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GDL 25: Legba vs Shipilov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Keenan Jr (ranked 24104 p4p, 535 weight class) and Jean Baptiste Saint Denis (ranked 7534 p4p, 491 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth Keenan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Baptiste Saint Denis!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keenan Jr slips a jab from Saint Denis.
An attempted straight right counter from Keenan Jr misses the target.
Keenan Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keenan Jr throws a body punch but Saint Denis moves out of range.
Saint Denis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan Jr.
A shot to the body from Saint Denis misses
and Saint Denis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jean Baptiste Saint Denis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Keenan Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint Denis misses with a looping left.
Keenan Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saint Denis moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint Denis misses the jab.
Saint Denis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keenan Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Saint Denis manages to circle out of the way.
Keenan Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint Denis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan Jr throws a hook to the side of Saint Denis's head but Saint Denis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Denis moves away from the strike by Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saint Denis to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Saint Denis.
Saint Denis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saint Denis throws a hook to the side of Keenan Jr's head but Keenan Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan Jr missing with a left hand there. Saint Denis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Saint Denis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Keenan Jr moves forwards but Saint Denis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saint Denis misses with a lunging right hand
and Keenan Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Keenan Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Saint Denis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Keenan Jr.
Saint Denis breaks the clinch.
Keenan Jr has Saint Denis up against the cage in a clinch.
Keenan Jr lands a left hand.
Keenan Jr prevents Saint Denis from breaking the clinch.
Saint Denis is trying to push Keenan Jr away but Keenan Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saint Denis is trying to break the clinch but Keenan Jr is controlling him.
Good body shot from Keenan Jr.
Saint Denis wants to break free but Keenan Jr has control.
A short right from Keenan Jr on the inside.
Keenan Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saint Deniss head.
Saint Denis breaks the clinch.
Saint Denis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan Jr misses the target.
We've been told by Keenan Jr's head coaches at Crassus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Saint Denis walks into a straight right hand from Keenan Jr.
Saint Denis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keenan Jr blocks a jab.
Keenan Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keenan Jr misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Saint Denis.
Saint Denis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint Denis misses with a straight left.
Saint Denis throws a nice looking combination but Keenan Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saint Denis misses with a left hand
and Keenan Jr counters with a crisp one two that drops Saint Denis! Keenan Jr thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Saint Denis to his feet! Saint Denis is in big trouble!
Saint Denis is rocked!
Keenan Jr measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Saint Denis! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Gareth Keenan Jr!
A very excited looking Gareth Keenan Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Momofuku Ando (ranked 4146 p4p, 439 weight class) and Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 6565 p4p, 529 weight class). Ando's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Pot Noodle Song. Drizzt Do Urden has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Momofuku Ando's chin.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Momofuku Ando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizzt Do Urden!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ando throws a jab but it's blocked by Do Urden.
Do Urden throws a hook but Ando avoids it easily.
Ando 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.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut.
Do Urden has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ando is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ando has taken the fight to the clinch.
Do Urden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Do Urden.
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do Urden throws a jab when Ando was well out of range.
Ando misses with a jab to the body
and Do Urden counters with a nice body shot.
Ando blocks a jab.
It appears Ando was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Ando there.
Ando missing with a left hand there. Do Urden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Do Urden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ando.
Do Urden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ando throws a hook but Do Urden avoids it easily.
Do Urden misses with a shot to the body
and Ando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Do Urden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ando looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ando fails with an attempt to clinch.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut. Ando saw that one coming.
Ando thows a left - swing and a miss!
Do Urden lands a jab.
Ando keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Do Urden throws a body punch but Ando moves out of range.
It looked like Ando wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ando throws an overhand right that lands on Do Urden's shoulder, as Do Urden tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Do Urden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Do Urden finds it's way through Ando's defenses.
Do Urden throws the left hand but Ando avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ando throws a hook but Do Urden avoids it easily.
Ando looks for the body kick but Do Urden saw that one coming.
Do Urden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ando was well out of range. Poor timing from Do Urden.
Ando bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Do Urden's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do Urden looks to land a combination but Ando avoids it well.
Do Urden blocks a jab.
Do Urden is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ando with a body shot.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Do Urden misses
and Ando counters with a straight right hand.
Do Urden scores with a shot to the body.
Ando is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Do Urden looks to land a left hand but Ando moved out of range nicely.
Do Urden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ando throws a big shot that misses.
Ando takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Do Urden lands with a good body shot.
Ando turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ando catches Do Urden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ando takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Do Urden misses with a hook. Ando ducked under it nicely.
Do Urden missing with a left hand there. Ando was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Do Urden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Do Urden moves out of range of the body kick.
