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GAMMA#921 Leonardo v Khan PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 1498 p4p, 839 weight class) and Gustav Line (ranked 207 p4p, 118 weight class). Bhullar comes to the cage accompanied by Daniel Cormier - All About That Cake. Line has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Line!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line defending well as Bhullar loads up on a big left hand.
Bhullar misses with an uppercut. Line saw that one coming.
Bhullar missing with a left hand there. Line was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bhullar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Black Swans in the buildup to the fight.
Bhullar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bhullar ducks under a wild hook from Line.
Line throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bhullar sizes up Line with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bhullar throws a right hand that Line ducks under and follows up with a left that Line also avoids with ease.
Line throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bhullar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Line.
Bhullar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bhullar scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bhullar missing with a left hand there. Line was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bhullar.
Bhullar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Line lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bhullar at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bhullar.
Bhullar misses with a combination
and Line counters with a stiff right hand.
Line with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Line gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Line.
Bhullar lands with an uppercut that bounces Line off the cage and back into range.
Line looks to land a right hand but Bhullar moved out of range.
Bhullar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Line ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bhullar moves away.
Line connects with a solid leg kick.
Line scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bhullar in his tracks.
Line avoids the body shot from Bhullar.
Line connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Line just misses with a punch to the body.
Bhullar loads up on a big right hand but Line slips the punch.
Bhullar fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar lands a jab to Line's midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Line!
Gustav Line is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bhullar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Line's head backwards.
Bhullar missing with a left hand there. Line was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bhullar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Line misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bhullar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bhullar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bhullar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice defenses there by Bhullar.
Bhullar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Line tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Line dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bhullar. That did some damage!
Line misses with a head kick.
It looked like Bhullar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Line.
Bhullar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Line with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a shot to the body
and Bhullar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bhullar takes one to the chin there.
Line misses with a series of wild punches.
Bhullar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bhullar throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Bhullar.
Line avoids the body shot from Bhullar.
Bhullar misses with a wild body shot.
Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Line throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustav Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Line swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bhullar ducks under a wild hook from Line.
Bhullar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Line.
Line misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bhullar misses with a looping left.
Line looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Line lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bhullar takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Line doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Line scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bhullar misses with a body shot.
Line changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Line throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bhullar swings for the body but Line moves out of range.
Bhullar misses with a wild body shot.
Line jabs Bhullar right on the nose. Bhullar blinks but takes it well.
Bhullar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Line lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bhullar at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Line smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Line fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bhullar manages to avoid it.
Line tries a low kick but Bhullar avoids it.
Line is looking to land body kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Line dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Line throws a right and a left that Bhullar avoids nicely.
Bhullar throws a body punch but Line moves out of range.
Line lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bhullar circles away quickly and effectively.
Line throws a low kick, looking for Bhullar's leg but Bhullar calmly moves out of range.
Bhullar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Line loads up on a big right hand but Bhullar slips the punch.
Bhullar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
Bhullar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Line stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Line wants it to stay on the feet.
Line has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bhullar finds it's way round the side to connect with Line's head.
Bhullar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gustav Line seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhullar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Line moves away.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bhullar.
Bhullar lands a lovely overhand right.
Bhullar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
Line scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Line throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Line tenderised Bhullar's leg. Bhullar is trying to keep his angry face on.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bhullar might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Line misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bhullar.
Bhullar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Line throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bhullar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bhullar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Line has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left lands for Bhullar.
Line connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bhullar throws a right and a left that Line avoids nicely.
Bhullar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bhullar throws a body shot but no joy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Line in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Line lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bhullar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Line lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Line lands with a nice body punch.
Line ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bhullar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Bhullar misses the target.
Line scores with a jab.
Line avoids the body shot from Bhullar.
Bhullar misses the jab.
Line takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bhullar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Line.
Despite the aggression on Line's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Line is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bhullar rather than just go for the knockout.
Line throws a shot from downtown. Bhullar moves away and avoids it.
Line fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bhullar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bhullar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Line swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Line takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bhullar lands with a hook. Line tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bhullar misses with a straight left.
Line misses with a left hand
and Bhullar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Line.
Line is looking to slow Bhullar down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bhullar manages to avoid it.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Bhullar.
Line lands a nice shot that snaps Bhullar's head back.
Line thumps Bhullar with a low kick.
Bhullar checks a leg kick nicely.
Line paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bhullar moves out of range of the body kick.
A shot to the body from Bhullar misses
enabling Line to counter with a crisp jab.
 Bhullar is rocked!
Line throws a monster overhand right that drops Bhullar! Line follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Line!
A relieved looking Gustav Line thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaz McStafferson (ranked 1339 p4p, 1499 weight class) and Dag Daghammar (ranked 196 p4p, 218 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Daghammar's choice of entrance music: Just like that - Dregen. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaz McStafferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dag Daghammar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McStafferson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daghammar.
