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PFC 217 Arendse vs Song PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Beast (ranked 1000 p4p, 715 weight class) and Ananada Bunyasarn (ranked 137 p4p, 92 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ananada Bunyasarn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Bunyasarn there.
Bunyasarn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bunyasarn lunges at Beast with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beast's hand.
Bunyasarn connects with a jab.
Bunyasarn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bunyasarn throws a hook but Beast avoids it easily.
Bunyasarn scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyasarn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beast manages to avoid it.
Bunyasarn lands with a straight right. Beast didn't see that one coming.
Bunyasarn ducks right into an uppercut from Beast.
Bunyasarn moves out of range as Beast strikes.
Bunyasarn throws a body punch but Beast moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Beast on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyasarn with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunyasarn. Beast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beast moves out of range of the strikes.
Beast closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beast throws a head punch that misses.
Beast has a couple of punches blocked by Bunyasarn.
Beast has a couple of punches blocked by Bunyasarn.
Beast can't find room to land a body shot as Bunyasarn controls the action.
Bunyasarn misses with the head strike.
Bunyasarn struggles to land a body shot inside as Beast controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunyasarn.
Beast pressing his opponent against the cage.
Beast misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beast prevents a body shot from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn throws a punch but it's blocked by Beast.
Bunyasarn blocks an elbow strike from Beast.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast can't find room to land a body shot as Bunyasarn controls the action.
Beast misses with some punches.
Beast misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunyasarn takes a shot to the head.
Beast misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bunyasarn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beast lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beast lands with a left to the head.
Beast lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beast blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunyasarn works on Beast's body with a couple of short punches.
Beast throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Bunyasarn - that landed with a thud.
Beast misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Bunyasarn on the inside.
Beast has a couple of punches blocked by Bunyasarn.
A shot in the inside from Bunyasarn.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hook to the body lands for Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunyasarn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beast misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beast.
Beast throws a head punch that misses.
Bunyasarn lands a shoulder strike.
Bunyasarn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bunyasarn lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunyasarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beast blocking some punches.
Bunyasarn cracks Beast with a nice body shot.
Bunyasarn struggles to land a body shot inside as Beast controls his hands.
Bunyasarn blocking some punches.
Beast slowing the pace effectively.
Bunyasarn lands with a left to the head.
Bunyasarn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beast backwards.
Bunyasarn lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beast fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn struggles to land a body shot inside as Beast controls his hands.
Bunyasarn manages to break the clinch.
Bunyasarn has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bunyasarn misses with a straight left.
Beast throws out a loose jab but Bunyasarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunyasarn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bunyasarn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beast.
Bunyasarn looks to land a right hand but Beast moved out of range.
Bunyasarn misses the shot to the body.
Bunyasarn lands a body shot.
Beast walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bunyasarn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beast was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunyasarn.
Beast fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beast swings for the body but Bunyasarn moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Beast.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ananada Bunyasarn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beast misses the jab.
Bunyasarn blocks a jab.
Beast is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bunyasarn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beast.
Bunyasarn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the body from Bunyasarn misses
and Beast cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bunyasarn misses with a wild body shot.
Bunyasarn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beast throws a jab but it's blocked by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Beast.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyasarn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bunyasarn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beast.
Beast throws a nice looking combination but Bunyasarn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bunyasarn. Beautiful body shot.
Beast on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bunyasarn misses with a right hand
and Beast counters with a stiff right hand.
Ananada Bunyasarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beast moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beast fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bunyasarn avoids it really well and circles away.
Bunyasarn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bunyasarn connects with a solid leg kick.
Bunyasarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beast sets himself, and Bunyasarn steps forward looking for the clinch! Beast avoids it this time.
Beast ducks under a wild hook from Bunyasarn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast slips under a jab from Bunyasarn.
Nice defenses there by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beast.
Bunyasarn throws a body punch but Beast moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bunyasarn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunyasarn misses with a hook.
Beast takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ananada Bunyasarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunyasarn lands a body shot.
Bunyasarn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beast takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bunyasarn misses with an uppercut.
Beast throwing a counter right hand but Bunyasarn manages to avoid it.
Beast is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Beast takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beast tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beast scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast misses with a looping left.
Beast fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beast darts in looking for a takedown but Bunyasarn gets double underhooks and turns Beast into the cage.
Beast ducks right into an uppercut from Bunyasarn.
Ananada Bunyasarn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beast tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bunyasarn defends well and Beast ends up having to push Bunyasarn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Beast throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beast defending well as Bunyasarn loads up on a big left hand.
Bunyasarn cracks Beast with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bunyasarn lands a nice hook to Beast's body. Beast takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bunyasarn throws a lazy uppercut
and Beast counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bunyasarn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bunyasarn wants to counter the offense by Beast and move into the clinch position.
Nice defenses there by Beast.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Bunyasarn finds it's way through Beast's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunyasarn tests Beast's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bunyasarn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beast stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bunyasarn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beast lands a slapping body shot.
Bunyasarn lands a slapping body shot.
Bunyasarn lunges at Beast with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beast's hand.
Jab by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beast. Beast circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunyasarn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beast throwing a counter right hand but Bunyasarn manages to avoid it.
Bunyasarn thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ananada Bunyasarn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Beast's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bunyasarn misses with a hook.
Beast seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Beast shoots for a double leg takedown but Bunyasarn sprawls well. He's pushed Beast's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Beast misses.
Bunyasarn wants to counter the offense by Beast and move into the clinch position.
Bunyasarn ducks under a wild hook from Beast.
Beast misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn throws out a loose jab but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunyasarn looks to land a left hand but Beast moved out of range nicely.
Beast walks into a jab.
Bunyasarn fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Beast was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bunyasarn moves away from the strike by Beast.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyasarn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beast goes for a double leg but Bunyasarn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bunyasarn continues to drive forward.
Nice cross by Bunyasarn.
A jab from Beast misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyasarn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Bunyasarn. Beautiful body shot.
Beast on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bunyasarn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beast.
Beast on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beast misses the jab.
Bunyasarn misses with a looping left.
Bunyasarn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beast.
Bunyasarn works Beast's body with a nice hook.
Bunyasarn throws a shot from downtown. Beast moves away and avoids it.
Bunyasarn throws a body shot but no joy.
Beast is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Beast wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab from Bunyasarn.
Beast throws a jab when Bunyasarn was well out of range.
Beast throws a jab but it's blocked by Bunyasarn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunyasarn cracks Beast with an open hand slap.
Beast lands with a cross.
Bunyasarn defending well as Beast loads up on a big left hand.
Beast looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bunyasarn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bunyasarn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn misses with a straight right.
Bunyasarn blocks a jab.
Bunyasarn scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bunyasarn scores with a sloppy right hand. Beast should have avoided that one.
Beast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bunyasarn.
Beast throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beast takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beast throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bunyasarn's waist but Bunyasarn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beast off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beast looks to land a combination but Bunyasarn avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Bunyasarn.
Beast has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bunyasarn.
Beast gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bunyasarn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beast or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beast misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn gets through Beast's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Bunyasarn has a couple of punches blocked by Beast.
Beast tries a body shot but Bunyasarn blocks it.
Bunyasarn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Bunyasarn.
A short left from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunyasarn scores with a nice strike.
Bunyasarn connects with a jab.
Bunyasarn throws a body punch but Beast moves out of range.
Beast misses with a straight left.
Bunyasarn throws a shot from downtown. Beast moves away and avoids it.
Bunyasarn jabs at Beast's body.
Bunyasarn scores with a nice strike.
