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ABW 155 Blackblood - Kai PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Davos Kung (ranked 21777 p4p, 638 weight class) and Micheal Jones (ranked 21593 p4p, 627 weight class). Davos Kung had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Micheal Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davos Kung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Micheal Jones!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kung goes for a double leg but Jones avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jones continues to drive forward.
Kung misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kung feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kung drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kung jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones looking to control.
Jones is looking to stand back up but Kung counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jones.
Jones trying to hold on to Kung's head to control him but Kung postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kung is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kung content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kung not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kung.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kung thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones wants to control but Kung is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kung looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kung decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kung with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Kung.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davos Kung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kung with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kung scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kung manages to move to mount!
Kung controlling his opponent.
Kung stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Kung fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones has Kung pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kung manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kung taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kung dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones is trying to drag Kung to the mat but Kung just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones being controlled against the cage.
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 Davos Kung will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Kung tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kung misses with a wild combination.
Kung clinches.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kung pulls Jones into guard.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to stand but Kung is controlling from the bottom.
Jones wants to stand and escape but instead Kung has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kung preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung postures up.
Kung is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kung seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kung haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kung is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kung slips nicely into half guard.
Kung sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Kung thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kung shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davos Kung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kung has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Kung shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kung misses with a takedown
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kung looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Micheal Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Kung tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kung fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones tries to break free but Kung pushes him back against the cage.
Kung is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kung drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Kung won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kung has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kung is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Micheal Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kung tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kung blocks it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kung.
Kung takes one on the button.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kung circles away quickly and effectively.
Kung tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones scores with a hook.
Davos Kung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kung at a distance.
Jones looks to land a combination but Kung avoids it well.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kung cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kung doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kung closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Kung pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davos Kung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kung gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Kung. Kung gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kung takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Kung has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Jones has knocked Kung down with a huge combo! Jones steps away and waves a wobbly Kung back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kung is rocked!
Kung takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oh Kung is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kung fails with the takedown
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kung seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Jones shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Kung is backing up but Jones catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Kung covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Jones Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micheal Jones!
Micheal Jones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Miller (ranked 6931 p4p, 208 weight class) and Joaquin Costa (ranked 21535 p4p, 240 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Not Falling. Costa has chosen My Way as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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279 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joaquin Costa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Costa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Costa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Costa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Eddie Miller has been cut.
Eddie Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Costa misses the target.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Costa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Costa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Costa.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miller takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses.
Costa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costa misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Costa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Costa lands with a good body shot.
Costa connects with a jab.
Miller blocks a jab.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with an uppercut.
Costa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller throws a hook but Costa blocks it.
Costa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Costa misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Miller misses the target.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Costa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Costa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Costa misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa misses with a straight left.
A big left from Miller misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Costa misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costa.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Costa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
Costa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Costa looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Costa moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller is looking to wear down Costa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Miller clinches.
Costa is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Costa has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Miller.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costa stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Miller stalling.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Costa is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joaquin Costa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Miller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
Costa has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Miller throws a series of punches but Costa avoids them all with ease.
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Costas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miller with a jab.
Miller misses the jab.
Miller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Costa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa takes one to the chin there.
Costa throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Costa.
Costa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miller slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Costa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Costa ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Costa throws a body shot but no joy.
Costa walks into a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Costa is breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Miller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costa can do to turn this around?
Miller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miller gets through Costa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller lands a left hand.
Miller has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Costa is pushing Miller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Miller effectively controlling the action here.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller slows down the pace here.
Eddie Miller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miller lands a shot to the body.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Costa or not.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
A hook to the body from Miller.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Miller is leaning against Costa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miller lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller gets through Costa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Costa wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Miller's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Costa.
Miller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Costa trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Costa into the cage.
Costa is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Miller stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller avoiding damage.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands a body shot.
Costa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Costa stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Miller stalls.
Miller is struggling to control the position.