McStafferson throws the left hand but Daghammar avoids the punch easily.
Daghammar misses with a looping left.
Daghammar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McStafferson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Daghammar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McStafferson.
McStafferson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McStafferson throws a right and a left that both miss.
McStafferson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daghammar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McStafferson throws out the jab.
McStafferson tests Daghammar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McStafferson scores with the left hand. Daghammar knows he should have avoided that one.
McStafferson swinging wildly here.
Daghammar with the counter takedown but McStafferson avoids it easily.
Daghammar misses with a body shot.
Daghammar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McStafferson checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from McStafferson. Daghammar does a little dance to reset his feet.
McStafferson swings for the body but Daghammar moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McStafferson on the side of the head.
Daghammar misses with an uppercut.
McStafferson dips to his left and cracks Daghammar with an uppercut!
McStafferson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daghammar moves away.
McStafferson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daghammar was well out of range. Poor timing from McStafferson.
Daghammar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Daghammar takes one to the side of the head.
McStafferson lands a two punch combo.
McStafferson just misses with a punch to the body.
Daghammar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McStafferson throws a right hand that misses
and Daghammar counters with a nice double leg into side control. McStafferson won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daghammar in side control, just content to control the action for now.
McStafferson tries to buck Daghammar off but Daghammar is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStafferson parries the strikes from Daghammar easily there. Daghammar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McStafferson to escape.
Daghammar trying to control the action but McStafferson is working from the bottom.
McStafferson tries to improve position but can't.
Daghammar cracks McStafferson with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McStafferson is looking for a sweep.
McStafferson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Daghammar off and has taken his back!
McStafferson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
McStafferson working for the choke.
McStafferson sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Daghammar taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kaz McStafferson!
In defeat, Dag Daghammar stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better fighter tonight, but....I fucked his wife last night so I guess I had it coming.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bolleke (ranked 1327 p4p, 963 weight class) and Mike McGuire (ranked 170 p4p, 130 weight class). McGuire has chosen Jekyll And Hyde as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolleke throws a right hand that misses
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuire pushes Bolleke away with a front kick.
Bolleke checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McGuire. Bolleke shrugs it off though.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolleke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolleke tries to counter with a takedown but McGuire is quick to defend against it.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGuire.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Bolleke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bolleke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Bolleke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Bolleke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire wants to clinch up but Bolleke keeps it at a distance.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolleke drops down looking for a counter takedown but McGuire sprawls and moves away.
Bolleke throws out a loose jab but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Bolleke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
Bolleke throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolleke scores with a body shot.
A big left from Bolleke misses.
McGuire tries to work over Bolleke's front leg with a kick but Bolleke checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGuire lands a front kick.
Bolleke misses with a wild body shot.
Bolleke slips a jab from McGuire.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mike McGuire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolleke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McGuire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bolleke.
Bolleke looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
McGuire was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McGuire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from McGuire.
McGuire shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bolleke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bolleke thuds a left hand into McGuire's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolleke looks to land a left hand but McGuire moved out of range nicely.
Bolleke moves out of range of the body kick from McGuire.
Bolleke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bolleke scores with a jab. McGuire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGuire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bolleke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bolleke lands a nice hook to McGuire's body. McGuire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGuire throws out a loose jab but Bolleke uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire moves away from the strike by Bolleke.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGuire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bolleke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
Bolleke throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuire gets caught napping as Bolleke dives in and scores a takedown. McGuire manages to retain guard.
McGuire uses the cage to get back to his feet.
McGuire lands a nice looking body shot.
McGuire gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bolleke checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a leg kick that knocks Bolleke off balance momentarily.
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Bolleke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolleke.
McGuire tries a low kick but Bolleke avoids it.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
McGuire pushes Bolleke up against the cage in a clinch.
McGuire prevents the takedown attempt.
Bolleke breaks from the clinch.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bolleke. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by McGuire.
McGuire wants to slow Bolleke down by chopping away at his legs.
Bolleke half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bolleke throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
Bolleke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGuire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire ducks right into an uppercut from Bolleke.
Bolleke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lunges at Bolleke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bolleke's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire misses with a two punch combination.
Bolleke lands a nice looking body shot.
McGuire with a jab.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
Bolleke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bolleke misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bolleke with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target.
Bolleke half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bolleke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bolleke just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolleke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire.
That kick from McGuire tenderised Bolleke's leg. Bolleke is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGuire scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolleke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGuire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bolleke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bolleke tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McGuire dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGuire doesn't manage to clinch there - Bolleke circles away.
Bolleke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGuire tries to clinch up.
Bolleke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bolleke. That did some damage!
