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EFC Sagaki vs Ruenroeng PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Waleed Dheeb (ranked 2414 p4p, 257 weight class) and Hocka Loogie (ranked 2764 p4p, 291 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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173 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waleed Dheeb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hocka Loogie!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loogie moves to clinch but Dheeb breaks away
and Dheeb counters with a shoot takedown. Loogie fights it but they end up in guard.
Loogie is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dheeb dives into side control.
Dheeb connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Loogie some visible discomfort.
Dheeb tries to advance to mount but Loogie denies him.
Dheeb lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Loogie is trying to control Dheeb's posture but Dheeb avoids it.
Dheeb lands a nice forearm strike.
Dheeb sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Loogie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Loogie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dheeb in side control lands a decent elbow.
Loogie is rocked!
Loogie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dheeb. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dheeb scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Loogie is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Dheeb can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Waleed Dheeb!
A relieved looking Waleed Dheeb thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bateman (ranked 2687 p4p, 133 weight class) and Michael MP (ranked 3702 p4p, 165 weight class). Bateman comes to the cage accompanied by Huey Lewis and The News - Hip To Be Square. MP is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Whitesnake - Is This Love?. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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274 lbs
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274 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
49 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MP!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman takes the fight into the clinch.
Bateman tries to score a body lock takedown but MP shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bateman jumps guard but MP stands there with Bateman around his waist. Bateman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bateman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bateman instigates a clinch.
MP is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bateman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables MP to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Bateman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bateman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MP feints and as Bateman raises his hands in defense, MP changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
MP must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bateman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman has momentary wrist control but MP slips an elbow through the middle.
Bateman wants to sweep but no luck.
MP working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MP won't allow Bateman to get back to his feet.
Bateman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bateman controls MP momentarily but MP frees himself.
MP makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
MP postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bateman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of MP, into his guard.
Bateman wants to pass the guard but MP is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MP wants to get back to his feet but Bateman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bateman trying to control the position from guard on top but MP is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bateman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
MP is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
MP keeping moving, preventing Bateman from controlling successfully.
MP throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bateman escapes and throws MP's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bateman decides to stand up, so the ref orders MP to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman tries to score a power double leg takedown but MP sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bateman somewhat.
MP fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bateman drives through with a takedown into MP's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
MP is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bateman trying to control but MP is working from the bottom.
Bateman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
MP trying to keep a closed guard but Bateman is proving a slippery customer.
Bateman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
MP wants to get back to his feet but Bateman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
MP had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bateman defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bateman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Bateman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
MP avoids the head kick by Bateman.
MP gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bateman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
MP is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bateman defends well.
Bateman trying to control but MP is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MP throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
MP looking for a guillotine here but Bateman defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman is standing up over MP. MP looks to escape but Bateman dives into side control.
Bateman wants to take a breather but MP manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bateman.
Bateman got a little sloppy there for a moment and MP has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bateman has managed to get both his arms back between MP's legs - danger averted.
MP keeping moving, preventing Bateman from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bateman stands up over MP, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Patrick Bateman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
MP is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
MP pushes Bateman off and gets back to his feet.
MP shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bateman pinned against the cage. Bateman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bateman closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics MP uses from the top position.
MP won't allow Bateman to sweep him here.
Bateman has his foot on MP's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. MP works his way back into a safe position though.
Bateman trying to keep a closed guard but MP is proving a slippery customer.
MP throwing strikes but missing.
Bateman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. MP manages to get himself to full guard.
MP looking for a guillotine here but Bateman defends easily.
Bateman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman trying to control the position from guard on top but MP is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MP throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bateman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MP swivels though and keeps the full guard.
MP has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bateman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
MP keeping full guard, as Bateman tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Bateman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bateman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from MP.
Bateman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
MP changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bateman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bateman is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bateman moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bateman breaks from the clinch.
MP stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and MP wants it to stay on the feet.
MP steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bateman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
MP wants to counter with a clinch but Bateman pushes him away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bateman is defended easily by MP.
Bateman instigates a clinch.
Bateman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
MP postures up in Bateman's guard and throws a big left but Bateman blocks it.
MP lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bateman is trying to keep MP in close.
MP throws a big elbow that misses.
Bateman pushes MP off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bateman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from MP.
Patrick Bateman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael MP.
MP drives through with a takedown into Bateman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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!
MP with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bateman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MP with a nice head shot there.
Bateman wants to stand up but MP is controlling him.
MP looking to pass the guard.
MP is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MP scoring with some ground and pound.
MP passes Bateman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
MP working Bateman over with strikes.
MP working Bateman over with strikes.
MP works his foot free and advances to mount.
MP working for a guillotine from mount but Bateman is in no mood to give up.
Michael MP has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick Bateman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MP lands a big shot there that rocks Bateman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
MP raining down hammerfists from mount.
MP landing strikes from the mount and Bateman is in trouble!
MP putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MP working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
MP with shots to the head and body - Bateman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bateman is rocked!
Bateman takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! MP's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael MP!
Michael MP 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between TJ Kaczmarek (ranked 4107 p4p, 385 weight class) and Kung Po (ranked 2161 p4p, 237 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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177 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, TJ Kaczmarek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kung Po!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaczmarek throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Po misses the target.
