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ABW 187 Perez - Thiago PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oulu Laine (ranked 3753 p4p, 377 weight class) and Stefano Skubini (ranked 3907 p4p, 383 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Peti - Oulu Shangri-la. Stefano Skubini is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefano Skubini!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skubini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine moves out of range as Skubini strikes.
Laine has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Skubini. Those never looked like landing.
Skubini with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Skubini lands a glancing blow to the side of Laine's head.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skubini manages to avoid it.
Skubini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skubini was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
Skubini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Laine counters with a quick kick to the body but Skubini blocks it.
Laine throws a body punch but Skubini moves out of range.
Skubini stalks Laine and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Laine's face. Laine staggers backwards, shaken.
Skubini throws a half hearted mid kick.
Skubini scores with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Skubini on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laine throws a looping overhand right but Skubini ducks down to avoid it.
Skubini throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Skubini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skubini throws a head kick that misses.
Stefano Skubini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine scores with a jab to the head.
Laine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Skubini misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Laine misses the target.
Laine connects with an inside leg kick.
Skubini takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laine lands a jab to the head.
Skubini tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skubini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laine.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick and Skubini moves out of range easily.
Skubini throws a shot from downtown. Laine moves away and avoids it.
Laine drops his hands momentarily and Skubini takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Skubini!
Skubini moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Skubini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Laine misses the target.
Skubini tries a head kick but it misses.
Skubini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skubini.
It looked like Laine was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Skubini.
Skubini throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Skubini misses with a straight left.
Laine misses with a head kick.
Skubini swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skubini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skubini feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laine's calf.
Skubini throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laine thuds a left hand into Skubini's body.
Skubini looks winded!
Skubini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
Skubini throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Skubini on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch combination from Skubini misses.
Laine lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Laine jabs Skubini right on the nose. Skubini blinks but takes it well.
Skubini misses with a double jab
and Laine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skubini. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Skubini.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skubini is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skubini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
Laine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Skubini. Skubini circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Skubini throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
Laine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Skubini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Skubini moves his leg out of the way.
Despite the aggression on Skubini's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A combination from Skubini does no damage.
Skubini misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Skubini.
Laine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skubini throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
Laine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Skubini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefano Skubini 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.
Skubini misses with a head kick.
Laine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stefano Skubini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skubini throws a head kick that misses
and Laine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laine swinging wildly here.
Skubini misses with a head kick.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
Laine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Skubini throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Laine is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skubini manages to avoid it.
Skubini 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.
A slow jab from Skubini misses its intended target.
Laine appears to be looking for a big counter.
Laine lands with a hook. Skubini tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skubini steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Laine. That one must have hurt.
Skubini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laine throws a quick counter kick to the body but Skubini avoids it.
Skubini displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Skubini is breathing heavily.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skubini manages to avoid it.
Skubini scores with a head kick. Laine tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Skubini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skubini shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Skubini takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Skubini in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Skubini misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy left from Laine finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laine.
Skubini closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Skubini looks to land a body kick but Laine moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skubini walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Skubini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Skubini walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laine looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Laine connects with a body shot that sends Skubini's belly button to the back.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laine lands a jab to Skubini's midsection.
Skubini has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Laine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Skubini if he has to take too many more of those.
Skubini misses with a wild combination.
Skubini looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.
Laine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skubini throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skubini swinging wildly here.
Laine throws a head kick that misses.
Laine lands a nice shot to the body.
Laine lands a right hook to the body.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Skubini has time to react.
Laine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skubini.
Laine tried to counter with a leg kick but Skubini avoided it.
Laine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laine misses with a series of wild punches.
Skubini keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A combination from Skubini does no damage.
It looked like Laine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skubini checks a leg kick.
Skubini misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skubini scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skubini throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Laine appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice shot lands for Skubini.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Laine misses
and Skubini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skubini throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
Laine is looking to wear down Skubini with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skubini blocks a head kick by Laine.
It seemed like Skubini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laine connects with a single shot there.
Skubini takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oulu Laine dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Skubini slips under a jab from Laine.
Skubini throws a hook to the side of Laine's head but Laine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Laine misses the target.
Skubini throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skubini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skubini shapes to counter with a head kick.
Skubini walks into a left hand.
Skubini throws a head kick that misses.
Oulu Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Skubini checks a low kick from Laine.