McGuire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGuire with the inside leg kick.
Mike McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McGuire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bolleke drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bolleke has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but McGuire regains guard immediately.
McGuire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bolleke.
Bolleke stops McGuire from standing up.
Bolleke throwing strikes but missing.
Bolleke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bolleke postures up in McGuire's guard and throws a big left but McGuire blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bolleke dives into side control.
Bolleke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McGuire on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
McGuire is trying to get back to his feet.
Bolleke tries to advance to mount but McGuire denies him.
McGuire is trying to get back to his feet.
Thomas Bolleke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke is looking to take a break and control but McGuire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McGuire managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bolleke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolleke trying to control the position but McGuire is working away.
Bolleke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McGuire wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke tries for a kimura but McGuire is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuire managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bolleke.
The referee asks Bolleke politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bolleke prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGuire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolleke.
McGuire cracks Bolleke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGuire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGuire bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bolleke's head backwards.
McGuire misses with a double jab.
Bolleke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bolleke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire connects with a leg kick.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGuire throws the left hand but Bolleke avoids the punch easily.
Bolleke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGuire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bolleke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolleke throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
Bolleke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGuire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bolleke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McGuire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuire tries to land a front kick but Bolleke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bolleke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bolleke scores with a sloppy right hand. McGuire should have avoided that one.
McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike McGuire will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A clash of legs there as Bolleke blocks the low kick.
Bolleke throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bolleke manages to avoid it.
McGuire tries to clinch there but Bolleke circles away.
Bolleke sizes up McGuire with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McGuire throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
McGuire clinches with his opponent.
McGuire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire pushes Bolleke away with a front kick.
McGuire throws a body kick that misses.
Bolleke with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire staying out of range there.
McGuire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McGuire swings for the body but Bolleke moves out of range.
Bolleke lands with a cross.
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!
McGuire slips a jab from Bolleke.
McGuire throws a big counter head kick but Bolleke avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire lands a head shot.
McGuire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bolleke shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bolleke is trying to control the action in half guard but McGuire is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bolleke throwing shots but McGuire is blocking nicely.
McGuire avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bolleke.
McGuire is defending against the submission attempts here by Bolleke.
Bolleke thows a huge punch but McGuire dodges it nicely.
Thomas Bolleke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire wants to get back to his feet.
McGuire blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bolleke.
Bolleke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bolleke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGuire won't allow Bolleke to pass to mount.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
McGuire pushes Bolleke off looking to stand but Bolleke dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGuire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
Bolleke missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bolleke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bolleke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McGuire blocks a jab.
McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolleke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McGuire slips under a jab.
Bolleke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Bolleke misses.
McGuire lands a jab to Bolleke's midsection.
A low kick lands for McGuire.
McGuire tries to clinch there but Bolleke circles away.
Bolleke misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGuire.
McGuire throws a leg kick which misses Bolleke's front leg but catches the back leg as Bolleke tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolleke. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
McGuire lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bolleke takes a step back to recover.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolleke looking to score a takedown here. McGuire is defending well but Bolleke drives through and ends up in McGuire's guard.
McGuire wriggles free and stands up.
Bolleke slips a jab from McGuire.
Bolleke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bolleke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
Bolleke will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bolleke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGuire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bolleke scrambles back to his feet.
Bolleke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by McGuire.
Bolleke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGuire tries a low kick but Bolleke avoids it.
Mike McGuire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bolleke scores with a sloppy right hand. McGuire should have avoided that one.
Bolleke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolleke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike McGuire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McGuire winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike McGuire!
Mike McGuire seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uesugi Mochinori (ranked 904 p4p, 799 weight class) and Julio Regueiro (ranked 128 p4p, 112 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Uesugi Mochinori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Regueiro!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Regueiro misses.
Mochinori throws a quick counter kick to the body but Regueiro avoids it.
Mochinori scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mochinori throws a hook but Regueiro blocks it.
Regueiro tests Mochinori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Regueiro.
Regueiro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mochinori counters with a thumping low kick.
Regueiro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Julio Regueiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regueiro misses with a looping right.
We've been told by Mochinori's head coaches at Academia dos Brasucas that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mochinori throws an overhand right that lands on Regueiro's shoulder, as Regueiro tries to avoid the shot.
Regueiro takes one on the button.
Mochinori checks a low kick from Regueiro.
Regueiro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mochinori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Regueiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Mochinori.
Mochinori misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Regueiro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro wants to slow Mochinori down by chopping away at his legs.
Mochinori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Regueiro throws out the jab.
Mochinori connects with the punch.
Mochinori misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mochinori has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Regueiro.
Regueiro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mochinori checks the leg kick.
Mochinori throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mochinori throws a leg kick that is checked
and Regueiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mochinori slips a straight right by Regueiro.
