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F 110: LHW GP Semis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Gross (ranked 3517 p4p, 20043 weight class) and Torry Gomez (ranked 405 p4p, 630 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gomez's choice of entrance music: Pimp Like A Butterfly. Rob Gross could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Torry Gomez's chin.
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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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Gross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Torry Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gross on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gomez has closed the distance and engaged Gross in a clinch.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomez has hold of one of Gross's legs. Gross is fighting the takedown attempt but Gomez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gross has a closed guard, preventing Gomez from standing up.
Gross trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gross tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gross is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gomez has one foot on Gross's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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!
Gross takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Torry Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez swings widly with a right hand
and Gross counters with a two punch combo.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gross throws a big counter combination but Gomez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice shot by Gomez.
Gross seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gross blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Gomez - just one landing.
Gomez clinches.
Gomez wants the takedown. Gross is fighting it off but Gomez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gross's guard against the cage.
Gomez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gross, up you get!
Gomez thumps Gross with a low kick.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gross looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gomez cracks Gross with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gomez has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gross to stand back up!
 Gross is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Gross's head, knocking him out cold! Gomez is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torry Gomez!
Post fight, an emotional Torry Gomez said 'First I would like to thank GOD for everything he have done in my life. And to my elite opponent man your so tough you my idol and it's my HONOR to fight a warrior like you to my fans thank you so much guys this is for you and lastly to #FARTMMA thank you for giving me this wonderful chance to hold '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Anawalla (ranked 6952 p4p, 3145 weight class) and Chief Tomahawk (ranked 631 p4p, 399 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prince Anawalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Tomahawk!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anawalla misses the shot to the body.
Anawalla looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomahawk is just out of range.
Tomahawk is looking for the big counter here.
Anawalla connects with a body shot.
Tomahawk clinches with his opponent.
Anawalla dodges an elbow strike from Tomahawk.
Anawalla struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomahawk controls his hands.
Anawalla has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tomahawk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anawalla digs a good body shot into Tomahawk's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anawalla. Tomahawk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anawalla scores with a hook to the body. Tomahawk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anawalla just misses with a punch to the body.
Anawalla is looking to wear down Tomahawk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tomahawk moves into range and clinches up with Anawalla.
Tomahawk taking a breather.
Tomahawk dodges an elbow strike from Anawalla.
Tomahawk blocking some punches.
Tomahawk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomahawk taking a breather.
Tomahawk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anawalla pushes Tomahawk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anawalla swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomahawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomahawk avoids the elbow strike from Anawalla, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomahawk stalling in the clinch but Anawalla improves position.
Anawalla definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tomahawk lands an elbow that stopped Anawalla in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Prince Anawalla has been cut.
Tomahawk scores a nice knee to the body.
Anawalla throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anawalla tries to throw a body punch but Tomahawk avoids it by throwing Anawalla back against the cage.
Anawalla takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tomahawk.
Tomahawk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anawalla lands with a shot to the body.
Tomahawk clinches up against the cage.
Anawalla pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tomahawk throws an elbow but it misses.
Tomahawk scores with a knee to the head.
Anawalla takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomahawk lands an elbow inside that Anawalla shrugs off.
Tomahawk lands a damaging elbow.
Prince Anawalla's cut is getting worse.
Tomahawk avoids a wild elbow strike from Anawalla.
Tomahawk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tomahawk throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anawalla throws an elbow but misses.
Tomahawk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anawalla's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomahawk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anawalla misses with a looping right.
Anawalla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomahawk pushes Anawalla up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Anawalla.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anawalla throws an elbow but misses.
Tomahawk lands a nice elbow.
Prince Anawalla's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tomahawk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomahawk gets a clinch.
Anawalla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anawalla is trying to push Tomahawk away but Tomahawk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anawalla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tomahawk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anawalla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tomahawk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anawalla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anawalla blocks an elbow strike.
Tomahawk has Anawalla pressed against the cage, preventing Anawalla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tomahawk.
Anawalla misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomahawk avoiding damage.
Tomahawk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomahawk.
Tomahawk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, Prince Anawalla's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Prince Anawalla's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chief Tomahawk!
Chief Tomahawk 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Handicks (ranked 3360 p4p, 1787 weight class) and Yuri Voronov (ranked 464 p4p, 262 weight class). Yuri Voronov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Handicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Voronov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronov 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.
It looks like Johny Handicks has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Voronov.
Voronov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Handicks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Voronov misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Handicks misses the target.
Voronov tries to clinch but Handicks moves away
and Handicks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voronov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Handicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voronov.
Voronov throws an off balance right hand
and Handicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voronov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Handicks.
A jab lands there for Handicks.
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!
Voronov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Handicks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Handicks throws a right hand that misses
and Voronov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Voronov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Handicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Handicks misses with a looping left.
Voronov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronov has Handicks pressed against the cage, preventing Handicks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Handicks misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Voronov.
Handicks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Handicks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Handicks has Voronov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Voronov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Handicks just leaning against Voronov, taking a breather.
Voronov throws an elbow but it misses.
Voronov misses with a punch to the body.
Handicks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Handicks working aggressively here.
We've been hearing reports that Handicks has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Handicks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voronov has a couple of punches blocked by Handicks.
Voronov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Voronov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Voronov.
Voronov cracks Handicks with a nice body shot.
Handicks is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Voronov.
Voronov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Handicks backwards.
Voronov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Handicks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handicks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voronov lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Voronov.
A left hand lands to the body for Voronov.
Voronov lands an elbow inside that Handicks shrugs off.
Handicks swings wildly with an uppercut but Voronov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Voronov.
Voronov struggles to land a body shot inside as Handicks controls his hands.
Voronov lands a nice uppercut.
Voronov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Voronov can't find room to land a body shot as Handicks controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov struggles to land a body shot inside as Handicks controls his hands.
Voronov tries a body shot but Handicks blocks it.
Voronov presses Handicks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Voronov pushes Handicks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Voronov works on Handicks's body with a couple of short punches.
Voronov misses with a punch to the body.
Voronov lands a nice shot to the body.
Voronov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Voronov tries a body shot but Handicks blocks it.
Voronov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Voronov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voronov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Handicks backwards.
Voronov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Voronov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronov lands with a right to the head.
Voronov lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Voronov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handicks's elbow.
Voronov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Handicks backwards.
Handicks is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Voronov - that landed with a thud.
Oh Handicks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Handicks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronov.
Voronov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Handicks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voronov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Voronov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Voronov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voronov tries to work over Handicks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronov lands a body shot.
Voronov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Handicks wants to get back to striking at distance but Voronov won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Voronov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johny Handicks's cut.
