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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dulles Bush (ranked 1359 p4p, 1043 weight class) and Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit (ranked 152 p4p, 121 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Dulles Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dulles Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bush slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Bush throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Bush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush has closed the distance and engaged Sitsongrit in a clinch.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Bush blocks it.
Bush is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bush's elbow.
Sitsongrit cracks Bush with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bush.
Bush throws a head punch that misses.
Bush lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bushs head.
Bush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bush swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Bush lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bush can't break the clinch.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Bush.
Bush working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
Bush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Bush controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Bush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bush cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Bush can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Bush swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Bush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bush lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit is working for takedown but Bush is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bush fails to land.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Bush.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Bush lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bush misses with some punches.
Bush presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Bush avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Bush throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Bush lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bush's elbow.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit works on Bush's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bush's elbow.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Bush tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Bush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Bush lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bush's elbow.
Bush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit pushes Bush back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Bush lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bush tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Bush.
Bush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bush takes a shot to the head.
Bush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bush throws a head punch that misses.
Bush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bush misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bush.
Bush prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bush scores with a three punch combo!
Bush looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bush walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Bush misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Bush ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Bush on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bush pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Bush settles back down.
Sitsongrit with the counter takedown but Bush avoids it easily.
Bush looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Bush throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush gets a clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bush.
Bush misses with the head strike.
Bush misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Bush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bush lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Bush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bush lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Bush manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bush cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bush to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bush. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
A head kick misses from Bush.
Bush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bush backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bush ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Bush looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit defending well as Bush loads up on a big left hand.
Bush blocks a low kick nicely.
Bush seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bush scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Bush takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Dulles Bush is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bush backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bush checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Bush on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Bush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot that snaps Bush's head back.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bush misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bush misses the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Bush throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit cracks Bush with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bush at a distance.
Bush stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Bush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Bush ducked under it nicely.
Bush swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit flicks out a counter leg kick but Bush steps away.
Sitsongrit has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bush throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bush rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bush misses with a two punch combination.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Bush.
Sitsongrit tests Bush's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bush has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bush missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dulles Bush dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Bush wants to clinch.
Bush moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Bush avoids the punch easily.
Bush is looking for a counter combo.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit swats away the attempt to clinch by Bush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bush lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sloppy strikes from Bush. Those never looked like landing.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Bush.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Bush should have avoided that one.
Bush is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Bush counters with a leg kick.
Bush tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bush moves away.
Bush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bush.
Bush throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bush thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Bush throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Bush walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bush throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bush loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Bush tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit circles away and keeps his distance.
Bush motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Bush throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bush. That did some damage!
Bush misses with a two punch combination.
Sitsongrit feints a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush tries to keep at a distance but Sitsongrit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bush's elbow.
Bush misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bush throws a head kick that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a solid body kick.
Bush thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick.
Bush throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Bush throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Bush - just one landing.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Bush.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
Bush throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bush misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bush in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bush throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
Sitsongrit thumps Bush with a low kick.
Bush wants to clinch
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit works Bush's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sitsongrit 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 1062 p4p, 1090 weight class) and Patrick River (ranked 143 p4p, 149 weight class). River has chosen Pantera - Walk as his entrance music. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick River!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekstrovertti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. River looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ekstrovertti throws a lazy body kick
and River counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ekstrovertti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
Ekstrovertti blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from River.
River clinches with his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Ekstrovertti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
River blocking some punches.
River lands an uppercut.
River's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
River motions for Ekstrovertti to come forward. River throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ekstrovertti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Ekstrovertti there.
River looks for a takedown but Ekstrovertti sprawls well.
Ekstrovertti lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River defending well as Ekstrovertti loads up on a big left hand.
River is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ekstrovertti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ekstrovertti misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River tries a quick counter leg kick but Ekstrovertti is wise to it.
Ekstrovertti looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
River moves out of range as Ekstrovertti throws a body kick.
River throws out a counter right but Ekstrovertti avoids it with no problem.
Ekstrovertti's jab looks to have found its range, popping River under the eye.
River has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
River pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ekstrovertti is out of range and River settles back down.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
River lands a jab to the head.
Ekstrovertti throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
River gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ekstrovertti throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
Ekstrovertti misses with a wild body shot.
Ekstrovertti sets himself, and River steps forward looking for the clinch! Ekstrovertti avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River throws a leg kick but Ekstrovertti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big right from Ekstrovertti misses.
River misses the shot to the body.
Ekstrovertti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
No luck for Ekstrovertti with that takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ekstrovertti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
River gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ekstrovertti counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ekstrovertti is looking for a kimura but River is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ekstrovertti to get the leverage.
River wants to control but Ekstrovertti is keeping busy and won't allow it.
River looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
River is defending against the submission attempts here by Ekstrovertti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ekstrovertti wants to control but River is keeping him busy.
Ekstrovertti looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
River is looking for a sweep. Ekstrovertti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
River trying to control but Ekstrovertti postures up.
River is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ekstrovertti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but River does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ekstrovertti trying to mount his opponent but River defends it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
River is refusing to be controlled, as Ekstrovertti sits in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
River doesn't manage to clinch there - Ekstrovertti circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Ekstrovertti misses the target.
River checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like River was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick from Ekstrovertti, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ekstrovertti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
River misses with a wild body shot.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vertti Ekstrovertti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
River misses with a hook. Ekstrovertti ducked under it nicely.
Ekstrovertti closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ekstrovertti looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
River is trying to control but can't.
River is looking for a sweep. Ekstrovertti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ekstrovertti lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ekstrovertti seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekstrovertti seems to be working for a kimura but River defends the submission attempt.
River keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
River looking for submissions off his back.
River actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
River wants to control but Ekstrovertti is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ekstrovertti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
Ekstrovertti is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
River is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ekstrovertti scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ekstrovertti seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ekstrovertti is working for a submission of some sort.
River actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
River is trying to get back to full guard.
River has his hands clasped together around Ekstrovertti's back. He's all about the action.
River won't allow Ekstrovertti to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River is in trouble now - Ekstrovertti has advanced to mount!
Ekstrovertti landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti tries to control but River wriggling away.
River tries to hold on but Ekstrovertti pushes him away.
Ekstrovertti jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… River is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by River and Ekstrovertti has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
River taking punishment in the form of punches.
River is looking to reverse the position.
Ekstrovertti advances to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ekstrovertti has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of River's face.
River is desperately trying to improve his position but Ekstrovertti has a good base and remains in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vertti Ekstrovertti dominated that second round.
That's time! Ekstrovertti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
River 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.
Ekstrovertti wants to slow River down by chopping away at his legs.
Vertti Ekstrovertti is winning the standup battle so far.
Ekstrovertti misses the shot to the body.
River avoids the body shot from Ekstrovertti.
River stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ekstrovertti.
River walks into a stiff left hand from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti tries a low kick but River avoids it.
Ekstrovertti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ekstrovertti is looking to chop away at River's legs.
River throws out a loose jab but Ekstrovertti uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vertti Ekstrovertti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River blocks the body kick.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekstrovertti is just out of range.
Ekstrovertti avoids the body shot from River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti throws a quick inside leg kick.
River on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ekstrovertti blocks a leg kick.
River moves out of range as Ekstrovertti throws a body kick.
River steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ekstrovertti.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
River fails in his attempt to clinch.
River throws a leg kick
and Ekstrovertti counters with a takedown into side control.
Ekstrovertti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ekstrovertti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ekstrovertti is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, River has escaped the position, nice work there.
River gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti is looking to advance position but River won't allow it.
Ekstrovertti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ekstrovertti is looking to take a break and control but River is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekstrovertti wants to work for an arm triangle but River is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ekstrovertti lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Patrick River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti stalling away here and it's allowed River to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ekstrovertti trying to control the position from guard on top but River is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ekstrovertti got a little sloppy there for a moment and River has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ekstrovertti has managed to get both his arms back between River's legs - danger averted.
River is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
River is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ekstrovertti defends well.
River is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti actively working from the bottom here.
Vertti Ekstrovertti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ekstrovertti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ekstrovertti trying to control but River postures up.
Ekstrovertti wants to sweep but River has passed to side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekstrovertti is trying to control River's posture but River avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vertti Ekstrovertti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ekstrovertti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vertti Ekstrovertti!
After the fight, Vertti Ekstrovertti 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gomu Gomu (ranked 1413 p4p, 951 weight class) and Carlos Ruas (ranked 42 p4p, 40 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gomu Gomu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Ruas!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas dips to his left and cracks Gomu with an uppercut!
 It looks like Gomu Gomu has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Ruas.
Gomu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gomu 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 Ruas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ruas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gomu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carlos Ruas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Gomu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ruas fails to land the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Ruas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Ruas.
Gomu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruas is out of range.
Ruas connects with a body shot.
Ruas scores with a hook to the body. Gomu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas lands a head shot.
Ruas cracks Gomu with a good jab.
Gomu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ruas shoots in and drives through. Gomu sprawls well.
Ruas throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomu.
Ruas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomu at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomu. Ruas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomu's corner calls for a 1-2. Gomu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 It looks like Carlos Ruas has been cut.
Ruas blocks a jab.
Gomu avoids the body shot from Ruas.
Gomu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ruas counters with a shoot takedown. Gomu fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gomu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gomu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ruas looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruas, not yet.
Ruas pulls Gomu in close to prevent any damage.
Gomu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ruas trying to control the position.
Gomu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ruas looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruas, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ruas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gomu is not content to let Ruas control the position.
Gomu is looking to improve his position.
Gomu is working hard here to advance position.
Ruas tries to pass to full mount but Gomu defends it.
Gomu is trying to control but Ruas manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruas with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Gomu is working to get back to half guard.
Gomu is trying to escape the mount but Ruas keeps good control and instead manages to take Gomu's back.
Ruas has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gomu has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Gomu is really stuck here.
Gomu preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ruas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ruas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gomu misses the shot to the body.
And Ruas tries to counter it with a takedown but Gomu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ruas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruas. That snapped Gomu's head back.
Ruas works the jab nicely.
Ruas misses with a body shot.
Gomu takes one on the button.
Gomu throws a right hand that Ruas ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruas also avoids with ease.
Ruas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carlos Ruas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruas to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruas shoots in but no luck this time.
A quick step to the side and Gomu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruas moves out of range of the leg kick from Gomu.
Gomu takes one to the side of the head.
Ruas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ruas or perhaps it was just good defense by Gomu, which made it look bad.
Ruas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruas avoids the body shot from Gomu.
Gomu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gomu lands a jab.
Ruas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gomu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ruas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gomu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gomu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gomu on the side of the head.
Ruas's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruas darts in looking for a takedown but Gomu gets double underhooks and turns Ruas into the cage.
Gomu Gomu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Ruas.
Ruas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruas fails to land the takedown.
Gomu misses with an uppercut.
Ruas misses the shot to the body.
Ruas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruas fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruas with a hook.
Ruas lands with an overhand left.
Good shot there by Ruas.
Gomu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ruas if he has to take too many more of those.
Gomu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruas.
Ruas throws a good cross that connects.
Ruas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruas misses with a takedown attempt - Gomu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gomu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gomu defends it nicely.
Ruas shoots in looking for a takedown but Gomu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ruas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gomu throws the kick towards the body but Ruas avoids it.
Gomu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruas cracks Gomu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Ruas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomu misses with a straight right.
Gomu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ruas.
Gomu cracks Ruas with a good jab.
A slow jab from Gomu misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ruas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Gomu. No joy for Ruas on that attempt.
Gomu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ruas throws a jab when Gomu was well out of range.
Gomu throwing a counter right hand but Ruas manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Gomu.
Ruas lunges at Gomu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gomu's hand.
Gomu moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruas slips a jab from Gomu.
Ruas lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomu off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomu. Ruas does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruas connects with a body shot that sends Gomu's belly button to the back.
Ruas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gomu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ruas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ruas scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomu takes one to the chin there.
Ruas takes one to the side of the head.
Ruas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Ruas tries to counter it with a takedown but Gomu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gomu misses with a looping right.
And Ruas tries to counter it with a takedown but Gomu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ruas lands a right hook to the body.
Ruas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomu momentarily.
Ruas slips a straight right by Gomu.
Gomu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot by Ruas.
Gomu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruas to score with a decent uppercut.
Gomu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 Gomu is rocked!
Gomu walks straight into a right hand from Ruas - that's dropped him! Ruas jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Gomu from any more punishment! Gomu complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Carlos Ruas!
Our winner, Carlos Ruas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hin Areni (ranked 726 p4p, 767 weight class) and Disco Kid (ranked 89 p4p, 94 weight class). Areni comes into the arena with Mosaique blaring out of the sound system. Kid comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wu Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Disco Kid is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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22 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hin Areni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Disco Kid!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Areni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kid tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Areni or perhaps it was just good defense by Kid, which made it look bad.
Kid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Areni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kid scores with a body shot.
Kid tests Areni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kid throws a body shot but no joy.
Areni drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Areni stands up over Kid, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Our spies down at at The House Of Pain inform us that Kid has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Areni wants to control from the top but Kid keeps moving.
Areni is really struggling to control Kid but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Areni is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kid looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Areni controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kid controls Areni momentarily but Areni frees himself.
Kid pulls Areni in close to prevent any damage.
Kid looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kid is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Areni rolls with it to try and escape but Kid cranks on the arm and Areni is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Disco Kid!
Disco Kid 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 Tomoe Gozen (ranked 1265 p4p, 678 weight class) and Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 152 p4p, 85 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Phetboonme's choice of entrance music: Iron Man. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomoe Gozen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Kongchai Phetboonme!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gozen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phetboonme.
Gozen throws a hook to the side of Phetboonme's head but Phetboonme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme throws an off balance right hand
and Gozen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phetboonme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gozen misses with a body shot.
Phetboonme throws a lazy right hand but Gozen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Gozen misses.
Phetboonme looks to score with a jab to the body but Gozen is just out of range.
Phetboonme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A clash of legs there as Phetboonme blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phetboonme throws a hook but Gozen blocks it.
Gozen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Phetboonme rushes Gozen and presses him up against the cage.
Gozen tries a body shot but Phetboonme blocks it.
Gozen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gozen.
Gozen looking to throw knees to the head but Phetboonme is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gozen.
Phetboonme swings wildly with an uppercut but Gozen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gozen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Phetboonme swings wildly with an uppercut but Gozen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Phetboonme fails to land.