Mochinori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Regueiro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Regueiro ducks right into an uppercut from Mochinori.
Mochinori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mochinori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Regueiro misses with a straight right.
Mochinori swings for the body but Regueiro moves out of range.
Regueiro is looking to slow Mochinori down with leg kicks.
Mochinori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Regueiro.
A nice leg kick lands there from Regueiro.
Regueiro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mochinori can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mochinori takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Regueiro lands a leg kick that knocks Mochinori off balance momentarily.
Regueiro misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Regueiro is predictable there
and Mochinori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Regueiro tried to score with a low kick but Mochinori checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mochinori misses the target.
Nice cross by Mochinori.
Regueiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Regueiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Regueiro looks to land a right hand but Mochinori moved out of range.
Mochinori misses with a looping left.
Regueiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Regueiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Regueiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Regueiro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mochinori with a nice cross.
Mochinori tries to clinch but Regueiro moves out of range.
Mochinori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Regueiro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Regueiro misses with a two punch combination.
Mochinori drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good work by Mochinori as he checks the leg kick.
Mochinori tries to clinch up but Regueiro circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mochinori does no damage.
A nice leg kick from Regueiro, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mochinori avoids the body shot from Regueiro.
A little feinted left hand from Mochinori on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mochinori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Regueiro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mochinori moves out of range as Regueiro strikes.
Regueiro connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Regueiro misses its intended target.
Regueiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Mochinori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Mochinori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mochinori throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Regueiro looks to land a right hand but Mochinori moved out of range.
Mochinori is looking to counter punch.
Mochinori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Regueiro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab from Regueiro.
A low kick from Regueiro misses
and Mochinori makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Regueiro misses with the combination.
Regueiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mochinori was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Mochinori. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro tries to bum rush Mochinori with a series of wild strikes but Mochinori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good shot there by Regueiro.
Mochinori takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mochinori slips a straight right by Regueiro.
Mochinori ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Regueiro throws a right hand that misses
and Mochinori counters with a big head kick but Regueiro shrugs it off.
No joy there for Regueiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mochinori misses with a low kick.
Mochinori lands the left hand.
Regueiro thows a leg kick but Mochinori checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Regueiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mochinori.
Mochinori tries a low kick but Regueiro avoids it.
Mochinori throws a lazy right hand but Regueiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mochinori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Regueiro scores with a nice strike.
Regueiro lands with a nice combination. Mochinori backs away looking to recover.
A right-left combo lands from Regueiro.
Mochinori throws a looping overhand right but Regueiro ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julio Regueiro will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mochinori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Mochinori.
Regueiro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Regueiro misses with a hook
enabling Mochinori to counter with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Regueiro 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 Mochinori has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mochinori and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Regueiro looks to throw the jab but Mochinori is out of range.
Regueiro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mochinori darts in and clinches Regueiro up against the cage.
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Regueiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Regueiro wants to slow Mochinori down by chopping away at his legs.
Regueiro missing with a left hand there. Mochinori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mochinori is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Regueiro throws out a loose jab but Mochinori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mochinori is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut.
Mochinori tries a head kick but it misses.
Regueiro throws a sloppy head kick
letting Mochinori counter with a right hand.
Mochinori lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mochinori lands with a nice combination. Regueiro backs away looking to recover.
Regueiro lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro throws a right and a left that Mochinori avoids nicely.
Mochinori is looking to clinch.
Regueiro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Regueiro digs a good body shot into Mochinori's ribs.
Regueiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mochinori.
Mochinori throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Julio Regueiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Regueiro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mochinori throws a hook but Regueiro avoids it easily.
Mochinori throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Regueiro throws a chopping leg kick but Mochinori manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mochinori connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Regueiro misses.
And Mochinori counters with a quick kick to the body but Regueiro blocks it.
A slow jab from Regueiro misses its intended target.
A leg kick checked by Mochinori.
Regueiro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mochinori. Mochinori circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Regueiro misses with a left hand
letting Mochinori counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mochinori throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Regueiro misses with a hook
and Mochinori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Julio Regueiro has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mochinori thuds a left hand into Regueiro's body.
Mochinori misses with a left hand
and Regueiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mochinori scoring well with a low kick there.
Mochinori throws a body punch but Regueiro moves out of range.
Mochinori has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mochinori there as he acknowledges the shot.
Regueiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
A left lands for Mochinori.
Regueiro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot by Mochinori.
Regueiro missing with a left hand there. Mochinori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Mochinori misses its target.
Regueiro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mochinori looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mochinori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Regueiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Regueiro misses.
Regueiro misses with a low kick as Mochinori jumps back.
Good work by Mochinori as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori throws out a powerful jab.