Kaczmarek misses with a straight left.
Po keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaczmarek.
Po throws out a powerful jab.
Po throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek misses with an uppercut
and Po connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Po fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kaczmarek on the side of the head.
Jab by Kaczmarek.
A slow jab from Po misses its intended target.
Po misses with a kick to the body.
Kaczmarek misses with a straight right.
Kaczmarek looks to land a left hand but Po moved out of range nicely.
Po fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczmarek throws a lazy uppercut
and Po counters with a nice uppercut.
Kaczmarek swats away the attempt to clinch by Po.
Kaczmarek throws a solid leg kick but Po takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kaczmarek.
Po throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaczmarek.
A lazy left from Kaczmarek finds it's target.
Good work by Kaczmarek as he checks the leg kick.
Po throws out a loose jab but Kaczmarek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaczmarek lands with an overhand left.
Kaczmarek moves out of range as Po strikes.
Kaczmarek throws out a loose jab but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Po was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kaczmarek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Po appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kaczmarek throws a leg kick
and Po counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kaczmarek missing with a left hand there. Po was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Po flicks out a counter leg kick but Kaczmarek steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po pushes Kaczmarek up against the cage in a clinch.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaczmarek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Kaczmarek's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kaczmarek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Po misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po dodges an elbow strike from Kaczmarek.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kaczmarek breaks from the clinch.
Kaczmarek misses with a body shot
and Po counters with a nice leg kick.
Kaczmarek missing with a left hand there. Po was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Po looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kaczmarek throws an off balance right hand
and Po counters with a nice body shot.
Po swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Po uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaczmarek.
A slow jab from Kaczmarek misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Po on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Po's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Po's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek throws an off balance right hand
and Po counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaczmarek misses the jab.
Po misses with a straight left.
Po misses with a low kick.
Kaczmarek misses with an uppercut. Po saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Po. That's going to slow Kaczmarek down.
Kaczmarek tests Po's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kaczmarek throws a hook but Po avoids it easily.
Kaczmarek throws an overhand right that lands on Po's shoulder, as Po tries to avoid the shot.
Po was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Po buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kaczmarek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Po with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaczmarek keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kaczmarek throwing a counter right hand but Po manages to avoid it.
Po misses with a hook. Kaczmarek ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po misses with an uppercut
and Kaczmarek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaczmarek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Po.
Kaczmarek moves out of range of the leg kick from Po.
Po misses with a two punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaczmarek as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Kaczmarek misses.
Po looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kaczmarek looks to throw the jab but Po is out of range.
Kaczmarek misses with an uppercut.
Po misses the shot to the body.
Po throws a body punch but Kaczmarek moves out of range.
Kaczmarek avoids the body shot from Po.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kung Po will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big left from Kaczmarek misses.
Po loads up on a big right hand but Kaczmarek slips the punch.
Po swings for the body but Kaczmarek moves out of range.
Kaczmarek fires out a quick counter leg kick but Po just manages to avoid it.
Po thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Kaczmarek is predictable there
and Po counters with a leg kick.
Po attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Kaczmarek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Po as he connects with a hook.
Kaczmarek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Po misses the target.
Kaczmarek misses the shot to the body.
Kaczmarek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Po lands with a shot to the body.
Kaczmarek throws an off balance right hand
and Po counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po ducks under a wild hook from Kaczmarek.
Po checks a leg kick.
TJ Kaczmarek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaczmarek throws a body punch but Po moves out of range.
Kaczmarek throws a poor cross that misses
and Po counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Po misses
and Kaczmarek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaczmarek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Po to score with a decent uppercut.
Po bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaczmarek keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Po needs to keep his hands up - Kaczmarek had a free shot at his head there.
Po is rocked!
A big left from Po misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kaczmarek misses the target.
Po is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaczmarek finish him?
Po looks to land a left hand but Kaczmarek moved out of range nicely.
Kung Po seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaczmarek lands with a big left! Po is wobbled badly! Kaczmarek comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Po to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). TJ Kaczmarek!
Kung Po spoke after the fight, saying 'I came out with bad game plan.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor Joieson (ranked 3129 p4p, 161 weight class) and Scott Page (ranked 2659 p4p, 138 weight class). Page has chosen Suspicious Minds as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Connor Joieson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Page!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joieson slips a jab and a cross from Page.
Page clinches with his opponent.
Page tightens his grip and picks Joieson up, before dumping him to the ground. Joieson manages to land in guard.
Joieson has an active guard here but Page has managed to pass into half guard.
Page sitting and controlling from the half guard.
It looks like Page might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page stalling away here and it's allowed Joieson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page stands and steps away. Joieson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Page throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joieson's waist but Joieson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Page off to one side.
Joieson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Page avoids it really well and circles away.
Joieson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Joieson kicks Page off and gets to his feet.
Joieson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Page manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joieson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Joieson misses with a takedown attempt - Page sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor Joieson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Page gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Joieson has Page pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Page manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Joieson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Page is defending well.
Joieson is working for takedown but Page is calmly controlling the position for now.
