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PFC 214.5 Taus vs Bennett PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 688 p4p, 1384 weight class) and Esa Kettu (ranked 85 p4p, 181 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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11 - 6 - 1 |
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179 cm
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157
20 - 16 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinikainen throws out a loose jab but Kettu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kettu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Reinikainen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reinikainen throws a lazy right hand but Kettu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kettu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reinikainen checks a low kick from Kettu.
Reinikainen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kettu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kettu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kettu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Reinikainen wants to control but Kettu is keeping him busy.
Kettu looks to move to half guard but instead Reinikainen has passed into mount! Damn!
Reinikainen working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen thowing shots but they're missing.
Kettu tries to reverse the position but Reinikainen maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reinikainen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kettu is on top in guard.
Kettu with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kettu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reinikainen has his foot on Kettu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kettu works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kettu defends it easily.
Kettu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reinikainen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kettu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reinikainen is trying to control the position but Kettu postures up.
Kettu is looking to stand up but Reinikainen won't let him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kettu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kettu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kettu trying to control the position from guard on top but Reinikainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reinikainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu trying to control the position from guard on top but Reinikainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reinikainen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Reinikainen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kettu wants to control from the top but Reinikainen keeps moving.
Reinikainen looking for subs off his back but Kettu has passed one foot through into half guard.
Reinikainen is looking for a sweep. Kettu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reinikainen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reinikainen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kettu defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu passes into half guard.
Kettu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reinikainen gets back to full guard.
Reinikainen controls Kettu momentarily but Kettu frees himself.
Kettu postures up and lands a big shot to Reinikainen's brow.
Kettu lands a couple of digs.
Reinikainen looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kettu gets to his feet - Reinikainen follows without any prompting.
A swing and a miss from Kettu.
Reinikainen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kettu scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Esa Kettu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Reinikainen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kettu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reinikainen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kettu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reinikainen connects with a solid leg kick.
We've been informed that Kettu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Reinikainen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kettu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kettu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reinikainen postures up in Kettu's guard and throws a big left but Kettu blocks it.
Kettu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reinikainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kettu is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kettu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reinikainen is one step ahead there.
Kettu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reinikainen manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reinikainen controls Kettu momentarily but Kettu frees himself.
Reinikainen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kettu.
Reinikainen has his foot on Kettu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kettu works his way back into a safe position though.
Reinikainen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kettu defends well.
Reinikainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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.
Kettu pushes down on Reinikainen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kettu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Esa Kettu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reinikainen is refusing to be controlled, as Kettu sits in half guard.
Reinikainen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kettu is stalling here. Reinikainen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kettu seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Reinikainen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kettu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Reinikainen.
Reinikainen works to advance to full mount. Kettu defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen goes for an armbar but Kettu turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kettu.
Reinikainen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kettu is aware though and is defending well.
Kettu stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kettu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Kettu finds it's target.
Reinikainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reinikainen shoots for a takedown but Kettu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kettu scores with a hook.
A big left from Kettu misses.
Reinikainen checks the leg kick.
Reinikainen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kettu to the ground. Reinikainen is now in Kettu's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettu wants to sweep here but Reinikainen controlling him for the moment.
Kettu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reinikainen keeps working.
Kettu is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
It looks like Kettu is going to stand back up.
Reinikainen actively working from the bottom here.
Kettu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reinikainen tries to get to full guard but Kettu has control of the leg.
Kettu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kettu lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kettu staying out of range there.
Good shot there by Kettu.
Kettu lands a slapping body shot.
Reinikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kettu.
An inside leg kick from Kettu misses.
The fighters circling - Kettu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kettu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reinikainen has time to react.
Reinikainen gets a takedown into half guard.
Kettu has his hands clasped together around Reinikainen's back. He's all about the action.
Reinikainen prevents Kettu from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Reinikainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kettu gets back to full guard.
Kettu trying to control the position.
Reinikainen is looking to work some ground and pound but Kettu has wrist control.
Reinikainen connects with a couple of short punches.
Kettu is trying to keep Reinikainen in close.
Reinikainen wants to pass the guard but Kettu is keeping the position.
Artturi Reinikainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen connects with a couple of short punches.
Reinikainen preventing the sweep.
Reinikainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kettu has control of Reinikainen's left arm, preventing Reinikainen from doing any damage.
Kettu wants to sweep but no luck.
Reinikainen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kettu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Reinikainen slips a straight right by Kettu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Reinikainen misses with a looping left.
Reinikainen misses with a looping left.
Reinikainen throws a hook to the side of Kettu's head but Kettu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reinikainen throws the left hand but Kettu avoids the punch easily.
Kettu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kettu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kettu moves out of range as Reinikainen strikes.
Kettu throws out a counter right but Reinikainen avoids it with no problem.
Esa Kettu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kettu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kettu with a hook.
Kettu lands a head kick. Reinikainen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reinikainen throws a push kick but Kettu slaps the foot to one side.
Kettu looks to throw the jab but Reinikainen is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kettu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kettu throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Reinikainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Kettu throws a hook to the side of Reinikainen's head but Reinikainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Reinikainen misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen scores with a hook.
Kettu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kettu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reinikainen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kettu!
Kettu tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Reinikainen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Esa Kettu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kettu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Reinikainen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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 Artturi Reinikainen.
I think Kettu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esa Kettu!
A victorious Esa Kettu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Monte Cassino (ranked 557 p4p, 437 weight class) and Jacque Joteel (ranked 72 p4p, 60 weight class). Cassino comes to the cage accompanied by Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro. Joteel has chosen Moogwalzer as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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12 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Monte Cassino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joteel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cassino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joteel.
Cassino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cassino connects with a crisp jab.
Joteel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joteel checks a leg kick.
Joteel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cassino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Joteel momentarily.
Cassino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joteel throws an overhand right that lands on Cassino's shoulder, as Cassino tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Joteel.
Cassino slips a jab from Joteel.
Cassino instigates a clinch.
Joteel takes a shot to the head.
Cassino working aggressively here.
Joteel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joteel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cassino lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cassino.
Cassino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joteel's elbow.
Joteel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cassino backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joteel gets through Cassino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joteel prevents a body shot from Cassino.
Joteel lands with a left to the head.
Cassino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joteel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joteel looks to land a body kick but Cassino moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cassino.
Joteel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cassino tries to land a front kick but Joteel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Joteel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joteel moves out of range of the strikes.
Monte Cassino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joteel throws a body punch but Cassino moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cassino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Joteel throws a push kick but Cassino slaps the foot to one side.
Joteel throws a leg kick
and Cassino counters with a good, hard body kick but Joteel shrugs it off.
Joteel scores with a jab.
Joteel ducks under a wild hook from Cassino.
A little jabbing left from Joteel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cassino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cassino blocks a low kick nicely.
Cassino misses with a looping right.
Cassino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joteel throws a lazy right hand but Cassino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cassino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joteel throws out the jab.
Cassino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cassino tries to clinch but Joteel moves out of range.
Cassino moves away from the strike by Joteel.
It looked like Cassino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Joteel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joteel slips a straight right by Cassino.
A telegraphed right hand from Cassino misses the target.
Joteel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Joteel blocks a jab.
Cassino is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Joteel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Joteel throws a jab when Cassino was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Joteel misses the target.
Cassino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joteel wants to land a leg kick but Cassino is out of range.
Joteel moves out of range of the body kick.
Cassino takes a swing at Joteel's ribcage but misses.
Joteel throws the kick towards the body but Cassino avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Joteel.
Cassino gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joteel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cassino throws out the jab.
Joteel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cassino jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cassino moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cassino throws a wild body kick that Joteel sees coming a mile off.
Cassino tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Joteel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cassino.
Joteel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cassino.
Nice shot lands for Cassino.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cassino 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 Joteel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joteel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cassino wants to slow Joteel down by chopping away at his legs.
Joteel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joteel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cassino misses with a straight left.
Joteel with the inside leg kick.
Joteel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cassino was well out of range. Poor timing from Joteel.
Cassino throws a leg kick that misses.