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.
Voronov clinches up with Handicks and pushes him back against the cage.
Handicks seems to have got his legs back now.
Voronov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Handickss head.
Voronov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Handickss head.
Handicks prevents a body shot from Voronov.
Handicks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Handicks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yuri Voronov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Voronov lands an elbow inside that Handicks shrugs off.
Voronov prevents a body shot from Handicks.
A shot in the inside from Voronov.
Handicks lands a takedown into guard.
Voronov wants to stand and escape but Handicks is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voronov kicks Handicks off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voronov misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Handicks misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Handicks misses the target.
Voronov slips under a jab from Handicks.
Voronov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Voronov moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronov struggles to land a body shot inside as Handicks controls his hands.
Handicks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Handicks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Voronov.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Voronov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Handicks blocks a body shot from Voronov.
Handicks taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voronov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Handicks is looking to control Voronov's arms but Voronov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Handicks has his back to the cage.
Handicks tries to work over Voronov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voronov is working Handicks over against the cage.
Voronov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voronov lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov works on Handicks's body with a couple of short punches.
Voronov has Handicks pressed against the cage. He pushes Handicks back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Voronov throws a beautiful elbow that sends Handicks crashing to the floor! Voronov piles on the pressure with more strikes! Handicks is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Voronov!
Yuri Voronov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Zonta (ranked 1298 p4p, 3397 weight class) and Thip Top (ranked 164 p4p, 395 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Zonta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Thip Top!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zonta rushes Top and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zonta.
Top displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zonta up against the cage.
Top blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zonta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Top taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zonta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Zonta's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Top tries a body shot but Zonta blocks it.
Top effectively controlling the action here.
Top throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Top.
Zonta avoids the elbow strike from Top, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zonta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Top escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zonta lands a right hook to the body.
Zonta tries for a takedown but Top sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Top takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Top throws a wild body kick that Zonta sees coming a mile off.
Zonta misses with a looping left.
Zonta backing away here, and Top unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Top scores with a head kick. Zonta tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Top connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Top throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Top wants to clinch up but Zonta keeps it at a distance.
Zonta moves into the clinch.
Zonta lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zonta.
Zonta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Top backwards.
Top breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Top scores with a kick to the body.
Top gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zonta tries to throw a body punch but Top avoids it by throwing Zonta back against the cage.
A short left from Zonta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Top misses with the head strike.
Zonta lands an uppercut.
Top taking a breather.
Zonta lands a right hand.
Zonta working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Top breaks the clinch.
Zonta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Top pinned against the cage. Top gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A low kick from Top is predictable there
and Zonta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Top has closed the distance and engaged Zonta in a clinch.
Top lands an elbow inside that Zonta shrugs off.
Top throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zonta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zonta avoids the elbow strike from Top, against the cage.
Zonta blocks an elbow strike.
Top tries to work over Zonta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Top blocks a body shot from Zonta.
Zonta misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Zonta.
Top creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zonta's defenses.
Zonta working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zonta throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top lands a shoulder strike.
Zonta has a couple of punches blocked by Top.
Zonta lands with a left to the head.
Zonta throws a punch but it's blocked by Top.
Top manages to break the clinch.
Top scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zonta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crunch! Top slams his shin into Zonta's torso.
Zonta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thip Top is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Top throws a body kick that misses.
Zonta walks into a left hand.
Top ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zonta moves away.
Top connects with a solid leg kick.
Top lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zonta takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Top.
Zonta misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Top misses with an elbow over the top.
Top trying to stall but Zonta improves his position.
Top misses with an elbow strike.
Zonta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Top with a jab.
Zonta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Top. Top obviously looking to wear him down.
Zonta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Top.
Top lands a head kick!
Zonta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zonta wants to clinch up but Top keeps it at a distance.
Top cracks Zonta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zonta takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zonta misses with a body shot.
Zonta moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Top clinches up with Zonta and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thip Top will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Top clinches up with Zonta and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Top.
Top looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Peter Zonta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Top lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zonta.
Top manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Top lands an elbow inside that Zonta shrugs off.
Zonta manages to break the clinch.
Top throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Top lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Top looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Top fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zonta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Top avoids the body shot from Zonta.
Top clinches with his opponent.
Top doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zonta misses with a body punch.
Zonta prevents a body shot from Top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Top throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zonta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Top lands a damaging elbow.
Zonta swings wildly with an uppercut but Top uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zonta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Zonta.
Zonta scores with a shot to the side of Top's head.
Zonta avoids a wild elbow strike from Top.
Zonta lands with a light punch inside.
Zonta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zonta lands a shoulder strike.
Top lands an elbow that stopped Zonta in his tracks for a moment.
Top avoiding damage.
Top blocks an uppercut.
Zonta dodges an elbow strike from Top.
Top throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zonta lands with a right to the head.
Zonta misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Top lands an elbow just above Zonta 's eye.
Zonta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Top misses with a body punch.
Zonta dodges an elbow strike from Top.
Top lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zonta misses with the head strike.
Zonta misses with a punch on the inside.
Zonta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zonta misses with some punches.
Top content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Top misses with a hook to the ribs.
Top blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Top just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zonta's brow.
Top throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zonta takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Top.
Zonta has hold of one of Top's legs. Top is fighting the takedown attempt but Zonta gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Top has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Zonta is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Zonta manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top gets a clinch.
Zonta blocks the elbow strike.
Top misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zonta lands a right hand.
Zonta scores with a shoulder strike.
Zonta lands a nice shot to the body.
Top throws an elbow but it misses.
Zonta tries a body shot but Top blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Zonta fails to land.
Zonta takes an elbow to the temple.
Zonta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zonta blocks an elbow strike from Top.
Zonta lands a hook that snaps the head of Top backwards.
Zonta scores with a shot to the side of Top's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zonta.
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!
Zonta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Top throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zonta throws a punch but it's blocked by Top.
Nice elbow from Top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Zonta.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zonta.
Top lands an elbow just above Zonta 's eye.
Zonta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tops head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Top.
Top lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Top misses with an elbow over the top.
Top is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Top tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zonta's elbow.
Zonta pushes Top back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Zonta.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Top blocking some punches.
Zonta misses with a body punch.
Zonta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tops head.
Zonta tries to work over Top's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zonta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thip Top will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Top avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Top moves into the clinch.
Top blocks a body shot from Zonta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zonta.
Top breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Top tries to clinch but Zonta is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Top looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zonta throws a jab but it's blocked by Top.
Top lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zonta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zonta is looking to clinch but Top is avoiding it.