Ando connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Do Urden's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do Urden misses with a hook
and Ando counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ando moves out of range as Do Urden strikes.
Do Urden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ando misses with a leg kick
and Do Urden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Do Urden misses.
Ando throws a hook but Do Urden blocks it.
Do Urden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Do Urden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ando throws out the jab.
Ando tries to clinch but Do Urden is having none of it.
Do Urden misses with a hook
and Ando moves into the clinch.
Ando slows down the pace here.
Ando tries to throw a body punch but Do Urden avoids it by throwing Ando back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Drizzt Do Urden will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Do Urden throws a body shot but no joy.
Do Urden misses with a wild combination.
Ando keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Do Urden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ando throws a poor cross that misses
and Do Urden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ando doesn't manage to clinch there - Do Urden circles away.
Do Urden throws the left hand but Ando avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do Urden lands a nice shot that snaps Ando's head back.
Do Urden throws a right hand that misses
and Ando counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Do Urden avoids the head kick by Ando.
Do Urden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ando counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ando plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Do Urden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ando.
A telegraphed right hand from Ando misses the target.
Ando slips under a jab from Do Urden.
Do Urden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ando looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ando fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ando ducks under a wild hook from Do Urden.
Do Urden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Do Urden lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Do Urden misses.
Ando misses the shot to the body.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut. Ando saw that one coming.
Ando takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do Urden. Ando does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ando scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ando throws the left hand but Do Urden avoids the punch easily.
Ando throws a hook but Do Urden avoids it easily.
Do Urden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ando counters with a stiff right hand.
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Do Urden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ando tries to clinch there but Do Urden circles away.
Do Urden misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ando manages to avoid it.
Ando throws a hook but Do Urden blocks it.
Do Urden swings for the body but Ando moves out of range.
Do Urden takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ando bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Do Urden just misses with a punch to the body.
Ando scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ando rushes Do Urden and presses him up against the cage.
Do Urden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ando misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ando trying to control the position but instead, Do Urden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ando into the cage.
Ando keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Do Urden's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ando struggles to land a body shot inside as Do Urden controls his hands.
Ando blocking some punches.
Ando prevents a body shot from Do Urden.
Ando blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ando has a couple of punches blocked by Do Urden.
Do Urden lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ando.
Ando misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Do Urden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do Urden throws out a loose jab but Ando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Do Urden misses with a left hand
and Ando counters with a nice uppercut.
Ando defending well as Do Urden loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drizzt Do Urden 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!
Ando wants to clinch up but Do Urden keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Do Urden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ando throws an off balance right hand
and Do Urden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ando throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Do Urden to counter with a crisp jab.
Do Urden swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ando to counter with a crisp jab.
Do Urden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ando misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Do Urden.
Ando avoids the body shot from Do Urden.
Ando throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do Urden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do Urden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Do Urden misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Do Urden.
Do Urden swings for the body but Ando moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ando looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Do Urden throws a counter combo.
A left lands for Ando.
Ando lands with a right hand.
Ando is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ando pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ando tests Do Urden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ando connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Do Urden misses the target.
A jab lands there for Do Urden.
Nice defenses there by Do Urden.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Do Urden! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden misses with a straight right.
Ando pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ando fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ando loads up on a big right hand but Do Urden slips the punch.
Do Urden misses with a shot to the body
and Ando counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Ando.
Do Urden looks to land a right hand but Ando moved out of range.
Do Urden misses with a series of wild punches.
Ando moves out of range as Do Urden strikes.
Ando lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ando tries to clinch but Do Urden moves out of range.
Ando takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Do Urden misses with a straight left.
Ando connects with the punch.
Do Urden misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ando throws a head kick but Do Urden moves out of range.
Ando misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Do Urden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Ando.
Do Urden scores with the left hand. Ando knows he should have avoided that one.
Ando dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ando tries to close the distance and clinch up but Do Urden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ando tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Do Urden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Do Urden misses with a body shot.
Do Urden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do Urden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Do Urden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ando was well out of range. Poor timing from Do Urden.
Do Urden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Do Urden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ando throws a right hand that misses
and Do Urden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Momofuku Ando has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drizzt Do Urden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Do Urden looks to score with a jab to the body but Ando is just out of range.
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 Momofuku Ando.
I think Do Urden has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drizzt Do Urden!
Momofuku Ando was interviewed post fight and said 'Jamie Oliver Is A Nonce'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donat Darvulia (ranked 6394 p4p, 514 weight class) and Edith Reaves (ranked 5938 p4p, 496 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donat Darvulia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edith Reaves!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darvulia swings for the body but Reaves moves out of range.