Joteel misses with a two punch combination.
Cassino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joteel lands with a straight right. Cassino didn't see that one coming.
Joteel lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joteel scores with a nice body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Joteel as he connects with a hook.
Joteel misses with a hook. Cassino ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino throws a body shot but no joy.
Cassino lands a head shot.
Cassino looks to score with a jab to the body but Joteel is just out of range.
Joteel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joteel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cassino walks into a jab.
Cassino blocks the body kick.
Joteel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cassino throws a looping overhand right but Joteel ducks down to avoid it.
Cassino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cassino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joteel moves away.
Cassino throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joteel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joteel throws a front kick aimed at Cassino's knee but Cassino avoids it well.
Joteel ducks under a wild hook from Cassino.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joteel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cassino.
Cassino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cassino misses with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Joteel.
Cassino chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joteel can pounce on him.
Cassino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacque Joteel will probably get the nod.
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.
Cassino thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Joteel if he has to take too many more of those.
Cassino takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cassino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Cassino as he checks the leg kick.
Cassino blocks a jab.
Joteel misses with an uppercut.
Cassino misses the jab.
Joteel lands a head kick. Cassino smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Joteel scores with the left hand. Cassino knows he should have avoided that one.
Cassino moves out of range as Joteel throws a body kick.
Joteel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cassino misses with a left hand
and Joteel counters with a nice body kick.
Cassino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cassino throws a low kick but Joteel moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassino takes a swing at Joteel's ribcage but misses.
Cassino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joteel throws out a counter right but Cassino avoids it with no problem.
Cassino misses with a wild body shot.
Cassino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cassino tries to clinch but Joteel is having none of it.
Cassino tries to clinch there but Joteel circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Joteel.
Joteel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cassino.
Joteel lands a nice shot that snaps Cassino's head back.
A low kick lands for Joteel.
Cassino throws out a loose jab but Joteel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassino chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cassino misses with an uppercut. Joteel saw that one coming.
Cassino moves away from the strike by Joteel.
Joteel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cassino.
A little feinted left hand from Cassino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Joteel works the jab nicely.
Cassino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joteel with a nice calf kick.
Cassino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Cassino blocks the low kick.
Cassino throws a chopping leg kick but Joteel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Cassino misses its intended target.
Joteel walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joteel misses with a double jab.
Cassino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joteel tries a quick counter leg kick but Cassino is wise to it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Joteel.
Joteel moves out of range as Cassino strikes.
Cassino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joteel moves away.
Joteel misses with a hook. Cassino ducked under it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cassino 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 Joteel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joteel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cassino loads up on a big right hand but Joteel slips the punch.
Joteel ducks right into an uppercut from Cassino.
The fighters circling - Cassino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joteel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassino.
Cassino on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Joteel wants to land a leg kick but Cassino is out of range.
Cassino drops his hands momentarily and Joteel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cassino misses with a hook. Joteel ducked under it nicely.
Joteel tries a quick counter leg kick but Cassino is wise to it.
Jacque Joteel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joteel digs a good hook to Cassino's body.
An inside leg kick from Joteel misses.
Joteel checks a leg kick.
Cassino feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joteels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel misses with a body punch
and Cassino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cassino rushes Joteel and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Cassino.
Nice body punch from Joteel.
Joteel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cassino misses with a punch to the body.
Cassino blocks a body shot from Joteel.
Joteel struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassino controls his hands.
Cassino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joteel blocks a body shot from Cassino.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cassino.
Joteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cassino's elbow.
Joteel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joteel throws a head punch that misses.
Joteel lands a shoulder strike.
Cassino lands a body punch.
Joteel struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassino controls his hands.
Cassino misses with a body punch.
Cassino will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Joteel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joteel misses with a body punch.
Cassino misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino tries a body shot but Joteel blocks it.
Joteel swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassino misses with the head strike.
Joteel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cassino misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joteel.
Joteel blocking some punches.
Cassino lands a shoulder strike.
Joteel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joteel tries to throw a body punch but Cassino avoids it by throwing Joteel back against the cage.
Cassino blocking some punches.
Joteel lands with a left to the head.
Joteel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cassino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joteel lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joteel tries to work over Cassino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cassino misses with some punches.
Cassino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cassino working aggressively here.
Cassino lands a shoulder strike.
Cassino manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacque Joteel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cassino misses with an uppercut
and Joteel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cassino checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cassino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joteel.
Joteel scores with a nice body kick.
Joteel scores with a jab.
Good work by Joteel as he checks the leg kick.
Cassino cracks Joteel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Joteel throws a body kick that misses.
Joteel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cassino misses with a wild body shot.
Joteel staying out of range there.
Joteel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cassino under the eye.
Joteel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassino scoring well with a low kick there.
Cassino misses with a left hand
and Joteel counters with a nice uppercut.
Cassino moves out of range as Joteel strikes.
Cassino tries to clinch there but Joteel circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joteel.
Cassino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel slips under a jab from Cassino.
Joteel looks for the body kick but Cassino saw that one coming.
Joteel defending well as Cassino loads up on a big left hand.
Joteel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joteel moves out of range as Cassino throws a body kick.
Cassino just misses with a punch to the body.
Joteel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Joteel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cassino looks to land a body kick but Joteel moved away.
Joteel throws out a counter right but Cassino avoids it with no problem.
Cassino closes the distance and clinches.
Joteel struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassino controls his hands.
Joteel misses with some punches.
Cassino struggles to land a body shot inside as Joteel controls his hands.
Jacque Joteel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joteel lands with a right to the head.
Cassino has had enough of the clinch but Joteel keeps him there for the moment.
Joteel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cassino lands with a right to the head.
Joteel misses with some punches.
Cassino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joteel's elbow.
Joteel blocks a body shot from Cassino.
Monte Cassino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Joteel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassino.
Joteel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cassino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Joteel.
A short uppercut from Joteel.
Joteel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cassino scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joteel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cassino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joteel tries to work over Cassino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cassino blocks a body shot from Joteel.
Joteel working aggressively here.
Joteel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cassinos head.
Joteel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cassino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joteel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cassino or not.
Good body shot from Joteel.
Cassino throws a head punch that misses.
Cassino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joteel's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino can't find room to land a body shot as Joteel controls the action.
Cassino has a couple of punches blocked by Joteel.
Joteel throws a head punch that misses.
Joteel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cassino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cassino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joteel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joteel pushes Cassino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joteel can't find room to land a body shot as Cassino controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Joteel.
Cassino tries to work over Joteel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cassino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joteel has him pressed against the cage.
Cassino blocks a body shot from Joteel.
Joteel struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassino controls his hands.
Cassino tries to break the clinch but Joteel is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joteel.
Joteel lands with a short shot to the head.
Joteel digs a right hand underneath Cassino's ribcage. Cassino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joteel blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joteel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joteel struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassino controls his hands.
Cassino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joteel tries a body shot but Cassino blocks it.
Cassino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joteel misses with a punch to the body.
Joteel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cassino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joteel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joteel tries to throw a body punch but Cassino avoids it by throwing Joteel back against the cage.
Cassino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cassino can't find room to land a body shot as Joteel controls the action.
Joteel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cassino lands an uppercut.
Cassino misses with the head strike.
Cassino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cassino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joteel struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassino controls his hands.
Joteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cassino's elbow.
Joteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cassino's elbow.
Cassino takes a shot to the head.
Cassino tries to throw a body punch but Joteel avoids it by throwing Cassino back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacque Joteel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joteel 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacque Joteel!
Jacque Joteel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Monte Cassino was interviewed post fight and said 'Should have gone for a KO, crap. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Obi Wan Kenobi (ranked 720 p4p, 1040 weight class) and Nobunaga Tanaka (ranked 47 p4p, 62 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Wan Kenobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nobunaga Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka is looking to clinch.
Kenobi slaps away a takedown attempt from Tanaka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tanaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kenobi tried to score with a low kick but Tanaka checks it.
Kenobi scores with a nice strike.
Kenobi scores with a hook.