Mochinori throws a nice looking combination but Regueiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mochinori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Regueiro.
Regueiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mochinori doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Regueiro throws the left hand but Mochinori avoids the punch easily.
Regueiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mochinori lands with a right hand.
Mochinori misses with a looping right.
Regueiro throws a lazy right hand but Mochinori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Regueiro misses.
Regueiro throws a series of punches but Mochinori avoids them all with ease.
Regueiro misses with a left hand
and Mochinori counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Regueiro.
Mochinori tries to land a front kick but Regueiro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mochinori tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Regueiro is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Regueiro misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mochinori counters with a straight right hand.
Regueiro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mochinori is looking to clinch.
Mochinori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Regueiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Regueiro.
Regueiro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, jab by Regueiro - just one landing.
Regueiro lands with a cross.
Mochinori throws a head kick but Regueiro moves out of range.
Mochinori throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mochinori. Regueiro shrugs it off though.
Regueiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mochinori walks into a jab.
Regueiro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Regueiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Regueiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mochinori.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Uesugi Mochinori will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mochinori slips under a jab.
Mochinori moves out of range of the strikes.
Mochinori is looking to counter punch.
Mochinori jabs at Regueiro's body.
Mochinori takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Regueiro throws a low kick but Mochinori moves out of range easily.
Mochinori blocks a leg kick.
Mochinori digs a good body shot into Regueiro's ribs.
Regueiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Regueiro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mochinori.
Some wild striking there from Regueiro.
Regueiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regueiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mochinori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Regueiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Mochinori.
Regueiro with the inside leg kick.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut. Mochinori saw that one coming.
It looked like Mochinori wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mochinori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Regueiro.
Regueiro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mochinori checks a leg kick.
Mochinori swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mochinori throws an overhand right that lands on Regueiro's shoulder, as Regueiro tries to avoid the shot.
Mochinori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Regueiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Regueiro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Regueiro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mochinori backs up against the cage.
Regueiro scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Regueiro.
Mochinori slips under a jab.
Regueiro slips under a jab from Mochinori.
Mochinori tries to clinch up but Regueiro circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Mochinori misses.
Regueiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mochinori.
Mochinori lands a jab to the nose.
Regueiro throws a right and a left that Mochinori avoids nicely.
Mochinori looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Regueiro throws a big shot that misses.
Regueiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mochinori lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mochinori scores with a jab.
Mochinori takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mochinori throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mochinori takes a swing at Regueiro's ribcage but misses.
Regueiro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mochinori throws a jab but it's blocked by Regueiro.
Regueiro connects with a solid leg kick.
Regueiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mochinori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Regueiro misses with a hook. Mochinori ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Mochinori finds it's way through Regueiro's defenses.
Regueiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crunch! Mochinori slams his shin into Regueiro's torso.
The fighters circle momentarily. Regueiro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mochinori throws a right and a left that Regueiro avoids nicely.
Regueiro missing with a left hand there. Mochinori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Regueiro throws a lazy right hand but Mochinori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori blocks a low kick nicely.
Mochinori throws a body punch but Regueiro moves out of range.
Mochinori lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mochinori stuns Regueiro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mochinori takes the fight into the clinch.
Regueiro is working for takedown but Mochinori is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mochinori misses with a body punch.
Regueiro jumps guard but Mochinori stands there with Regueiro around his waist. Regueiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Regueiro is trying to pull guard but Mochinori has him pressed against the cage.
Uesugi Mochinori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Regueiro.
Regueiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mochinori stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Regueiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Regueiro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mochinori tries a body shot but Regueiro blocks it.
Mochinori misses with some punches.
Regueiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Regueiro blocks a body shot from Mochinori.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori struggles to land a body shot inside as Regueiro controls his hands.
Regueiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mochinori to keep the fight standing.
Regueiro jumps into guard, dragging Mochinori to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mochinori gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mochinori misses with a wild body shot.
Mochinori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mochinori jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Regueiro misses.
Mochinori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mochinori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Mochinori.
Regueiro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Regueiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mochinori dodges the punch combination from Regueiro.
Regueiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mochinori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mochinori lands with a cross.
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 Uesugi Mochinori.
I think Mochinori has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uesugi Mochinori!
A very excited looking Uesugi Mochinori made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Spud (ranked 546 p4p, 805 weight class) and Carey Mahoney (ranked 82 p4p, 114 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spud might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Havana. William Spud could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carey Mahoney's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Spud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carey Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahoney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spud moves away.
Mahoney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spud.
Spud rushes Mahoney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mahoney tries a body shot but Spud blocks it.
Spud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mahoney avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahoney.
Spud wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mahoney keeps control of Spud as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mahoney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahoney is defending well for now.
Spud takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like William Spud has been cut.
Mahoney pushes Spud back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahoney misses with the head strike.