I was talking to Joieson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Joieson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Page after a bit of a struggle.
Page goes for a takedown attempt but Joieson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Page throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Page. No joy for Joieson on that attempt.
Page has Joieson up against the cage in a clinch.
Joieson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Page smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joieson, pushing him back against the cage.
Page is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Joieson tries to pull guard but Page won't allow it.
Joieson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Page pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Joieson wants a takedown.
Page stalling.
Page gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Joieson regains guard.
Page sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Joieson trying to keep a closed guard but Page is proving a slippery customer.
Joieson controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Page trying to control but Joieson is working from the bottom.
Joieson is trying to keep Page in close.
Page is looking to stand up but Joieson won't let him.
Joieson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Page would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Joieson shoots in looking for a takedown. Page tries to sprawl out of it but Joieson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Page manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Page only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Page dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Page fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Page gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Joieson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Page pushes Joieson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Joieson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Page's half guard.
Page manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Joieson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Page. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Page stops a takedown attempt from Joieson.
Page decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joieson trying to control but Page is working from the bottom.
Page is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Page has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joieson wants to control but Page is keeping busy.
Page sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Page wants to take a breather but Joieson is having none of it.
Joieson wants to control but Page is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Joieson tries to kick Page off but Page keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Page seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Page is looking for a kimura here.
Joieson tries to get to full guard but Page has control of the leg.
Page frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page looking to control and managing it successfully.
Page working the ground and pound effectively.
Joieson is working to get back to half guard.
Page content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Joieson is trying desperately to improve position.
Page looking to control but Joieson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page won't let Joieson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Page is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Joieson's half guard.
Scott Page has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joieson tries to get to full guard but Page has control of the leg.
Page stands up from half guard.
Connor Joieson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page misses with a body shot.
No luck for Joieson with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Joieson to the mat! Joieson manages to get full guard.
Joieson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Page is controlling him.
Joieson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Page stacks Joieson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Page!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joieson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Page just content to control the position.
Page cracks Joieson with a big right hand but Joieson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Joieson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page is trying hard to land a takedown here. Joieson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joieson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Joieson shoots in but no luck this time.
Joieson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Page is fending him off so far but Joieson persists. Nope, Page circles away and we're back to standing.
Page lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor Joieson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Page slaps away a takedown attempt from Joieson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Page is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Page displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Joieson.
Joieson dives in for a single leg takedown but Page sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Joieson shoots in looking for a takedown. Page tries to sprawl out of it but Joieson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Page manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Page gets a clinch.
Joieson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Page is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Page is on top in guard.
Page lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Page showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Scott Page is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Page is in close to Joieson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joieson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Page has passed into side control.
Page controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page decides to stand up, so the ref orders Joieson to his feet.
Page slaps away a takedown attempt from Joieson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Page gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Page preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joieson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Page trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Connor Joieson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joieson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joieson won't allow Page to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Page comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Page has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Page!
Scott Page looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Fuck you'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juanito Cortez (ranked 3064 p4p, 374 weight class) and Friedrich Von Kuschelbär (ranked 1613 p4p, 215 weight class). Cortez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, $$$. Von Kuschelbär has chosen Erasure - Always as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Kuschelbär tries to land a leg kick but Cortez saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Von Kuschelbär misses.
Cortez 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.
Cortez tries to clinch but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von Kuschelbär lands with a nice body punch.
Von Kuschelbär bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Von Kuschelbär is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortez with a body shot.
Von Kuschelbär fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Kuschelbär.
Good leg kick by Von Kuschelbär there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Von Kuschelbär jabs Cortez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Kuschelbär. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Von Kuschelbär takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Von Kuschelbär is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cortez rather than just go for the knockout.
The fighters circling - Von Kuschelbär throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cortez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär is trying to keep Cortez in close.
Von Kuschelbär wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez trying to control but Von Kuschelbär is working from the bottom.
Cortez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cortez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cortez is working Von Kuschelbär over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Von Kuschelbär keeps moving.
Von Kuschelbär looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cortez is one step ahead there.
Cortez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cortez controls the pace.
Von Kuschelbär trying to control the position.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Kuschelbär is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Kuschelbär keeping full guard, as Cortez tries to pass.
Cortez trying to control but Von Kuschelbär is working from the bottom.
Von Kuschelbär looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cortez works over Von Kuschelbär with some ground and pound from guard.
Cortez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cortez passes Von Kuschelbär's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cortez not doing much here.
Von Kuschelbär makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Von Kuschelbär.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cortez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cortez cracks Von Kuschelbär with a solid left hand.
Von Kuschelbär is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cortez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Von Kuschelbär utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cortez throwing strikes from guard but Von Kuschelbär blocks nicely.
Von Kuschelbär managing to control the position.
Von Kuschelbär looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Von Kuschelbär keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cortez postures up in Von Kuschelbär's guard and throws a big left but Von Kuschelbär blocks it.
Cortez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Von Kuschelbär looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Von Kuschelbär keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Cortez being controlled here momentarily.
Von Kuschelbär trying to control the position.