Kenobi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tanaka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Obi Wan Kenobi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kenobi checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenobi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tanaka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kenobi pushes Tanaka off and gets back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kenobi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tanaka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tanaka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi tries to work over Tanaka's front leg with a kick but Tanaka checks it.
Kenobi scores with a hook to the body. Tanaka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kenobi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kenobi counters with an outside leg kick.
Tanaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kenobi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanaka moves away.
Tanaka is looking for the big counter here.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown but Kenobi shows good takedown defense.
Obi Wan Kenobi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobunaga Tanaka.
Kenobi connects with a looping right hand.
Kenobi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tanaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Kenobi.
Tanaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenobi.
Kenobi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tanaka.
Obi Wan Kenobi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka moves into the clinch.
Tanaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanaka tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenobi throws a head punch that misses.
Tanaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Kenobi. That snapped Tanaka's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kenobi. That's going to slow Tanaka down.
Kenobi throws a series of punches but Tanaka avoids them all with ease.
Tanaka misses with a takedown attempt
and Kenobi counters with a stiff right hand.
Tanaka needs to keep his hands up - Kenobi had a free shot at his head there.
Tanaka throws a body kick that misses
and Kenobi counters with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kenobi.
Tanaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenobi is looking to land body kicks.
Kenobi looks to land a left hand but Tanaka moved out of range nicely.
Kenobi punishes Tanaka's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Kenobi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tanaka in his tracks.
Tanaka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kenobi throws Tanaka to one side and escapes!
Tanaka fails to land the takedown.
Tanaka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kenobi's half guard.
Kenobi pushes Tanaka off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka dives in for a single leg takedown but Kenobi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tanaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi throws a leg kick but Tanaka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tanaka shoots for a takedown but Kenobi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tanaka throws a head kick that misses
and Kenobi counters with a straight right hand.
Kenobi misses with a hook.
Tanaka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tanaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tanaka wants to land a leg kick but Kenobi is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kenobi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tanaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenobi.
Kenobi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenobi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tanaka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kenobi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kenobi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tanaka.
Kenobi is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan Kenobi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kenobi throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kenobi.
Kenobi lands a nice shot to the body.
Tanaka rushes Kenobi and presses him up against the cage.
Tanaka pulls Kenobi into guard.
Tanaka has a closed guard, preventing Kenobi from standing up.
Tanaka controlling the position.
Kenobi trying to control but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka being controlled here, momentarily.
Tanaka is trying to keep Kenobi in close.
Kenobi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanaka can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi won't allow Tanaka to sweep him here.
Tanaka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kenobi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tanaka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kenobi throws a hook but Tanaka blocks it.
Kenobi connects with a looping right hand.
Tanaka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tanaka.
 It looks like Obi Wan Kenobi has been cut.
Tanaka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kenobi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kenobi tries a body shot but Tanaka blocks it.
Kenobi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenobi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanaka breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka shoots in for a double leg but Kenobi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kenobi with the inside leg kick.
Tanaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenobi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tanaka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenobi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kenobi throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanaka.
Kenobi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kenobi misses with a straight right.
Kenobi leaves Tanaka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tanaka.
Obi Wan Kenobi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kenobi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tanaka.
Kenobi throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tanaka misses with a takedown attempt - Kenobi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Obi Wan Kenobi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobunaga Tanaka.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kenobi.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kenobi as he jumps to the side.
Kenobi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tanaka drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kenobi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kenobi.
Tanaka shoots in and drives through. Kenobi sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenobi throws a nice looking combination but Tanaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Kenobi.
Kenobi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanaka moves away.
Kenobi scores with a jab. Tanaka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tanaka checks a leg kick.
Tanaka shoots for a double leg takedown but Kenobi sprawls well. He's pushed Tanaka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kenobi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tanaka doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Kenobi to counter with a crisp jab.
Tanaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kenobi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenobi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tanaka has time to react.
Tanaka checks a low kick from Kenobi.
Tanaka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kenobi counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan Kenobi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Obi Wan Kenobi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kenobi throws a hook to the side of Tanaka's head but Tanaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tanaka is looking for the big counter here.
Kenobi looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanaka is just out of range.
Tanaka closes the distance but Kenobi moves to the side
and Kenobi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenobi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tanaka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tanaka cracks a nice hook into Kenobi's ribs.
Kenobi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tanaka shoots in but no luck this time.
Tanaka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tanaka fails with the takedown
and Kenobi counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenobi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenobi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tanaka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kenobi. Kenobi obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi scores with a jab to the head.
Tanaka instigates a clinch.
Kenobi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenobi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanaka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kenobi scores with a hook.
Tanaka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 Tanaka is rocked!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tanaka is defended easily by Kenobi.
Kenobi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Kenobi finish him?
Obi Wan Kenobi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobunaga Tanaka.
Kenobi thumps Tanaka with a low kick.
Tanaka seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kenobi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tanaka looks for a takedown but Kenobi sprawls well.
Tanaka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kenobi's waist but Kenobi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tanaka off to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kenobi. That's going to slow Tanaka down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tanaka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kenobi - the referee stops the clock and Tanaka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kenobi. Tanaka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A big left from Kenobi misses.
No luck for Tanaka with that takedown attempt.
Tanaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tanaka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kenobi circles away.
Kenobi scores with a jab. Tanaka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nobunaga Tanaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanaka rushes Kenobi and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi can't find room to land a body shot as Tanaka controls the action.
Tanaka tries to circle away but Kenobi has him pinned against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kenobi manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kenobi.
Tanaka is looking to clinch but Kenobi is avoiding it.
Kenobi leaves Tanaka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nobunaga Tanaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenobi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tanaka avoids a kick to the body.
Kenobi misses with a looping left.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kenobi as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Kenobi finds it's target.
Kenobi scores with a hook.
Tanaka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kenobi is fending him off so far but Tanaka persists. Nope, Kenobi circles away and we're back to standing.
Kenobi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kenobi.
Kenobi with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenobi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanaka.
As Tanaka backs away, Kenobi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tanaka tries to move into range but Kenobi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kenobi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kenobi thumps Tanaka with a low kick.
Tanaka throws a lazy head kick
and Kenobi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kenobi connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Obi Wan Kenobi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kenobi, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obi Wan Kenobi!
Obi Wan Kenobi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Caunt (ranked 192 p4p, 554 weight class) and Taylor Jack (ranked 24 p4p, 71 weight class). Jack has chosen Lucid Dreams as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Jack!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caunt on the side of the head.
It looks like Dick Caunt has been cut.
Jack swings for the body but Caunt moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Caunt misses the target.
Caunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jack is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Caunt with a body shot.
Caunt tried to score with a low kick but Jack checks it.
Caunt avoids the body shot from Jack.
Caunt lands a jab to the head.
Caunt lands with a nice body punch.
Good shot there by Caunt.
Caunt throws a leg kick which misses Jack's front leg but catches the back leg as Jack tries to avoid it.
Jack lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caunt lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jack. That's going to slow Caunt down.
Caunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caunt misses with a hook. Jack ducked under it nicely.
Jack throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Caunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caunt misses with the body kick
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caunt scores with a push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt lands with a straight right. Jack didn't see that one coming.
Jack avoids the head kick by Caunt.
Jack works Caunt's body with a nice hook.
Jack misses with a hook.
Caunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jack looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Caunt misses with a right hand
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caunt scores with a shot to the body.
Jack tries to clinch but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt connects with a looping right hand.
Jack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caunt.
Caunt connects with a crisp jab.
Caunt throws a body kick that misses.
Caunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Jack 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jack on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Caunt pushes Jack away with a front kick.
Jack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jack's elbow.
A short uppercut from Caunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack tries to work over Caunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Caunt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Caunt.
A short right from Caunt on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
Caunt blocks an uppercut.
Jack working aggressively here.
Jack struggles to land a body shot inside as Caunt controls his hands.
Jack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jack tries a body shot but Caunt blocks it.
Jack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Caunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Jack lands an uppercut.
Jack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
Jack lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
Caunt tries a body shot but Jack blocks it.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Caunt.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Caunt.