Darvulia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reaves has a takedown stuffed.
Reaves cracks Darvulia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darvulia clinches.
Reaves is looking to take this one to the mat.
Darvulia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reaves is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Darvulia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Donat Darvulia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edith Reaves.
Reaves has picked Darvulia up - he's going for a ride! Reaves dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Reaves prevents Darvulia from improving his position.
Darvulia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Darvulia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Darvulia tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darvulia trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Reaves prevents Darvulia from getting back to his feet.
Reaves slips nicely into half guard.
Reaves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darvulia keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darvulia is trying to maintain the position but Reaves is very close to passing his half guard.
Reaves is working for a submission of some sort.
Darvulia is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Reaves has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Darvulia is tapping! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Edith Reaves!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 3293 p4p, 339 weight class) and Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 2692 p4p, 289 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tatsuya Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker closes the distance and pushes Kimura back into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kimura gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kimura looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Parker is trying to stand back up but Kimura is controlling him
Kimura is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Parker reverses the position - he's now on top in Kimura's guard.
Parker advances position into side control!
Parker controls the position from side control.
Parker scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker taking a breather here.
Parker gets to mount! Kimura was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Parker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Parker looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Parker raining down shots from the mount!
Kimura can't escape the position.
Parker looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker prevents Kimura from getting the reversal.
Kimura defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Parker.
We've been hearing good reports from Parker's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Parker controlling the pace for now.
Parker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Parker prevents Kimura from getting the reversal.
Parker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Parker controlling his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Parker controlling his opponent.
Kimura is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Parker with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker controlling the pace for now.
Kimura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kimura slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Parker 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.
Parker content to control rather than advance.
Kimura taking some punishment here, with Parker in his half guard.
Parker stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kimura!
Parker raining down shots from the mount!
Parker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Parker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kimura can't escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kimura is desperately trying to improve his position but Parker has a good base and remains in mount.
Kimura looks winded!
Parker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Parker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Parker content just to control the position here.
Parker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kimura looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Parker dominated that round.
That's time! Parker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kimura is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.
Parker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Peter Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker has a takedown stuffed.
Kimura leaves Parker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kimura stuffs the takedown attempt from Parker. Parker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker darts in looking for a takedown but Kimura gets double underhooks and turns Parker into the cage.
Kimura moves out of range as Parker throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kimura taking a breather.
Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kimura has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Parker moves forwards but Kimura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker prevents the takedown attempt.
Kimura is breathing heavily.
Parker gets underhooks to prevent Kimura's takedown attempt.
Parker tries to pull guard but Kimura holds him up against the cage and eventually Parker drops back down to his feet.
Parker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kimura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Parker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kimura has him pressed against the cage.
Parker has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kimura uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Parker is on top in guard.
Parker passes Kimura's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Well, if Parker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Parker.
Parker passes to side control.
Kimura tries to bench press Parker off him but Parker keeps the position.
Parker lands a nice forearm strike.
Kimura is looking to regain half guard here but Parker keeps moving and retains side control.
Parker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kimura has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kimura looking for a sweep but Parker has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Parker manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kimura to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker landing with strikes.
Parker is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kimura knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kimura for a finish.
Kimura covers up after that shot from Parker.
Parker lands a shot to the head.
Parker is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Parker is cranking Kimura's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Kimura! He's tightened the choke and Kimura is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Peter Parker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Hartwell White (ranked 6379 p4p, 512 weight class) and Mark Bloodsport (ranked 4069 p4p, 435 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Walter Hartwell White has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Walter Hartwell White seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Hartwell White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Bloodsport!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodsport with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hartwell White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bloodsport thinking.
Hartwell White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bloodsport wants to counter the offense by Hartwell White and move into the clinch position.
Bloodsport misses with a takedown attempt
and Hartwell White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Mark Bloodsport has been cut.
Bloodsport wants to clinch
and Hartwell White counters with a stiff right hand.
Bloodsport gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Hartwell White counter with a right hand.
Walter Hartwell White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Bloodsport.
Hartwell White lands a big uppercut and Bloodsport crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bloodsport looks OK. Hartwell White waves Bloodsport back to his feet!
Bloodsport is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloodsport gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Hartwell White gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Bloodsport is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Hartwell White!
After winning the bout, Walter Hartwell White thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Egill Skallagrimsson (ranked 1962 p4p, 223 weight class) and Cayden Donovan (ranked 5860 p4p, 425 weight class). Cayden Donovan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Egill Skallagrimsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skallagrimsson.
Skallagrimsson throws a right hand that Donovan ducks under and follows up with a left that Donovan also avoids with ease.