A big left from Skubini misses.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skubini moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Laine.
Skubini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skubini throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Laine fakes the leg kick and cracks Skubini in the body.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skubini blocks a head kick by Laine.
Skubini chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laine can pounce on him.
Skubini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skubini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Skubini throws a hook but Laine avoids it easily.
Laine dips to his left and cracks Skubini with an uppercut!
Laine works Skubini's body with a nice hook.
Skubini throws a poor cross that misses
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skubini is rocked!
Skubini looks up at the clock. Bad move! Laine lands a right hand from hell, dropping Skubini. Laine pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oulu Laine!
Oulu Laine was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murdo Douglass (ranked 2537 p4p, 280 weight class) and Alexander White (ranked 21123 p4p, 555 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alexander White was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Murdo Douglass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander White!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a sloppy head kick and Douglass moves out of range easily.
Alexander White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Douglass as White shoots in.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Douglass appears to be looking for a big counter.
Douglass bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
White wants to clinch
and Douglass counters with a nice low kick that buckles White's knee momentarily.
White throws a solid leg kick but Douglass takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
Douglass wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Douglass lands a big head kick that sends White tumbling to the mat! Douglass takes a step backwards and waves White back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Alexander White has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Douglass drops White with a straight right hand, right on the button! Douglass follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murdo Douglass!
Murdo Douglass very nearly forgot to thank Freebok (85% Laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Udovich (ranked 6239 p4p, 172 weight class) and Baron Brady (ranked 7877 p4p, 185 weight class). Udovich's entrance music is Godzilla Remix. A fine choice. 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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Udovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baron Brady!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Udovich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brady scrambles back to his feet.
Udovich avoids the body shot from Brady.
Udovich 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.
Brady throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Udovich.
Udovich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brady.
Udovich avoids the head kick by Brady.
Udovich misses with a looping left.
Brady with a lazy takedown attempt
and Udovich counters with a crisp right hand that drops Brady! Udovich lets Brady back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Brady is rocked!
It looks like Baron Brady has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Udovich flashes Brady a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Brady's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Brady crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Udovich punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Udovich!
Our winner, Simon Udovich, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Franco (ranked 5694 p4p, 195 weight class) and Noah Jones (ranked 3703 p4p, 158 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Barrels of Whiskey. Pedro Franco has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Noah Jones!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franco clinches up against the cage.
Jones has clasped his hands together around Franco's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee asks Jones politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jones prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jones lands a decent elbow from side control.
Franco has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Franco throws a few strikes from the bottom but Jones takes advantage and mounts!
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Franco flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Franco tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones landing shots from mount.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Franco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Franco hang on?
Franco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Franco looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franco is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones controlling from mount.
Franco tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Franco is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Franco flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Franco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Franco can't escape the position.
Jones looking to secure an arm triangle but Franco defends it well.
Franco is trying to stand.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Franco tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Franco tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Franco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Franco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Franco tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Franco tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Franco is looking to escape.
Franco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Jones has control of Franco's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Franco regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jones avoids the attempt from Franco to control.
Franco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Franco's face.
Franco tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Franco is rocked!
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Franco is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Franco is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big strike lands for Jones! That's really hurt Franco and he's turned his back - Jones keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Jones jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Jones!
A victorious Noah Jones thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Bear (ranked 1224 p4p, 44 weight class) and Eddie Miller (ranked 1490 p4p, 56 weight class). Miller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Not Falling. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Miller!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear drops Miller with a beautiful combination! Miller stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bear is looking for the KO!
It looks like Eddie Miller has been cut.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bear.
Bear lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bear misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
We've been told by Bear's head coaches at Navy Street MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bear misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Miller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bear with a body shot.
Miller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bear looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That has opened up Eddie Miller's cut even more.
Bear falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miller drops his hands momentarily and Bear takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bear throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bear staying out of range there.
Bear walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lunges at Bear with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bear's hand.
Bear cracks Miller with a right hand to the side of the head.
The cut above Eddie Miller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bear misses with a right hand
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Bear connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Bear.
Bear throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bear.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bear fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Bear. Those never looked like landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good exchange - Bear coming out on top.
Eddie Miller's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eddie Miller's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Teddy Bear!
A less than humble Teddy Bear misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Testicular Cancer (ranked 621 p4p, 29 weight class) and Usko Matonen (ranked 605 p4p, 26 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Testicular Cancer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Matonen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cancer manages to avoid it.