Zonta misses with a wild body shot.
Zonta tries to close the distance and clinch but Top swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Top scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zonta thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zonta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Top moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thip Top seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Top steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zonta.
Top with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Top thows a body kick. Zonta tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zonta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Top circles away quickly and effectively.
Zonta closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Top lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zonta's sensitive parts.
Zonta looks to land a combination but Top avoids it well.
Top tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zonta throwing a counter right hand but Top manages to avoid it.
Top closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Zonta on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Top misses with an elbow strike.
Zonta misses with some punches.
Zonta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zonta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Top tries to work over Zonta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zonta avoids a wild elbow strike from Top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Top keeps control of Zonta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Top controlling the action here for a moment.
Top throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zonta lands a nice uppercut.
Top creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Top breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Top tries to close the distance and clinch but Zonta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Top.
Top throws a leg kick
enabling Zonta to counter with a crisp jab.
Top swings widly with a right hand
and Zonta counters with a nice uppercut.
Peter Zonta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Top throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Top throws a sloppy head kick and Zonta moves out of range easily.
Zonta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zonta throws out a loose jab but Top uses good head movement to avoid it.
Top looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zonta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Top is looking to clinch.
Top gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zonta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Top misses with an elbow strike.
Zonta misses with a body punch.
Zonta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Top slows down the pace here.
Zonta pushes Top back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Top is trying to stall.
Top blocking some punches.
Top breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zonta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Top manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Top counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Top scores with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zonta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Top swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Top throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Zonta was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Zonta swings for the body but Top moves out of range.
Top tries a head kick but it misses.
Top throws a head kick that misses.
Top throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zonta on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zonta takes a swing at Top's ribcage but misses.
Zonta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Top.
Zonta misses the shot to the body.
Zonta moves into the clinch successfully.
Zonta lands with a left to the head.
Zonta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zonta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Zonta.
I think Top has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Thip Top!
After winning the bout, Thip Top thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jalen Mortimer (ranked 1419 p4p, 1460 weight class) and Wacco Longbardo (ranked 183 p4p, 190 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jalen Mortimer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wacco Longbardo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longbardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mortimer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mortimer swats away the attempt to clinch by Longbardo.
It appears Mortimer was looking to counter with a kick there.
Longbardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mortimer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Longbardo sprawling to the canvas! Longbardo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mortimer finish him?!
 It looks like Wacco Longbardo has been cut.
Longbardo tries to clinch but Mortimer moves out of range.
Longbardo misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mortimer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Longbardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbardo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Longbardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Mortimer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Longbardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mortimer avoids the head kick by Longbardo.
Longbardo throws a lazy head kick
letting Mortimer counter with a right hand.
Wacco Longbardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mortimer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mortimer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Longbardo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mortimer, pushing him back against the cage.
Longbardo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 Longbardo is rocked!
Mortimer misses with some punches.
Longbardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Mortimer finish him?
A short right from Mortimer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longbardo tries to work over Mortimer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mortimer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Longbardo.
A right hook to the body lands for Mortimer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Longbardo.
Longbardo breaks from the clinch.
Mortimer lands a brutal uppercut that launches Longbardo off his feet! Longbardo tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jalen Mortimer!
After the big win, Jalen Mortimer made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Knight (ranked 1590 p4p, 1215 weight class) and Eron Saunders (ranked 223 p4p, 169 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Saunders lands a jab.
Saunders takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saunders takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saunders jabs Knight right on the nose. Knight blinks but takes it well.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
We've been informed that Saunders has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Saunders lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knight gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saunders.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saunders.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saunders takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Saunders.
Nice straight punches there by Saunders. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saunders.
Saunders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saunders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saunders throws out the jab.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saunders steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Knight.
Knight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saunders throws a big shot that misses.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Saunders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saunders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Saunders clobbers Knight with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Saunders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saunders steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Knight.
Saunders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saunders throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saunders! But no joy.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Saunders stuns Knight with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knight has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Knight misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Saunders.
Saunders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knight.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Saunders misses.
Saunders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saunders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Saunders might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Saunders on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knight lands with a nice combination. Saunders backs away looking to recover.
Saunders is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knight had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Saunders ducks right into an uppercut from Knight.
Saunders moves away from the strike by Knight.
Knight looks to land a combination but Saunders avoids it well.
Saunders takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Knight getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders moves away from the strike by Knight.
Saunders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saunders misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Saunders.
Knight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saunders has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Knight breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Saunders misses.
Knight jabs at Saunders's body.
Saunders blocks a jab.
Saunders darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saunders lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saunders takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Saunders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saunders fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saunders was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saunders looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saunders moves away.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saunders.
Knight connects with a body shot.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Saunders closes the distance and pushes Knight back into the cage.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Saunders controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saunders takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Knight was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice body punch from Saunders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eron Saunders will probably get the nod.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saunders just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saunders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knight misses with the combination.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
Knight connects with a single shot there.
Saunders dodges the punch combination from Knight.
Knight slips a jab from Saunders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saunders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight stuns Saunders with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saunders misses with a looping left.
Saunders loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
Knight misses the jab.
Saunders avoids the body shot from Knight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Saunders throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
Knight on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Knight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Saunders closes the distance and clinches.
Saunders lands a damaging elbow.
Knight tries to work over Saunders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saunders blocking some punches.
Saunders creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knight's defenses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saunders.
Knight misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Knight's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saunders lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saunders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saunders throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knight prevents a body shot from Saunders.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Saunders is controlling him.
Saunders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knight is looking to break free of the clinch but Saunders has double underhooks.
Knight gets through Saunders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Saunders - that landed with a thud.
Knight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Saunders misses with some punches.
Saunders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight has had enough of the clinch but Saunders keeps him there for the moment.
Saunders blocks a body shot from Knight.
Saunders lands with a light punch inside.
Knight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Knight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saunders prevents a body shot from Knight.
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Saunders misses with a hook.
It looked like Knight was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Knight throws a hook but Saunders blocks it.
Saunders lands a really nice looking cross but Knight seems unphased.
Saunders swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knight.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight is looking for a counter combo.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Saunders is out of range.
Saunders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Eron Saunders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Saunders wants to counter with a clinch but Knight pushes him away.
Saunders misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Saunders.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Saunders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A cross from Saunders lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Saunders.
Jab by Knight.
Saunders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saunders tries to counter by closing the distance.
Knight connects with a body shot that sends Saunders's belly button to the back.
A combination from Saunders does no damage.
Saunders looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Saunders connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saunders misses with a series of wild punches.