Von Kuschelbär has control of Cortez's left arm, preventing Cortez from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Von Kuschelbär looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Kuschelbär keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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 Juanito Cortez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A punch combination from Cortez misses.
The fighters circling - Von Kuschelbär throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice takedown defense from Von Kuschelbär. No joy for Cortez on that attempt.
Von Kuschelbär tried to score with a low kick but Cortez checks it.
Cortez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a body shot.
Cortez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Von Kuschelbär.
Cortez swings for the body but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
Cortez closes the distance and clinches.
Von Kuschelbär fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Kuschelbär lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Von Kuschelbär.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Kuschelbär tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortez tries for a takedown but Von Kuschelbär manages to get underhooks.
Von Kuschelbär blocks an uppercut.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Kuschelbär's elbow.
Nice body punch from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juanito Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Von Kuschelbär.
Cortez breaks from the clinch.
Von Kuschelbär fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cortez.
Nice body punch from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cortez's hands.
Von Kuschelbär looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Von Kuschelbär slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Von Kuschelbär lands an overhand right.
Cortez misses with a head kick.
Von Kuschelbär jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez takes one on the button.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortez ducks right into an uppercut from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Von Kuschelbär lands a nice shot to the body.
Von Kuschelbär lands a head shot.
Von Kuschelbär takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cortez closes the distance and clinches.
Von Kuschelbär has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cortez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Von Kuschelbär is defending well.
A short right from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cortez after a bit of a struggle.
Von Kuschelbär can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Von Kuschelbär is trying to keep an underhook but Cortez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Von Kuschelbär is trying to get back to full guard.
Cortez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Von Kuschelbär is looking for a sweep. Cortez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Von Kuschelbär's head.
Von Kuschelbär trying to control but Cortez postures up.
Cortez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Von Kuschelbär wants to get back to full guard.
Cortez is looking to advance position but Von Kuschelbär won't allow it.
Von Kuschelbär is staying active underneath Cortez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cortez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Von Kuschelbär is refusing to be controlled, as Cortez sits in half guard.
Cortez thows a huge punch but Von Kuschelbär dodges it nicely.
Cortez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is thwarting Von Kuschelbär's attempts to control the position.
Von Kuschelbär wants to improve his position but Cortez is controlling well.
Von Kuschelbär won't allow Cortez to pass to mount.
Cortez is nestled in close to Von Kuschelbär, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Von Kuschelbär won't allow Cortez to pass to mount.
Cortez throwing shots but Von Kuschelbär is blocking nicely.
Von Kuschelbär wants to control but Cortez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Von Kuschelbär keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Von Kuschelbär is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cortez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cortez's back!
Von Kuschelbär punishes Cortez with strikes from the back mount.
Cortez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Von Kuschelbär thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cortez's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Cortez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cortez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Von Kuschelbär throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez looking to score a takedown here. Von Kuschelbär is defending well but Cortez drives through and ends up in Von Kuschelbär's guard.
Von Kuschelbär bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cortez's guard.
Cortez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cortez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cortez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Kuschelbär is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Kuschelbär is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cortez with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär looking to control.
Von Kuschelbär looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cortez is one step ahead there.
Cortez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cortez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cortez stays in close to Von Kuschelbär's body and controls the position.
Cortez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Von Kuschelbär keeps moving.
Cortez pushes down on Von Kuschelbär's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cortez prevents Von Kuschelbär from improving his position.
Cortez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Von Kuschelbär is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Von Kuschelbär is looking for a sweep. Cortez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cortez is keen to just control but Von Kuschelbär is a slippery customer.
Cortez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cortez trying to control from half guard but Von Kuschelbär is working away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cortez trying to control from Von Kuschelbär's half guard. Von Kuschelbär has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cortez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Von Kuschelbär throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
Cortez staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Kuschelbär. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Kuschelbär looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Cortez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Von Kuschelbär was covering up waiting for the punch and Cortez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cortez tries to free his leg and advance position but Von Kuschelbär is retaining full guard.
Cortez throwing strikes but missing.
Cortez trying to control but Von Kuschelbär is working from the bottom.
Cortez postures up in Von Kuschelbär's guard and throws a big left but Von Kuschelbär blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Von Kuschelbär keeps moving.
Von Kuschelbär pulls Cortez in close to his closed guard and prevents Cortez from doing any damage or advancing position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cortez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cortez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Juanito Cortez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Von Kuschelbär is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juanito Cortez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cortez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juanito Cortez!
Juanito Cortez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Publius Sestius (ranked 2960 p4p, 363 weight class) and James Steel (ranked 3527 p4p, 413 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Publius Sestius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Steel!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sestius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Sestius avoids the damage to the body.
Sestius working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sestius.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sestius misses with the head strike.
Steel blocks the elbow strike.
Steel struggles to land a body shot inside as Sestius controls his hands.
Sestius with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like James Steel has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Sestius fails to land.
Sestius prevents the takedown attempt.
Steel misses with some punches.
Sestius gets underhooks to prevent Steel's takedown attempt.
Steel is working for takedown but Sestius is calmly controlling the position for now.
Publius Sestius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Steel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sestius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sestius defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sestius throws a one two combo.
Sestius throws a series of punches but Steel moves out of range.