Gozen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phetboonme softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phetboonme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gozen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phetboonme blocks it with crossed arms.
Phetboonme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phetboonme as Gozen tries to tie him up.
Phetboonme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gozen tries to work over Phetboonme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phetboonme lands a shot to the body.
Gozen misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme working aggressively here.
Gozen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen misses with a knee strike.
Gozen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Gozen blocks it.
Gozen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gozen digs a right hand underneath Phetboonme's ribcage. Phetboonme let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gozen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Gozen.
Gozen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phetboonme lands a body punch in the clinch.
Phetboonme misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Phetboonme.
A short right from Phetboonme on the inside.
Gozen lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gozen cracks Phetboonme with a nice body shot.
Gozen can't find room to land a body shot as Phetboonme controls the action.
Phetboonme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phetboonme has a couple of punches blocked by Gozen.
Phetboonme lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gozen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gozen throws a hook but Phetboonme avoids it easily.
Phetboonme drives through and clinches with Gozen against the cage.
Phetboonme scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gozen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gozen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Phetboonme up against the cage.
Gozen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gozen is leaning against Phetboonme and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Phetboonme throws a punch but it's blocked by Gozen.
Phetboonme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gozen blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phetboonme misses with some punches.
Phetboonme softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gozen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phetboonme backwards.
Phetboonme lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gozen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Gozen.
Phetboonme misses with a punch on the inside.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Gozen controls the action.
Phetboonme lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gozen backwards.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch.
Gozen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phetboonme pushes Gozen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gozen is looking to break free of the clinch but Phetboonme has double underhooks.
Gozen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gozen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gozen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phetboonme slips a straight right by Gozen.
Phetboonme moves into the clinch successfully.
Gozen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gozen misses with a knee strike.
Gozen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phetboonme throws a punch but it's blocked by Gozen.
Phetboonme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kongchai Phetboonme will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Phetboonme wants to clinch up but Gozen keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Gozen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phetboonme slips under a jab.
Gozen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Gozen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme throws a series of strikes that have Gozen backpedaling.
Phetboonme lands a leg kick that knocks Gozen off balance momentarily.
Gozen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Phetboonme on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gozen throws a low kick, looking for Phetboonme's leg but Phetboonme calmly moves out of range.
Phetboonme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gozen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phetboonme avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gozen misses with a double jab.
Gozen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phetboonme.
Gozen lands a nice hook to Phetboonme's body. Phetboonme takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some wild striking there from Gozen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gozen throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've been told by Gozen's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gozen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gozen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phetboonme looks to land a body kick but Gozen moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from Gozen misses its target.
Phetboonme missing with a left hand there. Gozen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gozen throws a jab when Phetboonme was well out of range.
Gozen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phetboonme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phetboonme digs a good body shot into Gozen's ribs.
Tomoe Gozen is winning the standup battle so far.
Gozen throws a right and a left that Phetboonme avoids nicely.
Phetboonme swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gozen misses the shot to the body.
Gozen's corner calls for a 1-2. Gozen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme misses with a looping left.
Gozen misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Phetboonme catches Gozen right on the button with a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gozen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gozen.
Phetboonme moves out of range of the strikes.
Gozen throws a body punch but Phetboonme moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Gozen misses.
Good leg kick by Gozen.
Gozen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Phetboonme rushes Gozen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Phetboonme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kongchai Phetboonme seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Phetboonme working aggressively here.
Gozen misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Phetboonme.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phetboonme throws a punch but it's blocked by Gozen.
Phetboonme lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gozen prevents a body shot from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme working aggressively here.
Gozen struggles to land a body shot inside as Phetboonme controls his hands.
Phetboonme misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme misses with some punches.
Gozen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phetboonme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gozen's elbow.
Phetboonme prevents a body shot from Gozen.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phetboonme swings wildly with an uppercut but Gozen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phetboonme avoids the elbow strike from Gozen, against the cage.
Phetboonme scores with a shot to the side of Gozen's head.
Gozen throws a head punch that misses.
Gozen tries to land a knee to the head but Phetboonme blocks with his arms.
Gozen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phetboonme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phetboonme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gozen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phetboonme avoids a wild elbow strike from Gozen.
Phetboonme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gozen breaks the clinch.
Gozen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phetboonme is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gozen with a body shot.
Gozen lands with a shot to the body.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick which misses Gozen's front leg but catches the back leg as Gozen tries to avoid it.
Phetboonme scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gozen in his tracks.
Phetboonme connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Phetboonme scores with a nice body kick.
Phetboonme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gozen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gozen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phetboonme. Phetboonme obviously looking to wear him down.
Phetboonme ducks under a wild hook from Gozen.
Gozen clobbers Phetboonme with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kongchai Phetboonme 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!
Good standup being displayed there by Phetboonme as he connects with a hook.
Gozen takes a swing at Phetboonme's ribcage but misses.
Gozen throws an off balance right hand
and Phetboonme counters with a nice body shot.
Phetboonme scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gozen is rocked!
Gozen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Gozen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gozen misses the shot to the body.
Phetboonme's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gozen under the eye.
Phetboonme tries to close the distance and clinch but Gozen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gozen lands with an uppercut that bounces Phetboonme off the cage and back into range.
Phetboonme pushes Gozen up against the cage in a clinch.
Gozen seems to have got his legs back now.
Gozen can't find room to land a body shot as Phetboonme controls the action.
Gozen leaning against his opponent.
Gozen struggles to land a body shot inside as Phetboonme controls his hands.
Phetboonme dodges an elbow strike from Gozen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phetboonme.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gozen tries to throw a body punch but Phetboonme avoids it by throwing Gozen back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phetboonme misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gozen.
Gozen trying to stall but Phetboonme improves his position.
Gozen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gozen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phetboonme's elbow.
Phetboonme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gozen tries a knee to the head but Phetboonme blocks it.
Phetboonme swings wildly with an uppercut but Gozen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gozen 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.
Phetboonme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Gozen.
Gozen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phetboonme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phetboonme lands a nice shot to the body.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phetboonme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Gozen fails to land.
Phetboonme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomoe Gozen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kongchai Phetboonme is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen tries a body shot but Phetboonme blocks it.
Gozen throws an elbow that misses.
Phetboonme prevents a body shot from Gozen.
Gozen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gozen misses with the head strike.
Gozen tries to work over Phetboonme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gozen working aggressively here.
Phetboonme scores with a shot to the side of Gozen's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gozen tries to work over Phetboonme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gozen misses with a knee strike.
Gozen struggles to land a body shot inside as Phetboonme controls his hands.
Phetboonme misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen tries to throw a body punch but Phetboonme avoids it by throwing Gozen back against the cage.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Gozen.
Gozen misses with some punches.
Gozen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gozen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Phetboonme prevents a body shot from Gozen.
Gozen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Gozen.
Gozen gets through Phetboonme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gozen.
Gozen tries to work over Phetboonme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gozen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gozen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gozen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gozen misses with a knee to the head.
Gozen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Phetboonme blocks an uppercut.
Phetboonme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gozen's elbow.
Gozen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gozen tries to work over Phetboonme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gozen tries a knee to the head but Phetboonme blocks it.
Gozen stalling the fight.
Phetboonme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gozen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phetboonme backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomoe Gozen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Phetboonme 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kongchai Phetboonme!