Bunyasarn moves to clinch but Beast breaks away
and Beast counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ananada Bunyasarn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bunyasarn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ananada Bunyasarn!
After winning the bout, Ananada Bunyasarn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Odchigin Khadan (ranked 493 p4p, 604 weight class) and Dalton McConnell (ranked 69 p4p, 78 weight class). Khadan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Altai Kai (Turkic Throat Singing). McConnell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Reason. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odchigin Khadan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dalton McConnell!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Khadan misses its intended target.
Khadan tests McConnell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McConnell lands a body shot.
McConnell misses with an uppercut
and Khadan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McConnell takes a swing at Khadan's ribcage but misses.
McConnell misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Khadan.
Khadan looks to score with a jab to the body but McConnell is just out of range.
McConnell tries to clinch up but Khadan circles away and keeps his distance.
McConnell rushes Khadan and presses him up against the cage.
We've been informed that McConnell 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.
McConnell blocking some punches.
Khadan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khadan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McConnell is pressed up against the cage. Khadan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McConnell down to the mat. McConnell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Khadan misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khadan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McConnell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khadan's head backwards.
McConnell blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McConnell.
McConnell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khadan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McConnell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khadan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McConnell forces Khadan back against the cage and clinches.
Khadan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khadan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McConnell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khadan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khadan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McConnell has a couple of punches blocked by Khadan.
Khadan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khadan lands a hook that snaps the head of McConnell backwards.
Khadan lands a shoulder strike.
Khadan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khadan tries to pull guard but McConnell won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odchigin Khadan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McConnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Khadan.
McConnell blocking some punches.
Khadan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Khadan tries to throw a body punch but McConnell avoids it by throwing Khadan back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan gets control of McConnell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Khadan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Khadan working for a triangle but McConnell defends it easily.
Khadan working for a triangle but McConnell defends it easily.
McConnell content to stall in guard here.
Khadan looking to control.
McConnell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan is looking for a triangle but McConnell pushes his legs off easily.
McConnell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khadan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Khadan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khadan, not yet.
Khadan is working hard here to advance position.
McConnell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Khadan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Khadan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Khadan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khadan keeping full guard, as McConnell tries to pass.
Khadan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McConnell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Khadan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Khadan trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odchigin Khadan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A left lands for Khadan.
McConnell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Odchigin Khadan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khadan lands a body shot.
McConnell misses with the combination.
McConnell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khadan.
A jab lands there for Khadan.
Khadan throws a one two combo.
McConnell tries to close the distance and clinch but Khadan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khadan moves into the clinch.
Khadan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khadan lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McConnell tries a body shot but Khadan blocks it.
Khadan tries a body shot but McConnell blocks it.
McConnell misses with a body punch.
Khadan blocks a body shot from McConnell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
McConnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khadan tries a body shot but McConnell blocks it.
McConnell blocking some punches.
Khadan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Khadan fails to land.
Khadan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khadan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McConnell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khadans head.
Khadan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khadan misses with some punches.
Khadan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McConnell can do to turn this around?
McConnell blocking some punches.
Khadan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khadan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Khadan blocks an uppercut.
McConnell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McConnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McConnell moves in looking to clinch but Khadan pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan connects with a jab.
McConnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McConnell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McConnell misses the shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McConnell doesn't manage to clinch there - Khadan circles away.
McConnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khadan was well out of range. Poor timing from McConnell.
McConnell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Khadan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khadan throws a lazy right hand but McConnell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khadan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dalton McConnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khadan misses with a double jab.
Khadan takes a swing at McConnell's ribcage but misses.
Khadan moves out of range as McConnell strikes.
A jab lands there for McConnell.
Khadan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McConnell throws a good cross that connects.
Khadan lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell wants to clinch up but Khadan keeps it at a distance.
Khadan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Khadan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McConnell swivels and escapes.
Khadan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McConnell.
Khadan throws a series of punches but McConnell moves out of range.
McConnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khadan.
McConnell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McConnell clinches up with Khadan and pushes him back against the cage.
McConnell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McConnell misses with a punch on the inside.
Khadan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khadan struggles to land a body shot inside as McConnell controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McConnell.
McConnell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khadan backwards.
Still in the clinch, McConnell scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khadan.
McConnell misses with some punches.
Khadan working aggressively here.
McConnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McConnell blocks a jab.
Khadan works McConnell's body with a nice hook.
Khadan closes the distance and clinches.
Khadan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McConnell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Khadan has had enough of the clinch but McConnell keeps him there for the moment.
Khadan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from McConnell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khadan.
Khadan misses with some punches.
McConnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khadan's elbow.
Khadan working aggressively here.
Khadan misses with a punch on the inside.
McConnell trying to stall but Khadan improves his position.
McConnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khadan lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McConnell working a defensive guard here.
McConnell keeping full guard, as Khadan tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odchigin Khadan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Khadan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McConnell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McConnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McConnell wants to counter the offense by Khadan and move into the clinch position.
Khadan scores with a jab.
McConnell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McConnell misses with a left hand
and Khadan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khadan defending well as McConnell loads up on a big left hand.
McConnell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khadan at a distance.
McConnell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khadan misses with a straight right.
McConnell wants to counter with a clinch but Khadan pushes him away.
Khadan tries to keep at a distance but McConnell has taken the fight into the clinch.
McConnell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khadan misses with the head strike.
McConnell blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from McConnell fails to land.
Khadan misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khadan's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Khadan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khadan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khadan throws a hook to the side of McConnell's head but McConnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McConnell tries to counter with a clinch but Khadan shakes him off and moves away.
Khadan slips a jab from McConnell.
McConnell blocks a jab.
McConnell doesn't manage to clinch there - Khadan circles away.
McConnell fails in his attempt to clinch.
McConnell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McConnell wants it to stay on the feet.
McConnell slips a straight right by Khadan.
Khadan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from McConnell.
Odchigin Khadan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khadan throws a punch but it's blocked by McConnell.
Khadan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McConnell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McConnell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dalton McConnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big left from McConnell misses.
McConnell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
McConnell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khadan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khadan tries for a takedown but McConnell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odchigin Khadan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McConnell throws a body shot but no joy.
McConnell scores with a hook to the body. Khadan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McConnell connects with a nice looking jab.
Khadan connects with a crisp jab.
McConnell tries to clinch but Khadan moves out of range.
McConnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khadan was well out of range. Poor timing from McConnell.
Khadan lands a jab.
McConnell misses with a two punch combination.
McConnell tries to clinch up
and Khadan counters with a shoot takedown. McConnell fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell is trying to control the position but Khadan postures up.
Khadan looking to pass the guard.
Khadan trying to control the position from guard on top but McConnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McConnell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McConnell keeping moving, preventing Khadan from controlling successfully.
Khadan throws a big right hand that misses.
Khadan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McConnell keeping full guard, as Khadan tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McConnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khadan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Khadan digs a good body shot into McConnell's ribs.
McConnell misses with a looping left.
McConnell misses with an uppercut.
Khadan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McConnell has time to react.
Khadan wants to clinch up but McConnell keeps it at a distance.
Khadan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McConnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Khadan.
McConnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khadan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khadan throws a series of strikes that have McConnell backpedaling.
McConnell tries to clinch but Khadan moves out of range.
Khadan scores with a body shot.
McConnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khadan avoids the body shot from McConnell.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Odchigin Khadan.
Well Khadan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odchigin Khadan!
A very excited looking Odchigin Khadan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Dalton McConnell was interviewed post fight and said 'He got lucky tonight but I'll avenge this'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pony Pony (ranked 317 p4p, 431 weight class) and Keith Primeau (ranked 46 p4p, 58 weight class). Pony Pony has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pony Pony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Primeau!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Primeau tries to clinch up.
