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CFC 432 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Kehveli (ranked 2398 p4p, 3095 weight class) and Thai Boxer (ranked 289 p4p, 369 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Thai Boxer enters the cage!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 London, Kimmo Kehveli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thai Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Boxer finds it's way through Kehveli's defenses.
Boxer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boxer misses with a low kick.
Kehveli takes one on the button.
Kehveli moves out of range as Boxer strikes.
Kehveli attempts a counter takedown but Boxer avoids it well and moves away.
We've been told by Kehveli's head coaches at Concrete's Cave that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kehveli blocks a low kick nicely.
Thai Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer connects with a single shot there.
Boxer cracks Kehveli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
 It looks like Kimmo Kehveli has been cut.
Kehveli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boxer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 Kehveli is rocked!
Boxer misses with a left hand
and Kehveli counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Boxer!
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!
Boxer regains half guard.
Boxer is trying to maintain the position but Kehveli is very close to passing his half guard.
Kehveli decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehveli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Kehveli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boxer is looking to slow Kehveli down with leg kicks.
Kehveli seems to have got his legs back now.
Kehveli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kehveli appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boxer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boxer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kehveli.
Kehveli moves out of range of the strikes.
Kehveli drops down looking for a counter takedown but Boxer sprawls and moves away.
A low kick from Boxer is predictable there
and Kehveli counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Boxer!
Boxer tries to bench press Kehveli off him but Kehveli keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kehveli has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Boxer throws a hook but Kehveli blocks it.
Kehveli changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kehveli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Boxer thumps Kehveli with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Boxer. That snapped Kehveli's head back.
Good exchange - Boxer coming out on top.
Boxer throws a low kick but Kehveli avoids it.
Boxer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boxer tries to score with a low kick but Kehveli moves his leg out of the way.
Kehveli defending well as Boxer loads up on a big left hand.
Kehveli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boxer misses with a leg kick.
Kehveli appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boxer lands a nice shot that snaps Kehveli's head back.
Boxer misses with a head kick.
Boxer throws out a loose jab but Kehveli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kehveli appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boxer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Boxer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kehveli tries to counter with a takedown but Boxer is quick to defend against it.
Boxer lands with a right hand.
Boxer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kehveli counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Boxer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kehveli is controlling him.
Kehveli stands up and waves to Boxer to follow him.
Boxer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kehveli counters with a shoot takedown. Boxer fights it but they end up in guard.
Kehveli decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Boxer, up you get!
Boxer misses with a left hand
so Kehveli counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kehveli gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A big left from Boxer misses.
Donk. Boxer catches Kehveli right on the button with a cross.
Boxer throws a head kick but Kehveli moves out of range.
Kehveli feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kehveli changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Decent striking displayed by Boxer there.
Boxer misses with a left hand
and Kehveli counters with a shoot takedown. Boxer fights it but they end up in guard.
Kehveli stands and steps away. Boxer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Boxer tries to land a front kick but Kehveli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice cross by Boxer.
Boxer throws a low kick but Kehveli avoids it.
Kehveli appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boxer throws a right hand that misses
and Kehveli counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kehveli.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kehveli gets to his feet. Boxer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Boxer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kehveli.
Kehveli appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kehveli appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Boxer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kimmo Kehveli's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boxer misses with a body kick.
Boxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy body kick from Boxer
and Kehveli counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kehveli gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kehveli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kehveli tries to counter with a takedown but Boxer is quick to defend against it.
Boxer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kehveli changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thai Boxer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kehveli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boxer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kehveli is out of range and Boxer settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer throws a head kick that misses.
Kehveli tries to counter with a takedown but Boxer is quick to defend against it.
Boxer cracks Kehveli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boxer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target.
Kehveli changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kehveli's head.
Boxer tries to land a leg kick but Kehveli saw it coming and moves away.
Boxer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boxer motions for Kehveli to come forward. Boxer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kehveli changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boxer throws a poor cross that misses
and Kehveli counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Boxer!
Kehveli has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Boxer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kehveli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kehveli appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kehveli staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boxer.
Boxer throws a leg kick
and Kehveli counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kehveli preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehveli gets to his feet. Boxer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kehveli.
Kehveli changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boxer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kehveli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kehveli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxer.
Boxer throws a leg kick
and Kehveli counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boxer won't be happy with that.
Kehveli stands up.
Boxer misses with a low kick.
Kehveli attempts a counter takedown but Boxer avoids it well and moves away.
Boxer throws a leg kick
and Kehveli counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kehveli stands up from half guard.
Boxer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kehveli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kehveli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer swings widly with a right hand
and Kehveli counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boxer won't be happy with that.
Kehveli stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Boxer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kehveli in his tracks.
That kick from Boxer tenderised Kehveli's leg. Kehveli is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Boxer misses
and Kehveli counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boxer has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kehveli is on him like a limpet, forcing Boxer back 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!
Boxer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kehveli tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boxer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boxer wants to break free but Kehveli has control.
Kehveli jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kehveli keeping moving, preventing Boxer from controlling successfully.
Kehveli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boxer is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thai Boxer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kimmo Kehveli's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Boxer throws a big shot that misses.
Kehveli drops down looking for a counter takedown but Boxer sprawls and moves away.
Jab from Boxer.
Kehveli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Kehveli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kehveli attempts a counter takedown but Boxer avoids it well and moves away.
Boxer thows a leg kick but Kehveli checks it
and Kehveli counters with a shoot takedown. Boxer fights it but they end up in guard.
Kehveli stands up from Boxer's guard - Kehveli perhaps looking for a knockout.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boxer. That's going to slow Kehveli down.
Boxer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kehveli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxer.
Kehveli tries to counter with a takedown but Boxer is quick to defend against it.
Boxer throws a leg kick
and Kehveli counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boxer manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kehveli keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehveli is trying to pull guard but Boxer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kehveli fails to pull guard.
Kehveli tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmo Kehveli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boxer misses with a knee strike.
Boxer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boxer throws a one two combo.
Boxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boxer throws a right hand that misses
and Kehveli decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boxer's guard.
Boxer uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer throws a head kick that misses
and Kehveli counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boxer won't be happy with that.
Boxer bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Boxer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boxer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boxer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kehveli tries to counter with a takedown but Boxer is quick to defend against it.
Boxer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boxer throws a leg kick
so Kehveli counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kehveli stands up from Boxer's guard - Kehveli perhaps looking for a knockout.
Boxer misses with a kick to the body
and Kehveli counters with a takedown into side control.
Kehveli decides to stand back up. Kehveli steps back and let's Boxer get back to his feet.