Saunders swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Saunders throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Knight is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Knight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saunders connects with a nice looking jab.
Knight is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eron Saunders 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Saunders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Knight misses with a hook. Saunders ducked under it nicely.
Knight walks into a left hand.
Saunders defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
Saunders throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knight on the side of the head.
Saunders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Knight misses the target.
Knight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot by Saunders.
Knight is rocked!
A big left from Saunders misses.
Saunders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Saunders scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Knight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knight misses with a hook.
Saunders wants to counter the offense by Knight and move into the clinch position.
Saunders drops Knight with a big left hand! Knight is injured, injured bad! Saunders jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eron Saunders!
After the fight, Eron Saunders was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kossu (ranked 632 p4p, 1775 weight class) and Caspar Milquetoast (ranked 96 p4p, 260 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalle Kossu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caspar Milquetoast!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kossu throws a head kick but Milquetoast moves out of range.
Milquetoast scores with a leg kick.
Kossu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kossu lands a leg kick that knocks Milquetoast off balance momentarily.
Kossu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Milquetoast doesn't seem bothered though.
Milquetoast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kossu.
Milquetoast punishes Kossu's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kossu misses the target.
Milquetoast on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kossu feints and then cracks Milquetoast's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Milquetoast down.
A punch lands to the side of Milquetoast 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kossu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Milquetoast.
Kossu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Malmi Aitta in the buildup to the fight.
A big right from Milquetoast misses.
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!
Kossu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kossu. Milquetoast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kossu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kalle Kossu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Kossu.
A telegraphed right hand from Kossu misses the target.
Kossu misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu cracks Milquetoast with a good jab.
Kossu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Milquetoast lands an overhand right.
Milquetoast lands a glancing blow to the side of Kossu's head.
Milquetoast takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Milquetoast scores with a jab to the body.
Kossu checks a leg kick nicely.
Milquetoast avoids the body shot from Kossu.
Kossu thuds his right hand into Milquetoast's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Milquetoast thows a leg kick but Kossu checks it
and Kossu counters with a straight right hand.
Kossu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kossu punishes Milquetoast's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milquetoast avoids the head kick by Kossu.
Milquetoast now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Milquetoast throws a lazy uppercut
and Kossu counters with a right hand to the body.
Kossu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kossu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Milquetoast!
A big right from Milquetoast misses.
Kossu scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kossu misses with a low kick.
Milquetoast cracks Kossu with an open hand slap.
Kossu with a hook.
Milquetoast misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milquetoast lands with a straight right. Kossu didn't see that one coming.
Kossu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kossu just misses with a punch to the body.
Milquetoast throws a head kick that misses.
Kossu lands with a shot to the body.
Milquetoast shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kossu misses with a straight left.
Milquetoast looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kossu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kossu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kossu throws a shot to the body.
Kossu throws a nice looking combination but Milquetoast bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kossu checks the leg kick.
Milquetoast ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kossu moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kossu 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 Milquetoast has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Milquetoast and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Milquetoast lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kossu circles away quickly and effectively.
Milquetoast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kossu.
Kossu misses with a body shot.
Milquetoast throws a poor cross that misses
and Kossu counters with a nice uppercut.
Kossu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kossu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kossu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kossu misses with a straight right.
A jab from Kossu misses.
Kossu throws a leg kick but Milquetoast moved away.
Kossu misses with a two punch combination.
Kossu misses with a body shot.
Milquetoast cracks Kossu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kossu.
Kossu lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kossu misses with a shot to the body
and Milquetoast counters with an outside leg kick.
Milquetoast takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milquetoast swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kossu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Milquetoast momentarily.
Milquetoast looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Milquetoast backs away, Kossu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kossu blocks a head kick by Milquetoast.
Kossu drops his hands momentarily and Milquetoast takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Milquetoast throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Milquetoast moves out of range as Kossu strikes.
Milquetoast is looking to slow Kossu down with leg kicks.
Kossu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kossu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kossu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Milquetoast has time to react.
Kossu scores with a jab.
Milquetoast misses with a wild body shot.
Kossu works Milquetoast's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milquetoast tries a head kick but it misses.
Kossu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milquetoast.
A low kick from Milquetoast misses
and Kossu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Milquetoast takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kossu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Milquetoast takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kossu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kossu avoids the head kick by Milquetoast.
Kossu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Milquetoast.
Kossu avoids the body shot from Milquetoast.
Milquetoast pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kossu. Milquetoast does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Kossu.
Kossu cracks a nice hook into Milquetoast's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Milquetoast.
Kossu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Milquetoast can do to turn this around?
Milquetoast misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Milquetoast.
Kalle Kossu is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kossu misses with a body shot.
Kossu lands a nice shot that snaps Milquetoast's head back.
Milquetoast bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kossu's head backwards.
It looks like Kalle Kossu has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Kossu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Milquetoast lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jab, jab by Milquetoast - just one landing.
Kossu ducks under a wild hook from Milquetoast.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milquetoast pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kossu back to the cage. Milquetoast follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Milquetoast dodges the punch combination from Kossu.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Milquetoast in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kossu cracks a nice hook into Milquetoast's ribs.
Milquetoast throws a push kick but Kossu slaps the foot to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Kossu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Milquetoast bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kossu's head.
Milquetoast tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milquetoast missing with a left hand there. Kossu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kossu misses with a jab to the body
enabling Milquetoast to counter with a crisp jab.
Kossu lands a nice hook to Milquetoast's body. Milquetoast takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kossu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milquetoast moves away.
Milquetoast jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Kossu lands.
Milquetoast tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milquetoast checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Milquetoast is looking to slow Kossu down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milquetoast swings for the body but Kossu moves out of range.
Milquetoast avoids the body shot from Kossu.
Kossu is looking to wear down Milquetoast with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch combination from Kossu misses.
Milquetoast bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kossu's head.
Milquetoast lands with a nice body punch.
Kossu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kossu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kossu looks to throw the jab but Milquetoast is out of range.
Milquetoast slips a straight right by Kossu.
Kossu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kossu moves out of range as Milquetoast strikes.
A big right from Kossu misses.
Kossu swings for the body but Milquetoast moves out of range.
Milquetoast slips a straight right by Kossu.
A shot to the liver by Kossu. Beautiful body shot.
Kossu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milquetoast jabs Kossu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Milquetoast scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Milquetoast does it's job there.
Milquetoast ducks under a wild hook from Kossu.
Milquetoast connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kossu momentarily.
Milquetoast closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kossu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kossu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Milquetoast throws a head kick that misses.