Jack misses with a punch to the body.
Jack blocks an uppercut.
Caunt tries a body shot but Jack blocks it.
We've been informed that Jack has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Jack tries to break free but Caunt pushes him back against the cage.
Caunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jack backwards.
Jack is working Caunt over against the cage.
Jack lands a right hand.
Jack struggles to land a body shot inside as Caunt controls his hands.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jack is trying to break the clinch but Caunt is controlling him.
Jack misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt misses with a punch to the body.
Jack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caunt effectively controlling the action here.
Caunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with the head strike.
Caunt misses with the head strike.
Caunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Caunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Jack avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
Caunt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Caunt.
Caunt working hard to break the clinch.
Jack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack lands a nice uppercut.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Caunt.
Caunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jack avoids a kick to the body.
Dick Caunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Jack moves out of range of the body kick.
Jack looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dick Caunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
Jack checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jack misses with a looping left.
Jack takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Caunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jack checks it well.
Caunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caunt scores with a shot to the body.
Jack blocks the body kick.
Caunt throws a push kick but Jack slaps the foot to one side.
Caunt is looking to slow Jack down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
Caunt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Caunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jack.
Jack looks to throw the jab but Caunt is out of range.
Jack takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Caunt.
Caunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack throws a hook but Caunt avoids it easily.
Caunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Caunt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jack counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from Caunt tenderised Jack's leg. Jack is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jack throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Caunt misses with a body kick.
Jack now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jack throws out a loose jab but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack misses with a looping left.
Jack looks to land a combination but Caunt avoids it well.
Jack tries to bum rush Caunt with a series of wild strikes but Caunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt is looking to land body kicks.
Caunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caunt swings for the body but Jack moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Caunt!
Caunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Caunt lands a jab to the nose.
Caunt connects with a jab.
Jack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caunt in his tracks.
Jack blocks a jab.
Caunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Jack moves out of range as Caunt throws a body kick.
Jack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack checks a leg kick.
Jack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caunt throws out the jab.
Caunt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Caunt is looking to land body kicks.
Jack appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jack lands a jab to the head.
Jack takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Jack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jack moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt jabs Jack to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jack throws a jab but it's blocked by Caunt.
Jack has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Caunt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caunt.
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jack.
Caunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jack.
Jack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caunt.
Caunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Jack.
A countering left hand to the body from Jack misses.
Caunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jack walks into a jab.
Jack throws a body shot but no joy.
Caunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Jack was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Caunt missing with a left hand there. Jack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caunt tries a body shot but Jack blocks it.
Caunt tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jack blocks a body shot from Caunt.
Jack struggles to land a body shot inside as Caunt controls his hands.
Caunt prevents a body shot from Jack.
Caunt can't find room to land a body shot as Jack controls the action.
Caunt tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caunt.
Jack blocking some punches.
Caunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caunt or not.
Caunt blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
Jack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
Jack misses with the head strike.
Jack lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
That's time! Caunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jack on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jack connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Caunt's hands.
Jack on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Caunt misses with a leg kick.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Caunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Caunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jack just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Caunt.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caunt moves away.
Caunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack.
Caunt tried to score with a low kick but Jack checks it.
Caunt slips under a jab from Jack.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Jack.
Jack slips under a jab.
Jack swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caunt scores with a nice head shot.
Jack stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Caunt as he connects with a hook.
Jack throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caunt is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Caunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jack misses with a straight right.
Caunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jack throws a hook but Caunt blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caunt. That's going to slow Jack down.
Caunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Caunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jack was well out of range. Poor timing from Caunt.
Jack steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Jack slips under a jab.
Caunt throws a looping overhand right but Jack ducks down to avoid it.
Caunt misses with a looping left.
Caunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jack to score with a decent uppercut.
Caunt connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Jack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jack throws a hook but Caunt avoids it easily.
Jack walks into a straight right hand from Caunt.
Jack has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jack misses with a straight right.
Jack's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab from Caunt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack throws a solid leg kick but Caunt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack checks a leg kick nicely.
Jack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caunt. That did some damage!
Caunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Caunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jack is out of range.
Caunt with the inside leg kick.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
Caunt feints a jab promting Jack to slip. Caunt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jack slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jack throws a right and a left that Caunt avoids nicely.
Caunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick from Caunt, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Caunt tried to counter with a leg kick but Jack avoided it.
Jack scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Caunt lands a front kick.
Jack walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jack.
A big right from Jack misses.
Caunt is looking to counter with a body kick.
Taylor Jack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Caunt.
Jack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Caunts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice body punch from Caunt.
Caunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Jack misses with a looping left.
Caunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Jack tries to clinch up.
Jack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caunt.
A punch lands to the side of Jack 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Jack misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Caunt, as that shot connected.
Caunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack tries to move into range but Caunt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Caunt misses with the body kick
and Jack counters with a low kick, right behind Caunt 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack misses with a double jab.
Jack gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Caunt lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Jack misses the target.
Caunt connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Caunt.
Caunt throws out a loose jab but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caunt. That's going to slow Jack down.
Jack moves out of range of the body kick.
Jack keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Jack on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jack.
An attempted straight right counter from Caunt misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caunt.
Jack throws a hook to the side of Caunt's head but Caunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caunt is looking for a counter combo.
Caunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack flicks out a counter leg kick but Caunt steps away.
Jack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack misses with a straight right.
Jack misses the jab.
Jack throws a big shot that misses.
Dick Caunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jack looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Caunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caunt, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Caunt!
Dick Caunt bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 499 p4p, 436 weight class) and Leonid Martinyuk (ranked 64 p4p, 56 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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 29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Martinyuk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Martinyuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ragnarsson needs to keep his hands up - Martinyuk had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
The fighters circling - Martinyuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick from Ragnarsson lands but Martinyuk takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Leonid Martinyuk has been cut.
Martinyuk misses with a head kick.
Martinyuk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martinyuk there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinyuk throws a big shot that misses.
Ragnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martinyuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinyuk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ragnarsson counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Martinyuk slips a straight right by Ragnarsson.
Martinyuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinyuk misses with a hook
and Ragnarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinyuk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ragnarsson's head.
Ragnarsson steps in with a hook that catches Martinyuk right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Ragnarsson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Martinyuk looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnarsson!
A pretty intense looking Bjorn Ragnarsson took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Settakian Fett (ranked 141 p4p, 211 weight class) and Domingo Chavez (ranked 22 p4p, 32 weight class). Domingo Chavez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Settakian Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Domingo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fett.
Chavez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chavez thows a body kick. Fett tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fett slips a straight right by Chavez.
Chavez misses with a right hand
and Fett counters with a nice leg kick.
Fett takes one to the chin there.
Chavez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fett.
Chavez misses with a kick to the body
and Fett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chavez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fett connects with a right hand. Chavez shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Fett is looking to counter the offense by Chavez and move into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Chavez.
Fett lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
And Chavez responds with a good body kick, but Fett manages to step out the way in time.
Fett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chavez slips a jab from Fett.
Chavez misses with a lunging right hand
and Fett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fett.
Chavez lands a right hand.
Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fett's elbow.
Fett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chavez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chavez.
A big left from Chavez misses.
Chavez throws a body punch but Fett moves out of range.
Fett jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett misses with a straight right.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
Chavez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fett's hands.
Fett moves forwards but Chavez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Fett throwing a counter right hand but Chavez manages to avoid it.
A head kick from Chavez lands but Fett takes it in his stride.
Chavez punishes Fett's body with a nice straight punch.
Fett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chavez cracks Fett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Chavez lands with a nice body punch.
Chavez scores with a jab.
Fett blocks the body kick.
Fett feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chavez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chavez swings widly with a right hand
and Fett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chavez digs a good body shot into Fett's ribs.
Chavez connects with a leg kick.
Chavez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chavez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chavez works Fett's body with a nice hook.
Fett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chavez.
Chavez misses with a low kick.
A lazy body kick from Chavez
and Fett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fett.