Boxer misses with a kick to the body
and Kehveli counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boxer won't be happy with that.
Kehveli stands up and beckons Boxer to his feet.
Boxer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kehveli drops down looking for a counter takedown but Boxer sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Boxer.
Boxer misses with a looping right.
Boxer throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Kehveli counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kehveli decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Boxer, up you get!
Boxer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kehveli counters with a takedown into side control.
Kehveli decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kehveli avoids the head kick by Boxer.
Kehveli tries to counter with a takedown but Boxer is quick to defend against it.
Boxer throws a big shot that misses.
Kehveli tries to counter with a takedown but Boxer is quick to defend against it.
Boxer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kehveli counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boxer won't be happy with that.
Kimmo Kehveli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kehveli decides to stand up, so the ref orders Boxer to his feet.
Boxer lands with a cross.
Kehveli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Kehveli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxer throws a leg kick
so Kehveli counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kehveli gets to his feet. Boxer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Boxer throws an off balance right hand
and Kehveli counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kimmo Kehveli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kehveli stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Thai Boxer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boxer connects with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boxer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kehveli half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Boxer throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thai Boxer.
I've got Boxer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thai Boxer!
A relieved looking Thai Boxer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaden Saint (ranked 1267 p4p, 1568 weight class) and Xande Moreno (ranked 178 p4p, 218 weight class). Saint comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaden Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xande Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint cracks Moreno with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moreno throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moreno throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Jaden Saint has been cut.
Saint throws a poor cross that misses
and Moreno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint thuds his shin into the meat of Moreno's side.
Moreno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moreno walks into a jab.
Moreno tries to keep at a distance but Saint has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint.
Saint blocks an uppercut.
Moreno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint lands an uppercut.
Moreno misses with some punches.
Saint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Saint.
Saint is looking to break free of the clinch but Moreno has double underhooks.
Saint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moreno lands a hook that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Moreno fails to land.
Moreno misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Moreno.
Moreno misses with the head strike.
Saint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saint throws a body punch but Moreno moves out of range.
Moreno only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Saint bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moreno has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Moreno connects with an inside leg kick.
Moreno lands with a hook. Saint tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Saint lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moreno backs up against the cage.
 Moreno is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint drops Moreno with a naaaaasty hook - Moreno is in real trouble here! Saint dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaden Saint!
In his post fight interview, Jaden Saint started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tooh Kwoma (ranked 1950 p4p, 2246 weight class) and Ernie Tertelgte (ranked 237 p4p, 277 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tooh Kwoma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ernie Tertelgte!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tertelgte throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kwoma.
Kwoma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tertelgte. Tertelgte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tertelgte 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.
Tertelgte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kwoma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tertelgte is out of range.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tertelgte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kwoma is looking to counter punch.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick
and Kwoma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kwoma lands a jab to the head.
Kwoma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tertelgtes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kwoma throws a hook to the side of Tertelgte's head but Tertelgte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kwoma has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kwoma there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tertelgte misses with a straight right.
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
and Kwoma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
Kwoma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwoma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tertelgte tries to work over Kwoma's front leg with a kick but Kwoma checks it.
Tertelgte misses with a hook.
Kwoma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tertelgte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kwoma counters with a nice uppercut.
Kwoma blocks the body kick.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwoma takes a swing at Tertelgte's ribcage but misses.
Kwoma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tertelgte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kwoma. That did some damage!
Kwoma missing with a left hand there. Tertelgte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tertelgte! But no joy.
A low kick from Kwoma is predictable there
and Tertelgte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kwoma ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte tests Kwoma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tertelgte scores with a body shot.
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!
Tertelgte lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Tertelgte.
A counter left hand to the body from Kwoma misses its target.
We've been hearing reports that Kwoma has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A big left from Tertelgte misses.
Kwoma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kwoma or perhaps it was just good defense by Tertelgte, which made it look bad.
A jab from Kwoma misses.
Nice shot by Kwoma.
Kwoma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tertelgte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwoma was well out of range. Poor timing from Tertelgte.
Kwoma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kwoma is rocked!
Ernie Tertelgte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tertelgte and Kwoma are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Tertelgte throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Kwoma into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Tertelgte knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ernie Tertelgte!
Ernie Tertelgte seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emre Hussain (ranked 1468 p4p, 2549 weight class) and Ramon Carlos (ranked 179 p4p, 309 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emre Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Ramon Carlos !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain scores with a decent looking hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hussain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carlos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hussain.
It looks like Emre Hussain has been cut.
Hussain thuds his right hand into Carlos 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hussain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlos .
Hussain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
Carlos scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos clinches up against the cage.
Hussain breaks from the clinch.
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hussain.
Carlos thuds a left hand into Hussain's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos lands a body shot.
Carlos clinches with his opponent.
Carlos tries to work over Hussain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hussain wants to break free but Carlos has control.
Carlos trying to control the position but instead, Hussain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carlos into the cage.
Carlos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hussain's elbow.
Carlos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Come on Carlos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Carlos .
Hussain wants to break free but Carlos has control.
Hussain breaks the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Carlos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Carlos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussain moves away.
Hussain seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Carlos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hussain.
Hussain avoids the body shot from Carlos .
Carlos misses with a double jab.
It appears Hussain was looking to counter with a kick there.
Carlos works Hussain's body with a nice hook.
Hussain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That kick from Hussain tenderised Carlos 's leg. Carlos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carlos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carlos tries to close the distance and clinch but Hussain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hussain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Carlos .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Carlos . That's going to slow Hussain down.
Carlos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carlos digs a right hand underneath Hussain's ribcage. Hussain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carlos lands with a light punch inside.
Carlos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain lands with a cross.
Hussain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlos .
Carlos gets a clinch.
Carlos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carlos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hussain breaks the clinch.
Carlos misses with a few strikes there.
Hussain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hussain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hussain misses with a hook. Carlos ducked under it nicely.
Hussain moves into the clinch.
Hussain manages to break the clinch.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Carlos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlos lands a nice hook to Hussain's body. Hussain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carlos thuds a left hand into Hussain's body.
Carlos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hussain finds it's way round the side to connect with Carlos 's head.
Emre Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hussain doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Carlos misses.
Hussain is looking to counter punch.
Carlos throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Carlos finds it's way through Hussain's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlos . Hussain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussain wants to clinch.
Carlos moves out of range of the body kick.
Hussain backing away here, and Carlos unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hussain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carlos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hussain slips a straight right by Carlos .
Carlos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Carlos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussain throws an overhand right that lands on Carlos 's shoulder, as Carlos tries to avoid the shot.
Carlos walks into a stiff left hand from Hussain.