During a confident post fight interview, Kongchai Phetboonme thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Cobb (ranked 672 p4p, 481 weight class) and Elric Wolfsbruder (ranked 26 p4p, 19 weight class). Wolfsbruder has chosen Cradel to the grave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elric Wolfsbruder!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfsbruder slips a straight right by Cobb.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Wolfsbruder finds it's way through Cobb's defenses.
It looks like Tyson Cobb has been cut.
Wolfsbruder defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
Cobb misses with a hook
and Wolfsbruder counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wolfsbruder.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder lands with a light punch inside.
Wolfsbruder blocks a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb blocks an uppercut.
Wolfsbruder misses with a body punch.
A short right from Cobb.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobb.
Wolfsbruder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but Wolfsbruder blocks it.
Cobb lands with a light punch inside.
Wolfsbruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolfsbruder lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cobb misses with a body punch.
Cobb blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfsbruder has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Cobb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wolfsbruder backwards.
Wolfsbruder breaks the clinch.
Wolfsbruder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cobb.
Cobb moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
Wolfsbruder connects with a crisp jab.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
Wolfsbruder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cobb in his tracks.
Wolfsbruder scores with a sloppy right hand. Cobb should have avoided that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Wolfsbruder blocks the leg kick.
Cobb has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Wolfsbruder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Cobb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolfsbruder manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb throws a solid leg kick but Wolfsbruder takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cobb.
A good leg kick by Cobb.
Cobb shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfsbruder throws a looping overhand right but Cobb ducks down to avoid it.
Wolfsbruder throws a series of punches but Cobb avoids them all with ease.
Cobb slips a jab and a cross from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Cobb has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wolfsbruder finds it's way round the side to connect with Cobb's head.
Tyson Cobb's cut is getting worse.
Cobb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wolfsbruder throws a hook but Cobb avoids it easily.
Wolfsbruder throws a leg kick that misses.
Wolfsbruder cracks Cobb with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cobb is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wolfsbruder's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wolfsbruder cracks Cobb with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wolfsbruder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
Nice uppercut there from Cobb.
Cobb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolfsbruder was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobb.
Wolfsbruder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wolfsbruder cracks Cobb with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyson Cobb's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cobb tests Wolfsbruder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cobb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cobb throws an overhand right that lands on Wolfsbruder's shoulder, as Wolfsbruder tries to avoid the shot.
Wolfsbruder cracks Cobb with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cobb scores with a body shot.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
Wolfsbruder tries a quick counter leg kick but Cobb is wise to it.
Cobb scores with a hook to the body. Wolfsbruder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
Wolfsbruder looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Wolfsbruder throws a jab when Cobb was well out of range.
Cobb works Wolfsbruder's body with a nice hook.
Cobb cracks Wolfsbruder with an uppercut from hell and Wolfsbruder crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Cobb's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
It looks like Elric Wolfsbruder has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb is looking to stand up but Wolfsbruder won't let him.
Cobb won't allow Wolfsbruder to sweep him here.
Wolfsbruder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cobb's guard.
Wolfsbruder trying to control but Cobb is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolfsbruder tries to free his leg and advance position but Cobb is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elric Wolfsbruder will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cobb throws out a leg kick but Wolfsbruder moves out of range and Cobb only half commits.
Tyson Cobb is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Cobb misses.
Wolfsbruder is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good shot there by Wolfsbruder.
Cobb feints a jab promting Wolfsbruder to slip. Cobb then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wolfsbruder slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Cobb.
Cobb lands a nice shot that snaps Wolfsbruder's head back.
Wolfsbruder misses with an uppercut.
Wolfsbruder connects with a nice looking jab.
Wolfsbruder misses with an uppercut.
Wolfsbruder has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cobb on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Cobb.
Cobb swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cobb looks to land a left hand but Wolfsbruder moved out of range nicely.
Wolfsbruder throws a hook to the side of Cobb's head but Cobb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cobb swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wolfsbruder counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wolfsbruder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot by Cobb.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
Wolfsbruder doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cobb looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jeez, Tyson Cobb's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wolfsbruder.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Wolfsbruder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb lands a head shot.
Wolfsbruder darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tyson Cobb's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Elric Wolfsbruder!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Elric Wolfsbruder made sure he mentioned Hardcore Alchemy, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papa Legba (ranked 207 p4p, 410 weight class) and Shane Raffington (ranked 28 p4p, 56 weight class). Raffington has chosen Logan Lucky as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Legba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raffington misses with a hook.
Raffington scores with a hook to the body. Legba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Legba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raffington lands a front kick.
Raffington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Legba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raffington connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Legba scrambles back to his feet.
Legba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Legba lands with a cross.
Legba tries to move into range but Raffington moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Legba shoots in for a takedown but Raffington shows good takedown defense.
Legba lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raffington takes the fight into the clinch.
Legba tries to work over Raffington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Legba has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Legba throws a punch but it's blocked by Raffington.
A body shot lands from Legba.
Legba misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington swings wildly with an uppercut but Legba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legba presses Raffington against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Raffington tries to work over Legba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Legba as the two fighters clinch.
Legba scores with a shot to the side of Raffington's head.
Legba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Raffington pulls his leg out and moves away.
Legba avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Raffington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Legba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Legba wants the takedown. Raffington is fighting it off but Legba persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Raffington's guard against the cage.
Raffington is adopting a defensive guard.
Legba sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Legba passes Raffington's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raffington keeps working.
Raffington is trying to stand.
Legba tries to pass to full mount but Raffington defends it.
Raffington is staying active underneath Legba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Legba is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Raffington!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legba takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legba is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Raffington is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Raffington flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Legba anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Raffington and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Legba slips an arm under Raffington chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Legba has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Legba is squeezing on Raffington like an anaconda would it's prey. Raffington fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Papa Legba!
A very excited looking Papa Legba rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joy Rones (ranked 316 p4p, 137 weight class) and Julio Regueiro (ranked 50 p4p, 19 weight class). Rones's entrance music is Side to Side. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joy Rones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Regueiro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro jabs Rones right on the nose. Rones blinks but takes it well.
Rones moves forwards but Regueiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rones closes the distance and clinches.
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Regueiro, pushing him back against the cage.
Rones has had enough of the clinch but Regueiro keeps him there for the moment.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Regueiro. That one must have hurt.
A slow jab from Rones misses its intended target.
Regueiro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Brasil in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Regueiro does it's job there.
Rones rushes Regueiro and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro lands with a left to the head.
Rones breaks the clinch.
Regueiro thuds his right hand into Rones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rones moves into the clinch.
Regueiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Regueiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rones.
Rones takes a swing at Regueiro's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Regueiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A solid body kick from Regueiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro looks to throw the jab but Rones is out of range.
Regueiro throws a front kick that sends Rones stumbling back into the cage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've been informed that Regueiro 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.
Regueiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Regueiro lands with a right to the head.
Regueiro manages to break the clinch.
Rones avoids a kick to the body.
Rones misses with an uppercut. Regueiro saw that one coming.
Regueiro flicks out a counter leg kick but Rones steps away.
Regueiro throws a hook but Rones blocks it.
A left lands for Regueiro.
Rones misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Regueiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Regueiro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab by Regueiro.