Cancer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cancer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matonen throws a low kick but Cancer avoids it.
Matonen lands with a slapping head kick.
Cancer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Matonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matonen thumps Cancer with a low kick.
Matonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Matonen throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Cancer counter with a right hand.
Matonen throws a leg kick but Cancer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cancer looks to clinch
and Matonen counters with a body kick.
Matonen lands a slapping body shot.
Matonen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matonen throws a head kick that Cancer semi-blocks.
A telegraphed right hand from Cancer misses the target.
Matonen thumps Cancer with a low kick.
Cancer lands with a right hand.
Matonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cancer manages to avoid it.
It looked like Cancer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matonen throws a leg kick
and Cancer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the liver by Cancer. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body kick from Matonen.
Cancer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Matonen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cancer is able to avoid easily.
Matonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cancer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cancer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matonen scores with a nice body kick.
Cancer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matonen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cancer misses with a looping right.
Cancer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cancer throws an overhand right that lands on Matonen's shoulder, as Matonen tries to avoid the shot.
Matonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cancer.
Matonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cancer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matonen.
Cancer misses with an uppercut. Matonen saw that one coming.
Matonen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Both fighters circling a little - Matonen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Matonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matonen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cancer at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matonen.
Cancer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cancer stalks Matonen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Matonen's face. Matonen staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick by Matonen misses
and Cancer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matonen misses with a body kick.
Matonen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cancer takes a step back to recover.
Matonen thows a leg kick but Cancer checks it
and Cancer counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Cancer.
Cancer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cancer.
Matonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Cancer tries to work over Matonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matonen lands a nice uppercut.
Matonen prevents a body shot from Cancer.
Matonen blocks an uppercut.
Cancer swings wildly with an uppercut but Matonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cancer or not.
Matonen misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Cancer.
Cancer swings wildly with an uppercut but Matonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Cancer fails to land.
Cancer throws a head punch that misses.
Matonen tries to work over Cancer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cancer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cancer's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matonen lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Matonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matonen taking a breather.
Cancer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Matonen has Cancer pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matonen.
Matonen tries to work over Cancer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matonen is working Cancer over against the cage.
Matonen is leaning against Cancer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cancer has a couple of punches blocked by Matonen.
Matonen stalling against the cage.
Cancer working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matonen is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cancer.
Cancer struggles to land a body shot inside as Matonen controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Usko Matonen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cancer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Matonen connects with a high kick.
It looks like Testicular Cancer has been cut.
Cancer looks to throw the jab but Matonen is out of range.
Matonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matonen lands a jab to Cancer's midsection.
Cancer fails to land with a series of punches.
Matonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cancer lands with an overhand left.
Matonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Matonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Cancer closes the distance and clinches.
Matonen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cancer.
Matonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cancer is keeping busy.
Cancer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matonen manages to break the clinch.
Cancer throws a shot from downtown. Matonen moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cancer fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Matonen lands but Cancer takes it in his stride.
Matonen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cancer is able to avoid easily.
Cancer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matonen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cancer misses the shot to the body.
Matonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Cancer.
Matonen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cancer rather than just go for the knockout.
Matonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Matonen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cancer takes a step back to recover.
Matonen darts in and clinches Cancer up against the cage.
Testicular Cancer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cancer lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cancer or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cancer throws a punch but it's blocked by Matonen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cancer.
Matonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cancer's elbow.
Matonen is struggling to control the position.
Matonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matonen feints and then cracks Cancer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cancer down.
An inside leg kick lands from Matonen.
Cancer throws a hook to the side of Matonen's head but Matonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cancer checks a low kick from Matonen.
Cancer instigates a clinch.
Cancer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cancer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Matonen.
Matonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cancer fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cancer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cancer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matonen lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cancer fails to land.
Cancer has a couple of punches blocked by Matonen.
Matonen tries to work over Cancer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cancer has a couple of punches blocked by Matonen.
Matonen is struggling to control the position.
A nice left hand lands by Cancer.
Matonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Cancer misses with the head strike.
Cancer prevents a body shot from Matonen.
Cancer gets through Matonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matonen lands a body shot.
Cancer has a couple of punches blocked by Matonen.
Cancer throws a punch but it's blocked by Matonen.
A right hand to the body from Matonen.
A body shot lands from Cancer.
Matonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cancer has a couple of punches blocked by Matonen.
Matonen tries to work over Cancer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Matonen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cancer working aggressively here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Matonen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Matonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Cancer controls his hands.
Matonen misses with a punch to the body.
Matonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cancers head.
Matonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matonen lands a nice hook to Cancer's body. Cancer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matonen throws a push kick but Cancer slaps the foot to one side.
Cancer is looking to counter the offense by Matonen and move into the clinch.
Matonen closes the distance and clinches.
Matonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cancer's elbow.
Cancer scores with a shoulder strike.
Matonen can't find room to land a body shot as Cancer controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matonen.
Matonen blocking some punches.
Matonen taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Usko Matonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Testicular Cancer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
That kick from Matonen tenderised Cancer's leg. Cancer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cancer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matonen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matonen misses with a kick to the body.
Cancer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Matonen misses with an uppercut.
Matonen misses with a kick to the body
and Cancer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matonen.
Cancer throwing a counter right hand but Matonen manages to avoid it.
Matonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Matonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cancer misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cancer lands a nice shot that snaps Matonen's head back.
Matonen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cancer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matonen throws a shot from downtown. Cancer moves away and avoids it.
Cancer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matonen misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Cancer misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cancer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matonen.
Cancer throws a looping overhand right but Matonen ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Matonen.
Cancer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matonen lands a leg kick that knocks Cancer off balance momentarily.
Cancer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cancer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matonen manages to avoid it.
Matonen moves away from the strike by Cancer.
Matonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Cancer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Matonen. Cancer shrugs it off though.
Cancer misses with a straight right.
Cancer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matonen darts in and clinches Cancer up against the cage.
Cancer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Matonen - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cancer.
Cancer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matonen blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matonen.
Matonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cancer's elbow.
Matonen works on Cancer's body with a couple of short punches.
Cancer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matonen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Matonen lands a shoulder strike.
Testicular Cancer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cancer lands with a nice body punch.
Cancer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matonen.
Cancer misses with a left hand
and Matonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matonen throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cancer has Matonen up against the cage in a clinch.
Matonen tries to throw a body punch but Cancer avoids it by throwing Matonen back against the cage.
Matonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Cancer lands with a light punch inside.
Matonen leaning against his opponent.
Matonen presses Cancer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cancer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matonen presses Cancer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matonen trying to control the position but instead, Cancer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matonen into the cage.
Cancer working aggressively here.
Cancer prevents a body shot from Matonen.
Matonen tries to throw a body punch but Cancer avoids it by throwing Matonen back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matonen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cancer up against the cage.
Matonen has Cancer pushed against the cage.
Cancer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cancer throws a head punch that misses.
Cancer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Cancer.
Matonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matonen tries to stall but Cancer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Usko Matonen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cancer pushes Matonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cancer.
Cancer struggles to land a body shot inside as Matonen controls his hands.
Cancer misses with a punch on the inside.
Cancer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Usko Matonen.
I've got Matonen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Usko Matonen!
In his post fight interview, Usko Matonen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Testicular Cancer stepped up to the mic, saying 'My jock strap got twisted up....'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henryk Tymonowicz (ranked 1703 p4p, 216 weight class) and Brak Maugøn (ranked 713 p4p, 104 weight class). Maugøn has chosen Save Yourself as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Henryk Tymonowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brak Maugøn!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maugøn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tymonowicz.
Tymonowicz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maugøn.
Tymonowicz misses with a left hand
and Maugøn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Henryk Tymonowicz has been cut.
Maugøn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maugøn misses with a left hand
and Tymonowicz counters with a nice uppercut.
Tymonowicz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maugøn slips under a jab.
Maugøn feints a counter leg kick.
Tymonowicz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Maugøn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, jab by Tymonowicz - just one landing.
Tymonowicz throws a head kick but Maugøn moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tymonowicz throws a looping overhand right but Maugøn ducks down to avoid it.
Tymonowicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maugøn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tymonowicz is able to avoid easily.
Tymonowicz tries a head kick but it misses.
Tymonowicz backing away here, and Maugøn unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tymonowicz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tymonowicz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tymonowicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maugøn lands a nice shot to the body.
Tymonowicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maugøn moves out of range of the strikes.
Maugøn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maugøn tries to score with a low kick but Tymonowicz moves his leg out of the way.
A big left from Maugøn misses.
Maugøn moves out of range of the strikes.