Hussain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hussain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carlos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hussain at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlos takes a swing at Hussain's ribcage but misses.
Carlos moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussain catches Carlos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut lands for Carlos . That snapped Hussain's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlos .
Hussain tries to clinch there but Carlos circles away.
Carlos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hussain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hussain loads up on a big right hand but Carlos slips the punch.
Carlos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hussain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Hussain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hussain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carlos jabs Hussain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hussain wants to clinch.
Carlos closes the distance and clinches.
Hussain wants to get back to striking at distance but Carlos won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain is trying to break free.
Carlos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hussain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hussain manages to break the clinch.
Hussain fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Carlos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hussain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Carlos . Beautiful body shot.
Carlos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussain.
Carlos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carlos moves away from the strike by Hussain.
Hussain lands with a cross.
Carlos jabs at Hussain's body.
Carlos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hussain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ramon Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Hussain misses its intended target.
Hussain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hussain.
Hussain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carlos .
Carlos scores with a hook to the body. Hussain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Hussain misses.
Carlos throws a body punch but Hussain moves out of range.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carlos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hussain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carlos staying out of range there.
Carlos unleashes a big counter combination but Hussain bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hussain clinches up with Carlos and pushes him back against the cage.
Hussain blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carlos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Hussain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hussain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carlos lands a jab to Hussain's midsection.
Carlos throws a right and a left that Hussain avoids nicely.
Carlos lands a jab to Hussain's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hussain tries to clinch but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hussain misses with a kick to the body
and Carlos moves into the clinch.
Carlos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hussain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carlos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carlos clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussain is trying to force a seperation but Carlos has the dominant position.
Hussain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carlos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Carlos breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Carlos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carlos is struggling to control the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Carlos .
Carlos keeps control of Hussain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carlos stalling.
Hussain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carlos has him pressed against the cage.
Carlos taking a breather.
Hussain has had enough of the clinch but Carlos keeps him there for the moment.
Carlos misses with a body punch.
Ramon Carlos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Carlos scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carlos .
A body shot lands from Carlos .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Carlos .
Hussain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hussain with a hook.
Hussain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carlos 's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos throws an overhand right that lands on Hussain's shoulder, as Hussain tries to avoid the shot.
Carlos lands with an uppercut that bounces Hussain off the cage and back into range.
Carlos cracks Hussain with a good jab.
Hussain is rocked!
Hussain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hussain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carlos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussain tries to clinch up.
Carlos slips under a jab from Hussain.
Carlos pushes Hussain up against the cage in a clinch.
Carlos presses Hussain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carlos lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carlos .
Carlos is trying to stall.
Carlos just leaning against Hussain, taking a breather.
Hussain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carlos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carlos prevents Hussain from breaking the clinch.
Hussain tries to break free but Carlos pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos has Hussain pressed against the cage, preventing Hussain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hussain is trying to break the clinch but Carlos is controlling him.
Carlos lands a hook that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Hussain blocks a body shot from Carlos .
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hussain is trying to push Carlos away but Carlos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carlos lands with a right to the head.
Emre Hussain's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos misses with a punch on the inside.
Hussain wants to break free but Carlos has control.
Carlos prevents Hussain from breaking the clinch.
Hussain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carlos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hussain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carlos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hussain rather than just go for the knockout.
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hussain.
Carlos has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hussain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carlos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hussain ducks right into an uppercut from Carlos .
Carlos lands a glancing blow to the side of Hussain's head.
Oh Hussain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sloppy strikes from Carlos . Those never looked like landing.
Hussain seems to have got his legs back now.
Hussain dips to his left and cracks Carlos with an uppercut!
Carlos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos lands a nice hook to Hussain's body. Hussain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carlos connects with a body shot.
Carlos lands with a nice body punch.
Carlos cracks Hussain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussain was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos .
Hussain misses the shot to the body.
Carlos throws a leg kick but Hussain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
Hussain is looking to clinch but Carlos is avoiding it.
Carlos lands a nice looking body shot.
Hussain avoids the body shot from Carlos .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hussain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carlos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carlos gets through Hussain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain being controlled against the cage.
Carlos slows down the pace here.
Carlos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carlos has Hussain pressed against the cage, preventing Hussain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hussain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carlos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carlos breaks from the clinch.
Carlos looks to land a right hand but Hussain moved out of range.
Hussain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carlos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carlos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carlos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carlos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hussain is looking to break free of the clinch but Carlos has double underhooks.
Emre Hussain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hussain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hussain drives through and clinches with Carlos against the cage.
Carlos has Hussain pressed against the cage, preventing Hussain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hussain breaks the clinch.
Carlos moves away from the strike by Hussain.
Carlos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Hussain. Beautiful body shot.
Carlos has closed the distance and engaged Hussain in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlos has Hussain pressed against the cage, preventing Hussain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hussain breaks the clinch.
Hussain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carlos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussain moves away.
Carlos misses with a body shot.
Carlos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hussain blocks a low kick nicely.
Hussain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carlos throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Hussain finds it's target.
Hussain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is looking to score with low kicks.
A punch combination from Carlos misses.
Carlos with a hook.
Carlos swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussain.
Carlos connects with a body shot.
Hussain throws a hook but Carlos blocks it.
Hussain tries to move into range but Carlos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carlos swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussain.
Carlos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carlos .
Hussain looks to land a right hand but Carlos moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carlos . That's going to slow Hussain down.
Hussain misses with a body shot.
Carlos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos moves into the clinch.
Carlos lands a right hand.
Hussain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carlos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carlos takes a swing at Hussain's ribcage but misses.
Carlos keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carlos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussain scoring well with a low kick there.
Carlos drops Hussain with a left right combo! Carlos follows him down to the ground into side control.
Ramon Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carlos wants to control but Hussain is keeping him busy.
Hussain is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Carlos asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Carlos just content to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carlos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Carlos !
Ramon Carlos took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Travis Copeland (ranked 2575 p4p, 1587 weight class) and Ramazan Jainar (ranked 310 p4p, 196 weight class). Ramazan Jainar has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramazan Jainar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jainar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Copeland. Jainar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Copeland swings for the body but Jainar moves out of range.
Jainar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Copeland scores with a nice right hand.
Jainar feints and then cracks Copeland's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Copeland down.
Jainar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Copeland's sensitive parts.
Jainar misses with a body kick.
Copeland lands a two punch combo.
Jainar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jainar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Copeland backs up against the cage.
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!
Jainar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jainar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Copeland 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.
Copeland looks to land a right hand but Jainar moved out of range.
Copeland will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jainar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Copeland.
Copeland instigates a clinch.