Fett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fett tries to work over Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fett throws an elbow but it misses.
Fett breaks the clinch.
Chavez throws a right hand that misses
and Fett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fett avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Fett moves away and avoids it.
Fett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chavez.
Chavez throws a leg kick
letting Fett counter with a right hand.
Fett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chavez can pounce on him.
Fett is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Good work by Fett as he checks the leg kick.
Fett throwing a counter right hand but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Chavez tries a low kick but Fett avoids it.
Chavez tries to clinch up
and Fett counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chavez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A cross from Fett lands.
Chavez moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Fett to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Chavez dominated that round.
That's time! Fett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fett tries to land a front kick but Chavez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chavez misses with a hook
and Fett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Chavez does it's job there.
Fett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chavez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fett. Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chavez connects with the punch.
Chavez clobbers Fett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chavez 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 Fett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fett.
Domingo Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fett walks into a straight right hand from Chavez.
A big left from Fett misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez misses with a hook. Fett ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Fett misses the target.
Chavez misses with a right hand
and Fett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chavez thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett scores with a jab. Chavez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fett throws a hook but Chavez avoids it easily.
Fett connects with a leg kick.
Chavez throws an off balance right hand
and Fett counters with a left to the body.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Chavez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fett slips under a jab.
It looked like Fett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fett misses the jab.
Chavez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chavez is looking to land body kicks.
Chavez feints and then cracks Fett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fett down.
Fett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chavez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Fett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fett was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fett misses with an uppercut.
Fett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chavez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
Chavez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chavez tries a low kick but Fett avoids it.
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Fett ducks down to avoid it.
Chavez throws a jab when Fett was well out of range.
It looked like Fett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chavez jabs Fett right on the nose. Fett blinks but takes it well.
Fett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chavez to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chavez scores with the left hand. Fett knows he should have avoided that one.
Fett avoids the body shot from Chavez.
Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fett throws a quick counter kick to the body but Chavez avoids it.
Fett moves out of range as Chavez strikes.
Domingo Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chavez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
A low kick lands for Fett.
Chavez slips under a jab.
Fett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Fett.
Fett moves away from the strike by Chavez.
Fett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chavez's corner calls for a 1-2. Chavez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chavez.
Chavez throws a leg kick that misses.
As Chavez tries to get set, Fett tries to push him back and clinch up but Chavez manages to avoid the attempt.
Chavez slips under a jab.
Fett scores with a jab to the head.
Chavez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chavez.
As Chavez backs away, Fett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fett misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Chavez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chavez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chavez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Chavez misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fett.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Fett is just out of range.
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez lands a nice shot that snaps Fett's head back.
Chavez lands a head shot.
Fett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Fett slips the punch.
Chavez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chavez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Fett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Fett is looking to counter punch.
Fett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chavez.
As Chavez tries to get set, Fett tries to push him back and clinch up but Chavez manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Chavez counter with a right hand.
Fett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chavez lands an overhand right.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Decent striking displayed by Chavez there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chavez.
Chavez swings widly with a right hand
letting Fett counter with a right hand.
Fett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chavez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fett quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Chavez misses the jab.
Chavez swings for the body but Fett moves out of range.
Fett appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big left from Chavez misses.
Fett is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chavez.
Settakian Fett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fett throws a jab but it's blocked by Chavez.
Fett scores with a nice right hand.
Fett is looking to chop away at Chavez's legs.
Chavez misses with a left hand
and Fett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chavez throws a leg kick
and Fett counters with a huge left! Chavez is in big trouble! He's backing up but Fett isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Chavez from any more damage. A dominating finish by Fett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Settakian Fett!
Post fight, an emotional Settakian Fett said 'The bitch met a real fighter tonight'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Bangsit (ranked 333 p4p, 237 weight class) and Marky Mark (ranked 53 p4p, 38 weight class). Mark has chosen Isä ei jätä as his entrance music. Marky Mark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 26 - 2, fighting out of London, Andy Bangsit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marky Mark!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mark stuffs the takedown attempt from Bangsit. Bangsit gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Bangsit has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mark lands a big right hand that sends Bangsit crashing to the mat! Mark stays standing though and waves Bangsit back to his feet!
We've been informed that Mark 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.
Bangsit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mark avoids it really well and circles away.
Bangsit shoots for a double leg takedown but Mark sprawls well. He's pushed Bangsit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Bangsit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mark misses with an uppercut. Bangsit saw that one coming.
Mark misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangsit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bangsit shoots in but no luck this time.
Bangsit forces Mark back against the cage and clinches.
Mark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bangsit is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mark to keep the fight standing.
Mark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangsit. Bangsit obviously looking to wear him down.
Mark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bangsit drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mark sprawls and moves away.
Bangsit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bangsit doesn't seem bothered though.
Marky Mark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mark misses with a head kick.
Bangsit tries for a takedown but Mark circles away easily
letting Mark counter with a right hand.
Mark just misses with a punch to the body.
Bangsit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bangsit passes Mark's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark actively working from the bottom here.
Mark moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bangsit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bangsit lying in Mark's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Mark decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Bangsit taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marky Mark!
Marky Mark tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Verygood (ranked 123 p4p, 217 weight class) and Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit (ranked 10 p4p, 15 weight class). Verygood comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Pain. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the midsection.
Verygood just misses with a punch to the body.
Verygood throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Verygood 's knee.
We've been hearing reports that Verygood has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Kurt Verygood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Verygood off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Verygood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Verygood misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Verygood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That kick from Verygood tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Verygood just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Verygood uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Verygood moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verygood moves away.
Verygood thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verygood throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Verygood is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Verygood cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Verygood drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Verygood scores with a leg kick.
Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Verygood misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Verygood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitsongrit's hands.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Verygood moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Verygood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Verygood lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verygood throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Verygood throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verygood.
Verygood slips under a jab.
Verygood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Verygood throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit catches Verygood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Verygood misses with a looping left.
Verygood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Verygood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Verygood tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Verygood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Verygood throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verygood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Verygood's head back.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Verygood should have avoided that one.
Verygood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Verygood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Verygood lands a jab to the head.
Verygood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Verygood misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sitsongrit. Those never looked like landing.
Verygood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Verygood throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Verygood closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Verygood.
Verygood is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Verygood seems unphased.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Verygood.
Verygood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Verygood throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Verygood feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Verygood misses with a low kick.
Verygood walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sitsongrit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verygood misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Verygood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Verygood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Verygood as he checks the leg kick.
Verygood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Verygood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Verygood.
Verygood looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Verygood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Verygood lands a right hook to the body.
Verygood looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Verygood moves his leg out of the way.
Verygood ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Verygood takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Verygood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Verygood.
A lazy left from Verygood finds it's target.
Verygood misses with a body shot.
Verygood with a nice cross.
Verygood misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick that sends Verygood stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Verygood stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Verygood's body.
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
Verygood has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
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 Kurt Verygood will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sitsongrit tests Verygood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Verygood takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Verygood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Verygood can pounce on him.
Verygood scores with a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Verygood moves out of range.
Verygood throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit feints a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verygood moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Verygood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verygood is looking to counter punch.
Verygood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
Verygood misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Verygood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Verygood tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verygood manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Verygood throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Verygood throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Verygood's leg but Verygood calmly moves out of range.
Verygood looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Verygood misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Verygood.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Verygood throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Verygood lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Verygood connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verygood.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Verygood was well out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
Verygood moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Verygood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verygood moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Verygood. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Verygood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Verygood finds it's target.
Verygood scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Verygood.
Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Verygood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Verygood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verygood lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Verygood misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Kurt Verygood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Verygood slips the punch.
Verygood moves out of range of the strikes.
Verygood throws out a powerful jab.
Verygood lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Verygood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Verygood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Verygood sees coming a mile off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Verygood!
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verygood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Verygood settles back down.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Verygood's ribs.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verygood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Verygood slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Verygood moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Verygood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Verygood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Verygood lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
Verygood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Verygood moves out of range.
Verygood misses with a wild body shot.