Kossu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Milquetoast throws a series of strikes that have Kossu backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milquetoast throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kossu throws an overhand right that lands on Milquetoast's shoulder, as Milquetoast tries to avoid the shot.
Milquetoast only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Milquetoast gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Milquetoast misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milquetoast has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Milquetoast throws an overhand right that lands on Kossu's shoulder, as Kossu tries to avoid the shot.
Kossu 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Kossu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Milquetoast is out of range and Kossu settles back down.
Kossu throws out a loose jab but Milquetoast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milquetoast has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kossu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Milquetoast.
Kossu looks to score with a jab to the body but Milquetoast is just out of range.
Milquetoast misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kossu.
Milquetoast punishes Kossu's body with a nice straight punch.
Kossu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Milquetoast wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kossu lands a really nice looking cross but Milquetoast seems unphased.
Kossu looks to score with a jab to the body but Milquetoast is just out of range.
Kossu checks a low kick from Milquetoast.
Milquetoast moves out of range as Kossu throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kossu throws a body shot but no joy.
Kossu looks to throw the jab but Milquetoast is out of range.
Donk. Kossu catches Milquetoast right on the button with a cross.
Milquetoast steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kossu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Caspar Milquetoast will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kossu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Milquetoast tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Kossu catches Milquetoast right on the button with a cross.
Milquetoast misses with an uppercut. Kossu saw that one coming.
Kossu throws a big shot that misses.
Kossu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Milquetoast avoids the head kick by Kossu.
A little jabbing left from Milquetoast on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Milquetoast looks to score with a jab to the body but Kossu is just out of range.
Milquetoast throws a head kick that misses.
Kossu thows a leg kick but Milquetoast checks it
and Milquetoast counters with a low kick, right behind Kossu 's knee.
Milquetoast scores with a leg kick.
Kossu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Milquetoast connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kossu momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kossu throws a head kick but Milquetoast moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Kossu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Milquetoast looks to land a body kick but Kossu moved away.
Milquetoast displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kossu throws out the jab.
Milquetoast keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kossu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milquetoast is looking to land body kicks.
Kossu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kossu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kossu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kossu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Milquetoast is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Milquetoast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kossu.
Kossu backing away here, and Milquetoast unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kossu moves out of range of the leg kick from Milquetoast.
Kossu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Milquetoast misses
and Kossu counters with a three punch combo that has Milquetoast backing up. Milquetoast nods at Kossu to acknowledge the strikes.
Kossu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little jabbing left from Milquetoast on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Milquetoast throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kossu.
Milquetoast avoids the body shot from Kossu.
Kossu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kossu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kossu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kossu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Milquetoast throws a wild body kick that Kossu sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kossu tries to land a leg kick but Milquetoast saw it coming and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milquetoast ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Milquetoast lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kossu at a distance.
Kossu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kossu misses with a low kick.
Milquetoast tries to land a front kick but Kossu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kossu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kossu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Milquetoast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kossu throws the left hand but Milquetoast avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kossu as he connects with a hook.
Milquetoast takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Milquetoast scores with a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Milquetoast. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kossu throws a low kick but Milquetoast moves out of range easily.
Kossu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Milquetoast counters with a three punch combo that has Kossu backing up. Kossu nods at Milquetoast to acknowledge the strikes.
Milquetoast throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kossu looks to score with a jab to the body but Milquetoast is just out of range.
Milquetoast looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kossu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Milquetoast can pounce on him.
Kossu takes one to the side of the head.
Milquetoast fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kossu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Milquetoast lands with a thumping leg kick.
Milquetoast stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kossu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milquetoast manages to avoid it.
Kossu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kossu lands with a shot to the body.
Kossu throws out a powerful jab.
Milquetoast connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Milquetoast stalks Kossu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kossu's face. Kossu staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milquetoast pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kossu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Milquetoast throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kossu cracks Milquetoast with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kossu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milquetoast.
Milquetoast tries a quick counter leg kick but Kossu is wise to it.
Kossu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kossu throws a front kick aimed at Milquetoast's knee but Milquetoast avoids it well.
Milquetoast looks for the body kick but Kossu saw that one coming.
A low kick lands for Kossu.
Kossu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Milquetoast takes one to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Milquetoast.
Kossu moves out of range as Milquetoast strikes.
Good exchange - Kossu coming out on top.
Kossu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Milquetoast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kossu.
Kossu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kossu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milquetoast fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kossu manages to avoid it.
Kossu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Milquetoast is looking to land body kicks.
Milquetoast moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Caspar Milquetoast.
I think Milquetoast has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caspar Milquetoast!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Smith (ranked 1081 p4p, 1421 weight class) and Vos Zy (ranked 137 p4p, 175 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vos Zy!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks to land a left hand but Zy moved out of range nicely.
Zy lands a body shot.
Zy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Smith was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zy.
Smith cracks Zy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zy fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Zy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zy stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Vos Zy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zy misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zy keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Smith sizes up Zy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zy misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zy.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at UnderGround BJJ & MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Zy misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
Zy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Smith scoring with punches from side control.
Zy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Smith tries to move into full mount but can't pass Zy's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
Zy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Smith cracks Zy with a big elbow.
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!
Zy wants to control but Smith postures up.
Smith throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Zy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smith 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zy parries the strikes from Smith easily there. Smith is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zy to escape.
Smith connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Zy some visible discomfort.
Sloppy strikes there by Smith.
Zy is not content to let Smith control the position.
Zy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smith connects with a decent elbow.
Smith throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Smith throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Zy struggling a bit here.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Zy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith working the head with strikes.
Smith lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith misses with the ground and pound.
Smith working the body and head with strikes.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Smith looks up at the clock and then as Zy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Smith smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Smith scores with punches from side control.
Zy is rocked!
Smith scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Zy is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Smith can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Bangin (ranked 199 p4p, 463 weight class) and Teuvo Turunen (ranked 35 p4p, 72 weight class). Teuvo Turunen 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teuvo Turunen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turunen throws a hook but Bangin avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Turunen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turunen.
Turunen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turunen.
A telegraphed right hand from Bangin misses the target.
It seemed like Turunen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bangin walks into a stiff left hand from Turunen.
Turunen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bangin throws a hook to the side of Turunen's head but Turunen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bangin scores with a punch to the head.
We've been informed that Turunen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A jab from Turunen misses.
Turunen connects with a jab.
Turunen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bangin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turunen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bangin.
Turunen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Turunen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Turunen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bangin backs up against the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turunen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bangin!
Turunen lands with a shot to the body.
Teuvo Turunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turunen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Bangin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bangin.