Copeland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jainar is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Copeland throws an elbow but misses.
Copeland pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jainar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Copeland's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jainar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Copeland lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Copeland digs a right hand underneath Jainar's ribcage. Jainar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Copeland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jainar throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Copeland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jainar is defending well for now.
Jainar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jainar misses with some punches.
Copeland taking a breather.
Jainar lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jainar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jainar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jainar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Copeland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Copeland went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jainar keeps the fight on the outside.
Copeland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jainar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jainar forces Copeland back against the cage and clinches.
Jainar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jainar misses with the head strike.
Jainar throws a head punch that misses.
Jainar misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Copeland trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Copeland.
Copeland misses with an elbow over the top.
Copeland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Copeland.
Copeland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jainar.
Copeland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jainar is defending well for now.
A short right from Jainar on the inside.
Copeland stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Copeland blocks a body shot from Jainar.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Jainar 's eye.
Copeland scores with a knee to the head.
Jainar is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Copeland.
Jainar is still on wobbly legs! Can Copeland finish him?
Jainar takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jainar working aggressively here.
Copeland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Copeland is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Copeland misses with an elbow over the top.
Copeland putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jainar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Copeland creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Jainar! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Copeland.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Copeland!
Our winner, Travis Copeland, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Carl Black (ranked 1195 p4p, 1480 weight class) and Mordecai Sackett (ranked 154 p4p, 182 weight class). Mordecai Sackett told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Carl Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mordecai Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sackett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carl Black, pushing him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackett is pushing Carl Black up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of Carl Black's head.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Sackett leaning against his opponent.
Carl Black throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carl Black.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carl Black.
Carl Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Carl Black misses with a knee to the head.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Carl Black.
Carl Black is working Sackett over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carl Black lands a nice uppercut.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Carl Black connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sackett's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carl Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sackett avoids it.
Carl Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carl Black lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sackett is rocked!
Carl Black landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sackett is still on wobbly legs! Can Carl Black finish him?
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Carl Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carl Black is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sackett takes a shot to the head.
Carl Black landing knees to the body.
Sackett seems to have recovered his senses.
Sackett takes a shot to the head.
Carl Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Carl Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Carl Black.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carl Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carl Black misses with a knee strike.
Carl Black blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carl Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black misses with a knee strike.
Carl Black misses with a knee to the head.
Carl Black throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sacketts head.
A nice left hand lands by Carl Black.
Sackett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carl Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Carl Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carl Black landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sackett looks winded!
Carl Black lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carl Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carl Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carl Black missing with knees to the body.
Carl Black lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Sackett.
Carl Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carl Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carl Black misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carl Black.
Still in the clinch, Carl Black scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Carl Black lands a left hand.
Carl Black is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Carl Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Carl Black avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Carl Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Carl Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sackett.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Carl Black.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Carl Black landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Carl Black.
Carl Black lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Carl Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carl Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carl Black tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Carl Black has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Carl Black tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Carl Black back against the cage.
Carl Black takes a shot to the head.
Carl Black lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett tries a body shot but Carl Black blocks it.
Carl Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
A short left from Carl Black.
Sackett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carl Black misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Carl Black dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carl Black lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Carl Black is looking to counter punch.
Sackett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sackett jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sackett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but Carl Black slips the punch.
As Sackett tries to get set, Carl Black tries to push him back and clinch up but Sackett manages to avoid the attempt.
Carl Black moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carl Black connects with a right hand. Sackett shakes it off.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Carl Black.
Carl Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Carl Black.
Carl Black sends Sackett crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Carl Black is motioning to the referee to let Sackett up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carl Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carl Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jimmy Carl Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carl Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carl Black gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sackett.
Carl Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett connects with a right hand. Carl Black shakes it off.
Sackett misses with a series of wild punches.
Carl Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Carl Black tries to counter by clinching up but Sackett breaks away and moves out of range.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Carl Black lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Carl Black takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carl Black.
Carl Black throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carl Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sackett can do to turn this around?
Sackett thumps Carl Black with a low kick.
Sackett swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carl Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carl Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Carl Black tries to clinch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Carl Black ducks right into an uppercut from Sackett.
Carl Black thuds his right hand into Sackett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
Carl Black slips under a jab from Sackett.
Carl Black takes the fight into the clinch.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Carl Black.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett cracks Carl Black with a nice body shot.
Carl Black misses with a knee strike.
Carl Black putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sackett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carl Black's elbow.
Carl Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carl Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Carl Black can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Carl Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Sackett avoids the damage to the body.
Carl Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sackett avoids it.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carl Black.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carl Black scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carl Black lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carl Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jimmy Carl Black has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carl Black lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carl Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carl Black scores with a shoulder strike.
Carl Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carl Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carl Black blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Carl Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Carl Black digs a right hand into Sackett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sackett's gas tank.
Carl Black lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Carl Black on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy Carl Black will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Carl Black is looking to clinch.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Sackett thows a leg kick but Carl Black checks it
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sackett gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Carl Black gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sackett 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 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Carl Black!
A victorious Jimmy Carl Black thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nando Vasquez (ranked 807 p4p, 588 weight class) and Xun Zemin (ranked 98 p4p, 77 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class MT
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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 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nando Vasquez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xun Zemin!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez throws a lazy right hand but Zemin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vasquez moves into range and clinches up with Zemin.
Vasquez working aggressively here.
Vasquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zemin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vasquez.
Zemin struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasquez controls his hands.
Zemin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vasquez tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Vasquez back against the cage.
Vasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Vasquez.
Vasquez swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasquez breaks from the clinch.
Zemin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasquez.
Zemin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zemin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Zemin.
Vasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zemin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vasquez misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Vasquez misses.
Zemin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zemin lands a nice hook to Vasquez's body. Vasquez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zemin.
Zemin looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquez is just out of range.
Vasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Zemin is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Zemin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zemin lands with a nice body punch.
Zemin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vasquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zemin.
Zemin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vasquez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vasquez looks to land a body kick but Zemin moved away.
Zemin lands with a shot to the body.
Jab from Zemin.
Vasquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vasquez connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zemin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Zemin.
Zemin looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquez is just out of range.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses.
Vasquez clobbers Zemin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vasquez defending well as Zemin loads up on a big left hand.
Zemin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zemin throws a jab when Vasquez was well out of range.
Vasquez misses with a head kick.
Zemin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zemin scores with a body shot.
Zemin sizes up Vasquez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zemin tries to clinch up.
Zemin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zemin lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zemin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zemin lands a jab to Vasquez's midsection.
Zemin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vasquez.
Zemin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vasquez rather than just go for the knockout.
Zemin scores with a jab. Vasquez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zemin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zemin throws a body shot but no joy.