Miller seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller lands a shot to the body.
Costa being controlled against the cage.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller pushes Costa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Costa is rocked!
Stalling in the clinch from Miller.
Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Miller throws a big uppercut that drops Costa! More strikes from Miller and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Costa lies dazed against the cage as Miller celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Miller!
After winning the bout, Eddie Miller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mathis Malen (ranked 2617 p4p, 278 weight class) and Devin Watkins (ranked 6341 p4p, 510 weight class). Watkins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: What Happened to That Boi. On his way into the cage it seems that Mathis Malen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mathis Malen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mathis Malen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watkins has his takedown stuffed
and Malen counters with a nice uppercut.
Watkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malen.
Malen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Malen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watkins.
Watkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malen seems to be stalking Watkins here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Watkins drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mathis Malen!
An out of breath Mathis Malen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Devin Watkins stepped up to the mic, saying 'I gotta get better. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezio Franco (ranked 3005 p4p, 321 weight class) and Rafael Galvao (ranked 3719 p4p, 384 weight class). Franco comes into the arena with BASS blaring out of the sound system. Galvao has chosen Kodaline - All I Want as his entrance music. Rafael Galvao has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezio Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Galvao!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco stuffs the takedown attempt from Galvao. Galvao gets slowly back to his feet.
Franco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Galvao.
Galvao shoots in and drives through. Franco sprawls well.
Ezio Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Galvao.
Galvao shoots for a double leg takedown but Franco sprawls well. He's pushed Galvao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Galvao scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Franco tries to buck Galvao off but Galvao is having none of it.
Franco holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Franco manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Galvao seems to be looking for submissions.
Franco misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Franco trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Galvao there.
Franco is trying to stand.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Franco is trying to maintain the position but Galvao is very close to passing his half guard.
Galvao seems to be working for a kimura but Franco defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Franco wants to improve his position but Galvao is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Galvao connects with a nice short shot to Franco's temple.
Franco trying to control but Galvao postures up.
Franco actively working from the bottom here.
Galvao wants to work for an arm triangle but Franco is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Franco pushes Galvao off looking to stand but Galvao dives back in and keeps control.
Franco trying to control from the bottom.
Franco pushes Galvao off looking to stand but Galvao dives back in and keeps control.
Franco is trying to get back to full guard.
Franco on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Franco is refusing to be controlled, as Galvao sits in half guard.
Franco tries to roll over but Galvao keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Franco could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Galvao has cracked it and Franco is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Galvao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael Galvao!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 2656 p4p, 123 weight class) and Kosma Wawelski (ranked 3294 p4p, 151 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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24
145 lbs
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Futoshi Matsunaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wawelski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matsunaga circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga cracks Wawelski with an open hand slap.
Matsunaga dodges the punch combination from Wawelski.
Matsunaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matsunaga stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Matsunaga wants it to stay on the feet.
Wawelski misses with a kick to the body.
Matsunaga is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matsunaga looks to land a combination. Wawelski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Matsunaga takes a swing at Wawelski's ribcage but misses.
Matsunaga on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Matsunaga dodges the punch combination from Wawelski.
A little feinted left hand from Matsunaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Matsunaga. Those never looked like landing.
Wawelski is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Matsunaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid body kick from Matsunaga.
Wawelski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wawelski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wawelski fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawelski goes for a double leg but Matsunaga avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Matsunaga continues to drive forward.
As Wawelski looks to move away, Matsunaga throws a big counter combo but Wawelski just gets out of the way.
Wawelski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Matsunaga's head.
Wawelski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matsunaga throwing a counter right hand but Wawelski manages to avoid it.
Wawelski misses with a body shot
and Wawelski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wawelski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matsunaga looks to land a left hand but Wawelski moved out of range nicely.
Matsunaga stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wawelski is rocked!
Matsunaga closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Wawelski out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Futoshi Matsunaga!