Primeau connects with a jab.
 It looks like Pony Pony has been cut.
Primeau throws out a loose jab but Pony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Primeau moves into range and clinches up with Pony.
Pony missing with knees to the body.
Primeau throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pony creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pony blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pony lands a hook that snaps the head of Primeau backwards.
 It looks like Keith Primeau has been cut.
Pony lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pony tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Primeau misses with the head strike.
Pony tries to work over Primeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pony misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Primeau.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Primeau.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pony.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Primeau.
Primeau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pony misses with a knee strike.
Primeau throws a head punch that misses.
Primeau throws a head punch that misses.
Pony lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Primeau or not.
Primeau tries to throw a body punch but Pony avoids it by throwing Primeau back against the cage.
Pony really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pony looking to throw knees to the head but Primeau is blocking nicely.
Pony tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Primeau blocks a body shot from Pony.
Primeau throws a head punch that misses.
Primeau tries to throw a body punch but Pony avoids it by throwing Primeau back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Primeau.
Pony missing with knees to the body.
Pony struggles to land a body shot inside as Primeau controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primeau missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Primeau.
Pony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pony missing with knees to the body.
Primeau tries a knee to the head but Pony blocks it.
Primeau prevents a body shot from Pony.
Pony trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pony tries to land a knee to the head but Primeau blocks with his arms.
Primeau utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pony is breathing heavily.
Primeau blocks a body shot from Pony.
Primeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pony misses with a knee to the head.
Pony takes a knee to the side of the body.
Primeau crunches a lovely knee into Pony's ribcage.
Pony's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Primeau lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Primeau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pony blocks a body shot from Primeau.
Primeau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Primeau is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Primeau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Primeau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Primeau utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Primeau lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Primeau - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Primeau.
Primeau lands a shoulder strike.
Primeau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pony.
Primeau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Primeau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Primeau scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Primeau has Pony pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Pony is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Primeau - that's hurt Pony badly! Oh, another knee lands and Pony is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Pony doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Keith Primeau!
Keith Primeau decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aku Serronen (ranked 319 p4p, 382 weight class) and Benson Whyte (ranked 48 p4p, 57 weight class). Whyte has chosen Bob Marley - Jammin as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benson Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serronen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've been told by Serronen's head coaches at Helsinki Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Whyte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Serronen throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
Serronen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Serronen tests Whyte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whyte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Serronen throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Whyte misses.
We've been informed that Whyte 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.
Jab from Serronen.
Serronen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whyte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Whyte feints a counter leg kick.
Serronen moves out of range as Whyte throws a body kick.
Serronen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Whyte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice cross by Serronen.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Serronen scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte looks to throw the jab but Serronen is out of range.
Serronen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte defending well as Serronen loads up on a big left hand.
Serronen throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Whyte throws a fast counter high kick but Serronen manages to duck under it in time.
Whyte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aku Serronen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serronen misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Serronen looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Whyte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Serronen stuns Whyte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Serronen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Serronen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whyte.
Serronen scores with a kick to the body.
Serronen looks to land a right hand but Whyte moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Whyte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serronen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Serronen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Serronen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Serronen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Serronen swings widly with a right hand
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Serronen with a nice calf kick.
Serronen scores with a shot to the body.
Whyte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Serronen can pounce on him.
Serronen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Serronen misses with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Serronen throws a sloppy head kick and Whyte moves out of range easily.
Whyte needs to keep his hands up - Serronen had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a straight left.
Serronen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Whyte scores with a jab. Serronen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serronen.
A bone on bone clash there as Whyte blocks the leg kick.
Whyte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Serronen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Serronen misses with a looping left.
Serronen defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Whyte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Serronen connects with the punch.
Serronen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Serronen was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Serronen.
Serronen throws a head kick that Whyte semi-blocks.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Serronen misses the target.
Serronen swings widly with a right hand
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Serronen throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Serronen misses with an uppercut.
Serronen throws a leg kick but Whyte moved away.
Serronen lands with a hook. Whyte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Whyte walks into a straight right hand from Serronen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Serronen. That's going to slow Whyte down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serronen throws a body shot but no joy.
Serronen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
It looked like Serronen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aku Serronen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Whyte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Serronen jabs Whyte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Serronen lands with a straight right. Whyte didn't see that one coming.
Serronen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Whyte takes one to the chin there.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serronen misses with a left hand
and Whyte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Serronen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serronen lands with a right hand.
Serronen misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Serronen 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 Whyte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whyte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Whyte moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen just misses with a punch to the body.
Serronen lands a front kick.
Whyte needs to keep his hands up - Serronen had a free shot at his head there.
Serronen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aku Serronen is winning the standup battle so far.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Serronen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte flicks out a counter leg kick but Serronen steps away.
Whyte defending well as Serronen loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Serronen.
Serronen misses with a low kick.
Serronen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whyte can do to turn this around?
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serronen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serronen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Serronen!
Serronen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Donk. Serronen catches Whyte right on the button with a cross.
Serronen lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serronen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Serronen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Whyte has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Serronen.
Serronen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whyte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Serronen throws a lazy uppercut
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Serronen misses with a hook.
Good exchange - Serronen coming out on top.
Serronen tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Serronen.
Serronen misses with an uppercut
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Serronen lands with an overhand left.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serronen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Serronen.
Whyte staying out of range there.
Whyte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Whyte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whyte moves out of range as Serronen throws a body kick.
Serronen looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Whyte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Serronen clobbers Whyte with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Serronen loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Serronen misses with a looping left.
Whyte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serronen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte connects with a leg kick.
Serronen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whyte blocks a head kick by Serronen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Serronen.
Serronen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whyte on the side of the head.
Whyte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Serronen avoids the head kick by Whyte.
Nice body punch from Serronen.
Serronen misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whyte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Whyte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aku Serronen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Whyte scores with the left hand. Serronen knows he should have avoided that one.
Benson Whyte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Serronen. Beautiful body shot.
Whyte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Serronen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Serronen scores with a nice strike.
Whyte scores with a jab to the head.
Serronen misses with a straight right.
Whyte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Serronen throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Serronen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serronen misses with a kick to the body.
Whyte follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Serronen.
Serronen throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Serronen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen throws a leg kick
and Serronen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Serronen throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws out a counter right but Serronen avoids it with no problem.
Serronen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whyte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Serronen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whyte's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Serronen checks a leg kick.
Serronen misses the jab.
Serronen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Whyte back to the cage. Serronen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Whyte throws a leg kick
and Serronen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whyte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Serronen loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Whyte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Serronen with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Serronen.
Serronen lands with an overhand left.
Serronen cracks Whyte with a good jab.
Serronen misses with an uppercut. Whyte saw that one coming.
Whyte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Serronen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whyte defending well as Serronen loads up on a big left hand.
Whyte flicks out a counter leg kick but Serronen steps away.
Serronen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Serronen.
Serronen throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Serronen tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Serronen throws a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Serronen looks to land a right hand but Whyte moved out of range.
Serronen lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Serronen.
Serronen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Serronen misses the target.
Serronen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whyte is out of range and Serronen settles back down.
Whyte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Serronen throws a lazy body kick
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Serronen connects with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Whyte blocks the low kick.
Serronen backing away here, and Whyte unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Serronen scores with a nice right hand.
Serronen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Serronen closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serronen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Serronen backwards.
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!
Serronen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whyte misses with the head strike.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Serronen.