Zemin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vasquez.
Zemin checks a low kick from Vasquez.
Zemin just misses with a punch to the body.
Zemin looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquez is just out of range.
Vasquez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vasquez clinches up against the cage.
Vasquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasquez ducks under a wild hook from Zemin.
Zemin lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zemin tries to clinch but Vasquez moves away
and Vasquez counters with a series of strikes. Zemin will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zemin momentarily.
A slow jab from Zemin misses its intended target.
Vasquez lands a leg kick that knocks Zemin off balance momentarily.
Vasquez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zemin is out of range.
Zemin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vasquez wants to land a leg kick but Zemin is out of range.
Vasquez tries to work over Zemin's front leg with a kick but Zemin checks it.
Zemin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zemin ducks under a wild hook from Vasquez.
Zemin misses the jab.
Vasquez is looking to counter the offense by Zemin and move into the clinch.
Vasquez tries to clinch but Zemin is having none of it.
Vasquez throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zemin throws a body shot but no joy.
Zemin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vasquez's hands.
Vasquez throws a looping overhand right but Zemin ducks down to avoid it.
Zemin walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Xun Zemin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zemin scores with a nice right hand.
Vasquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zemin misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Zemin. Beautiful body shot.
Zemin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vasquez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vasquez misses with an uppercut. Zemin saw that one coming.
Vasquez throws a series of punches but Zemin avoids them all with ease.
Xun Zemin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zemin misses with a wild body shot.
Vasquez misses with a straight left.
Vasquez misses with a body punch
and Zemin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez cracks Zemin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vasquez misses with a left hand
and Zemin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasquez is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zemin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vasquez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Vasquez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xun Zemin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquez gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Zemin gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Vasquez 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 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xun Zemin!
Xun Zemin is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Juan Matus (ranked 726 p4p, 992 weight class) and James Quin (ranked 93 p4p, 123 weight class). Matus comes to the cage accompanied by Crow Spirit. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 20 - 4, fighting out of New York, Don Juan Matus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Quin!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matus is looking to score with low kicks.
Quin looks to land a right hand but Matus moved out of range.
Matus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quin counters with a nice leg kick.
Matus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matus throws the kick towards the body but Quin avoids it.
Quin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quin was well out of range. Poor timing from Matus.
Quin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Quin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quin missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quin checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quin! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but Matus is just out of range.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Matus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matus throws a low kick, looking for Quin's leg but Quin calmly moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Quin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus blocks a jab.
Matus misses with a hook.
Matus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quin throws a series of punches but Matus avoids them all with ease.
Matus throws a jab when Quin was well out of range.
Quin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matus at a distance.
Matus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matus misses with an uppercut. Quin saw that one coming.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Matus misses with a body kick.
Quin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Quin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matus.
Matus looks to land a right hand but Quin moved out of range.
Matus thows a leg kick but Quin checks it
and Quin counters with a stiff right hand.
Quin moves out of range as Matus throws a body kick.
Matus misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matus misses with a hook. Quin ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matus misses with a right hand
and Quin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quin lands with a hook. Matus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Quin looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Matus. Beautiful body shot.
Matus motions for Quin to come forward. Matus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quin misses with a lunging right hand
and Matus counters with an inside leg kick.
Matus tries to score with a low kick but Quin moves his leg out of the way.
Quin takes a swing at Matus's ribcage but misses.
Matus throws a lazy body kick
and Quin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Quin misses.
Matus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quin.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
Matus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Quin is out of range.
Quin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matus.
Quin checks a leg kick.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quin missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quin misses with a wild combination.
Quin throws a good cross that connects.
Matus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quin to score with a decent uppercut.
Matus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quin moves out of range of the strikes.
Matus misses with an uppercut.
Quin misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matus throws an overhand right that lands on Quin's shoulder, as Quin tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Quin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus is looking to score with low kicks.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Matus throws a leg kick that misses.
Quin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Matus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matus throws a series of punches but Quin avoids them all with ease.
Quin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matus.
Quin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Quin lands a jab to the head.
Matus misses with an uppercut.
Matus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Quin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Quin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matus throws out the jab.
Matus throws a leg kick but Quin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
Quin slips a straight right by Matus.
Jab, jab by Quin - just one landing.
Quin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matus in his tracks.
Quin connects with a crisp jab.
Quin lands a jab to the nose.
Quin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matus misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matus.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
Matus moves forwards but Quin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quin misses the body punch
and Matus counters with a good low kick that Quin was not able to check.
Matus lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin lands with a good body shot.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
A swing and a miss from Quin.
Quin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matus throws a solid leg kick but Quin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matus.
Quin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quin lands a jab to the head.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
Quin throws a lazy uppercut
and Matus counters with a nice uppercut.
Matus throws a push kick but Quin slaps the foot to one side.
Matus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Quin lands a body shot.
Matus scores with a jab to the head.
Quin connects with a nice looking jab.
Matus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Quin checks a low kick from Matus.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matus counters with a series of strikes. Quin will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quin misses with a straight right.
Matus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quin.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Matus might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Quin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matus.
Quin looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Matus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Quin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matus slips under a jab from Quin.
Quin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
Quin ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Quin throws a right hand that Matus ducks under and follows up with a left that Matus also avoids with ease.
Quin blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Quin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus throws a looping overhand right but Quin ducks down to avoid it.
Quin takes a swing at Matus's ribcage but misses.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matus manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus misses with a looping left.
Matus throws a looping overhand right but Quin ducks down to avoid it.
Matus scores with a leg kick.
Quin scores with a jab to the body.
Matus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matus works the jab nicely.
Matus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quin. That did some damage!
Quin lands an overhand right.
Quin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quin misses with a hook. Matus ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quin.
A little jabbing left from Quin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Quin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quin throws a hook to the side of Matus's head but Matus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matus misses with an uppercut.
Quin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
Jab, jab by Quin - just one landing.
Matus blocks a jab.
Quin punishes Matus's body with a nice straight punch.
Quin throws a lazy uppercut
and Matus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Matus misses.
Quin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Quin connects with a single shot there.
Matus moves out of range as Quin strikes.
Jab from Quin.
Matus moves out of range as Quin strikes.
Nice defenses there by Matus.
Matus looks to land a right hand but Quin moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Quin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matus manages to avoid it.
Matus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matus staying out of range there.
Quin looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Quin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matus.
Matus avoids the body shot from Quin.
Matus is looking to land body kicks.
Matus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quin! But no joy.
Quin lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Quin will feel that in the morning.
Quin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matus scores with a nice right hand.
Matus fakes the leg kick and cracks Quin in the body.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matus manages to avoid it.