Verygood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Verygood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Verygood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Verygood.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Verygood avoids it easily.
Verygood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verygood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Verygood scores with a nice strike.
Verygood lands a right hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Sitsongrit. No joy for Verygood on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Verygood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verygood.
A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Verygood's leg but Verygood calmly moves out of range.
Verygood stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Verygood.
Verygood throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verygood was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
It looked like Verygood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Verygood blocks a jab.
That kick from Verygood tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Verygood scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
Verygood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Verygood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Verygood connects with the punch.
Verygood blocks a low kick nicely.
Verygood moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Verygood cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Verygood catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Verygood lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Verygood's head back.
Sitsongrit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Verygood misses with a straight left.
Verygood throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Verygood.
Verygood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Verygood looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Verygood avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Verygood ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verygood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Verygood.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Verygood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verygood. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verygood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Verygood.
Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Verygood blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Verygood throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Verygood misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Verygood misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Verygood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Verygood misses the shot to the body.
Verygood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Verygood there.
Verygood works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
Verygood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Verygood is having none of it.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Verygood.
An attempted straight right counter from Verygood misses the target.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Verygood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Verygood moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
Verygood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Verygood.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Verygood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Verygood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Verygood.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Verygood down.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Verygood's front leg but catches the back leg as Verygood tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Verygood, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Verygood checks it.
Verygood with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
A good leg kick by Verygood.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Verygood's head back.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 Verygood is rocked!
A slow jab from Verygood misses its intended target.
Oh Verygood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Verygood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Verygood.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Verygood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a big right hand that sends Verygood crashing to the mat! Sitsongrit stays standing though and waves Verygood back to his feet!
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Verygood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Verygood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Verygood lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verygood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Verygood misses with a looping left.
Verygood punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Verygood.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit.
Well Sitsongrit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bapp (ranked 79 p4p, 101 weight class) and Rob Kardashian (ranked 15 p4p, 17 weight class). Kardashian has chosen Wu Tang Clan - Gravel Pit as his entrance music. 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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scotty Bapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Kardashian!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Bapp. That snapped Kardashian's head back.
Kardashian throws the left hand but Bapp avoids the punch easily.
Bapp staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Kardashian misses the target.
Bapp scores with a body shot.
Bapp lands a really nice looking cross but Kardashian seems unphased.
Bapp connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bapp lands the left hand.
Kardashian wants to clinch.
Kardashian walks into a jab.
Bapp thuds his right hand into Kardashian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bapp blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bapp.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kardashian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bapp connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kardashian scrambles back to his feet.
Bapp misses with a hook. Kardashian ducked under it nicely.
Kardashian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bapp.
Bapp has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bapp just misses with a punch to the body.
Kardashian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bapp moves away from the strike by Kardashian.
Bapp lands a slapping body shot.
Kardashian misses with a series of wild punches.
Bapp scores with a decent looking hook.
Kardashian clinches up with Bapp and pushes him back against the cage.
Kardashian misses with the head strike.
Bapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kardashian misses the jab.
Bapp throws a hook but Kardashian avoids it easily.
Kardashian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Bapp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kardashian has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bapp is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bapp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kardashian throws out the jab.
Kardashian closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kardashian misses with a punch to the body.
Bapp blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kardashian.
Bapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kardashian rushes Bapp and presses him up against the cage.
Kardashian misses with some punches.
Bapp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Kardashian as the two fighters clinch.
Bapp is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kardashian tries a body shot but Bapp blocks it.
Bapp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bapp with a nice cross.
Bapp jabs Kardashian right on the nose. Kardashian blinks but takes it well.
Bapp connects with a body shot that sends Kardashian's belly button to the back.
Bapp really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bapp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kardashian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kardashian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kardashian takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kardashian is looking to clinch.
Bapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bapp misses with a looping left.
Bapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bapp loads up on a big right hand but Kardashian slips the punch.
Kardashian closes the distance and clinches.
Kardashian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kardashian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kardashian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kardashian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bapp was well out of range. Poor timing from Kardashian.
Kardashian cracks Bapp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kardashian blocks a jab.
Scotty Bapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bapp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kardashian moves in looking to clinch but Bapp pushes him off.
Kardashian takes one on the button.
Kardashian misses the shot to the body.
Kardashian wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kardashian misses the target.
Kardashian throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kardashian is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bapp lands a glancing blow to the side of Kardashian's head.
Kardashian doesn't manage to clinch there - Bapp circles away.
Kardashian throws a looping overhand right but Bapp ducks down to avoid it.
Kardashian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A cross from Bapp lands.
Bapp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Bapp 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kardashian throws a body punch but Bapp moves out of range.
Kardashian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bapp is out of range and Kardashian settles back down.
Bapp scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kardashian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bapp moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bapp jabs at Kardashian's body.
Kardashian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bapp throws out a loose jab but Kardashian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kardashian throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bapp 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.
Kardashian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Kardashian misses.
A jab from Bapp misses.
Bapp scores with a hook.
Bapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kardashian was well out of range. Poor timing from Bapp.
A nice side step and Kardashian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bapp moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bapp misses with a body shot.
Kardashian uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bapp has time to react.
Bapp loads up on a big right hand but Kardashian slips the punch.
Bapp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kardashian misses the shot to the body.
Bapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bapp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kardashian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kardashian throws a big shot that misses.
Kardashian takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bapp misses with a body shot.
Kardashian swings for the body but Bapp moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bapp throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kardashian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kardashian.
Bapp paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kardashian tries to clinch
enabling Bapp to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Kardashian misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bapp. Kardashian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bapp is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A bone on bone clash there as Bapp blocks the leg kick.
Bapp takes a swing at Kardashian's ribcage but misses.
Bapp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kardashian can do to turn this around?
Kardashian misses with a wild body shot.
Bapp swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Scotty Bapp is winning the standup battle so far.
Bapp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bapp misses with a shot to the body
and Kardashian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kardashian swings for the body but Bapp moves out of range.
It looked like Bapp was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kardashian.
Kardashian moves out of range of the strikes.
Kardashian tries to counter with a clinch but Bapp shakes him off and moves away.
Kardashian throws a good cross that connects.
A left lands for Bapp.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bapp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bapp scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kardashian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bapp connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kardashian scrambles back to his feet.
Kardashian avoids the body shot from Bapp.
Bapp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bapp looks to score with a jab to the body but Kardashian is just out of range.
Kardashian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kardashian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bapp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bapp misses with an uppercut.
Bapp slips a straight right by Kardashian.
Bapp moves out of range as Kardashian strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Bapp. That snapped Kardashian's head back.
Bapp works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kardashian tries to clinch but Bapp is having none of it.
Kardashian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kardashian misses the jab.
A jab from Kardashian misses.
Bapp's corner calls for a 1-2. Bapp obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bapp swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kardashian counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bapp's knee momentarily.
Bapp just misses with a punch to the body.
Bapp throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kardashian on the side of the head.
Bapp works Kardashian's body with a nice hook.
Bapp throws a hook but Kardashian avoids it easily.
Kardashian takes a swing at Bapp's ribcage but misses.
Kardashian has managed to clinch.
Kardashian tries to throw a body punch but Bapp avoids it by throwing Kardashian back against the cage.
Bapp blocks a body shot from Kardashian.
Kardashian has a couple of punches blocked by Bapp.
Kardashian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kardashian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bapp throws a shot from downtown. Kardashian moves away and avoids it.
Kardashian throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bapp counters with a nice body shot.
Kardashian moves out of range of the strikes.
Kardashian throws a body punch but Bapp moves out of range.
Kardashian forces Bapp back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bapp can't break the clinch.
Bapp manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kardashian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bapp.
Kardashian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bapp.
Kardashian drops his hands momentarily and Bapp takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kardashian takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bapp scores with a hook to the body. Kardashian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bapp scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kardashian moves into the clinch.
Bapp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bapp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bapp blocking some punches.
Bapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kardashian moves away.