Donovan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A right-left combo lands from Donovan.
Jab by Skallagrimsson.
Donovan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skallagrimsson manages to avoid it.
Donovan misses with a looping right.
Skallagrimsson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Donovan looks to land a right hand but Skallagrimsson moved out of range.
Skallagrimsson tries to counter by clinching up but Donovan breaks away and moves out of range.
Skallagrimsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Donovan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skallagrimsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donovan moves away.
Skallagrimsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donovan.
Skallagrimsson drives through and clinches with Donovan against the cage.
Skallagrimsson misses with a body punch.
Skallagrimsson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Donovan up against the cage.
Skallagrimsson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Donovan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan misses with the head strike.
Skallagrimsson tries to work over Donovan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donovan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Skallagrimsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Donovan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donovan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donovan told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Skallagrimsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Donovan walks away with a smile on his face. Skallagrimsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Egill Skallagrimsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skallagrimsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donovan manages to avoid it.
Skallagrimsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Skallagrimsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donovan throws a lazy right hand but Skallagrimsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donovan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skallagrimsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skallagrimsson swings for the body but Donovan moves out of range.
Skallagrimsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Donovan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donovan misses with a looping left.
Skallagrimsson slips a jab from Donovan.
Egill Skallagrimsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson misses the shot to the body.
Donovan jabs Skallagrimsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Skallagrimsson darts in and clinches Donovan up against the cage.
Skallagrimsson prevents a body shot from Donovan.
Skallagrimsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donovan's elbow.
Skallagrimsson misses with a body punch.
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!
Skallagrimsson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skallagrimsson lands a left hand.
Skallagrimsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
Donovan lands a shoulder strike.
Donovan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skallagrimsson or not.
A short right from Donovan on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skallagrimsson.
Donovan blocks an uppercut.
Donovan misses with the head strike.
Donovan throws a punch but it's blocked by Skallagrimsson.
Still in the clinch, Skallagrimsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Skallagrimsson throws a head punch that misses.
Donovan prevents a body shot from Skallagrimsson.
Donovan takes a shot to the head.
Skallagrimsson tries to throw a body punch but Donovan avoids it by throwing Skallagrimsson back against the cage.
Donovan prevents the takedown attempt.
Donovan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skallagrimsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donovan's elbow.
Donovan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donovan misses with a body punch.
Donovan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skallagrimsson.
Donovan scores with a shot to the side of Skallagrimsson's head.
A short left from Donovan.
Donovan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skallagrimsson lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Donovan.
Donovan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Donovan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Skallagrimsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson digs a right hand into Donovan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donovan's gas tank.
Skallagrimsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Donovan.
A short right from Donovan.
Donovan tries to work over Skallagrimsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donovan.
Donovan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Skallagrimsson has a couple of punches blocked by Donovan.
Donovan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skallagrimsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Donovan swings wildly with an uppercut but Skallagrimsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skallagrimsson pulls guard successfully.
Donovan trying to control but Skallagrimsson is working from the bottom.
Donovan is looking to pass into half guard but Skallagrimsson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Skallagrimsson is in guard.
Donovan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cayden Donovan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donovan throws a lazy uppercut
and Skallagrimsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donovan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donovan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skallagrimsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Donovan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Skallagrimsson taking a breather here.
Donovan is trying to get back to half guard.
Donovan keeps trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skallagrimsson controls the position from side control.
Donovan is looking to regain half guard here but Skallagrimsson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan gets back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Donovan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Skallagrimsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Donovan trying to get back to full guard but Skallagrimsson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Donovan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Skallagrimsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Donovan is looking to escape.
Skallagrimsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson dominating with strikes here.
Skallagrimsson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Donovan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Donovan is squirming around, avoiding Skallagrimsson's attempts to control the action.
Skallagrimsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Donovan tries to reverse the position but Skallagrimsson maintains control.
Skallagrimsson tries to control but Donovan wriggling away.
Donovan is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan tries to hold on but Skallagrimsson postures up.
Skallagrimsson controlling his opponent.
Skallagrimsson lands a nice shot to the head.
Skallagrimsson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skallagrimsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Skallagrimsson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson wants to control the pace but Donovan is squirming around nicely.
Donovan wants to control but Skallagrimsson is having none of it.
Skallagrimsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Skallagrimsson cracks Donovan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Egill Skallagrimsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donovan taking shots to the head.
Skallagrimsson lands a heavy elbow.
Skallagrimsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Egill Skallagrimsson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Skallagrimsson walks into a straight right hand from Donovan.
The fighters circling - Donovan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skallagrimsson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Donovan.
Donovan stuffs the takedown attempt from Skallagrimsson. Skallagrimsson gets slowly back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Donovan.
Skallagrimsson darts in trying to clinch
and Donovan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan jabs at Skallagrimsson's body.