Turunen takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turunen takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
Bangin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bangin lands a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Bangin misses its intended target.
Bangin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bangin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bangin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bangin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turunen's head.
The fighters circling - Bangin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bangin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turunen.
Turunen throws a head kick that misses.
Turunen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Bangin misses with a looping right.
Turunen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Turunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bangin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bangin misses with an uppercut.
Bangin looks to land a left hand but Turunen moved out of range nicely.
Turunen misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Turunen down.
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!
Turunen lands a really nice looking cross but Bangin seems unphased.
Turunen checks the leg kick.
Bangin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Bangin misses.
Bangin swings for the body but Turunen moves out of range.
Turunen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bangin with a body shot.
Turunen throws a hook but Bangin avoids it easily.
Bangin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turunen checks a leg kick.
Turunen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bangin.
Turunen misses with a combination
and Bangin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turunen's knee momentarily.
Turunen lands a nice hook to Bangin's body. Bangin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turunen misses with a body shot.
Bangin scores with a jab. Turunen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bangin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turunen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bangin looks to score with a jab to the body but Turunen is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turunen.
Turunen misses with a series of wild punches.
Bangin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turunen.
Bangin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turunen. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Bangin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turunen throws a hook but Bangin blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bangin misses the target.
Turunen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bangin tries to land a leg kick but Turunen saw it coming and moves away.
Bangin misses with a straight left.
Bangin looks to land a right hand but Turunen moved out of range.
Bangin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turunen checks it well.
Nice shot lands for Bangin.
Turunen tries to clinch
and Bangin counters with a low kick, right behind Turunen 's knee.
Bangin throws a hook but Turunen avoids it easily.
Bangin slips a jab from Turunen.
Turunen loads up on a big right hand but Bangin slips the punch.
Bangin thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bangin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turunen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turunen scores with a hook.
Bangin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turunen tries a low kick but Bangin avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bangin.
Turunen misses with a double jab
enabling Bangin to counter with a crisp jab.
Turunen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bangin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bangin throws a wild body kick that Turunen sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turunen! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Bangin misses the target.
Turunen looks to throw the jab but Bangin is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bangin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bangin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turunen throws a series of punches but Bangin moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bangin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turunen is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Bangin as he connects with a hook.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Turunen.
It looked like Bangin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turunen.
A telegraphed right hand from Bangin misses the target.
Turunen misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Izzy Bangin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bangin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turunen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bangin scrambles back to his feet.
Bangin moves out of range as Turunen throws a body kick.
Turunen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turunen just misses with a punch to the body.
Turunen connects with a leg kick.
Turunen throws a looping overhand right but Bangin ducks down to avoid it.
Bangin misses with an uppercut
and Turunen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turunen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bangin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bangin misses the jab.
Turunen fails to land with a series of punches.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Turunen.
Bangin jabs at Turunen's body.
Turunen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bangin.
Turunen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Turunen misses.
Turunen misses with a looping right.
As Turunen backs away, Bangin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangin throws a body kick that misses.
Bangin 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.
Turunen throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bangin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turunen tries to bum rush Bangin with a series of wild strikes but Bangin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Bangin misses.
Turunen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Turunen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bangin.
Turunen staying out of range there.
Turunen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Turunen throws a lazy right hand but Bangin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turunen misses with a looping left.
Bangin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turunen.
Turunen thinks about the counter body kick.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Turunen.
Turunen tries to work over Bangin's front leg with a kick but Bangin checks it.
Bangin connects with a leg kick.
Turunen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bangin cracks Turunen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bangin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bangin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turunen.
Turunen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turunen thuds his right hand into Bangin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turunen throws a leg kick but Bangin sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin dodges the punch combination from Turunen.
Turunen looks to throw the jab but Bangin is out of range.
Turunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turunen.
Turunen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bangin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick from Bangin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turunen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
Turunen blocks a jab.
Bangin scores with a hook to the body. Turunen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bangin throws a hook but Turunen blocks it.
A jab from Turunen misses.
Bangin loads up on a big right hand but Turunen slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turunen! But no joy.
Bangin avoids the head kick by Turunen.
Turunen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangin was well out of range. Poor timing from Turunen.
Bangin throws a looping overhand right but Turunen ducks down to avoid it.
Turunen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turunen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turunen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turunen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turunen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Bangin misses its intended target.
Turunen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bangin throws a shot from downtown. Turunen moves away and avoids it.
Turunen throws a hook but Bangin avoids it easily.
It looked like Bangin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turunen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turunen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Turunen misses
and Bangin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bangin throws a looping overhand right but Turunen ducks down to avoid it.
Turunen takes one to the chin there.
Turunen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turunen, as that shot connected.
Bangin slips under a jab from Turunen.
Bangin lands a jab.
Turunen with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turunen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Bangin throws out a loose jab but Turunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turunen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Turunen lands with a good body shot.
Turunen fails to land with a series of punches.
Teuvo Turunen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bangin misses with an uppercut.
Turunen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Turunen moves out of range as Bangin throws a body kick.
A jab from Bangin misses.
Turunen checks a leg kick.
Turunen throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bangin lands a glancing blow to the side of Turunen's head.
A clash of legs there as Bangin blocks the low kick.
Bangin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turunen.
Turunen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bangin throws out the jab.
Bangin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turunen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bangin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turunen moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Teuvo Turunen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Turunen defending well as Bangin loads up on a big left hand.
Bangin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turunen.
Turunen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turunen misses with a body shot.
Bangin misses with an uppercut. Turunen saw that one coming.
Bangin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turunen just misses with a punch to the body.
Turunen slips a jab from Bangin.
Bangin slips a straight right by Turunen.
Turunen throws a leg kick but Bangin checks it.
Bangin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bangin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turunen misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turunen lands a right hook to the body.
Turunen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turunen throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Turunen looks to land a right hand but Bangin moved out of range.
Turunen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turunen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bangin on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin moves out of range of the body kick from Turunen.
Turunen avoids a kick to the body.
Turunen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bangin circles away quickly and effectively.
Bangin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Turunen just manages to avoid it.
Bangin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bangin throws a leg kick but Turunen checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Bangin there.
Turunen checks a leg kick.
Turunen slips under a jab.
Bangin slips under a jab from Turunen.
Bangin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Turunen thumps Bangin with a low kick.
Bangin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turunen.
Turunen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bangin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turunen slips a straight right by Bangin.
Turunen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bangin.
Bangin throws a jab but it's blocked by Turunen.
Bangin tried to score with a low kick but Turunen checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turunen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bangin misses with an uppercut. Turunen saw that one coming.