Sestius fails to land with a series of punches.
Steel throws out a counter right but Sestius avoids it with no problem.
Sestius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Sestius moves out of range as Steel strikes.
James Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sestius has Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
Steel tries to work over Sestius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sestius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steel's defenses.
Sestius misses with a punch to the body.
Sestius breaks the clinch.
Sestius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sestius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sestius tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Steel misses with the combination.
Steel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sestius at a distance.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
A punch combination from Sestius misses.
Publius Sestius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel tries to score with a low kick but Sestius moves his leg out of the way.
Sestius tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Steel misses with a right hand
and Sestius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sestius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sestius misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sestius moves away from the strike by Steel.
Steel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sestius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel throws a body shot but no joy.
Sestius throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Sestius fails to land with a series of punches.
Sestius wants to slow Steel down by chopping away at his legs.
Sestius slips under a jab.
Sestius tries to work over Steel's front leg with a kick but Steel checks it.
Sestius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
We've been told by Sestius's head coaches at We never Tap that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sestius misses with a two punch combination.
Sestius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sestius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel.
Sestius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steel tries to score with a low kick but Sestius moves his leg out of the way.
Steel connects with a single shot there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sestius.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sestius moves in looking to clinch but Steel pushes him off.
Steel tests Sestius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sestius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steel.
Steel is looking for the big counter here.
Sestius cracks the inside of Steel's front leg.
Sestius closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Steel.
Sestius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sestius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steel is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Publius Sestius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Steel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sestius takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick misses from Sestius.
Sestius avoids the body shot from Steel.
Sestius appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sestius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sestius throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Steel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Steel.
Sestius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sestius keeping full guard, as Steel tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sestius wants to stand but Steel is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel trying to control but Sestius is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sestius scores with a head kick.
Sestius moves in looking to clinch but Steel pushes him off.
Sestius clinches up with Steel and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sestius fails to land.
Sestius with a knee to the head.
Steel gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Steel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sestius is keeping the position for now.
Steel trying to control but Sestius is working from the bottom.
Steel won't allow Sestius to get back to his feet.
Sestius has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Steel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sestius tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
Steel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Sestius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sestius throws a big counter combination but Steel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sestius scores with the left hand. Steel knows he should have avoided that one.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Sestius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sestius tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel throws a leg kick but Sestius moved away.
Sestius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Publius Sestius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sestius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steel tries to keep at a distance but Sestius has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
Steel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sestius avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sestius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel cracks Sestius with an open hand slap.
Sestius throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sestius is fending him off so far but Steel persists. Nope, Sestius circles away and we're back to standing.
Sestius half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sestius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Steel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Sestius scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Steel manages to mount him!
Sestius is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Steel wants to control the pace but Sestius is squirming around nicely.
Steel fails to move to back control.
Sestius is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Steel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Steel's cut.
That's time! Sestius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sestius throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel.
Sestius drives through and clinches with Steel against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
Sestius manages to break the clinch.
Sestius throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sestius tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - Steel coming out on top.
Steel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steel blocks a head kick by Sestius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel lands a right hook to the body.
Sestius doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Steel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sestius wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Sestius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steel misses with a double jab
enabling Sestius to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sestius throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
Sestius tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Steel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sestius is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.
Sestius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Steel there.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sestius - that will leave a mark!
Sestius staying out of range there.
Sestius tries to clinch up.
Steel goes for a double leg but Sestius avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sestius continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel scores with a punch to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Sestius. Those never looked like landing.
Sestius misses with a series of wild punches.
Steel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sestius is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sestius get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Sestius stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Steel runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Steel!
James Steel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 2504 p4p, 267 weight class) and Ulrik Meyer (ranked 2646 p4p, 285 weight class). Putin comes to the cage accompanied by IAMX - Happiness. This should be a great matchup!
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175 lbs
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34
180 lbs
25 - 13 - 2 |
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Great elbows
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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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlad Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ulrik Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer thuds his right hand into Putin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Meyer scores with a sloppy right hand. Putin should have avoided that one.
Putin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meyer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Meyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch but Meyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meyer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Meyer tries to keep at a distance but Putin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Meyer avoids a wild elbow strike from Putin.
Meyer lands a right hand.
Meyer lands a right hand.
Meyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Putin misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Meyer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meyer working aggressively here.
Meyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Meyer's face.
Still in the clinch, Putin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Putin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meyer avoids it.
Meyer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meyer has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin misses with a punch on the inside.
Meyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Putins head.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Meyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Putin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meyer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Meyer on the inside.
Putin blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
Meyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meyer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Meyer blocks it.
Meyer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meyer lands a nice uppercut.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Meyer blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Putin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meyer pushes Putin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meyer.
Meyer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Putin misses with an elbow over the top.
Putin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meyer can't find room to land a body shot as Putin controls the action.
Meyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meyer working aggressively here.
Putin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meyer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meyer misses with the head strike.
Putin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meyer tries a body shot but Putin blocks it.
Meyer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meyer blocks it with crossed arms.
Meyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer digs a right hand into Putin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Putin's gas tank.
Meyer blocks an elbow strike.
Meyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Putin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meyer prevents a body shot from Putin.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Putin obliges.
Meyer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meyer lands with a left to the head.
Meyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meyer managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
Meyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meyer lands a hook that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Putin digs a right hand into Meyer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meyer's gas tank.
Meyer lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meyer.
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 Meyer.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.
Meyer prevents a body shot from Putin.
Meyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meyer lands a hook that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meyer blocks it with crossed arms.
Meyer has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
Meyer lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Meyer.
Meyer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meyer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Meyer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Putin is breathing heavily.
Meyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meyer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Putin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Meyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meyer lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meyer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meyer working aggressively here.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
A short right from Putin on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulrik Meyer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Putin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meyer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Putin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Putin is rocked!
Putin takes a shot to the head.
Oh Putin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Meyer fails to land.
Meyer misses with the head strike.
Meyer throws a head punch that misses.
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Meyer.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meyer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meyer lands a shot to the body.
Putin seems to have got his legs back now.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Meyer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyer can't find room to land a body shot as Putin controls the action.
Meyer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meyer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Meyer blocks with his arms.
Meyer pushes Putin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meyer misses with some punches.
Meyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putin's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Meyer misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Putin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Meyer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
A short right from Putin.
Meyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Meyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meyer blocks it with crossed arms.
Putin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Putin lands with a short shot to the head.
Meyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Putin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meyer is defending well for now.
Meyer has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
Putin takes a shot to the head.
Putin blocking some punches.
Meyer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putin misses with an elbow over the top.
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Meyer.
Meyer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Meyer.
Meyer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Meyer scores with a shot to the side of Putin's head.
Meyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Putin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meyer's elbow.
Meyer scores with a shoulder strike.
Putin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Putin misses with a punch on the inside.
Meyer working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meyer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Putin's brow.
A short right from Meyer on the inside.
Meyer lands a left hand.
Putin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meyer misses with the head strike.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meyer blocks it with crossed arms.
Meyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Putin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Meyer.
Knees in the clinch landing for Putin.
Meyer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Putin or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Meyer fails to land.
Meyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Meyer lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Meyer - that landed with a thud.
Meyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Meyer works on Putin's body with a couple of short punches.
Meyer lands a nice elbow.
Meyer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Meyer creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Putin with a big uppercut! Putin tries to clinch up but Meyer pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Putin to the mat! Putin covers up and Meyer unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ulrik Meyer!
Our winner, Ulrik Meyer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lennart Lennartsson (ranked 1393 p4p, 159 weight class) and Kai Raymaker (ranked 2249 p4p, 231 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lennartsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Runaway Baby - Bruno Mars. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lennart Lennartsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Raymaker!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Raymaker.
Lennartsson misses with a body shot.
Raymaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Lennartsson.
It looked like Lennartsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lennartsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raymaker.
Raymaker misses with a right hand
and Lennartsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raymaker scores with a body shot.
Raymaker swings widly with a right hand
letting Lennartsson counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lennartsson misses with a body shot
and Raymaker counters with a crisp one two that drops Lennartsson! Raymaker thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lennartsson to his feet! Lennartsson is in big trouble!
Raymaker scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raymaker misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennartsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Raymaker lands a nice shot that snaps Lennartsson's head back.
Lennartsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lennartsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lennartsson missing with a left hand there. Raymaker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Raymaker misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Lennartsson misses the target.
Lennartsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raymaker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raymaker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lennartsson 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.
Lennartsson loads up on a big right hand but Raymaker slips the punch.
Lennartsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Raymaker off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymaker misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Raymaker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raymaker.
Lennartsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raymaker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raymaker takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raymaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Lennartsson.
Kai Raymaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lennartsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lennartsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lennartsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymaker throws a hook but Lennartsson blocks it.
The fighters circling - Lennartsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raymaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raymaker walks into a straight right hand from Lennartsson.
Lennartsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raymaker.
It looked like Lennartsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Raymaker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lennartsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Raymaker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lennartsson looks to land a left hand but Raymaker moved out of range nicely.
Raymaker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Raymaker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lennartsson throws an off balance right hand
and Raymaker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lennartsson misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Raymaker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raymaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raymaker throws a looping overhand right but Lennartsson ducks down to avoid it.
Lennartsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lennartsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab by Raymaker.
Lennartsson is rocked!
Lennartsson ducks into an uppercut from Raymaker and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kai Raymaker!
Kai Raymaker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Lennart Lennartsson spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better fighter this time.
You win lose, and you some some.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Clough (ranked 2927 p4p, 145 weight class) and Lazerus Limbtwister (ranked 2136 p4p, 107 weight class). Limbtwister is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Breaking bones,Taking war-by CANNIBAL CORPSE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Clough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lazerus Limbtwister!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Limbtwister defending well as Clough loads up on a big left hand.
Clough moves out of range as Limbtwister strikes.
Limbtwister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clough throws an overhand right that lands on Limbtwister's shoulder, as Limbtwister tries to avoid the shot.
Limbtwister moves away from the strike by Clough.
Clough seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Limbtwister keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clough.
Clough misses with a looping right.