Maugøn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tymonowicz with a body shot.
Maugøn lands a leg kick that knocks Tymonowicz off balance momentarily.
Tymonowicz misses with a right hand
and Maugøn counters with a nice uppercut.
Tymonowicz throws a hook to the side of Maugøn's head but Maugøn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tymonowicz thuds a left hand into Maugøn's body.
Tymonowicz misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Maugøn to counter with a crisp jab.
Tymonowicz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tymonowicz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maugøn.
A left lands for Tymonowicz.
Henryk Tymonowicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tymonowicz misses with a lunging right hand
and Maugøn counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tymonowicz connects with a leg kick. Maugøn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Tymonowicz.
Maugøn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tymonowicz with a body shot.
Tymonowicz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maugøn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maugøn blocks a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maugøn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tymonowicz - the referee stops the clock and Maugøn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tymonowicz. Maugøn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maugøn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maugøn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tymonowicz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tymonowicz swings widly with a right hand
and Maugøn counters with an outside leg kick.
Tymonowicz is breathing heavily.
Maugøn is looking to slow Tymonowicz down with leg kicks.
Maugøn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maugøn throws a hook but Tymonowicz avoids it easily.
Maugøn blocks a head kick by Tymonowicz.
Maugøn sizes up Tymonowicz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tymonowicz throws a head kick that misses.
Tymonowicz throws a head kick but Maugøn moves out of range.
Tymonowicz slips a straight right by Maugøn.
Tymonowicz throws a head kick but Maugøn moves out of range.
Maugøn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tymonowicz throws an overhand right that lands on Maugøn's shoulder, as Maugøn tries to avoid the shot.
Maugøn throws a monster overhand right that drops Tymonowicz! Maugøn follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brak Maugøn!
An out of breath Brak Maugøn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Kemp (ranked 1611 p4p, 204 weight class) and Jack Potter (ranked 942 p4p, 129 weight class). Potter has chosen THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ross Kemp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Potter!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter throws a sloppy head kick and Kemp moves out of range easily.
Kemp throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kemp avoids a kick to the body.
Potter misses with the body kick
and Kemp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kemp moves out of range of the body kick.
Potter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Potter throws a sloppy head kick and Kemp moves out of range easily.
A jab from Kemp finds it's way through Potter's defenses.
Potter misses with a kick to the body
and Potter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kemp wants to slow Potter down by chopping away at his legs.
Kemp throws a jab but it's blocked by Potter.
Kemp connects with a leg kick. Potter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potter throws a sloppy head kick
and Kemp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kemp getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kemp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Potter.
Potter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jack Potter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter is looking to land body kicks.
Potter tries to land a front kick but Kemp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kemp throws a quick counter kick to the body but Potter avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kemp.
Potter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kemp.
Kemp punishes Potter's body with a nice straight punch.
Potter is looking to score with low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Kemp blocks the low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kemp misses the target.
Kemp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potter.
Potter tries to move into range but Kemp moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Potter looks to land a left hand but Kemp moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Potter.
A shot to the liver by Kemp. Beautiful body shot.
An inside leg kick from Kemp misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Potter scoring well with a low kick there.
Potter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kemp has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potter throws a front kick aimed at Kemp's knee but Kemp avoids it well.
Potter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Potter.
Potter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Kemp misses its target.
Potter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Ross Kemp has been cut.
Potter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kemp lets loose with a powerful body kick. Potter will feel that in the morning.
Kemp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kemp misses with a body shot
and Potter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Potter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Kemp.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Potter! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter stuns Kemp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Potter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Potter pushes Kemp away with a front kick.
Kemp keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Potter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kemp scores with a decent looking hook.
Kemp 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.
Kemp scores with a nice strike.
Kemp fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Potter is out of range.
Potter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kemp sizes up Potter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kemp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Potter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Potter. That's going to slow Kemp down.
Potter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Potter, right into the meat.
Kemp tried to score with a low kick but Potter checks it.
Potter throws a body shot but no joy.
Kemp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Potter misses with a body shot
enabling Kemp to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Potter.
Kemp is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Potter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Potter scores with a push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potter tries a head kick but it misses.
Kemp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potter.
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 Ross Kemp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ross Kemp's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Potter lands a leg kick that knocks Kemp off balance momentarily.
Potter gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Kemp counter with a right hand.
Kemp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jack Potter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Potter throws a head kick but Kemp moves out of range.