Serronen swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aku Serronen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Serronen blocks an uppercut.
Serronen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whyte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Serronen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Serronen has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Whyte blocks an uppercut.
Serronen scores with a shoulder strike.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aku Serronen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Serronen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aku Serronen!
After winning the bout, Aku Serronen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Benson Whyte had this to say: 'Man got tired of all the bullshit decisions and close fights so I went out there to kill or be killed'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 539 p4p, 586 weight class) and George Peterson (ranked 82 p4p, 90 weight class). Cruzeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Linval Thompson - Jah Jah The Conqueror. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson swinging wildly here.
Peterson checks a leg kick.
Cruzeiro lands a jab to the nose.
Peterson tries to clinch but Cruzeiro is having none of it.
Cruzeiro is looking for a counter combo.
Peterson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Julio Cruzeiro has been cut.
George Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruzeiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decent striking displayed by Cruzeiro there.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook.
We've been informed that Peterson 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.
Peterson wants to clinch up but Cruzeiro keeps it at a distance.
Peterson has managed to clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Peterson.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cruzeiro has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson stalling against the cage.
Peterson tries to work over Cruzeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruzeiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Peterson tries to work over Cruzeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Cruzeiro - that landed with a thud.
Peterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Cruzeiro lands a right hand.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Peterson presses Cruzeiro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cruzeiro tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruzeiro dodges an elbow strike from Peterson.
Cruzeiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Cruzeiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cruzeiro pushes Peterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro avoids the elbow strike from Peterson, against the cage.
A short right from Cruzeiro on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cruzeiro - that landed with a thud.
Cruzeiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cruzeiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson stalling against the cage.
I was talking to Cruzeiro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cruzeiro tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Cruzeiro back against the cage.
Cruzeiro breaks from the clinch.
Cruzeiro scores with a spinning back kick!
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruzeiro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruzeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruzeiro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cruzeiro throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Peterson taking a breather.
Cruzeiro scores with a hook to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Peterson.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruzeiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cruzeiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cruzeiro can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Cruzeiro lands a body shot.
Cruzeiro blocks an elbow strike.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Cruzeiro avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
Peterson working Cruzeiro over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Peterson to work.
Cruzeiro misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruzeiro managing to block the knees to the body from Peterson.
Cruzeiro scores with a hook to the body.
Cruzeiro misses with some punches.
Cruzeiro lands with a left to the head.
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!
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Cruzeiro throws a head punch that misses.
Cruzeiro lands with a left to the head.
Cruzeiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruzeiro lands with a left to the head.
Cruzeiro lands with a left to the head.
Cruzeiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Peterson tries to work over Cruzeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cruzeiro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peterson under the eye.
Cruzeiro tries to keep at a distance but Peterson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cruzeiro throws a head punch that misses.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cruzeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Cruzeiro working aggressively here.
Cruzeiro tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cruzeiro.
Peterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cruzeiro lands a left hand.
Cruzeiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Peterson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cruzeiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Peterson stalling.
A short uppercut from Cruzeiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cruzeiro as Peterson tries to tie him up.
Cruzeiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
A hook to the body from Cruzeiro.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Peterson.
Cruzeiro pushes Peterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Cruzeiro fails to land.
Cruzeiro working aggressively here.
Cruzeiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peterson letting Cruzeiro take a breather here.
Still in the clinch, Cruzeiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses.
Cruzeiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Cruzeiro pushes Peterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro pushes Peterson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cruzeiro prevents a body shot from Peterson.
Cruzeiro prevents a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro 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.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruzeiro controls his hands.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruzeiro working aggressively here.
Cruzeiro misses with a body punch.
Cruzeiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cruzeiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
Cruzeiro lands a left hand.
Cruzeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruzeiro blocking some punches.
Cruzeiro takes a shot to the head.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruzeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruzeiro cracks Peterson with an open hand slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro cracks Peterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Julio Cruzeiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruzeiro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruzeiro connects with an inside leg kick.
Cruzeiro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Peterson tries to clinch but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruzeiro lands with a nice body punch.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruzeiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruzeiro looks to land a right hand but Peterson moved out of range.
A solid body kick from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruzeiro.
Nice cross by Peterson.
Peterson pushes Cruzeiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruzeiro misses with some punches.
Julio Cruzeiro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Cruzeiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruzeiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Peterson.
A nice left hand lands by Peterson.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cruzeiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Julio Cruzeiro's cut is getting worse.
Peterson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peterson is looking to control Cruzeiro's arms but Cruzeiro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peterson has his back to the cage.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Cruzeiro.
Peterson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Julio Cruzeiro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cruzeiro tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Cruzeiro back against the cage.
Peterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruzeiro's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson moves in looking to clinch but Cruzeiro pushes him off.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Cruzeiro jabs Peterson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peterson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cruzeiro counters with a leg kick.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches.
Peterson lands a nice uppercut.
Cruzeiro lands a shoulder strike.
Cruzeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson tries to stall but Cruzeiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cruzeiro lands a left hand.
Peterson lands a body punch.
Peterson misses with an elbow over the top.
Cruzeiro is trying to break the clinch but Peterson has him pressed against the cage.
Cruzeiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruzeiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson lands a right hand.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cruzeiro digs a right hand into Peterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peterson's gas tank.
Cruzeiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cruzeiro digs a right hand into Peterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peterson's gas tank.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peterson lands a left hand.
Cruzeiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Cruzeiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Cruzeiro scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a nice uppercut.
Cruzeiro manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson wants to clinch.
George Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peterson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peterson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cruzeiro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peterson. That did some damage!
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruzeiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Cruzeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruzeiro.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cruzeiro throws a good cross that connects.
Cruzeiro jabs at Peterson's body.
Cruzeiro connects with a crisp jab.
Cruzeiro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Cruzeiro is avoiding it.
Peterson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Peterson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cruzeiro - the referee stops the clock and Peterson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cruzeiro. Peterson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Peterson lands with a nice body punch.
Cruzeiro lands a head kick. Peterson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Peterson moves in looking to clinch but Cruzeiro pushes him off.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruzeiro. That snapped Peterson's head back.
Peterson moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Peterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cruzeiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Peterson tries to stall but Cruzeiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cruzeiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Cruzeiro on the inside.
Cruzeiro misses with a body punch.
Cruzeiro breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruzeiro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peterson under the eye.
Cruzeiro digs a good hook to Peterson's body.
Peterson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cruzeiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruzeiro feints and then cracks Peterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peterson down.
Peterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson tries to clinch but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Cruzeiro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peterson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Peterson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Cruzeiro thuds his shin into the meat of Peterson's side.
That kick from Cruzeiro tenderised Peterson's leg. Peterson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cruzeiro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peterson drops his hands momentarily and Cruzeiro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Cruzeiro is avoiding it.
Cruzeiro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cruzeiro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cruzeiro connects with a looping right hand.
 Peterson is rocked!
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Peterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruzeiro finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson ducks right into an uppercut from Cruzeiro.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cruzeiro.
Peterson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Julio Cruzeiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Cruzeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruzeiro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Cruzeiro!
Julio Cruzeiro thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bed Intruder (ranked 367 p4p, 294 weight class) and Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 47 p4p, 37 weight class). Intruder comes into the arena with Bed Intruder blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Bed Intruder has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bed Intruder seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bed Intruder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Intruder checks a leg kick.
Intruder jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Bed Intruder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Intruder is out of range.
Intruder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that lands on Intruder's shoulder, as Intruder tries to avoid the shot.
Rodriguez scores with a sloppy right hand. Intruder should have avoided that one.
It looks like Bed Intruder has been cut.
Intruder lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodriguez's sensitive parts.