Matus throws a head kick but Quin moves out of range.
Matus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Quin lands the left hand.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
Matus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
Matus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quin throws out a counter right but Matus avoids it with no problem.
Quin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Quin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matus misses with a hook. Quin ducked under it nicely.
Quin lands a nice shot that snaps Matus's head back.
Quin moves out of range as Matus throws a body kick.
Matus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin avoids a kick to the body.
Quin ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Matus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matus throws a leg kick but Quin checks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matus throws a front kick that sends Quin stumbling back into the cage.
Quin throws a hook but Matus blocks it.
Matus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quin misses with an uppercut.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
Quin jabs Matus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matus misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matus.
Quin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
Matus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quin.
Matus misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matus.
Quin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Quin scores with a jab to the body.
Quin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Quin misses with a looping left.
It looked like Matus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matus wants to land a leg kick but Quin is out of range.
Quin dips to his left and cracks Matus with an uppercut!
Quin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quin looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Matus jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin misses with a lunging right hand
and Quin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matus throws a poor cross that misses
and Quin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matus throws a big shot that misses.
Matus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Matus misses with a body punch
and Quin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Quin momentarily.
A low kick from Matus is predictable there
enabling Quin to counter with a crisp jab.
Quin lands a really nice looking cross but Matus seems unphased.
Quin scores with a hook to the body. Matus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matus avoids the body shot from Quin.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
Quin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matus throws a shot from downtown. Quin moves away and avoids it.
Matus staying out of range there.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Quin really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Quin tries a low kick but Matus avoids it.
Matus misses with a looping left.
Matus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matus throws a hook but Quin blocks it.
Matus throws a shot from downtown. Quin moves away and avoids it.
Quin tests Matus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quin blocks a jab.
Matus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quin under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
Matus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Matus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Quin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quin.
Quin missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quin throws a right hand that misses
and Matus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Quin finds it's target.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
Matus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matus looks to throw a body kick
and Quin counters with a nice uppercut.
Quin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quin scores with a nice strike.
A leg kick checked by Quin.
Quin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Matus moves out of range of the strikes.
Matus defending well as Quin loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Quin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matus on the side of the head.
Matus moves out of range of the strikes.
Quin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Quin works Matus's body with a nice hook.
Quin jabs at Matus's body.
Matus slips a jab from Quin.
Quin tries to move into range but Matus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quin looks to land a right hand but Matus moved out of range.
Matus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matus looks to score with a jab to the body but Quin is just out of range.
Matus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Matus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Matus misses
enabling Quin to counter with a crisp jab.
Quin throws a right hand that Matus ducks under and follows up with a left that Matus also avoids with ease.
Matus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Matus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quin! But no joy.
A jab from Matus does it's job there.
Matus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matus slips under a jab from Quin.
Quin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matus.
Matus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quin misses with a lunging right hand
and Quin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matus throws a low kick, looking for Quin's leg but Quin calmly moves out of range.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matus.
Quin misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus misses with a body kick.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Matus slips a straight right by Quin.
Matus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Quin misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Matus misses the target.
Matus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Matus looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Matus.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
James Quin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Matus finds it's target.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Matus lands a jab to the nose.
Quin throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but James Quin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Matus throws a shot from downtown. Quin moves away and avoids it.
Quin throws an off balance right hand
enabling Matus to counter with a crisp jab.
Quin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
Quin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matus under the eye.
Matus lands a front kick.
Matus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Quin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Quin misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matus to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Quin misses.
Matus scores with the left hand. Quin knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Matus throws a wild body kick that Quin sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quin! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Quin is able to avoid easily.
Quin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matus.
Quin connects with an inside leg kick.
Quin takes a swing at Matus's ribcage but misses.
Quin cracks Matus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Quin lands with a nice body punch.
Matus throws a leg kick but Quin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Quin lands a nice shot to the body.
Quin lands a jab to Matus's midsection.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
Quin throws an off balance right hand
and Matus counters with a leg kick.
Matus misses with an uppercut.
Matus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Quin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quin misses with a looping left.
Matus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quin moves out of range as Matus throws a body kick.
Quin avoids a kick to the body.
Quin takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matus with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Matus misses its intended target.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Matus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matus scores with a nice head shot.
Quin connects with a right hand. Matus shakes it off.
Quin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matus misses with a leg kick
and Quin counters with a nice uppercut.
James Quin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin digs a good hook to Matus's body.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matus moves out of range as Quin strikes.
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
Nice uppercut there from Matus.
Quin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Don Juan Matus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matus tried to counter with a leg kick but Quin avoided it.
Quin misses with a left hand
letting Matus counter with a right hand.
Matus dodges the punch combination from Quin.
Quin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Quin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus lands a jab to Quin's midsection.
Matus lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Quin catches Matus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Matus motions for Quin to come forward. Matus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matus throws a push kick but Quin slaps the foot to one side.
Matus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quin cracks a nice hook into Matus's ribs.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
Quin throws a hook to the side of Matus's head but Matus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Matus. That snapped Quin's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Quin.
Well Quin 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Quin! James Quin retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking James Quin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Elroy Clarks (ranked 432 p4p, 1087 weight class) and Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 20 p4p, 62 weight class). Yeboah has chosen Lionel Richie - All Night Long as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elroy Clarks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 30 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sambulo Yeboah!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeboah looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Clarks is staying active underneath Yeboah, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yeboah is stalling here. Clarks is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yeboah seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Clarks has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Clarks scores with a couple of short elbows.
Clarks is looking to take a break and control but Yeboah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clarks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yeboah has escaped the position, nice work there.
Clarks lands some shots froms side control.
Clarks working the ground and pound.
Yeboah is not content to let Clarks control the position.
Yeboah trying to remain calm as Clarks controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah wants to control but Clarks postures up.
Yeboah is looking to reverse the position.
Clarks is chipping away with strikes.
Clarks wants to control but Yeboah is keeping him busy.
Yeboah tries to buck Clarks off but Clarks is having none of it.
Clarks scoring with punches and elbows.
Clarks tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Clarks has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Clarks is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Yeboah's shoulder. That is not cool.
Clarks tries for a kimura but Yeboah is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah sneaks back into half guard.
Yeboah looking for submissions off his back.
Yeboah wants to improve his position but Clarks is controlling well.
Clarks is nestled in close to Yeboah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yeboah is pressing down on Clarks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Clarks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Clarks wants to control from the top but Yeboah keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clarks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Clarks slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yeboah stops Clarks from passing to mount.
Clarks cracks Yeboah with a big elbow.
Clarks scoring with punches from side control.