And Limbtwister tries to counter it with a takedown but Clough pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Limbtwister has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Clough scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Lazerus Limbtwister has been cut.
Limbtwister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clough.
Brian Clough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Limbtwister bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Clough.
Clough looks to throw the jab but Limbtwister is out of range.
Clough loads up on a big right hand but Limbtwister slips the punch.
Clough misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Clough misses.
Clough cracks Limbtwister with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Limbtwister looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Clough finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Limbtwister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Limbtwister shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clough but Clough pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Limbtwister misses its intended target.
Limbtwister avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Limbtwister slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Clough misses its intended target.
Clough throws a big shot that misses.
Limbtwister is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brian Clough is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Limbtwister waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clough.
Clough misses the jab.
Clough misses with a hook.
Clough is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Limbtwister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Limbtwister throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Clough tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Limbtwister is in Clough's guard.
Limbtwister won't allow Clough to get back to his feet.
Limbtwister slips nicely into half guard.
Clough is trying to stand back up but Limbtwister is controlling him
Limbtwister maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Clough could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Limbtwister has cracked it and Clough is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Limbtwister!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lazerus Limbtwister!
During a confident post fight interview, Lazerus Limbtwister 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takumi Sagaki (ranked 886 p4p, 39 weight class) and Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 576 p4p, 21 weight class). Sagaki comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Nights - Loudness. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takumi Sagaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruenroeng swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sagaki.
Sagaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruenroeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagaki.
Sagaki misses with a wild body shot.
Sagaki backing away here, and Ruenroeng unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ruenroeng takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruenroeng scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruenroeng lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Ruenroeng is predictable there
so Sagaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ruenroeng looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruenroeng, not yet.
Sagaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sagaki cracks Ruenroeng with a solid left hand.
Ruenroeng managing to control the position.
Let's hope that Ruenroeng has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sagaki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng pulls Sagaki in close to prevent any damage.
Sagaki throwing strikes from guard but Ruenroeng blocks nicely.
Sagaki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ruenroeng's head.
Sagaki landing with the ground and pound.
Ruenroeng looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruenroeng has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sagaki wants to control from the top but Ruenroeng keeps moving.
Ruenroeng has his hands on Sagaki's head, controlling the position.
Sagaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sagaki preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki is pushing down on Ruenroeng's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ruenroeng is fighting to maintain full guard but Sagaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sagaki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sagaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruenroeng keeps working.
Ruenroeng trying to hold on to Sagaki's head to control him but Sagaki postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sagaki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sagaki lands strikes from half guard.
Sagaki is nestled in close to Ruenroeng, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ruenroeng felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ruenroeng is trying is best to control the position here.
Ruenroeng is not content to let Sagaki control the position.
Ruenroeng tries to roll over but Sagaki keeps him under control.
Sagaki keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruenroeng is refusing to be controlled, as Sagaki sits in half guard.
Ruenroeng is controlling Sagaki's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sagaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ruenroeng manages to get to full guard.
Sagaki trying to control but Ruenroeng is working from the bottom.
Sagaki postures up.
Sagaki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sagaki throwing strikes from guard but Ruenroeng blocks nicely.
Ruenroeng pulls Sagaki in close to prevent any damage.
Sagaki won't allow Ruenroeng to sweep him here.
Sagaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruenroeng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruenroeng is trying to control the position but Sagaki postures up.
Sagaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruenroeng swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sagaki works over Ruenroeng with some ground and pound from guard.
Ruenroeng looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruenroeng, not yet.
Ruenroeng is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ruenroeng is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sagaki wants to control from the top but Ruenroeng keeps moving.
Sagaki throwing strikes from guard but Ruenroeng blocks nicely.
Sagaki landing with the ground and pound.
Ruenroeng seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takumi Sagaki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sagaki throws an off balance right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruenroeng misses with a kick to the body.
Ruenroeng looks to land a combination. Sagaki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sagaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Ruenroeng scores with a four punch combination!
Sagaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng blocks the body kick.
Sagaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruenroeng digs a good body shot into Sagaki's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch up but Sagaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Sagaki tries to counter with a takedown but Ruenroeng is quick to defend against it.
The fighters circling - Ruenroeng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sagaki is looking to counter punch.
Ruenroeng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sagaki looks to throw a body kick
and Sagaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruenroeng swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sagaki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sagaki misses with a straight right.
Ruenroeng catches Sagaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ruenroeng scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruenroeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sagaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruenroeng dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sagaki. That did some damage!
Ruenroeng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sagaki throws a lazy right hand but Ruenroeng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruenroeng appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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!
Ruenroeng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSagaki.
Sagaki lands a nice looking body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Ruenroeng 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ruenroeng dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sagaki. That did some damage!
Sagaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruenroeng.
A head kick misses from Ruenroeng.
A combination from Ruenroeng does no damage.
Sagaki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sagaki slips under a jab from Ruenroeng.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki throws a hook to the side of Ruenroeng's head but Ruenroeng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruenroeng throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sagaki.
Sagaki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sagaki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagaki lands an elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The strikes coming from Sagaki are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Takumi Sagaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sagaki in side control, throwing shots but Ruenroeng defends.