Futoshi Matsunaga seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chrono Lock (ranked 3089 p4p, 321 weight class) and Tumleh Schmitt (ranked 3659 p4p, 364 weight class). Tumleh Schmitt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chrono Lock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tumleh Schmitt!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lock throws the left hand but Schmitt avoids the punch easily.
Lock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schmitt checks it well.
Lock moves out of range of the body kick.
Lock drops Schmitt with a big left hand and mounts him. Schmitt is in big trouble!
It looks like Tumleh Schmitt has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lock looking to control but Schmitt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schmitt working to try and regain half guard.
Schmitt bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Schmitt stays in close to Lock's body and controls the position.
Schmitt trying to control but Lock is working from the bottom.
Lock wants to stand and escape but Schmitt is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt advances to half guard.
Lock is trying to stand back up but Schmitt is controlling him
Lock trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Schmitt is looking to take a break and control but Lock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schmitt prevents Lock from standing back up.
Schmitt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lock is just riding it out for now. Schmitt eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmitt throwing shots but Lock is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lock won't allow Schmitt to pass to mount.
Schmitt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lock defends it well.
Lock is trying to stand.
Schmitt controlling the action here.
Schmitt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lock keeps working.
Lock is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schmitt throws a solid leg kick but Lock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schmitt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lock tries a head kick but it misses.
Schmitt slips a jab from Lock.
Schmitt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Schmitt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schmitt thows a body kick. Lock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Schmitt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lock is being controlled here.
Lock prevents Schmitt from improving position.
Schmitt scoring with punches from side control.
Lock is trying to buck Schmitt off.
Schmitt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lock keeps working.
Lock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schmitt on the ground.
Lock wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lock is trying to get back to his feet.
Schmitt goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lock has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Schmitt but great work by Lock.
Lock tries to stand but Schmitt is controlling his head.
Schmitt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lock has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
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 Chrono Lock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tumleh Schmitt'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.
Lock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schmitt.
Lock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lock throws a front kick aimed at Schmitt's knee but Schmitt avoids it well.
Schmitt moves out of range of the strikes.
Lock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lock misses with a body shot.
Tumleh Schmitt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schmitt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schmitt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lock misses with a low kick.
Chrono Lock is winning the standup battle so far.
Lock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schmitt circles away quickly and effectively.
And Schmitt responds with a good body kick, but Lock manages to step out the way in time.
Lock avoids the head kick by Schmitt.
Lock appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schmitt moves away.
Lock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmitt.
Lock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmitt looks for a takedown but Lock sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lock misses its intended target.
Schmitt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lock swivels and escapes.
Schmitt drops his hands momentarily and Lock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schmitt is rocked!
Lock scores with a body shot.
Schmitt throws a low kick but Lock moves out of range easily.
Lock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schmitt swinging wildly here.
Schmitt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lock.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lock, as that shot connected.
Schmitt is still on wobbly legs! Can Lock finish him?
Lock drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Schmitt right on the button. Schmitt goes down! Lock follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lock gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chrono Lock!
A very excited looking Chrono Lock made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Byyler (ranked 2453 p4p, 347 weight class) and Lincon Samuals (ranked 1856 p4p, 266 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Byyler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kube - Who run it (freestyle). The crowd seem to be enjoying Samuals's choice of entrance music: I Sit I Watch I Wait- Lost Sounds. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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208 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Byyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lincon Samuals!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuals dips to his left and cracks Byyler with an uppercut!
Samuals has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Byyler is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Byyler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byyler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Byyler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Samuals cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Samuals cracks Byyler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Samuals scores with a jab to the head.
Byyler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Byyler lunges at Samuals with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Samuals's hand.
Byyler swings widly with a right hand
letting Samuals counter with a right hand.
Byyler lands a left and a right that send Samuals crashing to the mat, dazed. Byyler thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Samuals is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byyler fakes the body blow, causing Samuals to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Samuals goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hans Byyler!