Mahoney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spud manages to break the clinch.
Mahoney connects with a crisp jab.
Spud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mahoney.
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!
Mahoney moves away from the strike by Spud.
Mahoney 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.
Nice uppercut there from Spud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mahoney doesn't manage to clinch there - Spud circles away.
We've been told by Spud's head coaches at OFFSEASON Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mahoney is looking to clinch but Spud is avoiding it.
Mahoney clinches.
Spud wants to break free but Mahoney has control.
Mahoney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spud breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spud displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mahoney slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mahoney moves into range and clinches up with Spud.
Spud is looking to break free of the clinch but Mahoney has double underhooks.
Mahoney lands an elbow inside that Spud shrugs off.
Spud misses with the head strike.
Spud prevents a body shot from Mahoney.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahoney lands a shot to the body.
Spud stalling the fight.
Mahoney is leaning against Spud and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spud wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mahoney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spud trying to land knees to the body.
Mahoney misses with a punch to the body.
Mahoney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahoney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spud's elbow.
Spud breaks from the clinch.
Spud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahoney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spud clinches up with Mahoney and pushes him back against the cage.
Spud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mahoney closes the distance and pushes Spud back into the cage.
Spud taking a breather.
Spud lands a body punch.
Spud blocks an uppercut.
Mahoney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mahoney tries a body shot but Spud blocks it.
Spud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spud misses with a straight left.
Spud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Spud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mahoney slips a straight right by Spud.
Spud looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spud connects with a nice looking jab.
Mahoney lands with a straight right. Spud didn't see that one coming.
William Spud's cut is getting worse.
Mahoney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spud catches Mahoney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mahoney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spud.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch but Spud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mahoney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spud instigates a clinch.
Mahoney manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mahoney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spud wants to get back to striking at distance but Mahoney won't allow it.
Mahoney throws a punch but it's blocked by Spud.
Mahoney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spud manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Spud lands but Mahoney takes it in his stride.
Mahoney checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spud tries to move into range but Mahoney moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spud cracks Mahoney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mahoney cracks Spud with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Spud tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Mahoney pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Spud is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carey Mahoney!
Carey Mahoney really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FUClothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Falcone (ranked 358 p4p, 309 weight class) and Corey Smith Jr (ranked 54 p4p, 47 weight class). Falcone comes to the cage accompanied by Goodfellas - long take restaurant scene. Smith Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You Will Know My Name. This should be a great matchup!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Falcone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Corey Smith Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone misses with a body shot
and Smith Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Anthony Falcone has been cut.
Falcone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith Jr can pounce on him.
Falcone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Falcone scores with a punch to the head.
Falcone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr misses with a straight right.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith Jr throws a looping overhand right but Falcone ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith Jr moves away from the strike by Falcone.
Falcone just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Smith Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smith Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Falcone has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Falcone.
Smith Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falcone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Falcone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith Jr! But no joy.
A good leg kick by Falcone.
Falcone cracks Smith Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Falcone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith Jr can pounce on him.
Falcone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Falcone.
Smith Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith Jr prevents a body shot from Falcone.
Falcone tries to work over Smith Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Falcone lands a body punch.
Falcone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcone blocks an uppercut.
Falcone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Falcone won't allow it.
Falcone presses Smith Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Falcone lands a body shot.
Smith Jr looks winded!
Falcone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith Jr backwards.
Smith Jr blocks a body shot from Falcone.
Smith Jr manages to break the clinch.
Falcone connects with a looping right hand.
Smith Jr needs to keep his hands up - Falcone had a free shot at his head there.
Smith Jr lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Falcone lands a body shot.
Falcone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Falcone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Falcone throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith Jr.
Falcone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Falcone counters with a crisp right hand that drops Smith Jr! Falcone lets Smith Jr back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Smith Jr is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Smith Jr tests Falcone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Falcone counters with a big left hand that crumples Smith Jr! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Falcone!
A victorious Anthony Falcone thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 283 p4p, 392 weight class) and James Quin (ranked 40 p4p, 52 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Quin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Andrade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like James Quin has been cut.
Some wild striking there from De Andrade.
De Andrade throws a right and a left that Quin avoids nicely.
Quin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Quin swings for the body but De Andrade moves out of range.
Quin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Andrade checks it well.
De Andrade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quin.
De Andrade lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Andrade.
De Andrade lands a big head kick that sends Quin tumbling to the mat! De Andrade takes a step backwards and waves Quin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Quin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Andrade misses with a right hand
and Quin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin ducks under a wild hook from De Andrade.
De Andrade throws a leg kick
and Quin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
De Andrade is rocked!
De Andrade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by De Andrade.
De Andrade on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh De Andrade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Andrade throws a nice head kick!
Quin misses with a lunging right hand
and De Andrade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quin's knee momentarily.