Bangin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turunen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turunen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bangin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bangin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bangin throws a hook but Turunen blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bangin connects with a solid leg kick.
Bangin throws a big shot that misses.
Turunen throws a right hand that Bangin ducks under and follows up with a left that Bangin also avoids with ease.
Bangin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bangin lands a head shot.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turunen.
Bangin lands a jab to the nose.
Turunen misses with a body shot.
Turunen takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turunen. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turunen misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bangin.
Turunen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turunen. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turunen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bangin's head.
Bangin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turunen.
Bangin throws a hook but Turunen blocks it.
Turunen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bangin defending well as Turunen loads up on a big left hand.
Bangin circles away from the clinch attempt.
That kick from Bangin tenderised Turunen's leg. Turunen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turunen throws a leg kick that misses.
Bangin throwing a counter right hand but Turunen manages to avoid it.
Bangin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turunen.
A slow jab from Bangin misses its intended target.
Turunen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bangin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turunen can pounce on him.
Bangin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turunen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bangin's head backwards.
Turunen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turunen throws a right hand that misses
and Bangin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bangin misses with a body shot.
Turunen slips a jab from Bangin.
Turunen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
Turunen throws an overhand right that lands on Bangin's shoulder, as Bangin tries to avoid the shot.
Bangin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bangin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turunen.
Bangin misses with a hook.
Bangin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Danga de danga de dang - Turunen scores with a four punch combination!
Turunen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bangin.
The fighters circling - Turunen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Turunen.
Bangin misses with a looping left.
Turunen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turunen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turunen slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Izzy Bangin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Bangin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turunen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Bangin misses the target.
Turunen tries to score with a low kick but Bangin moves his leg out of the way.
Bangin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turunen is out of range.
Turunen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bangin checks the leg kick.
Turunen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bangin lands with a nice body punch.
Bangin throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Turunen to counter with a crisp jab.
Bangin connects with a single shot there.
Turunen throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turunen throws a right hand that misses
and Bangin counters with a stiff right hand.
Turunen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bangin lands a nice hook to Turunen's body. Turunen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turunen throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bangin throws a looping overhand right but Turunen ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin looks to land a body kick but Turunen moved away.
Good leg kick by Turunen.
Bangin throws a leg kick which misses Turunen's front leg but catches the back leg as Turunen tries to avoid it.
Bangin scoring well with a low kick there.
Turunen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turunen thows a leg kick but Bangin checks it
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Turunen down.
Bangin connects with an inside leg kick.
Bangin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turunen 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.
Turunen blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Bangin.
Bangin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turunen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed right hand from Turunen misses the target.
Turunen lands with a hook. Bangin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice defenses there by Bangin.
Turunen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bangin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turunen checks it well.
Turunen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bangin clobbers Turunen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bangin scores with a jab to the head.
Turunen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
Bangin throws a jab when Turunen was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Turunen blocks the low kick.
A jab from Bangin misses.
Bangin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bangin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turunen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bangin looks to land a right hand but Turunen moved out of range.
Bangin lands a head shot.
Bangin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turunen throws a shot to the body.
Bangin scores with a sloppy right hand. Turunen should have avoided that one.
Turunen looks to land a combination. Bangin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin throws out a loose jab but Turunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bangin blocks a head kick by Turunen.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Turunen.
Turunen misses with a combination
and Bangin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Turunen.
Turunen throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turunen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bangin misses with a looping right.
Turunen ducks under a wild hook from Bangin.
Bangin scoring well with a low kick there.
Turunen blocks a jab.
Bangin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bangin is looking to chop away at Turunen's legs.
Bangin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turunen scores with a one two! Bangin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Turunen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bangin finds it's way round the side to connect with Turunen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin throws a lazy right hand but Turunen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turunen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bangin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bangin scores with a sloppy right hand. Turunen should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bangin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turunen.
Bangin loads up on a big right hand but Turunen slips the punch.
Turunen motions for Bangin to come forward. Turunen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bangin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bangin scores with a sloppy right hand. Turunen should have avoided that one.
Turunen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bangin takes a swing at Turunen's ribcage but misses.
Turunen unleashes a big counter combination but Bangin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Turunen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Bangin misses.
Turunen connects with a right hand. Bangin shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turunen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangin moves away.
Turunen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin had his way with Teuvo Turunen in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Turunen tests Bangin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bangin misses with a straight left.
Bangin checks a low kick from Turunen.
Bangin misses with a low kick.
Turunen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turunen swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.
Turunen lands with an uppercut that bounces Bangin off the cage and back into range.
Turunen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turunen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
As Turunen backs away, Bangin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Donk. Bangin catches Turunen right on the button with a cross.
Turunen wants to land a leg kick but Bangin is out of range.
Bangin throws the left hand but Turunen avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turunen looks to land a right hand but Bangin moved out of range.
Bangin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bangin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bangin throws a body shot but no joy.
Bangin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turunen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bangin.
Turunen staying out of range there.
Turunen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bangin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bangin misses with an uppercut.
Turunen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bangin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turunen. That did some damage!
A big right from Turunen misses.
Bangin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bangin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turunen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bangin.
Bangin throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turunen. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turunen. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bangin defending well as Turunen loads up on a big left hand.
Bangin throws a low kick, looking for Turunen's leg but Turunen calmly moves out of range.
Turunen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bangin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Teuvo Turunen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turunen lands with a nice body punch.
Bangin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turunen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bangin misses.
Bangin lands a lovely overhand right.
Turunen staying out of range there.
Turunen misses with a looping right.
Bangin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turunen with a nice calf kick.
Good work by Turunen as he checks the leg kick.
Turunen is looking for the big counter here.
Turunen throws a right hand that Bangin ducks under and follows up with a left that Bangin also avoids with ease.
Turunen throws a low kick but Bangin avoids it.
Bangin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turunen.
Bangin throws a hook but Turunen blocks it.
A head kick misses from Turunen.
Turunen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turunen connects with the punch.
Bangin misses with a hook.
Turunen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Turunen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turunen lands with an uppercut that bounces Bangin off the cage and back into range.
Turunen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Bangin misses.
Turunen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bangin.
Bangin works the jab nicely.
Turunen misses with a body shot.
It looked like Bangin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turunen.
Bangin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turunen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Bangin misses its intended target.
Turunen connects with a body shot that sends Bangin's belly button to the back.
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!
Turunen throws a shot from downtown. Bangin moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turunen throws a lazy right hand but Bangin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bangin throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Turunen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turunen defending well as Bangin loads up on a big left hand.
Turunen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bangin's corner calls for a 1-2. Bangin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turunen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turunen misses with a body kick.