After winning the bout, Hans Byyler thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huggle Muffin Sweetie Pie (ranked 737 p4p, 117 weight class) and Franz Schubert (ranked 1390 p4p, 213 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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207 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huggle Muffin Sweetie Pie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franz Schubert!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schubert drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schubert throws a big right hand that misses.
Schubert throws a strike but Sweetie Pie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sweetie Pie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schubert is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schubert postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sweetie Pie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schubert has gone for a leg lock! Sweetie Pie slips out almost immediately though and dives into Schubert's guard.
Sweetie Pie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sweetie Pie 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.
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!
Sweetie Pie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schubert controls Sweetie Pie momentarily but Sweetie Pie frees himself.
Schubert looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sweetie Pie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweetie Pie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sweetie Pie landing with the ground and pound.
Schubert throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schubert is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sweetie Pie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schubert's head.
Sweetie Pie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sweetie Pie is looking to work some ground and pound but Schubert has wrist control.
Sweetie Pie postures up in Schubert's guard and throws a big left but Schubert blocks it.
Sweetie Pie working some strikes from top position.
Sweetie Pie scoring with some ground and pound.
Sweetie Pie landing some decent shots from guard.
Sweetie Pie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sweetie Pie with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schubert is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sweetie Pie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sweetie Pie connects with a couple of short punches.
Schubert is rocked!
Sweetie Pie distracts Schubert with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Schubert is still in real trouble! Can Sweetie Pie finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sweetie Pie gets to his feet and stands over Schubert, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Schubert felt that one! Sweetie Pie unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Schubert from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huggle Muffin Sweetie Pie!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Huggle Muffin Sweetie Pie waved his t-shirt featuring THE END 32's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Harutyunyan (ranked 1079 p4p, 113 weight class) and Yoshi Takano (ranked 430 p4p, 48 weight class). Harutyunyan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh. Tigran Harutyunyan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yoshi Takano's chin.
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262 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tigran Harutyunyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshi Takano!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harutyunyan misses with an uppercut.
Takano scores with a leg kick.
Takano throws a lazy uppercut
and Harutyunyan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tigran Harutyunyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takano thows a leg kick but Harutyunyan checks it
and Harutyunyan counters with a stiff right hand.
Takano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harutyunyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harutyunyan lands a head shot.
Takano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harutyunyan.
A lazy left from Harutyunyan finds it's target.
Takano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harutyunyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Harutyunyan looks to land a left hand but Takano moved out of range nicely.
Harutyunyan lands a left and a right that send Takano crashing to the mat, dazed. Harutyunyan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Takano is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harutyunyan.
Takano is still on wobbly legs! Can Harutyunyan finish him?
Takano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takano throws a lazy uppercut
and Harutyunyan counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tigran Harutyunyan!
Tigran Harutyunyan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mace Blackblood (ranked 369 p4p, 55 weight class) and Kron Kai (ranked 391 p4p, 58 weight class). Blackblood comes to the cage accompanied by Gorgoroth Open the Gates. Kron Kai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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23
202 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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192 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mace Blackblood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Kai!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blackblood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Kron Kai has been cut.
Kai swings for the body but Blackblood moves out of range.
Blackblood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kai's head.
Blackblood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kron Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackblood throws a big shot that misses.
Kai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kai tries a head kick but it misses.
Kai misses with a wild body shot.
Blackblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kai! But no joy.
Blackblood misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blackbloods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Mace Blackblood has been cut.
Blackblood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kai on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kai misses with a head kick.
Kai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kai has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blackblood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kai throws a jab when Blackblood was well out of range.
Blackblood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Blackblood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blackblood.
A slow jab from Kai misses its intended target.
Kai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blackblood's hands.
Kai misses with a hook. Blackblood ducked under it nicely.
Kai throws a solid leg kick but Blackblood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kai.
Blackblood connects with a crisp jab.
Blackblood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch lands to the side of Blackblood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blackblood moves out of range of the strikes.
Kai avoids the body shot from Blackblood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blackblood.
Kai connects with a body shot.
Kai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Blackblood.
Kai lands a nice shot to the body.