De Andrade seems to have got his legs back now.
Quin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade scores with the left hand. Quin knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from De Andrade misses.
Quin throws a body punch but De Andrade moves out of range.
De Andrade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Andrade slips a jab from Quin.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Andrade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Quin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Andrade.
The fighters circling - Quin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quin moves away from the strike by De Andrade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade throws a lazy uppercut
and De Andrade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quin swings widly with a right hand
and De Andrade counters with a series of strikes. Quin will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Andrade tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quin counters with a nice leg kick.
De Andrade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quin throws out the jab.
Quin throws a lazy uppercut
and De Andrade counters with an outside leg kick.
Quin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Quin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Andrade moves into the clinch.
Quin working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Andrade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Andrade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quin takes a shot to the head.
Quin misses with some punches.
De Andrade tries to throw a body punch but Quin avoids it by throwing De Andrade back against the cage.
De Andrade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Andrade tries to work over Quin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Andrade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quin blocks an uppercut.
De Andrade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Andrade struggles to land a body shot inside as Quin controls his hands.
De Andrade manages to break the clinch.
De Andrade connects with the punch.
A big right from Quin misses.
James Quin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Andrade misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Quin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Andrade throws the left hand but Quin avoids the punch easily.
De Andrade gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quin.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade is winning the standup battle so far.
Quin throws an off balance right hand
and De Andrade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quin misses with a lunging right hand
and De Andrade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Andrade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Andrade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Andrade tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Andrade.
Quin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Andrade counters with a crisp one two that drops Quin! De Andrade thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Quin to his feet! Quin is in big trouble!
Quin is still on wobbly legs! Can De Andrade finish him?
De Andrade throws a right and a left that Quin avoids nicely.
Quin seems to have recovered his senses.
Quin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Andrade counters with a series of strikes. Quin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Quin throws a lazy right hand but De Andrade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Andrade sizes up Quin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Andrade takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Andrade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Andrade quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
De Andrade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quin.
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Quin misses.
De Andrade moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from De Andrade. Those never looked like landing.
Quin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from De Andrade misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Quin finds it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Quin 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 De Andrade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Andrade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Andrade scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Quin.
De Andrade misses with a head kick.
Quin throws a big counter head kick but De Andrade avoids it with no problem.
De Andrade moves out of range of the strikes.
Quin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Andrade.
Quin loads up on a big right hand but De Andrade slips the punch.
De Andrade throwing a counter right hand but Quin manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Andrade scores with a sloppy right hand. Quin should have avoided that one.
Good leg kick by Quin.
De Andrade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from De Andrade.
Quin throws a looping overhand right but De Andrade ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Andrade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quin can do to turn this around?
De Andrade moves away from the strike by Quin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcelo Costa De Andrade will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Quin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De Andrade connects with an inside leg kick.
Quin throws out a loose jab but De Andrade uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Andrade throws a sloppy head kick and Quin moves out of range easily.
Quin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Quin misses with an uppercut. De Andrade saw that one coming.
Quin throws an off balance right hand
and De Andrade counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Andrade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Andrade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quin misses with a hook
and De Andrade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Andrade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Andrade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quin manages to avoid it.
Quin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Quin throws a right hand that misses
and Quin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Andrade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quin misses with a body shot
and De Andrade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Andrade defending well as Quin loads up on a big left hand.
De Andrade appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Andrade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quin.
James Quin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade throws an overhand right that lands on Quin's shoulder, as Quin tries to avoid the shot.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but De Andrade is just out of range.
De Andrade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Andrade lands an overhand right.
De Andrade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Andrade throws a hook but Quin avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quin thuds his right hand into De Andrade's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Andrade moves away.
A head kick misses from De Andrade.
Quin misses with a hook. De Andrade ducked under it nicely.
Quin throws the left hand but De Andrade avoids the punch easily.
De Andrade seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
De Andrade scores with a jab to the body.
Quin connects with a nice looking jab.
De Andrade lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Andrade lands a nice looking kick to the body. Quin takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade lands a lovely overhand right.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Andrade moves away.
De Andrade misses with a low kick as Quin jumps back.
Quin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Quin swings widly with a right hand
and De Andrade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quin tries to keep at a distance but De Andrade has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Andrade misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Costa De Andrade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Andrade has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcelo Costa De Andrade thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit (ranked 15 p4p, 120 weight class) and Lincoln Storm (ranked 2 p4p, 14 weight class). Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lincoln Storm's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lincoln Storm!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
Storm lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Storm takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Storm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Storm is looking to score with low kicks.
Storm scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Storm.
Storm 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.
Storm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Storm appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Storm pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Storm settles back down.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Storm blocks a leg kick.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Storm releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Storm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Storm throws a right hand that Sitsongrit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitsongrit also avoids with ease.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Storm misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Storm tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Storm throws a body kick.