Potter swings for the body but Kemp moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kemp misses the target.
Potter blocks a head kick by Kemp.
Kemp lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Potter.
Potter throws a low kick but Kemp moves out of range easily.
Kemp tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Potter manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemp throws a head kick that half lands.
Kemp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Potter. That did some damage!
Kemp scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kemp lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Potter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kemp lands a slapping body shot.
Potter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kemp. Kemp circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ross Kemp's cut is getting worse.
Kemp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Potter dodges the punch combination from Kemp.
Potter misses with a body kick.
Kemp blocks a head kick by Potter.
Kemp connects with a nice looking jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kemp.
Kemp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kemp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws a front kick aimed at Kemp's knee but Kemp avoids it well.
Kemp feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Potter connects with a right hand. Kemp shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Potter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Kemp to counter with a crisp jab.
Kemp checks a low kick from Potter.
Potter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Potter throws a low kick but Kemp avoids it.
Kemp fires out a quick counter leg kick but Potter just manages to avoid it.
Kemp misses with a straight right.
Kemp thows a leg kick but Potter checks it
and Potter counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Potter thows a body kick. Kemp tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Potter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kemp appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Potter scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemp misses with a hook
and Potter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kemp misses with a kick to the body.
Potter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kemp takes a swing at Potter's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Potter tenderised Kemp's leg. Kemp is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kemp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Potter.
Kemp moves out of range of the body kick.
Potter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Potter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Potter misses with a right hand
and Kemp counters with a leg kick.
Potter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kemp was well out of range. Poor timing from Potter.
Kemp seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Potter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potter misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kemp to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Potter misses.
It looked like Kemp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kemp throws a head kick but Potter moves out of range.
Potter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Potter throws the kick towards the body but Kemp avoids it.
Potter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kemp avoids the head kick by Potter.
Kemp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kemp throws a leg kick but Potter moved away.
Kemp throws a lazy right hand but Potter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Potter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Potter lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Potter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ross Kemp's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kemp lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kemp checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kemp. Potter does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Kemp blocks the low kick.
Kemp looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Potter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Potter scores with a jab. Kemp acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kemp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Potter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kemp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kemp checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Potter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kemp misses with a left hand
and Potter counters with a left to the body.
Potter throws a leg kick but Kemp sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Potter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Potter was well out of range. Poor timing from Kemp.
Potter thumps Kemp with a low kick.
Potter misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Kemp.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kemp takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Potter throws a body punch but Kemp moves out of range.
Kemp looks to score with a jab to the body but Potter is just out of range.
Potter throws a body kick that misses
and Kemp counters with a nice body kick.
Potter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab from Potter.
Kemp takes a swing at Potter's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kemp.
Potter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kemp throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Potter.
Kemp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Potter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kemp misses with a low kick as Potter jumps back.
Potter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kemp.
Kemp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Potter.
Kemp just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potter misses with a double jab.
Potter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kemp is out of range.
Potter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Potter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kemp drops Potter with a beautiful combination! Potter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kemp is looking for the KO!
Potter scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemp tries to clinch up but Potter circles away and keeps his distance.
Potter lands a nice looking body kick.
Kemp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Potter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kemp misses with a wild body shot.
Potter is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kemp with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Potter.
Kemp swings for the body but Potter moves out of range.
A low kick from Potter misses
and Potter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Potter.
Ross Kemp's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Potter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kemp misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Potter misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Potter.
Potter lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potter throws a sloppy head kick and Kemp moves out of range easily.
Kemp is looking to counter the offense by Potter and move into the clinch.
Potter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kemp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Potter.
Potter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kemp counters with a nice body shot.
Potter looks to throw a body kick
and Kemp counters with a straight right hand.
Potter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kemp tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Potter manages to circle out of the way.
Potter misses with a leg kick
and Kemp counters with a low kick, right behind Potter 's knee.
Potter slips a straight right by Kemp.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ross Kemp.
I think Kemp 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ross Kemp!
During a confident post fight interview, Ross Kemp 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Perez (ranked 58 p4p, 8 weight class) and Thiago Thiago (ranked 720 p4p, 109 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Perez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perez's hands.
A big right from Perez misses.
Thiago lands a glancing blow to the side of Perez's head.
It looks like Enzo Perez has been cut.
Thiago throws a right hand that misses
and Perez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Thiago Thiago has been cut.