Blackblood is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Blackblood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blackblood lands a nice elbow.
Blackblood is leaning against Kai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackblood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kai can't break the clinch.
Blackblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blackblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kai manages to break the clinch.
Blackblood tries to clinch there but Kai circles away.
Blackblood throws a body punch but Kai moves out of range.
Kai lands a nice hook to Blackblood's body. Blackblood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Blackblood finds it's way through Kai's defenses.
Blackblood throws a hook but Kai avoids it easily.
Blackblood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kai throws a shot from downtown. Blackblood moves away and avoids it.
Kai lands with a hook. Blackblood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blackblood forces Kai back against the cage and clinches.
Kai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blackblood up against the cage.
A short left from Kai.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blackblood scores with a shoulder strike.
Kai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackblood unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackblood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blackblood keeps control of Kai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blackblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blackblood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kai lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackblood throws a head punch that misses.
Kai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kai slips under a jab from Blackblood.
Blackblood ducks right into an uppercut from Kai.
Blackblood loads up on a big right hand but Kai slips the punch.
Kai slips a straight right by Blackblood.
Kai connects with a leg kick. Blackblood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackblood scores with a shot to the body.
Kai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kai lunges at Blackblood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blackblood's hand.
Blackblood misses with a double jab.
Blackblood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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 Mace Blackblood will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackblood.
Kai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blackblood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kai, pushing him back against the cage.
Kai stalling in the clinch but Blackblood improves position.
Kai breaks from the clinch.
Blackblood has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kai scores with a leg kick.
Kai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kai takes a swing at Blackblood's ribcage but misses.
A solid body kick from Kai.
Blackblood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kai misses with a right hand
enabling Blackblood to counter with a crisp jab.
Blackblood throws a right and a left that Kai avoids nicely.
Kai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kai misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackblood swings widly with a right hand
and Kai counters with a good low kick that Blackblood was not able to check.
Kai dodges the punch combination from Blackblood.
A little jabbing left from Kai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai scores with a nice right hand.
Blackblood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kai on the side of the head.
A low kick from Kai is predictable there
letting Blackblood counter with a right hand.
Kai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blackblood.
Kai missing with a left hand there. Blackblood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Kai misses.
Blackblood defending well as Kai loads up on a big left hand.
Kai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kai cracks the inside of Blackblood's front leg.
Blackblood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
Blackblood misses with a straight right.
Kai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blackblood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kai throws a wild body kick that Blackblood sees coming a mile off.
Kron Kai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blackblood ducks under a wild hook from Kai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai jabs Blackblood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kai looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackblood is just out of range.
Blackblood throwing a counter right hand but Kai manages to avoid it.
Kai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blackblood is able to avoid easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kai. Blackblood shrugs it off though.
A big right from Blackblood misses.
Kai slips under a jab.
Kai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kai connects with the punch.
Kai throws a shot from downtown. Blackblood moves away and avoids it.
Blackblood takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blackblood loads up on a big right hand but Kai slips the punch.
Kai throws out a counter right but Blackblood avoids it with no problem.
Kai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Kai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Kai misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Kai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blackblood just misses with a punch to the body.
And Kai responds with a good body kick, but Blackblood manages to step out the way in time.
Kai throws a lazy right hand but Blackblood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kai checks a low kick from Blackblood.
Kai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blackblood's head backwards.
Kai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blackblood. That did some damage!
Blackblood misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Kai misses.
Blackblood throwing a counter right hand but Kai manages to avoid it.
Blackblood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blackblood slips under a jab from Kai.
Kai misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Kai.
Kai tries a head kick but it misses.
Kai dodges the punch combination from Blackblood.
Kai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blackblood's calf.
Blackblood throws a looping overhand right but Kai ducks down to avoid it.
Kai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kai looks to land a left hand but Blackblood moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Blackblood there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackblood throws a body punch but Kai moves out of range.
Kai throws a leg kick that misses.