Skallagrimsson avoids the body shot from Donovan.
Skallagrimsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donovan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson defending well as Donovan loads up on a big left hand.
Skallagrimsson slips a straight right by Donovan.
Donovan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Donovan misses with an uppercut.
Skallagrimsson avoids the body shot from Donovan.
Skallagrimsson is looking to wear down Donovan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Skallagrimsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Skallagrimsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Donovan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Donovan is trying to escape the position but Skallagrimsson is controlling the position.
Donovan struggling a bit here.
Skallagrimsson in side control, throwing shots but Donovan defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson trying to control the action but Donovan is working from the bottom.
Donovan struggling a bit here.
Donovan taking a bit of punishment here - Skallagrimsson scoring with strikes.
Donovan can't do much from the bottom here.
Donovan is trying to escape the position but Skallagrimsson is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan is looking to regain half guard here but Skallagrimsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Donovan is trying to escape the position but Skallagrimsson is controlling the position.
Skallagrimsson 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.
Skallagrimsson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Donovan is avoiding damage well.
Skallagrimsson working away.
Donovan tries to improve position but can't.
Skallagrimsson is staying tight to Donovan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Skallagrimsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Donovan is just out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Skallagrimsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Donovan, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Donovan works the jab nicely.
Skallagrimsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donovan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Donovan throws a jab when Skallagrimsson was well out of range.
A left lands for Donovan.
Donovan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Skallagrimssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Skallagrimsson connects with a jab.
Donovan throws the left hand but Skallagrimsson avoids the punch easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skallagrimsson looks to land a left hand but Donovan moved out of range nicely.
Donovan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Skallagrimsson slips a straight right by Donovan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cayden Donovan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Donovan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cayden Donovan!
An out of breath Cayden Donovan 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Muhapuro (ranked 2310 p4p, 277 weight class) and Alan Spence (ranked 1451 p4p, 184 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Paul Muhapuro has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Paul Muhapuro seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Muhapuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Spence !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhapuro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spence at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Muhapuro, right into the meat.
Paul Muhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muhapuro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good body shot from Muhapuro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muhapuro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spence .
Muhapuro scores with a shot to the side of Spence 's head.
Spence being controlled against the cage.
Muhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Spence uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence is trying to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spence .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence blocks an uppercut.
Muhapuro avoiding damage.
Spence breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muhapuro misses with a hook.
Spence throws a hook to the side of Muhapuro's head but Muhapuro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muhapuro thumps Spence with a low kick.
Muhapuro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spence takes one to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Spence has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Spence misses with a looping right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro's corner calls for a 1-2. Muhapuro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Muhapuro misses with a kick to the body
and Spence counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spence checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spence ! But no joy.
Muhapuro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spence manages to avoid it.
Muhapuro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spence let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A lazy body kick from Muhapuro
letting Spence counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muhapuro just misses with a punch to the body.
Muhapuro jabs at Spence 's body.
Muhapuro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick but Spence sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spence slips a straight right by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muhapuro throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
Spence throws out a counter right but Muhapuro avoids it with no problem.
Muhapuro connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro lands a glancing blow to the side of Spence 's head.
Muhapuro looks to throw the jab but Spence is out of range.
Muhapuro just misses with a punch to the body.
Spence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spence on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muhapuro. Muhapuro obviously looking to wear him down.
Spence on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muhapuro. Muhapuro obviously looking to wear him down.
Spence looks to throw the jab but Muhapuro is out of range.
Muhapuro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spence has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spence blocking some punches.
Spence blocks an uppercut.
Spence is pushing Muhapuro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stalling in the clinch from Muhapuro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro working aggressively here.
Muhapuro lands with a light punch inside.
Muhapuro has a couple of punches blocked by Spence .
Muhapuro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Spence up against the cage.
Spence stalling in the clinch but Muhapuro improves position.
Spence prevents a body shot from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro has Spence pushed against the cage.
Muhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muhapuro lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Muhapuro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Come on Spence - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Muhapuro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muhapuro is looking to clinch but Spence is avoiding it.
Muhapuro drives through and clinches with Spence against the cage.
Spence manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Spence blocking some punches.
Spence breaks the clinch.
Muhapuro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Muhapuro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spence throws out a counter right but Muhapuro avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence lands with an overhand left.
Muhapuro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spence counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Muhapuro feints a jab promting Spence to slip. Muhapuro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Spence slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Spence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paul Muhapuro is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spence 's head backwards.
Muhapuro lands with a good body shot.
Muhapuro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muhapuro.
Muhapuro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Muhapuro looks to score with a jab to the body but Spence is just out of range.