Rodriguez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rodriguez 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 Intruder has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Intruder and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Intruder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Intruder swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rodriguez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Intruder scores with a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Rodriguez blocks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez lands a jab to the nose.
Intruder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rodriguez can pounce on him.
Intruder moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Intruder slips under a jab.
Intruder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodriguez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Intruder somewhat.
Intruder slips a jab from Rodriguez.
As Rodriguez backs away, Intruder returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rodriguez tests Intruder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Intruder staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Rodriguez.
Intruder lands a jab to the nose.
Rodriguez gets caught flat footed, as Intruder shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Intruder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodriguez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Intruder controls the pace.
Intruder works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intruder tries to pass to full mount but Rodriguez defends it.
Intruder drops an elbow to the side of Rodriguez's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Intruder landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rodriguez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Intruder looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Intruder throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rodriguez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Intruder is pressing down on Rodriguez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodriguez is holding on for now.
Intruder prevents Rodriguez from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Intruder thows a huge punch but Rodriguez dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Intruder connects with a nice short shot to Rodriguez's temple.
Intruder throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Intruder throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Intruder thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rodriguez's head.
Intruder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rodriguez defending well though.
Intruder throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rodriguez to regain full guard.
Rodriguez wants to stand and escape but Intruder is having none of it.
Intruder has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Intruder controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Intruder lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Intruder throwing strikes from guard but Rodriguez blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Intruder trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Intruder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Intruder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Intruder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodriguez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Intruder goes for a double leg but Rodriguez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rodriguez continues to drive forward.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
A big right from Intruder misses.
Intruder manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rodriguez on his heels. He'll look to pass Rodriguez's guard now, I'm sure.
Intruder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Intruder trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bed Intruder will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bed Intruder'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.
Intruder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Intruder.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Intruder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Intruder ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Intruder circles away quickly and effectively.
Intruder paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ryan Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Intruder scores with a leg kick.
Rodriguez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Intruder moved out of range nicely.
Intruder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that lands on Intruder's shoulder, as Intruder tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodriguez. That snapped Intruder's head back.
Rodriguez cracks Intruder with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Intruder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez moves out of range as Intruder throws a body kick.
Intruder throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rodriguez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Intruder is in Rodriguez's guard.
Intruder throws a strike but Rodriguez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to stand but Intruder has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bed Intruder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Intruder is looking to sweep but instead, Rodriguez has passed into half guard.
Intruder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Intruder gets full guard.
Rodriguez won't allow Intruder to sweep him here.
Intruder looking to control.
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.
Intruder is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Intruder throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rodriguez to regain full guard.
Rodriguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Intruder.
Intruder wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Intruder postures up in Rodriguez's guard and throws a big left but Rodriguez blocks it.
Intruder passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Intruder lands some shots froms side control.
Intruder just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez parries the strikes from Intruder easily there. Intruder is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rodriguez to escape.
Intruder throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Intruder advances nicely into full mount.
Rodriguez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Intruder thowing shots but they're missing.
Intruder lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Intruder pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Intruder lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rodriguez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rodriguez is rocked!
Intruder loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Rodriguez scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Intruder land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Intruder stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bed Intruder!
After winning the bout, Bed Intruder thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Ispa (ranked 176 p4p, 293 weight class) and Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 26 p4p, 43 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tank Ispa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Alphonzo Mirage!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirage connects with a nice looking jab.
Ispa looks to land a body kick but Mirage moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mirage! But no joy.
Ispa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirage.
Ispa closes the distance and clinches.
Mirage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ispa throws a body kick that misses
and Mirage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ispa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ispa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ispa looks for a takedown but Mirage sprawls well.
Ispa gets a takedown into half guard.
Mirage has one foot on Ispa's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Ispa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ispa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mirage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ispa sizes up Mirage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Mirage.
Ispa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirage.
Mirage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mirage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Ispa.
Ispa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mirage in his tracks.
Mirage throws a hook but Ispa blocks it.
Mirage slips under a jab.
Ispa moves into the clinch successfully.
Mirage lands a left hand.
Mirage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ispa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ispa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Ispa with that takedown attempt.
Mirage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ispa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mirage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ispa stuns Mirage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mirage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ispa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mirage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ispa scores with a hook.
Ispa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ispa misses with a body shot.
Ispa closes the distance and pushes Mirage back into the cage.
Mirage is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ispa is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mirage to the mat. Mirage regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mirage wriggles free and stands up.
Mirage throws out a loose jab but Ispa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ispa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mirage is out of range and Ispa settles back down.
Ispa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ispa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mirage counters with a stiff right hand.
Ispa moves out of range of the leg kick from Mirage.
Ispa lands a leg kick that knocks Mirage off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Mirage as Ispa shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank Ispa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ispa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mirage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ispa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mirage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ispa.
Ispa throws out a loose jab but Mirage uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mirage.
Alphonzo Mirage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Ispa misses the target.
Mirage throws out a counter right but Ispa avoids it with no problem.
Ispa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ispa catches Mirage with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mirage misses with a double jab
and Ispa counters with an outside leg kick.
Mirage has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mirage there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mirage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ispa.
Mirage throws a shot from downtown. Ispa moves away and avoids it.
Ispa misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ispa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mirage.
Mirage let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ispa clinches with his opponent.
Ispa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ispa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mirage backwards.
Mirage is looking to break free of the clinch but Ispa has double underhooks.
Ispa lands a shot to the body.
Ispa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ispa lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Alphonzo Mirage has been cut.
Ispa misses with some punches.
Mirage is looking to break free of the clinch but Ispa has double underhooks.
Mirage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ispa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mirage.
Mirage misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ispa with a poor takedown
and Mirage counters with a nice uppercut.
Mirage scores with a hook.
Ispa clinches up against the cage.
Mirage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tank Ispa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alphonzo Mirage's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ispa.
Mirage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ispa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mirage scrambles back to his feet.
Ispa lands a jab to Mirage's midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ispa.
Mirage takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ispa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mirage displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ispa.
Ispa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mirage was well out of range. Poor timing from Ispa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ispa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ispa.
Ispa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirage.
Mirage throws a low kick but Ispa moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Ispa misses the target.
Mirage misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa misses with a hook. Mirage ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Mirage releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ispa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mirage moves away.
Ispa lands an overhand right.
Ispa misses the shot to the body.
Ispa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mirage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ispa misses with a hook
enabling Mirage to counter with a crisp jab.
Mirage just misses with a punch to the body.
Mirage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ispa catches Mirage with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mirage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ispa cracks Mirage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ispa tests Mirage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tank Ispa is winning the standup battle so far.
Ispa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ispa cracks a nice hook into Mirage's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ispa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ispa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mirage can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ispa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ispa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Alphonzo Mirage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mirage wants to control but Ispa postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ispa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mirage rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ispa's guard! Nice work there by Mirage!
Mirage is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mirage tries to stand but Ispa is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mirage stands up from Ispa's guard - Mirage perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ispa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tank Ispa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ispa missing with a left hand there. Mirage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ispa blocks a head kick by Mirage.
Good work by Mirage as he checks the leg kick.
Ispa lands the left hand.
Ispa lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage moves away from the strike by Ispa.
Mirage only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ispa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mirage counters with a stiff right hand.
Mirage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mirage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ispa.
Mirage is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ispa with a body shot.
Ispa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ispa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mirage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mirage throws a sloppy head kick and Ispa moves out of range easily.
Mirage looks to land a right hand but Ispa moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ispa throws a hook to the side of Mirage's head but Mirage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mirage lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mirage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ispa scoring well with a low kick there.
