Belliveau manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bashorov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bashorov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Belliveau. That one must have hurt.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belliveau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bashorov throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Belliveau was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bashorov.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belliveau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belliveau jabs Bashorov right on the nose. Bashorov blinks but takes it well.
Bashorov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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 Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Belliveau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belliveau is looking to land body kicks.
Bashorov misses with a takedown attempt - Belliveau sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bashorov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bashorov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bashorov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Belliveau seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bashorov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Belliveau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashorov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Belliveau is trying to keep Bashorov in close.
Bashorov stays in close to Belliveau's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov is looking to work some ground and pound but Belliveau has wrist control.
Bashorov throwing strikes from guard but Belliveau blocks nicely.
Bashorov won't allow Belliveau to get back to his feet.
Belliveau controlling Bashorov's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Belliveau walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bashorov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belliveau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bashorov is able to avoid easily.
Bashorov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belliveau.
Bashorov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
As Bashorov tries to get set, Belliveau tries to push him back and clinch up but Bashorov manages to avoid the attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bashorov tries to break free but Belliveau pushes him back against the cage.
Belliveau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bashorov throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belliveau.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Bashorov blocks it.
Belliveau prevents a takedown attempt there.
Steve Belliveau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karim Bashorov.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Bashorov controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Belliveau.
Bashorov blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Bashorov is looking to break free of the clinch but Belliveau has double underhooks.
Belliveau lands a right hand.
Bashorov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau lands with a short shot to the head.
Belliveau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bashorovs head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belliveau throws a leg kick which misses Bashorov's front leg but catches the back leg as Bashorov tries to avoid it.
Bashorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Bashorov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Belliveau defends it nicely.
Bashorov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bashorov misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Bashorov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bashorov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Belliveau clinches.
Belliveau lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bashorov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Belliveau avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bashorov.
Belliveau pushes Bashorov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bashorov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Belliveau walks away with a smile on his face. Bashorov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bashorov throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau throws a leg kick
and Bashorov counters with a takedown into side control.
Bashorov lands a nice forearm strike.
Belliveau wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bashorov is looking to take a break and control but Belliveau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Belliveau showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Belliveau 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau is the new middleweight champion!
Steve Belliveau tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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