Muhapuro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spence ! But no joy.
Muhapuro thuds his right hand into Spence 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Muhapuro misses with a leg kick.
Spence takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spence ducks right into an uppercut from Muhapuro.
Spence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muhapuro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muhapuro looks to land a body kick but Spence moved away.
Muhapuro wants to clinch.
Spence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro throws out a loose jab but Spence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Muhapuro misses its intended target.
Spence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spence misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spence moves away.
Muhapuro works Spence 's body with a nice hook.
Muhapuro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spence throws a hook to the side of Muhapuro's head but Muhapuro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muhapuro throws a solid leg kick but Spence takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Muhapuro.
Muhapuro moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been told by Muhapuro's head coaches at Gymi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Muhapuro throws a head kick that misses.
Muhapuro jabs at Spence 's body.
Muhapuro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Paul Muhapuro has been cut.
Spence takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as Muhapuro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spence doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro misses with a low kick.
Spence blocks a leg kick.
Spence shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spence closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spence moves out of range of the leg kick from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muhapuro throws a lazy right hand but Spence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muhapuro misses with a low kick as Spence jumps back.
It seemed like Spence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Muhapuro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Muhapuro works Spence 's body with a nice hook.
Muhapuro instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Muhapuro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Muhapuro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Muhapuro.
Spence takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Muhapuro is looking to clinch but Spence is avoiding it.
Muhapuro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from Spence misses the target.
Spence avoids the body shot from Muhapuro.
Spence throws a poor cross that misses
and Muhapuro counters with a nice uppercut.
Spence takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence catches Muhapuro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Muhapuro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spence manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spence ! But no joy.
Muhapuro missing with a left hand there. Spence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muhapuro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Muhapuro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spence can do to turn this around?
Muhapuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Spence as he checks the leg kick.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick but Spence sees it coming and moves out of range.
Muhapuro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spence 's sensitive parts.
Muhapuro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spence misses with a few strikes there.
Spence might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Muhapuro throws a hook but Spence avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spence ! But no joy.
Muhapuro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spence misses with an uppercut.
Muhapuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spence now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Muhapuro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spence 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence takes one to the chin there.
Spence blocks the body kick.
It seemed like Spence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Muhapuro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spence counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Muhapuro!
Muhapuro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good shot there by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro just misses with a punch to the body.
Spence looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Muhapuro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muhapuro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Muhapuro connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick which misses Spence 's front leg but catches the back leg as Spence tries to avoid it.
Muhapuro misses the shot to the body.
Muhapuro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muhapuro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muhapuro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muhapuro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Muhapuro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spence has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Muhapuro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muhapuro looks to score with a jab to the body but Spence is just out of range.
A big right from Muhapuro misses.
Spence doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Muhapuro just misses with a punch to the body.
Spence takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alan Spence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muhapuro tries to clinch up.
Spence is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Muhapuro with a body shot.
Muhapuro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muhapuro lands a front kick.
Muhapuro connects with an inside leg kick.
Spence slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Muhapuro as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muhapuro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spence manages to avoid it.
Spence throws out a counter right but Muhapuro avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muhapuro. Spence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spence misses with a body shot.
Muhapuro wants to clinch up but Spence keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Muhapuro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muhapuro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Muhapuro!
Alan Spence spoke after the fight, saying 'Racism '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaido Graindo (ranked 1143 p4p, 158 weight class) and Buck Rogers (ranked 2978 p4p, 365 weight class). Buck Rogers will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaido Graindo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Rogers!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Graindo misses with a looping left.
Rogers throws a head kick that Graindo semi-blocks.
Nice shot lands for Graindo.
Rogers is looking to chop away at Graindo's legs.
Graindo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Graindo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graindo misses with a body shot
and Rogers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graindo was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Rogers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rogers blocks a jab.
Rogers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graindo gets a takedown into half guard.
Rogers taking some punishment here, with Graindo in his half guard.
Rogers looks like he's trying to stand up.
Graindo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogers's head.
Graindo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rogers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Graindo.
Graindo drops an elbow to the side of Rogers's head.
Graindo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Graindo is nestled in close to Rogers, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rogers is rocked!
Graindo is thwarting Rogers's attempts to control the position.
Graindo is trying to control. Rogers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Graindo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rogers is still in real trouble! Can Graindo finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers wants to stand back up but Graindo manages to pass into side control.
Graindo prevents Rogers from escaping the position.
Rogers seems to have recovered his senses.
Graindo advances nicely into full mount.
Rogers takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Graindo's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaido Graindo!