Ispa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mirage.
Ispa lands with a cross.
Mirage misses the jab.
Ispa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ispa connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Ispa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alphonzo Mirage's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ispa lands a nice looking body shot.
Mirage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ispa.
Nice uppercut lands for Mirage. That snapped Ispa's head back.
Ispa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mirage's head backwards.
Mirage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ispa.
Ispa lands with a straight right. Mirage didn't see that one coming.
Ispa looks to throw the jab but Mirage is out of range.
Mirage connects with a right hand. Ispa shakes it off.
Ispa throws out a leg kick but Mirage moves out of range and Ispa only half commits.
Mirage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ispa swings for the body but Mirage moves out of range.
Mirage swinging wildly here.
Ispa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mirage checks a low kick from Ispa.
Mirage feints a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ispa.
It seemed like Mirage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa thuds his right hand into Mirage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ispa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mirage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mirage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mirage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ispa blocks a jab.
Mirage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ispa.
Mirage throws a big counter head kick but Ispa avoids it with no problem.
Mirage misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Ispa misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Ispa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ispa feinted with a counter takedown.
Mirage misses with a leg kick
and Ispa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mirage throws a hook to the side of Ispa's head but Ispa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ispa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mirage just misses with a punch to the body.
Mirage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ispa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alphonzo Mirage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mirage enables Ispa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mirage manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mirage wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ispa trying to control the position from guard on top but Mirage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ispa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mirage is trying to control Ispa's posture but Ispa avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ispa tries to advance to mount but Mirage denies him.
Ispa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mirage has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ispa but great work by Mirage.
Mirage stands up.
Ispa throws the kick towards the body but Mirage avoids it.
Ispa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mirage.
Mirage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mirage connects with a single shot there.
Ispa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mirage.
Ispa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mirage unleashes a big counter combination but Ispa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ispa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mirage only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ispa blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ispa scores with a nice head shot.
Mirage moves away from the strike by Ispa.
Ispa feints and then cracks Mirage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mirage down.
Ispa throws a solid leg kick but Mirage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ispa.
It seemed like Mirage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ispa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ispa with a jab.
Ispa throws a low kick but Mirage moves out of range easily.
Ispa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mirage with a nice calf kick.
Ispa looks to land a left hand but Mirage moved out of range nicely.
Ispa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mirage to the mat! Mirage manages to get full guard.
Mirage working for submissions but it's allowed Ispa to get to half guard.
Ispa is looking for a kimura here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tank Ispa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ispa, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tank Ispa!
An out of breath Tank Ispa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean-Claude Marceau (ranked 127 p4p, 183 weight class) and Jeremy Jones (ranked 18 p4p, 27 weight class). Marceau comes to the cage accompanied by Feist - Tout Doucement. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean-Claude Marceau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marceau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jean-Claude Marceau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Marceau. Those never looked like landing.
Marceau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
A big left from Marceau misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marceau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marceau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Marceau looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marceau.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marceau.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Marceau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Marceau.
Marceau was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marceau lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marceau throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marceau ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Marceau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Marceau misses with the combination.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marceau definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones avoids the body shot from Marceau.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Marceau connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marceau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marceau thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones takes a swing at Marceau's ribcage but misses.
Marceau fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marceau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones thinks about the counter body kick.
Marceau throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones jabs at Marceau's body.
Marceau connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marceau doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Jean-Claude Marceau has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Marceau lands.
Marceau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marceau misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Marceau takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Marceau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Marceau was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marceau looks to throw a body kick
and Jones finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Marceau misses with an uppercut
and Jones finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Marceau is breathing heavily.
Marceau throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeremy Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean-Claude Marceau's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marceau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones throws a big counter head kick but Marceau avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Marceau. Beautiful body shot.
Jean-Claude Marceau is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Marceau scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jones misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marceau throws out a powerful jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jones in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A big right from Marceau misses.
And Jones responds with a good body kick, but Marceau manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marceau.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marceau.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Marceau.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marceau digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Marceau looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Marceau throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marceau scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marceau connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones lands the left hand.
Marceau moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marceau.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones misses with a combination
and Marceau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marceau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Marceau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marceau thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marceau throws a body kick that misses
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jean-Claude Marceau's cut is getting worse.
Marceau throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marceau misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Marceau moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tests Marceau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Marceau.
Marceau tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones lands a nice hook to Marceau's body. Marceau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marceau slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jean-Claude Marceau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean-Claude Marceau's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Marceau misses with a kick to the body
and Jones counters with a solid body kick.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marceau on the side of the head.
Marceau throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones avoids the head kick by Marceau.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marceau on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marceau throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
And Jones responds with a good body kick, but Marceau manages to step out the way in time.
Jones misses with a hook.
Marceau darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marceau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
A head kick by Jones misses
letting Marceau counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook.
Marceau smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Jones misses.
Marceau is looking to counter punch.
Marceau throws a lazy head kick
and Jones counters with a head kick that drops Marceau to the mat! Marceau scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Marceau coming out on top.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Marceau swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marceau throws a head kick that misses.
Jones throws out a counter right but Marceau avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marceau looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones lands a big uppercut and Marceau crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Marceau looks OK. Jones waves Marceau back to his feet!
Jean-Claude Marceau's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marceau.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones drops Marceau with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Marceau looks back up at him and smiles so Jones waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Marceau is rocked!
Jones throws a monster overhand right that drops Marceau! Jones follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Jones!
Jeremy Jones was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Nao (ranked 167 p4p, 198 weight class) and Bismack Kagonbo (ranked 27 p4p, 28 weight class). Nao comes to the cage accompanied by The End. Kagonbo has chosen Voodoo as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Nao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bismack Kagonbo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nao misses with a kick to the body
and Kagonbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao slips a straight right by Kagonbo.
As Kagonbo backs away, Nao returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nao walks into a stiff left hand from Kagonbo.
Nao loads up on a big right hand but Kagonbo slips the punch.
Kagonbo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kagonbo misses with a right hand
and Nao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kagonbo's knee momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo misses with a body punch
and Nao counters with a thumping low kick.
Kagonbo with a hook.
Nao throws an off balance right hand
and Kagonbo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kagonbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nao.
Nao dodges the punch combination from Kagonbo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nao throws a big shot that misses.
Good exchange - Kagonbo coming out on top.
Nao with the inside leg kick.
Kagonbo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kagonbo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nao ducks right into an uppercut from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nao is just out of range.
Kagonbo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kagonbo.
Nao slips a straight right by Kagonbo.
Nao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nao misses with a hook. Kagonbo ducked under it nicely.
Kagonbo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kagonbo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kagonbo misses with a lunging right hand
and Nao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kagonbo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kagonbo misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Kagonbo.
Nao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kagonbo.
An attempted straight right counter from Nao misses the target.
Nao moves out of range as Kagonbo strikes.
Jab by Nao.
Kagonbo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nao counters with an outside leg kick.
Nao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nao cracks Kagonbo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kagonbo lands a lovely overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Kagonbo there.
Nao looks to land a right hand but Kagonbo moved out of range.
Kagonbo missing with a left hand there. Nao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kagonbo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kagonbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Nao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kagonbo tries to work over Nao's front leg with a kick but Nao checks it.
Nao clobbers Kagonbo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kagonbo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kagonbo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kagonbo feints a jab promting Nao to slip. Kagonbo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nao slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Solomon Nao's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kagonbo coming out on top.
Kagonbo circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Nao to the canvas! Nao doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Kagonbo keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bismack Kagonbo!