Yeboah is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Clarks off and has taken his back!
Yeboah struggling to keep hold of the position.
Yeboah working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Clarks is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Yeboah has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Clarks taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sambulo Yeboah!
Sambulo Yeboah is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Sambulo Yeboah 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Atte Savitaipale (ranked 112 p4p, 357 weight class) and Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 13 p4p, 44 weight class). Savitaipale's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roger Whittaker - Finnish Whistler. Tyrone Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya. Russell Tyrone Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Atte Savitaipale's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atte Savitaipale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrone Jones sizes up Savitaipale with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Savitaipale slips a jab and a cross from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Tyrone Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Savitaipale.
Savitaipale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Savitaipale stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrone Jones staying out of range there.
Tyrone Jones steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Savitaipale misses the target.
Tyrone Jones cracks Savitaipale with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Savitaipale tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyrone Jones swivels and escapes.
Tyrone Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyrone Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Savitaipale throwing a counter right hand but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savitaipale. Tyrone Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savitaipale lands a nice shot that snaps Tyrone Jones's head back.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savitaipale was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick which misses Savitaipale's front leg but catches the back leg as Savitaipale tries to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Savitaipale.
Tyrone Jones has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tyrone Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Savitaipale at a distance.
Tyrone Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyrone Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Savitaipale had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tyrone Jones has Savitaipale up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale lands with a left to the head.
Savitaipale lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Savitaipale misses with a knee strike.
Savitaipale prevents a body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Savitaipale.
Tyrone Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Savitaipale lands a shoulder strike.
Savitaipale tightens his grip and picks Tyrone Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Tyrone Jones manages to land in guard.
Tyrone Jones controlling Savitaipale's posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tyrone Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Savitaipale wants to pass the guard but Tyrone Jones is keeping the position.
Savitaipale lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Savitaipale is one step ahead there.
Tyrone Jones pulls Savitaipale in close to his closed guard and prevents Savitaipale from doing any damage or advancing position.
Savitaipale trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyrone Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyrone Jones pulls Savitaipale in close to prevent any damage.
Savitaipale landing with the ground and pound.
Tyrone Jones pulls Savitaipale in close to prevent any damage.
Tyrone Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Savitaipale is one step ahead there.
Savitaipale throws a big right hand that misses.
Tyrone Jones pulls Savitaipale in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyrone Jones is continuing to stall.
Savitaipale throwing strikes from guard but Tyrone Jones blocks nicely.
Savitaipale stands up over Tyrone Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Savitaipale being controlled here momentarily.
Tyrone Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savitaipale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savitaipale 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.
Tyrone Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Savitaipale keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyrone Jones's head.
Savitaipale stands up over Tyrone Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tyrone Jones is trying to keep Savitaipale in close.
Savitaipale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyrone Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Savitaipale's guard.
Tyrone Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale wants to sweep here but Tyrone Jones controlling him for the moment.
Tyrone Jones pushes down on Savitaipale's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tyrone Jones prevents Savitaipale from improving his position.
Tyrone Jones wants to control but Savitaipale is keeping him busy.
Tyrone Jones prevents Savitaipale from improving his position.
Well, if Tyrone Jones 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Russell Tyrone Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tyrone Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tyrone Jones blocks an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones tries to throw a body punch but Savitaipale avoids it by throwing Tyrone Jones back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Savitaipale as the two fighters clinch.
Savitaipale misses with a punch on the inside.
Savitaipale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Savitaipale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savitaipale blocks an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Savitaipale.
Savitaipale misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savitaipale.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyrone Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savitaipale.
Tyrone Jones tests Savitaipale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyrone Jones digs a good hook to Savitaipale's body.
Savitaipale takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Russell Tyrone Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Savitaipale misses.
Savitaipale moves into range and clinches up with Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Savitaipale jumps guard but Tyrone Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Savitaipale throws a head punch that misses.
Savitaipale misses with a body punch.
Savitaipale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyrone Jones lands a jab to Savitaipale's midsection.
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savitaipale jabs at Tyrone Jones's body.
Savitaipale has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tyrone Jones.
An inside leg kick lands from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Savitaipale misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savitaipale scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 It looks like Russell Tyrone Jones has been cut.
Savitaipale takes one to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones tries to keep at a distance but Savitaipale has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tyrone Jones blocks an elbow strike from Savitaipale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones working aggressively here.
Atte Savitaipale has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Savitaipale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyrone Jones tries to throw a body punch but Savitaipale avoids it by throwing Tyrone Jones back against the cage.
Savitaipale has hold of one of Tyrone Jones's legs. Tyrone Jones is fighting the takedown attempt but Savitaipale gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Savitaipale postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tyrone Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Savitaipale trying to control but Tyrone Jones is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Savitaipale's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Savitaipale working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tyrone Jones's head.
Tyrone Jones is adopting a defensive guard.
Tyrone Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Savitaipale postures up in Tyrone Jones's guard and throws a big left but Tyrone Jones blocks it.
Tyrone Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyrone Jones, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyrone Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Savitaipale is fighting to break Tyrone Jones's control of his arms but Tyrone Jones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Savitaipale won't allow Tyrone Jones to sweep him here.
Tyrone Jones is trying to keep Savitaipale in close.
Savitaipale chips away with some ground and pound.
Tyrone Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Savitaipale is fighting to break Tyrone Jones's control of his arms but Tyrone Jones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Atte Savitaipale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Savitaipale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyrone Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Savitaipale throwing strikes but missing.
Savitaipale preventing the sweep.
Savitaipale distracts Tyrone Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tyrone Jones controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones 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.
Savitaipale wants to pass the guard but Tyrone Jones is keeping the position.
Savitaipale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyrone Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyrone Jones controls Savitaipale momentarily but Savitaipale frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tyrone Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Savitaipale throws a big elbow that misses.
Savitaipale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyrone Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tyrone Jones wants to sweep here but Savitaipale controlling him for the moment.
Savitaipale with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyrone Jones has Savitaipale pulled in close to control his posture.
Savitaipale postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Savitaipale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Atte Savitaipale will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Russell Tyrone Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tyrone Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Savitaipale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left lands for Savitaipale.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Tyrone Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tyrone Jones catches Savitaipale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Savitaipale clinches up with Tyrone Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Tyrone Jones working aggressively here.
Tyrone Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Savitaipale works on Tyrone Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Savitaipale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Savitaipale lands a body punch in the clinch.
Savitaipale lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savitaipale tries a body shot but Tyrone Jones blocks it.
Tyrone Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale has a couple of punches blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savitaipale's elbow.
Tyrone Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savitaipale's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyrone Jones blocks a jab.