Kaido Graindo retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anders Hansson (ranked 917 p4p, 108 weight class) and Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit (ranked 1714 p4p, 198 weight class). Anders Hansson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Hansson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Hansson was well out of range.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hansson lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Hansson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Hansson moved away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hansson.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Hansson is out of range.
Hansson is looking for a counter combo.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hansson misses the shot 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!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Hansson ducked under it nicely.
Hansson takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Hansson's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Hansson's shoulder, as Hansson tries to avoid the shot.
Hansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Hansson misses with a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hansson.
Hansson lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Hansson strikes.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Hansson moved away.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut there from Hansson.
Hansson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Hansson moves out of range.
Hansson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hansson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hansson loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Hansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hansson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hansson misses with a straight right.
Hansson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Hansson moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Hansson throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hansson with a body shot.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hansson throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Hansson's ribs.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hansson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sitsongrit forces Hansson back against the cage and clinches.
Hansson misses with some punches.
Hansson prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Hansson throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit keeps control of Hansson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sitsongrit stalling.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hansson is trying to force a seperation but Sitsongrit has the dominant position.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Hansson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hansson.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanssons head.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit gets through Hansson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Hansson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hansson looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hansson blocks a jab.
Hansson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hansson counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hansson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hansson misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit stuns Hansson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Hansson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson 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.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Hansson's shoulder, as Hansson tries to avoid the shot.
Hansson scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Hansson scores with a nice head shot.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Hansson.
Hansson misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hansson slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hansson misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
Hansson misses with a hook.
Hansson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Hansson sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Hansson down.
Hansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hansson throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Hansson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Hansson right on the button with a cross.
Hansson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansson misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hansson moves away.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hansson throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hansson.
Hansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hansson throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Hansson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
Hansson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hansson misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Hansson misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Hansson.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Good work by Hansson as he checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Hansson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit has Hansson pressed against the cage, preventing Hansson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hansson's elbow.
Hansson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hansson blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Hansson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hansson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Hansson lands with a right to the head.
Hansson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sitsongrit cracks Hansson with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hansson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hansson backwards.
Hansson scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Hansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Hansson blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hansson blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Hansson lands with a short shot to the head.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hansson has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Hansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Hansson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Hansson blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Hansson working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hansson misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit has Hansson pressed against the cage, preventing Hansson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit is working Hansson over against the cage.
Hansson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Hansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hansson misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansson manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hansson.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Hansson moves out of range.
Hansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hansson throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
Hansson 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 Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Hansson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Hansson.
Hansson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hansson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hansson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hansson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Hansson avoids it.
Hansson misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Hansson's leg but Hansson calmly moves out of range.
Hansson moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hansson.
Hansson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit clinches.
A short right from Hansson on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Hansson.
Hansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hansson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hansson's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hansson lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Hansson misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Hansson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hansson's elbow.
Hansson gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Hansson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Hansson blocks it.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hansson.
A short left from Hansson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit pushes Hansson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hansson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsongrit has double underhooks.
Hansson blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Hansson prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hansson.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Hansson's head.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Hansson misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Hansson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansson working aggressively here.
Hansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hansson fails to land.
Hansson tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Hansson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Hansson.
Hansson is trying to force a seperation but Sitsongrit has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanssons head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hansson.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Hansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit gets through Hansson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Hansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Hansson blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Hansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hansson avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Hansson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hansson misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hansson 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.
Hansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Hansson looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hansson throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Hansson looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Hansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Hansson misses with a hook.
Hansson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
Hansson avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hansson doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hansson.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
letting Hansson counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Hansson moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hansson misses the target.
Hansson staying out of range there.
Hansson misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a thumping low kick.
Hansson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Hansson was well out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Hansson's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Hansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Hansson.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Hansson in the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Hansson lands a two punch combo.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Hansson.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Hansson's body.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hansson throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hansson misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Hansson's head but Hansson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Hansson's ribs.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Hansson was well out of range.
Hansson lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Hansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hansson 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.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hansson misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Hansson's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Hansson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Hansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Hansson counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hansson misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Hansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hansson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Hansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hansson missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Hansson down.
Hansson looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Hansson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hansson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hansson. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Hansson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Hansson.
Hansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Hansson's shoulder, as Hansson tries to avoid the shot.
Hansson misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Hansson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hansson.
Hansson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hansson misses the target.
Hansson misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Hansson throws a combination. Sitsongrit tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hansson counters with a left to the body.
Hansson throws a big shot that misses.