After the fight, Bismack Kagonbo 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Enitan Arendse (ranked 9 p4p, 21 weight class) and Min-Sik Song (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Song has chosen Akatsuki as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 37 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enitan Arendse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Min-Sik Song!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arendse.
Song throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Song keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arendse throws a hook but Song avoids it easily.
A jab from Arendse misses.
Song looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Song uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
Song misses with a looping right.
Arendse throws a front kick aimed at Song's knee but Song avoids it well.
Arendse rushes Song and presses him up against the cage.
Arendse blocking some punches.
Arendse lands a body shot in the clinch.
Song blocking some punches.
Song tries to throw a body punch but Arendse avoids it by throwing Song back against the cage.
Song presses Arendse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arendse manages to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Song 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.
Arendse throws a good cross that connects.
We've been told by Arendse's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Song moves out of range of the body kick.
Arendse throws a body kick that misses.
Arendse lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arendse moves away.
Song is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good leg kick by Song.
Song moves out of range as Arendse strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Song lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Song does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arendse misses the jab.
Song uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
Song avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Arendse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Song fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arendse manages to avoid it.
Arendse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Song scores with a shot to the body.
Song scores with a leg kick.
Arendse lands a head shot.
Arendse cracks a nice hook into Song's ribs.
Song scores with a shot to the body.
Arendse is looking to clinch but Song is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Song throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arendse moves away from the strike by Song.
Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arendse moves away.
Song checks the leg kick.
Song moves out of range of the body kick from Arendse.
A big right from Arendse misses.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse digs a good body shot into Song's ribs.
Arendse scores with a spinning back kick!
Arendse looks to land a left hand but Song moved out of range nicely.
Song only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Song slips a jab from Arendse.
Song connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arendse lunges at Song with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Song's hand.
A cross from Song lands.
Song misses with a straight left.
Arendse fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick lands for Song.
Arendse avoids the body shot from Song.
Song bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Song keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arendse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Song throws a hook but Arendse avoids it easily.
Song moves out of range of the strikes.
Song throws a push kick but Arendse slaps the foot to one side.
Arendse avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Song looks for the body kick but Arendse saw that one coming.
Arendse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arendse is looking to clinch but Song is avoiding it.
Song lands an overhand right.
Song is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arendse goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Arendse.
Arendse moves in looking to clinch but Song pushes him off.
Song is looking to chop away at Arendse's legs.
Song has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Song takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Song does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arendse scores with a nice head shot.
Arendse 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.
Arendse throws the left hand but Song avoids the punch easily.
Song lands with a nice body punch.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Arendse needs to keep his hands up - Song had a free shot at his head there.
Arendse throws the left hand but Song avoids the punch easily.
Song throws out a counter right but Arendse avoids it with no problem.
Good leg kick by Song.
Nice body punch from Song.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Song connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arendse. Arendse circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arendse.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Song checks a leg kick.
Arendse walks into a left hand.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Enitan Arendse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse misses the jab.
Arendse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arendse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Song moves away.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arendse.
Arendse lands a jab to the head.
Arendse wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Song. Beautiful body shot.
Arendse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Song blocks the body kick.
Song throws out a counter right but Arendse avoids it with no problem.
Arendse misses the jab.
Arendse misses with a body shot.
Arendse throws a chopping leg kick but Song manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Song looks to land a left hand but Arendse moved out of range nicely.
Arendse throws out a powerful jab.
Arendse looks to throw the jab but Song is out of range.
Arendse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Song.
Arendse was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arendse checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Min-Sik Song will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arendse takes a swing at Song's ribcage but misses.
Song misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Song.
Arendse throws a body kick that misses.
Arendse staying out of range there.
Song lands a leg kick that knocks Arendse off balance momentarily.
Arendse throws a shot from downtown. Song moves away and avoids it.
Arendse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Song throws out the jab.
Arendse misses with a body shot.
Song moves forwards but Arendse connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Song pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Song.
Song has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arendse.
Song throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Song darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Song misses with a body shot.
Song slips a straight right by Arendse.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Song takes a swing at Arendse's ribcage but misses.
Min-Sik Song seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Song throws a chopping leg kick but Arendse manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arendse throws out the jab.
Arendse getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Song misses the jab.
Song blocks a leg kick.
Arendse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arendse lands a body shot.
Song steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
Song ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
Song moves out of range of the body kick.
Song uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Song does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arendse lands with an overhand left.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arendse.
Arendse half committed to a counter leg kick.
Arendse takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slow jab from Arendse misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Arendse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Song on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arendse throws a body kick that misses.
Arendse ducks under a wild hook from Song.
Arendse avoids the head kick by Song.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Song.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Song is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Song darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arendse goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arendse blocks a low kick nicely.
Song throws a nice inside leg kick.
Song with a nice calf kick.
Song misses with a looping right.
A jab from Song does it's job there.
Arendse throws a hook but Song avoids it easily.
Arendse takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Arendse misses.
Arendse misses with a body shot.
Song 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.
Song tries to move into range but Arendse moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arendse just misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse throws a jab but it's blocked by Song.
Arendse avoids the body shot from Song.
Arendse throws a low kick but Song moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Arendse.
Arendse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Song throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song delivers a nice body kick.
Arendse lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Song as he connects with a hook.
Arendse takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Song lands an overhand right.
Song with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Song.
Good shot there by Arendse.
Arendse checks the leg kick.
Arendse connects with a leg kick.
Arendse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Song wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arendse misses with the head strike.
Arendse misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse blocks a punch 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!
Arendse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Song.
Jab, jab by Song - just one landing.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
Arendse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Song.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song throws a body punch but Arendse moves out of range.
Arendse blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Arendse misses its target.
Song throws a body punch but Arendse moves out of range.
Arendse misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arendse with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arendse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Song.
Arendse scores with a punch to the head.
Song checks a leg kick nicely.
Arendse takes a swing at Song's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Song! But no joy.
Song avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Song 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.
Arendse is looking to land body kicks.
Arendse cracks Song with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Song lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Song tried to score with a low kick but Arendse checks it.
Arendse was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Song steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Song swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Song scores with the left hand. Arendse knows he should have avoided that one.
Arendse checks a leg kick.
Arendse works Song's body with a nice hook.
Arendse lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Enitan Arendse will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Song moves out of range as Arendse strikes.
Arendse is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Song stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arendse.
A swing and a miss from Arendse.
Song throws a big counter head kick but Arendse avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Song does a little dance to reset his feet.
Song fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arendse is out of range.
Arendse moves out of range of the strikes.
Arendse looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Song misses with a wild body shot.
Song lands a leg kick that knocks Arendse off balance momentarily.
Arendse slips a jab from Song.
Song throws a head kick but Arendse moves out of range.
Arendse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Song tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Song scores with a jab to the body.
Arendse tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arendse cracks Song with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arendse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Arendse. Beautiful body shot.
Arendse misses with a body kick.
Song scores with a leg kick.
Arendse ducks under a wild hook from Song.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Song misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arendse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Song walks into a left hand.
Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arendse manages to avoid it.
Song uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arendse.
Arendse misses with an uppercut. Song saw that one coming.
Arendse backing away here, and Song unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Arendse tries to close the distance and clinch but Song swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Song dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Song misses.
A low kick lands for Song.
Song misses with a looping left.
Arendse misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arendse sizes up Song with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Arendse blocks the low kick.
Arendse just misses with a punch to the body.
Song darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arendse goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arendse throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arendse takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Song with the inside leg kick.
Song avoids the body shot from Arendse.