Bapp getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kardashian loads up on a big right hand but Bapp slips the punch.
Bapp connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kardashian momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bapp dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kardashian looks to land a right hand but Bapp moved out of range.
Kardashian looks to score with a jab to the body but Bapp is just out of range.
It looked like Bapp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kardashian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kardashian throws out a loose jab but Bapp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kardashian misses with a body shot.
Bapp lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kardashian throws a hook to the side of Bapp's head but Bapp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kardashian blocks a jab.
Kardashian tries to clinch up.
Bapp throws a body shot but no joy.
Bapp throws a hook but Kardashian avoids it easily.
Kardashian throws an overhand right that lands on Bapp's shoulder, as Bapp tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bapp misses with a body shot.
Kardashian moves out of range of the strikes.
Kardashian tries to counter by closing the distance.
A shot to the liver by Bapp. Beautiful body shot.
Kardashian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kardashian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bapp manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kardashian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kardashian scores with a shoulder strike.
Kardashian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bapp's efforts to push away.
Bapp is trying to break free.
Bapp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bapp breaks from the clinch.
Bapp lands with an overhand left.
Bapp slips under a jab from Kardashian.
Bapp throws out a powerful jab.
Kardashian misses with a body shot.
Bapp has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bapp there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bapp lands an overhand right.
Kardashian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kardashian lands a head shot.
Bapp throws a body shot but no joy.
Kardashian is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kardashian moves away.
Rob Kardashian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian misses with a low kick.
Bapp appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kardashian tries to clinch there but Bapp circles away.
Bapp slips a jab from Kardashian.
Kardashian takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bapp misses with a straight right.
Bapp lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bapp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bapp scores with a body shot.
Kardashian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bapp throws a good cross that connects.
Kardashian looks to throw the jab but Bapp is out of range.
Kardashian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bapp moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bapp. Kardashian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bapp swings for the body but Kardashian moves out of range.
Kardashian is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bapp with a body shot.
Kardashian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kardashian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bapp moves away.
Bapp scores with the left hand. Kardashian knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bapp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bapp tests Kardashian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kardashian walks into a straight right hand from Bapp.
Bapp circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bapp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Bapp blocks the low kick.
Bapp is looking to counter punch.
Bapp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kardashian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kardashian is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kardashian misses with a right hand
and Bapp counters with a nice body shot.
Kardashian throws a hook but Bapp avoids it easily.
Kardashian throws out a loose jab but Bapp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kardashian throws out a loose jab but Bapp uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Bapp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kardashian walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Scotty Bapp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian takes one to the chin there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bapp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kardashian.
Some wild striking there from Kardashian.
Kardashian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kardashian lands with a good body shot.
Bapp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kardashian.
Bapp listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kardashian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kardashian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kardashian there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kardashian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kardashian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kardashian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Kardashian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bapp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kardashian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scotty Bapp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bapp, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Bapp!
Scotty Bapp thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bennet (ranked 5 p4p, 14 weight class) and Melek Taus (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Taus's choice of entrance music: I Am The Upsetter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melek Taus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taus blocks the body kick.
Bennet works Taus's body with a nice hook.
Bennet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taus at a distance.
Bennet loads up on a big right hand but Taus slips the punch.
Taus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bennet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taus throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taus ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Taus misses with a looping left.
Taus slips a jab from Bennet.
Taus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet moves out of range as Taus strikes.
Bennet is looking to counter punch.
Bennet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennet is looking to wear down Taus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Taus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taus blocks a jab.
Taus replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bennet blocks it well.
Taus lands a really nice looking cross but Bennet seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taus doesn't seem bothered though.
Bennet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bennet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taus! But no joy.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taus moves away.
Taus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Taus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And Bennet counters with a quick kick to the body but Taus blocks it.
Bennet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Taus.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Taus is just out of range.
Taus misses with a looping left.
Bennet scores with a push kick.
Taus is looking to clinch but Bennet is avoiding it.
Taus scores with a decent looking hook.
Bennet takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bennet tries to move into range but Taus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Taus - that will leave a mark!
Taus thuds his shin into the meat of Bennet's side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taus 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 Bennet has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bennet and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taus connects with an inside leg kick.
Bennet swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bennet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taus misses with a straight left.
Taus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennet.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Taus.
Bennet lands a jab to Taus's midsection.
Taus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bennet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body kick from Taus.
Nice shot lands for Bennet.
Taus moves out of range as Bennet strikes.
Taus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennet pushes Taus away with a front kick.
Bennet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennet has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Michael Bennet has been cut.
Taus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taus gets tackled into the cage by Bennet. Bennet maintains the clinch.
Bennet breaks from the clinch.
Bennet fakes the leg kick and cracks Taus in the body.
Bennet clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet lands a shot to the body.
Bennet misses with a body punch.
Bennet tries a body shot but Taus blocks it.
Taus lands a hook that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
Bennet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennet is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Taus's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bennet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bennet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taus momentarily.
A big left from Taus misses.
Taus misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Bennet was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Taus.
Bennet fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taus on the side of the head.
Michael Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taus misses the jab.
Taus scores with a push kick.
Bennet takes one on the button.
Taus looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennet is just out of range.
Bennet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet misses with a kick to the body
and Taus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bennet swings for the body but Taus moves out of range.
Taus takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses with a looping left.
Bennet throws a jab when Taus was well out of range.
Bennet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taus lands a glancing blow to the side of Bennet's head.
Bennet fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taus lands a right hook to the body.
A big left from Taus misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Taus!
Taus is looking to land body kicks.
Bennet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Taus checks a leg kick.
Bennet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet moves out of range of the body kick from Taus.
Bennet quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Taus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taus throws a push kick but Bennet slaps the foot to one side.
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 Michael Bennet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bennet scores with the left hand. Taus knows he should have avoided that one.
Bennet 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.
Bennet tests Taus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taus. Bennet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennet connects with a single shot there.
Bennet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bennet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Bennet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bennet throws a chopping leg kick but Taus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taus misses with a low kick as Bennet jumps back.
Bennet scores with a sloppy right hand. Taus should have avoided that one.
Taus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bennet misses with a body kick.
Bennet bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet throws a front kick that sends Taus stumbling back into the cage.
Taus throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Bennet has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bennet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taus.
Taus throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taus misses with a wild body shot.
Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taus manages to avoid it.
Taus slips a straight right by Bennet.
A little jabbing left from Taus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taus scores with a push kick.
Taus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Michael Bennet is winning the standup battle so far.
Taus wants to slow Bennet down by chopping away at his legs.
Taus takes a swing at Bennet's ribcage but misses.
Bennet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taus throws out the jab.
Taus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennet.
Bennet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taus.
Bennet lands with a right hand.
Bennet misses the shot to the body.
Taus looks to land a body kick but Bennet moved away.
Bennet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taus misses with a leg kick
and Bennet counters with a body kick.
Bennet swings for the body but Taus moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taus ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Taus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bennet lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taus slips a straight right by Bennet.
A good leg kick by Bennet.
Bennet moves out of range as Taus throws a body kick.
Taus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennet was well out of range. Poor timing from Taus.
Bennet will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bennet misses with a looping right.
Bennet throws the left hand but Taus avoids the punch easily.
Bennet checks a leg kick.
Bennet takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bennet with a nice cross.
Taus misses the body punch
and Bennet counters with a stiff right hand.
Taus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennet.
Bennet thuds a left hand into Taus's body.
Bennet swings for the body but Taus moves out of range.
Taus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses the body punch
and Taus counters with a solid body kick.
Nice shot lands for Taus.
Bennet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taus.
Bennet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taus doesn't seem bothered though.
Taus throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bennet counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Bennet does it's job there.
Taus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennet.
Taus misses with a leg kick.
Bennet throws a body punch but Taus moves out of range.
Taus throws a nice looking combination but Bennet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bennet is looking to counter punch.
Bennet with the inside leg kick.
Bennet tests Taus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taus dips to his left and cracks Bennet with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taus swinging wildly here.