Thiago cracks a nice hook into Perez's ribs.
Perez throws a poor cross that misses
and Thiago counters with a stiff right hand.
Thiago Thiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago throws a body shot but no joy.
Perez is looking to counter punch.
A lazy left from Thiago finds it's target.
Thiago fakes the leg kick and cracks Perez in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago throws the kick towards the body but Perez avoids it.
It looked like Perez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thiago moves out of range of the strikes.
Thiago steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Perez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thiago. That one must have hurt.
Thiago cracks Perez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Thiago has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Perez to stand back up!
Perez is rocked!
Perez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thiago.
Perez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thiago defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Thiago thows a body kick. Perez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thiago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thiago throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
Thiago misses with a hook.
Thiago thows a leg kick but Perez checks it
and Perez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thiago misses with a jab to the body
and Perez counters with a stiff right hand.
Thiago cracks the inside of Perez's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago is looking to score with low kicks.
Perez is looking to counter punch.
Perez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thiago swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
Thiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez is looking to counter punch.
Thiago throws a hook to the side of Perez's head but Perez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Perez misses with a lunging right hand
and Thiago counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been told by Perez's head coaches at Gym Boiks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thiago tries to land a leg kick but Perez saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Perez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thiago.
Perez takes a swing at Thiago's ribcage but misses.
Thiago lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thiago misses with a shot to the body
and Perez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Thiago dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thiago's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perez under the eye.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Thiago swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perez lands an overhand right.
Perez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Perez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thiago.
Perez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Perez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perez misses with a left hand
and Thiago counters with a nice low kick that buckles Perez's knee momentarily.
Thiago cracks the inside of Perez's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thiago.
Perez swinging wildly here.
Perez misses with an uppercut
and Thiago counters with a nice body shot.
Perez scores with a jab. Thiago acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thiago tries to clinch but Perez moves out of range.
Thiago Thiago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thiago throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago scores with a spinning back kick!
Thiago connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perez defending well as Thiago loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Perez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thiago wants to slow Perez down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Perez misses the target.
Perez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thiago throws a low kick but Perez avoids it.
Perez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thiago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Thiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thiago has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Perez misses with a shot to the body
and Thiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perez misses with a shot to the body
and Thiago makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perez avoids the body shot from Thiago.
A little feinted left hand from Perez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Perez misses with a right hand
and Thiago counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thiago with a hook.
Thiago misses with a body shot
and Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oooooh!!! Thiago has knocked Perez down with a huge combo! Thiago steps away and waves a wobbly Perez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Perez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thiago with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Thiago's shoulder, as Thiago tries to avoid the shot.
Perez seems to have got his legs back now.
Thiago throws a leg kick but Perez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Thiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Thiago misses with a body kick.
Perez tries to work over Thiago's front leg with a kick but Thiago checks it.
Perez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thiago wants to land a leg kick but Perez is out of range.
Perez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thiago throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Perez counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago scores with a jab. Perez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Perez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago moves away from the strike by Perez.
Thiago fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perez.
Thiago has managed to clinch.
Perez tries to break free but Thiago pushes him back against the cage.
Perez lands a right hand.
Perez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thiago jumps guard and drags Perez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Thiago throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thiago looking for a sweep. Not yet Thiago, not yet.
Perez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago looks to land a body kick but Perez moved away.
Perez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thiago just manages to avoid it.
Thiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thiago will feel that in the morning.
Thiago tries to score with a low kick but Perez moves his leg out of the way.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Thiago has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thiago defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Perez blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago throws a leg kick
and Perez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thiago throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thiago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thiago steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Perez.
Thiago moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands with an uppercut that bounces Thiago off the cage and back into range.
Perez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perez throwing a counter right hand but Thiago manages to avoid it.
Thiago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thiago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thiago throws a front kick that sends Perez stumbling back into the cage.
Perez thumps Thiago with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Thiago saw that one coming.
Thiago digs a good body shot into Perez's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Thiago really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thiago connects with a jab.
Thiago misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thiago scores with a body shot.
Thiago slips a straight right by Perez.
It seemed like Thiago was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thiago feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago throws a jab but it's blocked by Perez.
Perez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Perez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago cracks Perez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Perez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Thiago finish him?
Thiago scores with a jab to the body.
Thiago lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thiago Thiago!
Thiago Thiago is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Thiago Thiago thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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