Arendse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Song at a distance.
Arendse throws out a leg kick but Song moves out of range and Arendse only half commits.
Song moves forwards but Arendse connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Song avoids the body shot from Arendse.
Song scores with a kick to the body.
Song throws a big shot that misses.
Arendse takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Song lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arendse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arendse buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arendse misses with a hook.
Song tries to keep at a distance but Arendse has taken the fight into the clinch.
Song manages to break the clinch.
Song lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Song is just out of range.
Arendse throws an overhand right that lands on Song's shoulder, as Song tries to avoid the shot.
Song checks a leg kick nicely.
Song ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
Arendse drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Arendse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Song swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Song moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arendse throws a looping overhand right but Song ducks down to avoid it.
Song misses the jab.
Song misses with a hook.
Arendse throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Song swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arendse moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arendse.
Arendse walks into a straight right hand from Song.
Song misses with a looping right.
Arendse is looking to clinch but Song is avoiding it.
Arendse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Song.
Song lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Song throws a chopping leg kick but Arendse manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Song avoids the body shot from Arendse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arendse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Song connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arendse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arendse chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Song can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick from Song, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arendse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Song manages to avoid it.
Song only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Song walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arendse checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Song throws a hook but Arendse avoids it easily.
Arendse takes a jab right on the kisser.
Arendse throws a leg kick which misses Song's front leg but catches the back leg as Song tries to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Arendse.
Arendse digs a good hook to Song's body.
Song on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arendse. Arendse obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Arendse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Song.
Song avoids the head kick by Arendse.
Song motions for Arendse to come forward. Song throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Arendse misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Min-Sik Song just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Arendse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Song tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arendse is able to avoid easily.
Enitan Arendse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Song jabs Arendse to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arendse takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arendse cracks Song with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Song tries to move into range but Arendse moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arendse moves forwards but Song connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good work by Arendse as he checks the leg kick.
Arendse jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Arendse fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Song on the side of the head.
Arendse lands a nice hook to Song's body. Song takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Song avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arendse takes a jab right on the kisser.
Song uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
Song misses with a straight left.
Arendse looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Arendse misses.
Song misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Arendse misses the target.
Song lunges at Arendse with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arendse's hand.
Arendse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Song.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Arendse. Song shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Song.
Song throws a leg kick but Arendse moved away.
Arendse lands with a good body shot.
Arendse looks for the body kick but Song saw that one coming.
Arendse pushes Song away with a front kick.
Arendse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Song throws out the jab.
Song with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Song avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Arendse misses its intended target.
Song takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Song looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Song keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arendse.
Arendse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Song scores with a shot to the body.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Song is just out of range.
Arendse slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arendse slips under a jab from Song.
Arendse works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Arendse wants to land a leg kick but Song is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Song dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arendse. That did some damage!
Donk. Song catches Arendse right on the button with a cross.
Arendse moves forwards but Song connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arendse moves out of range of the strikes.
Arendse ducks right into an uppercut from Song.
Song steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
Song throws a body punch but Arendse moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Song, as that shot connected.
Song throws a leg kick which misses Arendse's front leg but catches the back leg as Arendse tries to avoid it.
Arendse misses with a kick to the body.
Song throws a hook to the side of Arendse's head but Arendse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Song takes a jab right on the kisser.
Arendse bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arendse, as that shot connected.
Song throws a looping overhand right but Arendse ducks down to avoid it.
Song fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arendse.
Arendse swings for the body but Song moves out of range.
Arendse lands a slapping body shot.
Arendse connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Arendse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arendse throws a hook but Song blocks it.
Song blocks the body kick.
Arendse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Song.
Arendse ducks right into an uppercut from Song.
Song feints and then cracks Arendse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arendse down.
Song with a jab.
Arendse has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arendse there as he acknowledges the shot.
Song steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Arendse. That one must have hurt.
Song just misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arendse clinches with his opponent.
Song breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arendse walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse with a jab.
Song slips a jab from Arendse.
A big left from Arendse misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arendse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Song counters with a good low kick that Arendse was not able to check.
Song jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arendse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arendse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Song.
Song lands a jab to the nose.
Song uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
Arendse scores with a nice right hand.
Arendse misses the jab.
Song lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arendse sizes up Song with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Song lands a glancing blow to the side of Arendse's head.
Song cracks Arendse with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Arendse misses the target.
Song uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arendse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Song looks for the body kick but Arendse saw that one coming.
Arendse connects with a good right hand that stumbles Song. Song circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Song avoids a kick to the body.
Donk. Song catches Arendse right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Song misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Enitan Arendse will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Arendse uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arendse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Song throws a leg kick that misses.
Arendse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Song was well out of range. Poor timing from Arendse.
A countering left hand to the body from Song misses.
Arendse slips under a jab from Song.
Song slips a jab from Arendse.
Song blocks the body kick.
Song moves out of range as Arendse throws a body kick.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Song keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Song throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arendse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Song lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Song lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arendse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Song.
Song lands a head shot.
Arendse lands a high kick!
It looks like Min-Sik Song has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Song plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
Arendse throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song moves forwards but Arendse connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Song keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arendse.
Nice body punch from Song.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Song throws out a counter right but Arendse avoids it with no problem.
Song fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arendse on the side of the head.
Arendse looks to land a left hand but Song moved out of range nicely.
Arendse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arendse with a nice cross.
Song throws a leg kick which misses Arendse's front leg but catches the back leg as Arendse tries to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Song.
Song steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
Song scores with a jab.
Song connects with a nice looking jab.
Arendse is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse misses with a straight right.
Song lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Song slips under a jab.
Song slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Song moves away.
Song throws a quick inside leg kick.
Song misses with a body kick.
Arendse throws a jab when Song was well out of range.
Song lands a nice shot to the body.
Arendse misses with a kick to the body.
Arendse backing away here, and Song unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice defenses there by Song.
Song scores with a nice strike.
Song bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arendse's head.
Song digs a good hook to Arendse's body.
Arendse throws a jab but it's blocked by Song.
Song moves out of range as Arendse throws a body kick.
Song ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Song throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Song with a jab.
Arendse just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Song.
Arendse misses with a body kick.
Arendse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Song connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arendse scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
Song throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arendse pivots, looking for a leg kick but Song is out of range and Arendse settles back down.
Arendse throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Song. That's going to slow Arendse down.
Arendse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arendse throws a body kick that misses.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arendse lands with a straight right. Song didn't see that one coming.
Arendse throws a front kick aimed at Song's knee but Song avoids it well.
Arendse tries to score with a low kick but Song moves his leg out of the way.
Song connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arendse. Arendse circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arendse walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arendse connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Song feints and then cracks Arendse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arendse down.
Arendse takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Song takes a swing at Arendse's ribcage but misses.
Song scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse thumps Song with a low kick.
Arendse takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Song lands a head shot.
Arendse misses the jab.
Song throws out a counter right but Arendse avoids it with no problem.
Arendse misses with a straight left.
Arendse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Song avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Song only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Arendse throws out a powerful jab.
Arendse swings for the body but Song moves out of range.
Arendse looks to land a left hand but Song moved out of range nicely.
Arendse doesn't manage to clinch there - Song circles away.
Song fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Song scores with a jab to the head.
Song connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Arendse's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Song does a little dance to reset his feet.
Song lands the left hand.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arendse scores with a kick to the midsection.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Min-Sik Song.
I think Song has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Min-Sik Song!
Min-Sik Song is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Min-Sik Song 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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