Sagaki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ruenroeng is avoiding damage well.
Sagaki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sagaki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ruenroeng is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ruenroeng tries to improve position but can't.
Sagaki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ruenroeng takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Ruenroeng showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sagaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sagaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sagaki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Samak Ruenroeng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch but Sagaki moves out of range.
Sagaki jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sagaki or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruenroeng, which made it look bad.
Good leg kick by Ruenroeng there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng scoring well with a low kick there.
Sagaki takes a swing at Ruenroeng's ribcage but misses.
Ruenroeng is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ruenroeng swings for the body but Sagaki moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruenroeng.
Sagaki scores with a hook to the body. Ruenroeng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sagaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruenroeng appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Sagaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruenroeng.
A slow jab from Ruenroeng misses its intended target.
A big left from Ruenroeng misses.
Sagaki feinted with a counter takedown.
Ruenroeng throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sagaki connects with a looping right hand.
Sagaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruenroeng. Ruenroeng obviously looking to wear him down.
Sagaki avoids the body shot from Ruenroeng.
Sagaki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sagaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ruenroeng quickly recovers to half guard.
Ruenroeng manages to get to full guard.
Ruenroeng managing to control the position.
Sagaki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ruenroeng's guard.
Ruenroeng wants to improve his position but Sagaki is controlling well.
Sagaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sagaki lands with a punch from half guard.
Sagaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ruenroeng is not content to let Sagaki control the position.
Ruenroeng slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ruenroeng looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sagaki is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sagaki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sagaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sagaki postures up in Ruenroeng's guard and throws a big left but Ruenroeng blocks it.
Sagaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruenroeng has wrist control.
Sagaki trying to control but Ruenroeng is working from the bottom.
Ruenroeng looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sagaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruenroeng pulls Sagaki in close to prevent any damage.
Ruenroeng trying to control the position.
Sagaki won't allow Ruenroeng to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Takumi Sagaki did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sagaki looks to land a right hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range.
Ruenroeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sagaki takes a swing at Ruenroeng's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by Sagaki.
Sagaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sagaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruenroeng can pounce on him.
Sagaki throws a sloppy head kick and Ruenroeng moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sagaki.
Sagaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruenroeng.
Sagaki feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki slips under a jab from Ruenroeng.
Sagaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sagaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruenroeng lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruenroeng. That's going to slow Sagaki down.
Sagaki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sagaki misses with a body kick.
Ruenroeng throws a series of punches but Sagaki moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ruenroeng.
Samak Ruenroeng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruenroeng. That's going to slow Sagaki down.
The fighters circling - Sagaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruenroeng feints a counter leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ruenroeng, right into the meat.
Sagaki shoots in and gets a takedown into Ruenroeng's guard.
Sagaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruenroeng swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruenroeng looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruenroeng keeps trying to improve his position.
Ruenroeng has control of Sagaki's left arm, preventing Sagaki from doing any damage.
Ruenroeng wants to sweep here but Sagaki controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruenroeng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruenroeng utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruenroeng tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruenroeng not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ruenroeng pulls Sagaki in close to prevent any damage.
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruenroeng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruenroeng working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sagaki.
Sagaki stands up over Ruenroeng, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sagaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sagaki is pushing down on Ruenroeng's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ruenroeng is fighting to maintain full guard but Sagaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ruenroeng is doing well to control the position and prevent Sagaki from advancing to side control.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng pushes Sagaki off looking to stand but Sagaki dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sagaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruenroeng defending well though.
Sagaki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ruenroeng doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sagaki.
Ruenroeng is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sagaki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ruenroeng controlling the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sagaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sagaki prevents Ruenroeng from improving his position.
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 Takumi Sagaki will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sagaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sagaki throws a head kick but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Sagaki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sagaki shoots in for a takedown but Ruenroeng shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sagaki dips to his left and cracks Ruenroeng with an uppercut!
Ruenroeng throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagaki moves out of range as Ruenroeng strikes.
Ruenroeng is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki misses with a body shot.
Ruenroeng changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruenroeng ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruenroeng slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sagaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sagaki moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRuenroeng.
Ruenroeng darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruenroeng. That's going to slow Sagaki down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Samak Ruenroeng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruenroeng looks to land a right hand but Sagaki moved out of range.
Sagaki shoots in for a takedown but Ruenroeng shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sagaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruenroeng counters with a left to the body.
Sagaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sagaki has his takedown stuffed
and Ruenroeng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takumi Sagaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng stuffs the takedown attempt from Sagaki. Sagaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruenroeng.
Sagaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruenroeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagaki.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruenroeng.
Sagaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a head kick. Sagaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Takumi Sagaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. Sagaki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruenroeng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Samak Ruenroeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruenroeng misses with a leg kick.
Sagaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sagaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruenroeng feints a counter leg kick.
Sagaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ruenroeng throws a hook to the side of Sagaki's head but Sagaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Sagaki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sagaki scores with a body shot.
Sagaki is looking to wear down Ruenroeng with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ruenroeng misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Ruenroeng comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sagaki 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:49
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Samak Ruenroeng!
Samak Ruenroeng is the new bantamweight champion!
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