Kai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kai wants to slow Blackblood down by chopping away at his legs.
Kai misses with a looping left.
Kai throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blackblood counters by clinching up.
Kai breaks from the clinch.
Blackblood misses with a looping left.
Kai unleashes a big counter combination but Blackblood bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kai lands a nice looking body shot.
Kai throws a hook but Blackblood avoids it easily.
Blackblood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kai. Kai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blackblood counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Kai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kai scores with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blackblood checks a leg kick.
Blackblood throws a jab when Kai was well out of range.
Blackblood throws a series of punches but Kai moves out of range.
Kai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blackbloods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kai tries to land a front kick but Blackblood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blackblood sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blackblood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blackblood takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kai looks to throw the jab but Blackblood is out of range.
Kai throws a leg kick but Blackblood checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackblood.
Kai misses with a hook.
Kai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blackblood.
Blackblood throws an overhand right that lands on Kai's shoulder, as Kai tries to avoid the shot.
Kai throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackblood looks to land a right hand but Kai moved out of range.
Kai digs a good body shot into Blackblood's ribs.
Kai misses with a low kick as Blackblood jumps back.
The fighters circling - Blackblood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blackblood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blackblood takes one to the side of the head.
Kai staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kai.
Kai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blackblood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kai.
Blackblood throws an overhand right that lands on Kai's shoulder, as Kai tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Kai.
Kai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackblood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackblood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackblood looks to land a right hand but Kai moved out of range.
Blackblood throws a right hand that Kai ducks under and follows up with a left that Kai also avoids with ease.
Blackblood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kai misses with a body shot.
Blackblood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kai connects with a leg kick. Blackblood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kai scores with a sloppy right hand. Blackblood should have avoided that one.
Kai throws a leg kick which misses Blackblood's front leg but catches the back leg as Blackblood tries to avoid it.
Kai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blackblood throws an overhand right that lands on Kai's shoulder, as Kai tries to avoid the shot.
Kai is looking to slow Blackblood down with leg kicks.
Kai ducks under a wild hook from Blackblood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood throws a body shot but no joy.
Kai flicks out a counter leg kick but Blackblood steps away.
Blackblood cracks a nice hook into Kai's ribs.
Blackblood is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blackblood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blackblood scrambles back to his feet.
Jab from Kai.
Blackblood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kai.
Blackblood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kai throws a looping overhand right but Blackblood ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Blackblood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blackblood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kai is looking to slow Blackblood down with leg kicks.
Kai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackblood manages to avoid it.
Kai throws a shot from downtown. Blackblood moves away and avoids it.
Kai throws a shot from downtown. Blackblood moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Blackblood misses its target.
Blackblood moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Kai misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai blocks a jab.
Kai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blackblood throws an overhand right that lands on Kai's shoulder, as Kai tries to avoid the shot.
Blackblood takes a swing at Kai's ribcage but misses.
Kai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blackblood moves in looking to clinch but Kai pushes him off.
Blackblood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blackblood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kai scrambles back to his feet.
Blackblood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blackblood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blackblood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kai misses with a right hand
and Blackblood counters with a straight right hand.
Kai defending well as Blackblood loads up on a big left hand.
Blackblood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kai.
Kai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blackblood throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kai counters with a right hand to the body.
Blackblood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blackblood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Kai really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blackblood.
Kai staying out of range there.
Kai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blackblood 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.
Blackblood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blackblood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blackblood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blackblood avoids the body shot from Kai.
Blackblood connects with a single shot there.
Kai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Blackblood counter with a right hand.
Kai tries to land a front kick but Blackblood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blackblood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai throws a looping overhand right but Blackblood ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kai.
Blackblood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kai.
Blackblood takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blackblood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kai cracks the inside of Blackblood's front leg.
Kai throws a right hand that misses
and Blackblood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Kai. Those never looked like landing.
Blackblood looks to land a left hand but Kai moved out of range nicely.
Blackblood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kai throws a looping overhand right but Blackblood ducks down to avoid it.