Regueiro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Regueiro scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Regueiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro thumps Rones with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Regueiro gets tackled into the cage by Rones. Rones maintains the clinch.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Regueiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Regueiro scores with a spinning back kick!
Rones closes the distance and clinches.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Regueiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Regueiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Regueiro throws a head kick that misses.
Rones throws a jab when Regueiro was well out of range.
Regueiro lands a head kick!
Rones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Regueiro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Regueiro takes one to the side of the head.
Regueiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Regueiro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Julio Regueiro has been cut.
Rones slips a straight right by Regueiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro lands a body shot.
Regueiro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rones with a nice calf kick.
Rones ducks right into an uppercut from Regueiro.
Regueiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rones manages to avoid it.
Rones blocks a jab.
Rones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Regueiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Rones.
Rones slips a jab from Regueiro.
No joy there for Regueiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Regueiro.
Rones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Regueiro misses with a hook. Rones ducked under it nicely.
Rones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A clash of legs there as Regueiro blocks the low kick.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Regueiro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rones throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro throws a hook but Rones avoids it easily.
Regueiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Regueiro.
Rones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Regueiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Julio Regueiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regueiro looks to land a left hand but Rones moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Rones was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Regueiro.
Rones rushes Regueiro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Regueiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Regueiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rones walks into a straight right hand from Regueiro.
Rones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A left lands for Regueiro.
Regueiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Regueiro's corner calls for a 1-2. Regueiro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Regueiro misses with a straight right.
Regueiro misses with a body kick.
A head kick from Regueiro lands but Rones takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Regueiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro'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.
Rones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Regueiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Julio Regueiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rones tries a head kick but it misses.
Regueiro with a jab.
Rones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Regueiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rones's elbow.
Rones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rones drives through and clinches with Regueiro against the cage.
Regueiro manages to break the clinch.
Regueiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rones.
Rones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Regueiro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Regueiro.
A cross from Regueiro lands.
Regueiro looks to throw the jab but Rones is out of range.
Regueiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rones lands with a kick to the temple. Regueiro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rones misses with the combination.
Regueiro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro scores with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Regueiro.
Good shot there by Regueiro.
Regueiro thuds his right hand into Rones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Regueiro tries to move into range but Rones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
Nice cross by Regueiro.
Rones tries a head kick but it misses.
Rones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Regueiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Rones slips a straight right by Regueiro.
Rones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Regueiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Rones.
A good leg kick by Regueiro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Regueiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Regueiro misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab by Regueiro.
Rones misses with a head kick.
Regueiro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Regueiro throws a big shot that misses.
Regueiro throws a lazy right hand but Rones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Regueiro throws a hook but Rones blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Rones misses its target.
Rones defending well as Regueiro loads up on a big left hand.
Regueiro takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick from Regueiro lands but Rones takes it in his stride.
Regueiro throws a big shot that misses.
Rones darts in and clinches Regueiro up against the cage.
Regueiro has a couple of punches blocked by Rones.
Regueiro breaks the clinch.
Rones checks a low kick from Regueiro.
Good leg kick by Regueiro.
Regueiro misses with a straight left.
Regueiro missing with a left hand there. Rones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Rones does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro feints a jab promting Rones to slip. Regueiro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rones loads up on a big right hand but Regueiro slips the punch.
Rones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Regueiro.
Regueiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rones.
A slow jab from Regueiro misses its intended target.
Regueiro moves out of range as Rones strikes.
Regueiro throws a big counter head kick but Rones avoids it with no problem.
Rones clinches.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Regueiro slips under a jab.
A solid body kick from Regueiro.
Rones will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice shot lands for Rones.
Rones loads up on a big right hand but Regueiro slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Regueiro.
Regueiro with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Regueiro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Regueiro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rones's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro misses the jab.
Rones clinches with his opponent.
Joy Rones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Regueiro manages to break the clinch.
Regueiro throws a hook but Rones avoids it easily.
Regueiro dodges the punch combination from Rones.
A slapping body kick lands there for Regueiro.
Rones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Regueiro misses with a straight right.
Regueiro jabs Rones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Regueiro.
Regueiro cracks Rones with an open hand slap.
Regueiro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rones checks a low kick from Regueiro.
Rones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Regueiro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Regueiro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Regueiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rones moves out of range as Regueiro strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Regueiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
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.
Regueiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rones.
Regueiro blocks a jab.
Rones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Regueiro cracks Rones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rones clinches with his opponent.
Regueiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Regueiro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rones momentarily.
A big right from Regueiro misses.
Rones attempts a counter takedown but Regueiro avoids it well and moves away.
Regueiro throws a leg kick which misses Rones's front leg but catches the back leg as Rones tries to avoid it.
Rones misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rones throws a head kick that half lands.
Regueiro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Regueiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rones.
Regueiro looks to land a left hand but Rones moved out of range nicely.
Rones thuds his shin into the meat of Regueiro's side.
Regueiro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rones back to the cage. Regueiro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Regueiro - just one landing.
Rones ducks under a wild hook from Regueiro.
Rones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Regueiro avoids the head kick by Rones.
Rones throws a poor cross that misses
and Regueiro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Regueiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rones.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Regueiro.
Rones throws a shot from downtown. Regueiro moves away and avoids it.
Regueiro slips a jab and a cross from Rones.
Regueiro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rones throws an overhand right that lands on Regueiro's shoulder, as Regueiro tries to avoid the shot.
Regueiro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Regueiro lands a right hook to the body.
Regueiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Rones.
A lazy left from Regueiro finds it's target.
Rones lands a head kick!
That has opened up Julio Regueiro's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joy Rones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rones tries to move into range but Regueiro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Regueiro scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rones doesn't seem bothered though.
Rones misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Regueiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Regueiro lands a right hook to the body.
Rones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Regueiro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rones avoids the head kick by Regueiro.
A swing and a miss from Regueiro.
Rones is looking to counter with a body kick.
Regueiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rones misses with a head kick.
Regueiro misses with a straight left.
Regueiro lands a jab-cross combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Regueiro, as that shot connected.
Regueiro misses with a kick to the body.
Joy Rones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rones misses the shot to the body.
Regueiro throws out a counter right but Rones avoids it with no problem.
Regueiro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Regueiro connects with a jab.
Regueiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Regueiro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rones if he has to take too many more of those.
Regueiro misses with a kick to the body.
Rones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut
and Rones counters with a straight right hand.
Regueiro throws an overhand right that lands on Rones's shoulder, as Rones tries to avoid the shot.
Regueiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rones.
Rones is looking to counter punch.
Regueiro misses with a wild combination.
Regueiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Regueiro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rones scores with a push kick.
Regueiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rones tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Regueiro.
Rones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Regueiro breaks the clinch.
Julio Regueiro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Regueiro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Regueiro.
Regueiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Regueiro.
That kick from Regueiro tenderised Rones's leg. Rones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Regueiro.
Both fighters circling a little - Regueiro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Regueiro misses with a looping right.
Rones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Regueiro throws a leg kick which misses Rones's front leg but catches the back leg as Rones tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Regueiro.
Regueiro moves out of range as Rones strikes.
Rones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Regueiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Regueiro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Regueiro!
Julio Regueiro decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santino Lombardo (ranked 7 p4p, 90 weight class) and Husein Magomaevaboff (ranked 2 p4p, 12 weight class). Lombardo comes to the cage accompanied by Illusions. Magomaevaboff has chosen Shaolin of Dagestan as his entrance music. 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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180
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World class boxer
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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 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Santino Lombardo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Husein Magomaevaboff!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomaevaboff throws a half hearted mid kick.