Bangin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turunen misses with a wild body shot.
Turunen misses with a double jab.
Turunen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
Turunen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bangin.
Turunen throws a low kick but Bangin moves out of range easily.
Bangin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bangin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turunen.
Bangin lunges at Turunen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turunen's hand.
Turunen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Izzy Bangin.
Well Bangin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 49:47
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Bangin!
Izzy Bangin retains his welterweight title!
Izzy Bangin 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Lancaster (ranked 366 p4p, 772 weight class) and Tomomisan Tsuruta (ranked 53 p4p, 107 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomisan Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta throws a jab when Lancaster was well out of range.
Lancaster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tsuruta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tsuruta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
Tsuruta moves out of range of the strikes.
Tsuruta changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tsuruta throws a jab when Lancaster was well out of range.
Oliver Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Tsuruta.
Lancaster lands a nice shot to the body.
Tsuruta slips under a jab from Lancaster.
Tsuruta shoots and misses
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Tsuruta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lancaster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lancaster gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tsuruta needs to keep his hands up - Lancaster had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster misses with a double jab
and Tsuruta counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster is trying to improve his position.
Tsuruta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lancaster keeps working.
Lancaster is looking to reverse the position.
Lancaster is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tsuruta trying to control the action but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Tsuruta in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lancaster is trying to improve his position.
Tsuruta in side control, throwing shots but Lancaster defends.
Tsuruta looks up at the clock and then as Lancaster takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tsuruta smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lancaster is trying to control Tsuruta's posture but Tsuruta avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsuruta wants to control but Lancaster is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lancaster can't do much from the bottom here.
Lancaster controls the position for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Lancaster's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tsuruta landing strikes.
Tsuruta tries to score with some ground and pound. Lancaster controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lancaster is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lancaster can't do much from the bottom here.
Tsuruta looks up at the clock and then as Lancaster takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tsuruta smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lancaster can't do much from the bottom here.
Tsuruta creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lancaster sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lancaster is looking to regain half guard here but Tsuruta keeps moving and retains side control.
Lancaster wants to control but Tsuruta postures up.
Tsuruta trying to control the action but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tsuruta lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tsuruta working the ground and pound.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is trying to control Tsuruta's posture but Tsuruta avoids it.
Lancaster takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lancaster is looking to regain half guard here but Tsuruta keeps moving and retains side control.
Tsuruta happy to just control the position for now.
Lancaster struggling a bit here.
Lancaster taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tsuruta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lancaster keeps working.
Tsuruta is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lancaster will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lancaster stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Tsuruta landing strikes.
Lancaster tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomisan Tsuruta dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lancaster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lancaster misses with a hook.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut
and Lancaster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsuruta was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster.
Tsuruta defending well as Lancaster loads up on a big left hand.
Tsuruta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lancaster but Lancaster pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck for Tsuruta with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tsuruta fails to land with a series of punches.
Tsuruta lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster lands with a nice body punch.
Tsuruta throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsuruta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lancaster throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta misses with a hook to the body
and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lancaster throws a shot to the body.
Lancaster misses the body punch
and Tsuruta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lancaster throws a sloppy body shot
and Tsuruta counters with a straight right hand.
Lancaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lancaster jabs Tsuruta right on the nose. Tsuruta blinks but takes it well.
Tsuruta shoots in and drives through. Lancaster sprawls well.
Oliver Lancaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomomisan Tsuruta.
Lancaster closes the distance and pushes Tsuruta back into the cage.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsuruta changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lancaster fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tsuruta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oliver Lancaster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Lancaster.
Nice sprawl there from Lancaster as Tsuruta shoots in.
A counter left hand to the body from Lancaster misses its target.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsuruta was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster.
Tsuruta jabs at Lancaster's body.
Tsuruta is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lancaster.
Tsuruta misses with a lunging right hand
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Lancaster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta slips under a jab.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsuruta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta shoots in for a double leg but Lancaster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta darts in looking for a takedown but Lancaster gets double underhooks and turns Tsuruta into the cage.
Tsuruta misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Lancaster. No joy for Tsuruta on that attempt.
Lancaster scores with a shot to the body.
Tsuruta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Lancaster.
Lancaster takes a swing at Tsuruta's ribcage but misses.
Tsuruta is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lancaster.
Lancaster tries to clinch but Tsuruta is having none of it.
Lancaster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsuruta.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tsuruta throws a jab but it's blocked by Lancaster.
Tsuruta fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Lancaster finds it's way through Tsuruta's defenses.
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!
Lancaster on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tsuruta gets a double leg takedown into Lancaster's guard.
Tsuruta trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lancaster wants to sweep here but Tsuruta controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Lancaster dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsuruta takes a swing at Lancaster's ribcage but misses.
Tsuruta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lancaster at a distance.
Tsuruta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lancaster.
Tsuruta cracks Lancaster with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsuruta moves away.
Lancaster scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tsuruta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster looks to clinch
and Tsuruta counters with a one-two to the body.
Lancaster moves in looking to clinch but Tsuruta pushes him off.
Lancaster throws a hook but Tsuruta avoids it easily.
A combination from Tsuruta does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta shoots in and gets a takedown into Lancaster's guard.
Lancaster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lancaster pulls Tsuruta in close to prevent any damage.
Tsuruta trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tsuruta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lancaster is on top in guard.
Lancaster wants to stand but Tsuruta is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tsuruta 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.
Lancaster gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands a nice hook to Tsuruta's body. Tsuruta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tsuruta tries to move into range but Lancaster moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Lancaster jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Tsuruta misses
letting Lancaster counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Tsuruta moved out of range.
Tsuruta drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lancaster defends it well.
Tsuruta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lancaster circles away.
Tsuruta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tsuruta gets tackled into the cage by Lancaster. Lancaster maintains the clinch.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Tsuruta controls the action.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Tsuruta controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lancaster avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tsuruta has Lancaster pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lancaster manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oliver Lancaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomomisan Tsuruta.
Tsuruta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lancaster manages to break the clinch.
Tsuruta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lancaster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tsuruta. Tsuruta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice takedown defense from Lancaster. No joy for Tsuruta on that attempt.
A quick step to the side and Lancaster tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster tries to clinch but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Lancaster tries to clinch but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliver Lancaster is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Lancaster misses its intended target.
Tsuruta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster scores with a jab.
Tsuruta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Tsuruta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lancaster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tsuruta shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lancaster's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster is trying to keep Tsuruta in close.
Tsuruta being controlled here momentarily.
Tomomisan Tsuruta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lancaster is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Lancaster showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lancaster has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Lancaster!
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