Blackblood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blackblood takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blackblood takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kai controlling the action here for a moment.
Blackblood struggles to land a body shot inside as Kai controls his hands.
Kai blocks a body shot from Blackblood.
Kai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blackblood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kai missing with a left hand there. Blackblood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kai swings widly with a right hand
and Blackblood counters with a straight right hand.
Kai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blackblood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blackblood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood digs a good body shot into Kai's ribs.
Kai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blackblood throws a hook to the side of Kai's head but Kai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blackblood moves away from the strike by Kai.
Kai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackblood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Kai.
Kai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackblood manages to avoid it.
It looked like Blackblood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackblood manages to avoid it.
Blackblood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kai throws out the jab.
Kai throws a wild body kick that Blackblood sees coming a mile off.
Blackblood throws a series of punches but Kai moves out of range.
Kai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blackblood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood 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.
Kai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackblood looks for the body kick but Kai saw that one coming.
Kai misses with a right hand
and Blackblood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Blackblood.
Kai lands a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Kai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kai scores with a head kick. Blackblood tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blackblood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blackblood dips to his left and cracks Kai with an uppercut!
Blackblood misses with the combination.
Blackblood misses the shot to the body.
Kai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Kai dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Crunch! Kai slams his shin into Blackblood's torso.
Kai throws a poor cross that misses
and Blackblood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kai misses with a looping right.
Kai slips a jab and a cross from Blackblood.
A jab from Kai misses.
Blackblood appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blackblood tries to clinch there but Kai circles away.
Kai lands a leg kick that knocks Blackblood off balance momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blackblood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kai! But no joy.
Kai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackblood checks a leg kick.
A big right from Kai misses.
A quick step to the side and Blackblood tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kai works the jab nicely.
Blackblood will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blackblood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kai was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackblood.
Kai wants to slow Blackblood down by chopping away at his legs.
Blackblood sizes up Kai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kai throws a body shot but no joy.
Kai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blackblood clinches.
Blackblood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Blackblood.
Kai is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Blackblood takes a shot to the head.
Kai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kai misses with some punches.
Blackblood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kai or not.
Kai blocks the elbow strike.
Blackblood throws an elbow that misses.
Blackblood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kai's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Blackblood.
Mace Blackblood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kai fails to land.
Kai lands a hook that snaps the head of Blackblood backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackblood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kai's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackblood.
Blackblood struggles to land a body shot inside as Kai controls his hands.
Blackblood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackblood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blackblood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kai working aggressively here.
Kai breaks the clinch.
Kai throws a leg kick which misses Blackblood's front leg but catches the back leg as Blackblood tries to avoid it.
Kai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blackblood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blackblood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kai on the side of the head.
Blackblood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kai blocks a jab.
Kai unleashes a big counter combination but Blackblood bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Blackblood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blackblood moves into the clinch successfully.
Kai misses with some punches.
Kai is trying to break the clinch but Blackblood is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Blackblood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blackblood keeps control of Kai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kai blocks an uppercut.
Blackblood tries a body shot but Kai blocks it.
Kai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blackblood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blackblood is able to avoid easily.
Blackblood moves away from the strike by Kai.
Nice body kick from Kai.
Kai cracks Blackblood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai slips a jab and a cross from Blackblood.
Kai misses with a leg kick
and Blackblood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blackblood throws a series of punches but Kai avoids them all with ease.
Kai digs a good body shot into Blackblood's ribs.
Blackblood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kai feints and then cracks Blackblood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blackblood down.
Kai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blackblood throws a shot from downtown. Kai moves away and avoids it.
Blackblood defending well as Kai loads up on a big left hand.
Blackblood's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Kai slips a jab from Blackblood.
Blackblood scores with a jab.
Blackblood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kron Kai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blackblood misses with a left hand
letting Kai counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kron Kai.
I think Kai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:48
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 47:49
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kron Kai!
Kron Kai is the new middleweight champion!
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