Magomaevaboff takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lombardo scores with a body shot.
Magomaevaboff defending well as Lombardo loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Lombardo there.
Magomaevaboff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Magomaevaboff misses
and Lombardo counters with a nice body kick.
Magomaevaboff swinging wildly here.
Lombardo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Magomaevaboff finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombardo scores with a punch to the head.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombardo.
Lombardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magomaevaboff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magomaevaboff changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magomaevaboff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lombardo.
Santino Lombardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombardo misses with an uppercut.
Lombardo connects with an inside leg kick.
Lombardo misses with a wild body shot.
Lombardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body kick.
Magomaevaboff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lombardo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lombardo lands a leg kick that knocks Magomaevaboff off balance momentarily.
Magomaevaboff misses with an uppercut.
Magomaevaboff walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lombardo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lombardo.
Magomaevaboff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomaevaboff manages to avoid it.
Lombardo throws an overhand right that lands on Magomaevaboff's shoulder, as Magomaevaboff tries to avoid the shot.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombardo.
Magomaevaboff throws a lazy uppercut
and Lombardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomaevaboff slips under a jab from Lombardo.
Lombardo moves away from the strike by Magomaevaboff.
Nice defenses there by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff defending well as Lombardo loads up on a big left hand.
Lombardo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Magomaevaboff doesn't seem bothered though.
Lombardo tests Magomaevaboff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magomaevaboff. Lombardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombardo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lombardo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Magomaevaboff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lombardo moves away from the strike by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff lands with a good body shot.
Lombardo checks a leg kick.
Magomaevaboff throws a leg kick which misses Lombardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Lombardo tries to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Lombardo.
Magomaevaboff throws a jab but it's blocked by Lombardo.
Lombardo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lombardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff lands a jab to Lombardo's midsection.
Magomaevaboff tries to score with a low kick but Lombardo moves his leg out of the way.
Magomaevaboff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lombardo throws out the jab.
Lombardo throws a jab when Magomaevaboff was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo misses with a left hand
and Lombardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lombardo lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomaevaboff misses with a body shot.
Magomaevaboff fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lombardo checks it well.
Magomaevaboff lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lombardo throws a big shot that misses.
Magomaevaboff appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lombardo tries to work over Magomaevaboff's front leg with a kick but Magomaevaboff checks it.
Lombardo lands a leg kick that knocks Magomaevaboff off balance momentarily.
Magomaevaboff pushes Lombardo up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Magomaevaboff fails to land.
Lombardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lombardo lands with a left to the head.
Magomaevaboff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lombardo's elbow.
Lombardo prevents the takedown attempt.
Magomaevaboff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Lombardo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lombardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magomaevaboff throws out the jab.
Magomaevaboff moves out of range as Lombardo strikes.
Magomaevaboff will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Magomaevaboff misses with a hook.
Lombardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomaevaboff manages to avoid it.
Magomaevaboff tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lombardo throws a wild body kick that Magomaevaboff sees coming a mile off.
Magomaevaboff steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Magomaevaboff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lombardo lands a nice hook to Magomaevaboff's body. Magomaevaboff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lombardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magomaevaboff.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomaevaboff walks into a stiff left hand from Lombardo.
Magomaevaboff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magomaevaboff misses with a leg kick
and Lombardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lombardo throws the left hand but Magomaevaboff avoids the punch easily.
Magomaevaboff staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo scores with a jab.
Lombardo clobbers Magomaevaboff with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Magomaevaboff blocks the body kick.
Lombardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Magomaevaboff is just out of range.
Lombardo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lombardo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lombardo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Magomaevaboff attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lombardo cracks Magomaevaboff with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Magomaevaboff 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.
Lombardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Magomaevaboff misses with an uppercut
and Lombardo counters with a good low kick that Magomaevaboff was not able to check.
Santino Lombardo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Lombardo.
Magomaevaboff connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Santino Lombardo has been cut.
Lombardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lombardo lands a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lombardo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Magomaevaboff.
Lombardo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Magomaevaboff's coach down at Chakuriki LA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Magomaevaboff's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Magomaevaboff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magomaevaboff 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.
Magomaevaboff misses with a looping right.
Lombardo throws out a loose jab but Magomaevaboff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombardo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Magomaevaboff with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo throws a push kick but Magomaevaboff slaps the foot to one side.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body kick.
Lombardo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lombardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Lombardo lands a nice looking body kick.
Lombardo throws a leg kick but Magomaevaboff sees it coming and moves out of range.
Magomaevaboff moves away from the strike by Lombardo.
Lombardo jabs Magomaevaboff right on the nose. Magomaevaboff blinks but takes it well.
Magomaevaboff throws an overhand right that lands on Lombardo's shoulder, as Lombardo tries to avoid the shot.
Magomaevaboff takes a swing at Lombardo's ribcage but misses.
Lombardo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lombardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomaevaboff can do to turn this around?
Lombardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magomaevaboff.
Lombardo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Magomaevaboff was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magomaevaboff blocks the body kick.
Magomaevaboff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lombardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lombardo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lombardo misses with the body kick
and Magomaevaboff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomaevaboff throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lombardo scores with a nice body kick.
Magomaevaboff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lombardo cracks Magomaevaboff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lombardo lands with a nice body kick.
Lombardo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A leg kick checked by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lombardo throws a leg kick which misses Magomaevaboff's front leg but catches the back leg as Magomaevaboff tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Lombardo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Santino Lombardo's cut.
That's time! Lombardo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Magomaevaboff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff throws the left hand but Lombardo avoids the punch easily.
Magomaevaboff feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lombardos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Magomaevaboff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lombardo as he jumps to the side.
Magomaevaboff sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Magomaevaboff gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombardo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Magomaevaboff has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lombardo.
Lombardo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Magomaevaboff will feel that in the morning.
Lombardo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magomaevaboff swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lombardo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Magomaevaboff's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lombardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lombardo tests Magomaevaboff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff connects with a looping right hand.
Lombardo misses with a low kick as Magomaevaboff jumps back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lombardo.
Lombardo throws a front kick that sends Magomaevaboff stumbling back into the cage.
Magomaevaboff walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lombardo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lombardo misses with a looping left.
Magomaevaboff throws a leg kick but Lombardo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lombardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff lands with a good body shot.
Magomaevaboff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lombardo. Lombardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Lombardo's corner calls for a 1-2. Lombardo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lombardo throws a body shot but no joy.
Lombardo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Lombardo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magomaevaboff doesn't seem phased though.
Lombardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lombardo misses with a low kick.
Magomaevaboff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lombardo to score with a decent uppercut.
Lombardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomaevaboff.
Lombardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Magomaevaboff's sensitive parts.
Magomaevaboff shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Lombardo.
Lombardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Magomaevaboff moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lombardo lands with a shot to the body.
Magomaevaboff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombardo.
Magomaevaboff connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Magomaevaboff misses.
Magomaevaboff blocks a leg kick.
Lombardo moves away from the strike by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lombardo finds it's way round the side to connect with Magomaevaboff's head.
Lombardo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lombardo checks it well.
Magomaevaboff feints and then cracks Lombardo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lombardo down.