Taus throws a wild body kick that Bennet sees coming a mile off.
Taus throws a leg kick
and Bennet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taus throws a low kick but Bennet moves out of range easily.
Taus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennet moves out of range of the body kick from Taus.
Taus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bennet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Bennet misses
and Taus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taus throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Bennet misses.
Taus throws a hook to the side of Bennet's head but Bennet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennet connects with a right hand. Taus shakes it off.
Bennet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Bennet misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bennet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bennet takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bennet moves out of range of the body kick.
Bennet bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Taus throws a leg kick but Bennet checks it.
Taus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
Bennet swings for the body but Taus moves out of range.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taus.
Taus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bennet wants to clinch up but Taus keeps it at a distance.
Taus misses with an uppercut.
Taus throws a body punch but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet throws a body shot but no joy.
Bennet slips under a jab from Taus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennet.
The fighters circling - Taus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Bennet tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennet.
Taus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taus moves away from the strike by Bennet.
Taus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taus.
Taus misses with an uppercut. Bennet saw that one coming.
Taus fakes the leg kick and cracks Bennet in the body.
Bennet misses with a kick to the body.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taus was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Taus.
Bennet is looking to counter punch.
Taus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennet throws out the jab.
Bennet loads up on a big right hand but Taus slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bennet.
Bennet with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Bennet.
Taus thinks about the counter body kick.
Bennet throws out a loose jab but Taus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taus tries a low kick but Bennet avoids it.
Taus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bennet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taus misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Taus is predictable there
and Bennet counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taus.
Taus misses with a looping left.
Taus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taus swinging wildly here.
Taus throws a head kick that misses.
Taus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taus defending well as Bennet loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Taus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Taus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bennets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bennet looks to throw the jab but Taus is out of range.
Bennet feints and then cracks Taus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taus down.
Taus throws a big shot that misses.
Bennet throws a quick counter head kick but Taus was just out of range.
Taus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Taus throws out a loose jab but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taus. Bennet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennet tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taus.
Taus tried to score with a low kick but Bennet checks it.
Bennet throws a jab but it's blocked by Taus.
Taus throws a leg kick but Bennet sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bennet was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Taus misses with a kick to the body
and Bennet counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennet lands a jab.
Taus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bennet looks to land a left hand but Taus moved out of range nicely.
Taus connects with a body shot that sends Bennet's belly button to the back.
Bennet moves into the clinch successfully.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taus has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Bennet working aggressively here.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Taus controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taus can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
Taus pushes Bennet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taus tries to work over Bennet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taus lands with a short shot to the head.
Taus tries to throw a body punch but Bennet avoids it by throwing Taus back against the cage.
Taus manages to break the clinch.
Taus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bennet cracks Taus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bennet staying out of range there.
Bennet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bennet throws a body punch but Taus moves out of range.
Bennet slips under a jab from Taus.
Taus throws a low kick, looking for Bennet's leg but Bennet calmly moves out of range.
Bennet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Melek Taus just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
That's time! Bennet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bennet misses the shot to the body.
Bennet clobbers Taus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bennet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennet throws the left hand but Taus avoids the punch easily.
Bennet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good leg kick by Taus.
Taus scores with a nice head shot.
Bennet takes one to the side of the head.
Bennet slips a jab from Taus.
Taus looks for the body kick but Bennet saw that one coming.
Bennet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet connects with a single shot there.
Taus throws a leg kick which misses Bennet's front leg but catches the back leg as Bennet tries to avoid it.
Taus takes one on the button.
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!
Taus lands with a nice body punch.
Bennet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taus missing with a left hand there. Bennet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bennet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taus tries to move into range but Bennet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bennet throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bennet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bennet connects with a nice looking jab.
Taus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet takes a swing at Taus's ribcage but misses.
Bennet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taus.
Bennet tries to clinch but Taus is having none of it.
Bennet throws the kick towards the body but Taus avoids it.
Bennet misses the shot to the body.
Taus tries a quick counter leg kick but Bennet is wise to it.
Taus looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennet is just out of range.
Taus moves out of range of the strikes.
Taus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taus throws a lazy right hand but Bennet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennet slips under a jab.
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taus.
Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet lands with a nice body punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Taus as he connects with a hook.
Bennet pushes Taus up against the cage in a clinch.
Bennet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taus scores with a jab. Bennet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Taus moves out of range of the body kick.
Taus moves out of range as Bennet throws a body kick.
Taus moves out of range of the body kick from Bennet.
Taus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bennet defending well as Taus loads up on a big left hand.
Bennet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bennet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taus tries to score with a low kick but Bennet moves his leg out of the way.
Taus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennet.
Taus lands a nice shot that snaps Bennet's head back.
Bennet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Taus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Taus throws a wild body kick that Bennet sees coming a mile off.
Bennet drops his hands momentarily and Taus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bennet misses with a body shot.
Taus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Bennet tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Taus misses.
Taus moves out of range as Bennet throws a body kick.
Bennet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taus.
Taus moves out of range of the strikes.
Taus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bennet lands with a right hand.
Bennet moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses the jab.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Taus.
It appears Bennet was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bennet cracks Taus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taus lands a leg kick that knocks Bennet off balance momentarily.
Taus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Taus scores with a body shot.
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Taus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taus connects with a solid leg kick.
Bennet scores with a jab. Taus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bennet lands a body shot.
Bennet tries to land a front kick but Taus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taus works over Bennet's head and body with a nice combination.
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 Michael Bennet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet'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. This is the final round!
Bennet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taus.
Bennet was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Taus avoids a kick to the body.
Bennet loads up on a big right hand but Taus slips the punch.
Taus checks the leg kick.
Taus misses the shot to the body.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taus misses with an uppercut. Bennet saw that one coming.
Taus throws a wild body kick that Bennet sees coming a mile off.
Bennet swings for the body but Taus moves out of range.
Bennet tries to clinch up but Taus circles away and keeps his distance.
Taus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Bennet - just one landing.
Taus misses with a hook.
A jab from Taus misses.
Taus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taus moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taus misses with a kick to the body.
And Bennet counters with a quick kick to the body but Taus blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Bennet.
Bennet throws the left hand but Taus avoids the punch easily.
Taus slips a straight right by Bennet.
Bennet lands a right hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Taus blocks the low kick.
Taus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Taus lands a nice hook to Bennet's body. Bennet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Taus does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Taus misses.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Taus is just out of range.
Bennet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Bennet misses.
Bennet is looking to chop away at Taus's legs.
Taus scores with a jab to the body.
Taus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Melek Taus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taus is looking to slow Bennet down with leg kicks.
Taus throws a head kick but Bennet moves out of range.
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!
Bennet is looking to clinch but Taus is avoiding it.
Taus misses with a body kick.
Taus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Taus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennet moves away.
Taus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bennet lands a really nice looking cross but Taus seems unphased.
Bennet blocks the body kick.
Taus throws a leg kick that misses.
Bennet throwing a counter right hand but Taus manages to avoid it.
A big right from Taus misses.
Bennet delivers a nice body kick.
Taus misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Bennet misses the target.
Bennet throws a body punch but Taus moves out of range.
Donk. Taus catches Bennet right on the button with a cross.
Bennet connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bennet closes the distance and clinches.
Taus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennets head.
Taus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
Bennet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taus can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
Bennet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taus's elbow.
Bennet misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Taus fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taus.
Bennet tries to work over Taus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taus tries a body shot but Bennet blocks it.
Bennet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Bennet. That snapped Taus's head back.
Taus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bennet's head backwards.
Taus throws the kick towards the body but Bennet avoids it.
Taus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taus.
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!
Bennet takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bennet tests Taus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body punch from Bennet.
Taus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taus throws a lazy right hand but Bennet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennet scores with a shot to the body.
A cross from Taus lands.
Bennet throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Taus's head.
Taus slips a jab from Bennet.
Bennet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taus.
Taus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Taus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taus blocks the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bennet showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bennet has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bennet!
Michael Bennet retains his light heavyweight title!
Michael Bennet bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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