Savitaipale darts in and clinches Tyrone Jones up against the cage.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyrone Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Savitaipale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Savitaipale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Savitaipale throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Savitaipale goes for a takedown attempt but Tyrone Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Savitaipale on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Savitaipale cracks Tyrone Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Savitaipale throws the left hand but Tyrone Jones avoids the punch easily.
Tyrone Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale closes the distance and clinches.
Tyrone Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Savitaipale.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrone Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Tyrone Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Savitaipale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyrone Jones.
Savitaipale blocking some punches.
Savitaipale tries to pull guard but Tyrone Jones won't allow it.
Tyrone Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Savitaipale misses with the head strike.
Tyrone Jones scores with a shot to the side of Savitaipale's head.
Savitaipale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Tyrone Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Savitaipale.
Savitaipale blocking some punches.
Savitaipale lands with a short shot to the head.
Savitaipale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyrone Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyrone Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Savitaipale lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Savitaipale.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale tries to throw a body punch but Tyrone Jones avoids it by throwing Savitaipale back against the cage.
Tyrone Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Savitaipale breaks from the clinch.
Savitaipale cracks Tyrone Jones with a good jab.
Savitaipale lands with a straight right. Tyrone Jones didn't see that one coming.
Savitaipale shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyrone Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Savitaipale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyrone Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atte Savitaipale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrone Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Savitaipale dips to his left and cracks Tyrone Jones with an uppercut!
Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savitaipale.
The crowd cheers as Tyrone Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Savitaipale doesn't seem phased though.
Good leg kick by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Savitaipale.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savitaipale slips under a jab.
Tyrone Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a lazy right hand but Savitaipale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyrone Jones lands a body shot.
Savitaipale is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A bone on bone clash there as Savitaipale blocks the leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Tyrone Jones there.
Savitaipale shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyrone Jones defends it nicely.
Savitaipale clinches with his opponent.
Savitaipale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Savitaipale is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tyrone Jones is defending well.
Savitaipale can't find room to land a body shot as Tyrone Jones controls the action.
Savitaipale misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savitaipale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Savitaipale on the inside.
Savitaipale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyrone Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Savitaipale clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Russell Tyrone Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Savitaipale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones jabs Savitaipale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Savitaipale moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrone Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Savitaipale connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tyrone Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Savitaipale pushes Tyrone Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyrone Jones lands with a right to the head.
Savitaipale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyrone Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Savitaipale controls his hands.
Savitaipale misses with a punch to the body.
Savitaipale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyrone Jones is defending well for now.
Savitaipale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyrone Jones blocking some punches.
Tyrone Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savitaipale can't find room to land a body shot as Tyrone Jones controls the action.
Tyrone Jones misses with the head strike.
Savitaipale is trying to pull guard but Tyrone Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Savitaipale throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyrone Jones.
Savitaipale prevents a body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Savitaipale throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Savitaipale blocks a body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones tries to work over Savitaipale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savitaipale prevents a body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savitaipale.
Savitaipale misses with some punches.
A short right from Tyrone Jones on the inside.
Savitaipale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Savitaipale misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Savitaipale.
Tyrone Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tyrone Jones fails to land.
Tyrone Jones tries a body shot but Savitaipale blocks it.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Savitaipale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyrone Jones or not.
Tyrone Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Savitaipale.
Savitaipale tries to pull guard but Tyrone Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right from Tyrone Jones on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savitaipale gets control of Tyrone Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Savitaipale will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Savitaipale looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyrone Jones is one step ahead there.
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!
Tyrone Jones content to stall in guard here.
Savitaipale working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyrone Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyrone Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Savitaipale looking for a sweep. Not yet Savitaipale, not yet.
Tyrone Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Savitaipale keeping moving, preventing Tyrone Jones from controlling successfully.
Tyrone Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyrone Jones defends it easily.
Savitaipale looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tyrone Jones controlling from the top position.
The adventures of Tyrone Jones the control monster continue. Boring.
Tyrone Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Savitaipale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyrone Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Savitaipale throws a jab when Tyrone Jones was well out of range.
Tyrone Jones scores with the left hand. Savitaipale knows he should have avoided that one.
Savitaipale lunges at Tyrone Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyrone Jones's hand.
Savitaipale misses with an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a body punch but Savitaipale moves out of range.
Savitaipale shoots in and drives through. Tyrone Jones sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atte Savitaipale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyrone Jones lands with an overhand left.
Savitaipale is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyrone Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Savitaipale throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tyrone Jones on the side of the head.
Savitaipale keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tyrone Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Savitaipale's head backwards.
Tyrone Jones throws a body punch but Savitaipale moves out of range.
Savitaipale feinted with a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Tyrone Jones dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Russell Tyrone Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Savitaipale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Savitaipale blocks it.
Tyrone Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Savitaipale off the cage and back into range.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savitaipale was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
Nice straight punches there by Tyrone Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones stuffs the takedown.
Savitaipale takes one to the side of the head.
Savitaipale misses with an uppercut. Tyrone Jones saw that one coming.
Savitaipale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyrone Jones tries to counter with a clinch but Savitaipale shakes him off and moves away.
A slow jab from Savitaipale misses its intended target.
Savitaipale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tyrone Jones can pounce on him.
Tyrone Jones cracks Savitaipale with a good jab.
Savitaipale scores with a takedown into Tyrone Jones's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones pulls Savitaipale in close to prevent any damage.
Savitaipale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones trying to control the position here.
Savitaipale keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyrone Jones's head.
Tyrone Jones has Savitaipale pulled in close to control his posture.
Tyrone Jones wants to sweep here but Savitaipale controlling him for the moment.
Savitaipale lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Savitaipale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyrone Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyrone Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyrone Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Savitaipale is working Tyrone Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyrone Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyrone Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyrone Jones is on top in guard.
Tyrone Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tyrone Jones won't allow Savitaipale to sweep him here.
Tyrone Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Savitaipale wants to sweep but no luck.
Savitaipale is working hard here to advance position.
Tyrone Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Savitaipale throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale 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.
Savitaipale can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tyrone Jones controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savitaipale keeping moving, preventing Tyrone Jones from controlling successfully.
Tyrone Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Savitaipale has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyrone Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tyrone Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Savitaipale is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tyrone Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Savitaipale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tyrone Jones. Tyrone Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Savitaipale throws a body shot but no joy.
Savitaipale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyrone Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyrone Jones throws a wild body kick that Savitaipale sees coming a mile off.
Savitaipale has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body punch.
Tyrone Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyrone Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Savitaipale looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Savitaipale swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyrone Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Savitaipale backwards.
Savitaipale misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Savitaipale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Tyrone Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyrone Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Tyrone Jones!
A less than humble Russell Tyrone Jones misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Atte Savitaipale was interviewed post fight and said 'Better man won..Respect to him!Gonna choke him back stage..'.
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