Lombardo throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomaevaboff misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Lombardo.
Lombardo misses with a body shot.
Magomaevaboff doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lombardo.
Magomaevaboff throws a push kick but Lombardo slaps the foot to one side.
Lombardo connects with a body shot that sends Magomaevaboff's belly button to the back.
Magomaevaboff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lombardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lombardo lands with a nice body punch.
Magomaevaboff connects with a nice looking jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Lombardo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Santino Lombardo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Magomaevaboff is looking to clinch but Lombardo is avoiding it.
Lombardo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lombardo throws a series of punches but Magomaevaboff moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Magomaevaboff! But no joy.
Lombardo scores with a jab. Magomaevaboff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magomaevaboff.
Lombardo misses with a low kick.
Magomaevaboff steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Magomaevaboff checks a leg kick nicely.
Magomaevaboff has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A low kick from Magomaevaboff misses
and Lombardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lombardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomaevaboff.
Lombardo connects with a body shot that sends Magomaevaboff's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Lombardo.
Magomaevaboff throws a body kick that misses
and Lombardo counters with a stiff right hand.
Magomaevaboff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lombardo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Magomaevaboff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lombardo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Magomaevaboff moves out of range of the body kick.
Lombardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magomaevaboff.
Good exchange - Lombardo coming out on top.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lombardo - that will leave a mark!
Lombardo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Magomaevaboff takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lombardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Magomaevaboff cracks Lombardo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff throws a right hand that misses
and Lombardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomaevaboff misses with a low kick.
Lombardo tried to counter with a leg kick but Magomaevaboff avoided it.
Lombardo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magomaevaboff on the side of the head.
Magomaevaboff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lombardo throws a chopping leg kick but Magomaevaboff manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lombardo lands a nice looking body shot.
Magomaevaboff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lombardo.
Magomaevaboff checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Magomaevaboff misses with a kick to the body.
Lombardo scoring well with a low kick there.
Magomaevaboff misses the shot to the body.
Lombardo lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo slips a jab from Magomaevaboff.
Lombardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lombardo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Magomaevaboff looks for the body kick but Lombardo saw that one coming.
Lombardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magomaevaboff. That did some damage!
Magomaevaboff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lombardo misses with an uppercut. Magomaevaboff saw that one coming.
Magomaevaboff moves forwards but Lombardo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Magomaevaboff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lombardo throws a body punch but Magomaevaboff moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Magomaevaboff misses
and Lombardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Magomaevaboff misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lombardo.
Magomaevaboff looks to throw the jab but Lombardo is out of range.
Magomaevaboff takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lombardo.
Magomaevaboff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lombardo.
Magomaevaboff tests Lombardo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lombardo lands a right hook to the body.
Magomaevaboff just misses with a punch to the body.
Lombardo takes a swing at Magomaevaboff's ribcage but misses.
Magomaevaboff is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lombardo lands a glancing blow to the side of Magomaevaboff's head.
Magomaevaboff throws a lazy body kick
letting Lombardo counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Lombardo had his way with Husein Magomaevaboff in that round.
The cut man is working on Santino Lombardo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Magomaevaboff throws a body kick that misses
and Lombardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lombardo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lombardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lombardo throws a shot from downtown. Magomaevaboff moves away and avoids it.
A low kick lands for Lombardo.
Lombardo looks to land a body kick but Magomaevaboff moved away.
Lombardo scores with a body shot.
Lombardo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Magomaevaboff will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomaevaboff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lombardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Magomaevaboff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magomaevaboff moves out of range as Lombardo throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lombardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magomaevaboff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magomaevaboff misses with a low kick.
Lombardo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot by Lombardo.
Magomaevaboff takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lombardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombardo.
Nice straight punches there by Lombardo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lombardo.
Lombardo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Magomaevaboff is out of range.
Magomaevaboff looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lombardo throws a looping overhand right but Magomaevaboff ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo connects with a single shot there.
Magomaevaboff takes a swing at Lombardo's ribcage but misses.
Magomaevaboff stuns Lombardo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Magomaevaboff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomaevaboff throws the left hand but Lombardo avoids the punch easily.
Lombardo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magomaevaboff.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Magomaevaboff crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lombardo - the referee stops the clock and Magomaevaboff gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lombardo. Magomaevaboff manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lombardo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magomaevaboff's hands.
Magomaevaboff walks into a straight right hand from Lombardo.
Magomaevaboff with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lombardo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombardo. Magomaevaboff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombardo throws an overhand right that lands on Magomaevaboff's shoulder, as Magomaevaboff tries to avoid the shot.
Lombardo lands with a cross.
Magomaevaboff scores with a nice right hand.
Lombardo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Husein Magomaevaboff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magomaevaboff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Magomaevaboff thows a leg kick but Lombardo checks it
and Lombardo counters with a stiff right hand.
Lombardo slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Magomaevaboff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lombardo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lombardo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Magomaevaboff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lombardo can pounce on him.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Lombardo.
Lombardo cracks Magomaevaboff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Magomaevaboff avoids a kick to the body.
Magomaevaboff is looking to land body kicks.
Santino Lombardo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Magomaevaboff throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lombardo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lombardo.
Lombardo lands a jab to Magomaevaboff's midsection.
A slow jab from Lombardo misses its intended target.
Magomaevaboff swings widly with a right hand
and Lombardo counters with a leg kick.
Lombardo throws a low kick but Magomaevaboff avoids it.
As Lombardo backs off Magomaevaboff throws a huge counter combo but Lombardo manages to avoid it all.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santino Lombardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lombardo 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santino Lombardo!
Santino Lombardo retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Santino Lombardo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Banner (ranked 172 p4p, 22 weight class) and Landon Priester (ranked 22 p4p, 2 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Landon Priester!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Banner misses its intended target.
Priester avoids the head kick by Banner .
Lamont Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner throws a body punch but Priester moves out of range.
Banner throws an off balance right hand
and Priester counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Priester lands a body shot.
Priester has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Banner is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Priester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner .
Priester throws a hook to the side of Banner 's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Banner misses.
Priester fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Banner missing with a left hand there. Priester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banner misses with a looping right.
Priester throws a hook to the side of Banner 's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banner lands a slapping body shot.
Banner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Priester loads up on a big right hand but Banner slips the punch.
Banner clobbers Priester with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Priester.
Priester swats away the attempt to clinch by Banner .
Banner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Priester. Priester circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banner .
Banner misses with a looping right.
Banner forces Priester back against the cage and clinches.
Banner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Priester backwards.
Priester tries to throw a body punch but Banner avoids it by throwing Priester back against the cage.
Banner blocks a body shot from Priester.
Priester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Banner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Banner breaks the clinch.
Banner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Banner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Priester.
Banner tries a head kick but it misses.
Banner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Priester swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Priester counters with a nice uppercut.
Banner throws a lazy right hand but Priester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Priester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Priester goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Banner s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Priester avoids the head kick by Banner .
Banner is looking to slow Priester down with leg kicks.
Priester avoids the body shot from Banner .
Priester replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Banner blocks it well.
Priester throws a body punch but Banner moves out of range.
Priester misses with a wild body shot.
Priester misses with a left hand
and Banner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banner needs to keep his hands up - Priester had a free shot at his head there.
Priester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner .
Banner misses with a body kick.
Banner tries to clinch but Priester is having none of it.