Hansson tries to keep at a distance but Sitsongrit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Hansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hansson backwards.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Hansson's ribcage. Hansson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hansson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hansson blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit is working Hansson over against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Hansson wants to break free but Sitsongrit has control.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Hansson is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Hansson.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Hansson's head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Hansson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hansson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Hansson is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling him.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Hansson.
Hansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Hansson controls his hands.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hansson takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hansson fails to land.
Hansson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Hansson's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hansson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hansson is trying to stall.
Hansson has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Hansson manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Hansson's ribs.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hansson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Hansson was well out of range.
Hansson throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Anders Hansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papa Legba (ranked 936 p4p, 130 weight class) and Sergey Shipilov (ranked 1201 p4p, 157 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Legba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Shipilov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shipilov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shipilov counters with a one-two to the body.
Legba has managed to clinch.
Shipilov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shipilov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legba was well out of range. Poor timing from Shipilov.
Legba moves into the clinch successfully.
Shipilov struggles to land a body shot inside as Legba controls his hands.
Shipilov misses with a body punch.
Legba tries for a takedown. No joy.
Legba has been working on his balance at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Shipilov.
Shipilov tries to stall but Legba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Legba is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Shipilov can't fight it off and eventually Legba manages to take the fight to the floor. Shipilov looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Legba controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipilov keeping moving, preventing Legba from controlling successfully.
Shipilov is looking for a triangle but Legba pushes his legs off easily.
Legba 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.
Legba is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Legba wants to control from the top but Shipilov keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shipilov looking for a guillotine here but Legba defends easily.
Legba stays in close to Shipilov's body and controls the position.
Shipilov keeping moving, preventing Legba from controlling successfully.
Shipilov has his foot on Legba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Legba works his way back into a safe position though.
Shipilov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Legba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shipilov has an active guard here but Legba has managed to pass into half guard.
Legba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Shipilov as he works his way to full guard.
Legba trying to control but Shipilov is working from the bottom.
Shipilov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Legba passes into side control.
Shipilov 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.
Legba trying to control the action but Shipilov is working from the bottom.
Shipilov wants to control but Legba postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shipilov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Legba is pressing down on Shipilov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shipilov is holding on for now.
Legba wants to take a breather but Shipilov is having none of it.
Legba is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shipilov is just riding it out for now. Legba eventually gives up the hold.
Legba with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shipilov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Legba is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shipilov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Legba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shipilov keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Legba dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Legba moves away from the strike by Shipilov.
Legba rushes Shipilov and presses him up against the cage.
Shipilov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shipilov can't find room to land a body shot as Legba controls the action.
Legba gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Shipilov regains guard.
Legba trying to control the position from guard on top but Shipilov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shipilov looking to control.
Shipilov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Legba controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shipilov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Legba passes into half guard.
Shipilov is refusing to be controlled, as Legba sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legba moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Shipilov.
Shipilov is looking to regain half guard here but Legba keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Shipilov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Legba is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shipilov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Legba is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Legba looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Legba working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Legba tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Legba has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Legba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shipilov can do to turn this around?
Shipilov is looking for a sweep.
Shipilov is still trying to improve position.
Papa Legba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Legba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Legba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shipilov tries to buck Legba off but Legba is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shipilov, who protects the arm well.
Shipilov regains half guard.
Legba looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Legba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shipilov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Legba in particular looking to stall.
Shipilov actively working from the bottom here.
That's four 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.
Shipilov looking for submissions off his back.
Shipilov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Legba pulls his head out easily.
Legba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shipilov keeps working.
Shipilov is in trouble now - Legba has advanced to mount!
Legba controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shipilov can't escape the position.
Legba controlling from mount.
Legba wants to control the pace but Shipilov is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Legba dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Legba shoots and misses
and Shipilov counters with a left and a right that stings Legba.
Legba closes the distance and clinches.
Legba looking for a takedown.
Shipilov misses with a body punch.
Legba has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shipilov after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papa Legba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shipilov.
Shipilov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Legba tightens his grip and picks Shipilov up, before dumping him to the ground. Shipilov manages to land in guard.
Shipilov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Legba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Legba might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shipilov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Legba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shipilov's guard.
Legba seems to be working for a kimura but Shipilov defends the submission attempt.
Legba wants to work for an arm triangle but Shipilov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba is looking to take a break and control but Shipilov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Legba is really struggling to control Shipilov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Shipilov actively working from the bottom here.
Shipilov trying to control from the bottom.
Legba is looking for a kimura but Shipilov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Legba to get the leverage.
Legba stalling.
Legba maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Shipilov could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Legba has cracked it and Shipilov is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Legba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Papa Legba!
Papa Legba retains his middleweight title!
Papa Legba decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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pop
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