Priester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Priester throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Banner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Priester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Priester there.
Banner cracks Priester with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Priester manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Priester throws a jab but it's blocked by Banner .
Priester attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Priester throws a lazy head kick
and Banner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Banner swinging wildly here.
Priester scores with a nice strike.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Priester moves away and avoids it.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Priester paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Priester misses with a wild body shot.
Banner throws a big counter combination but Priester scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Banner tries a head kick but it misses.
Banner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Priester in his tracks.
Banner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Priester lands with an overhand left.
Priester lands a nice leg kick that just misses Banner 's sensitive parts.
Banner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Banner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Priester fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Banner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner looks for the body kick but Priester saw that one coming.
Banner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Priester cracks Banner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Priester throws a body shot but no joy.
Priester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Priester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner .
Banner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Banner scores with a leg kick.
Priester throws a hook but Banner avoids it easily.
Banner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Banner throws a leg kick but Priester sees it coming and moves out of range.
Priester just misses with a punch to the body.
Priester avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Priester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Priester.
Priester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Priester takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from Banner .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont Banner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Banner cracks Priester with a good jab.
Priester throws a head kick but Banner moves out of range.
Banner checks the leg kick.
Banner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Priester.
Banner thuds his shin into the meat of Priester's side.
Priester connects with a body shot that sends Banner 's belly button to the back.
Banner throws a hook but Priester avoids it easily.
Banner moves out of range of the strikes.
Priester looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Priester swats away the attempt to clinch by Banner .
Priester ducks under a wild hook from Banner .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Priester backs up against the cage.
Banner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priester connects with a looping right hand.
Banner blocks the body kick.
Priester throws a hook but Banner blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Banner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Priester ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Banner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester lands with a thumping leg kick.
Priester scores with a hook to the body. Banner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Banner just misses with a punch to the body.
Banner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Priester tries to bum rush Banner with a series of wild strikes but Banner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
Banner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Priester wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Priester does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jab from Priester.
Priester slips a straight right by Banner .
Banner misses with a straight right.
Banner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Banner tries to clinch there but Priester circles away.
Banner tries to clinch up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Priester throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Priester misses.
Priester ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Priester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner .
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Priester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banner has managed to clinch.
A short left from Banner .
Priester presses Banner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Banner has had enough of the clinch but Priester keeps him there for the moment.
Priester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banner backwards.
Banner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Priester lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banner blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banner .
Banner blocking some punches.
Banner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Priester pushes Banner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banner lands with a left to the head.
Priester throws a head punch that misses.
Banner is looking to break free of the clinch but Priester has double underhooks.
Banner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lamont Banner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banner .
Banner throws a punch but it's blocked by Priester.
Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banner misses with a body shot.
Priester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Priester just misses with a punch to the body.
Priester blocks a head kick by Banner .
Priester is looking to land body kicks.
Banner misses with a wild body shot.
Banner 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.
Priester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Banner appears to be looking for a big counter.
Banner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Banner staying out of range there.
Banner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Priester looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Priester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Priester connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Banner momentarily.
Priester throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner misses with a leg kick
and Priester counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Priester connects with a leg kick.
Crunch! Banner slams his shin into Priester's torso.
Priester throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Priester misses.
Priester lands with a slapping head kick.
Priester throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Priester moves out of range as Banner throws a body kick.
Priester misses the shot to the body.
Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Priester is just out of range.
Priester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Priester.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Priester.
Banner cracks Priester with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Priester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Priester.
Banner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Priester keeps the fight on the outside.
Banner throws a series of punches but Priester avoids them all with ease.
Banner throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Landon Priester will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Banner 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Banner misses with a series of wild punches.
Banner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Priester is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Banner with a body shot.
Banner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banner misses with a hook.
Banner misses with an uppercut. Priester saw that one coming.
A big left from Banner misses.
Banner throws a head kick that misses.
Priester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banner throws a wild body kick that Priester sees coming a mile off.
Banner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big left from Priester misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priester lands a nice looking body shot.
Priester misses with a hook. Banner ducked under it nicely.
Priester misses with a looping right.
Banner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Priester.
Banner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner tries to work over Priester's front leg with a kick but Priester checks it.
Priester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Banner 's hands.
Priester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Priester scores with a nice strike.
Priester moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Banner throws a hook but Priester avoids it easily.
Banner connects with a high kick.
Priester scores with a three punch combo!
Landon Priester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banner lands a really nice looking cross but Priester seems unphased.
Priester moves out of range as Banner throws a body kick.
Priester is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Priester misses with a hook. Banner ducked under it nicely.
Priester doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Priester misses with an uppercut.
Banner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A lazy left from Priester finds it's target.
Banner misses with a head kick.
Priester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Priester doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Priester digs a good body shot into Banner 's ribs.
Priester scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Priester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Banner throws the left hand but Priester avoids the punch easily.
Priester counters with a body kick.
Priester misses with a low kick.
Priester throws a hook to the side of Banner 's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Priester moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Priester slips a straight right by Banner .
Priester looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Banner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Priester slips a jab and a cross from Banner .
Banner is looking to clinch but Priester is avoiding it.
Priester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banner throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Priester on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Banner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Banner does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Banner staying out of range there.
Banner has Priester up against the cage in a clinch.
Banner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Priester.
Priester blocking some punches.
Banner misses with some punches.
Priester scores with a shoulder strike.
Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Priester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Priester throws a hook but Banner avoids it easily.
Banner needs to keep his hands up - Priester had a free shot at his head there.
Banner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Priester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banner feints and then cracks Priester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Priester down.
Priester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Priester looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banner throws a leg kick but Priester sees it coming and moves out of range.
Priester cracks Banner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Banner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banner misses with a kick to the body.
Banner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Priester throws a hook to the side of Banner 's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banner is looking to counter punch.
Banner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Priester misses with a body shot.
Banner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Banner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Priester takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Priester cracks Banner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Banner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Priester is able to avoid easily.
Banner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Priester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lamont Banner 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Priester. That's going to slow Banner down.
Priester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banner cracks Priester with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Priester slips under a jab.
Priester ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Priester moves out of range of the strikes.
Banner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Priester if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice uppercut lands for Banner . That snapped Priester's head back.
Priester misses with a straight left.
Banner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Priester.
Banner avoids a kick to the body.
Priester lunges at Banner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Banner 's hand.
Banner throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Priester circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Priester was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Banner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Banner misses with a body kick.
Priester works Banner 's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester tests Banner 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Priester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Priester misses with a wild body shot.
Banner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Banner throws a hook but Priester avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Banner . Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick from Priester, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Banner misses the target.
Priester lands a jab to the nose.
Priester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Banner !
A shot to the body from Priester misses
and Banner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Priester ducks down to avoid it.
Banner rushes Priester and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Priester.
Banner misses with the head strike.
Priester cracks Banner with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Priester.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Priester misses with a punch to the body.
Priester digs a right hand underneath Banner 's ribcage. Banner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Priester lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Banner .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Priester.
Priester struggles to land a body shot inside as Banner controls his hands.
Good body shot from Priester.
Priester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Priester makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Priester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Priester lands a jab.
Banner is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Priester.
Oh Banner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Priester connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Banner tumbling to the canvas! Priester pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Banner was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Landon Priester! Landon Priester retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Landon Priester thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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