Storm takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Storm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Storm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Storm's head but Storm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit moves his leg out of the way.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Storm blocks a leg kick.
Storm connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
Storm throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Storm scores with a leg kick.
Storm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Storm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sitsongrit rather than just go for the knockout.
Storm scores with a jab to the body.
Storm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Storm connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Storm on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Storm sees it coming and moves out of range.
Storm throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Storm moved away.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Storm counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Storm feints a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Storm down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit defending well as Storm loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Storm with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Storm digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Storm counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Storm.
Storm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Storm keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit cracks Storm with a good jab.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Storm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Storm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Storm checks it
and Storm counters with a low kick, right behind Sitsongrit 's knee.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Storm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Storm misses.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Storm takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
Storm misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Storm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Storm with an uppercut!
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Storm moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Storm.
Storm lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sitsongrit lunges at Storm with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Storm's hand.
Storm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Storm swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Storm drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Storm throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Storm misses.
Storm tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Storm jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Storm lands with a slapping head kick.
Storm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Storm's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Storm 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 Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Storm feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Storm's body.
Storm swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Storm takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Storm.
Storm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Storm tries a head kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Storm moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Storm walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm takes a jab right on the kisser.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sitsongrit!
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Storm.
Storm avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Storm throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Storm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Storm misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Storm tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sitsongrit catches Storm with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Lincoln Storm has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Storm darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Storm saw that one coming.
Storm tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Storm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Storm's leg but Storm calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Storm.
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Storm moves out of range of the body kick.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Storm lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Storm with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Storm slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Storm misses with a body kick.
As Storm backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Storm punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Storm moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Storm moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Storm.
Storm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Storm throws a body shot but no joy.
Storm misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
Storm connects with a body shot.
Storm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromStorm.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Storm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Storm's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Storm takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Storm counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Good work by Storm as he checks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Storm.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Storm.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Storm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit cracks Storm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Storm.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Storm.
Storm lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Storm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Storm connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Storm on the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Storm there.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Storm counters with a solid body kick.
Storm avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Storm tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Storm checks a leg kick.
Storm has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sitsongrit.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Storm connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Storm's shoulder, as Storm tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Storm slips the punch.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good shot there by Storm.
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!
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Storm throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sitsongrit takes a kick to the side of the head.
Storm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Storm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Storm throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Storm checks it.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Storm moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Storm.
Storm checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Storm.
Storm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Storm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Storm on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Storm.
Storm blocks a low kick nicely.
Storm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Storm throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Storm slips under a jab.
Storm throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Storm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick that sends Storm stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Storm.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Storm! But no joy.
Storm misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Storm moves out of range easily.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Storm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Storm's cut.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Storm moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Storm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Storm throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Storm checks it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Storm's head back.
Storm plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Storm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
Storm thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it
and Sitsongrit counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Storm.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Storm motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Storm throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Storm will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Storm misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Storm shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Storm's ribs.
Storm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Storm misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Storm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Storm's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Storm.
Storm scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Storm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Storm avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Storm.
Storm misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Storm moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Storm.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Storm avoids it.
Storm misses with the combination.
Storm throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Storm will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Storm's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Storm.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Storm jumps back.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Storm throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Storm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Storm counters with a nice leg kick.
Storm tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Storm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Storm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Storm avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It seemed like Storm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Storm throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Storm misses with a kick to the body.
Storm throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Storm there as he acknowledges the shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Storm misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Storm doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Storm throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Storm throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Storm misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Storm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Storm throws a big counter head kick but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Storm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it well.
Storm scores with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit had his way with Lincoln Storm in that round.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Storm's cut.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Storm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Storm throws a chopping leg kick but Sitsongrit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Storm's head backwards.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm lands a nice looking body shot.
Storm connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Storm misses.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Storm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Storm finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Storm.
Storm on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Storm avoids it easily.
Storm wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Storm tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Storm tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Storm on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Storm throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Storm moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Storm throws an off balance right hand
and Storm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Storm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Storm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit motions for Storm to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Storm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Storm on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Storm throws a quick inside leg kick.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Storm digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Storm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Storm throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Storm wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Storm misses with a leg kick
and Storm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Storm takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
As Storm backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Storm.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Storm connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Storm off balance momentarily.
Storm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Storm.
Storm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Storm tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Storm moves his leg out of the way.
Storm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Lincoln Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Storm.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Storm misses
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Storm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Storm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Nice defenses there by Storm.
Storm thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Storm throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Storm.
Storm throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Storm avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Storm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Storm walks into a jab.
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 Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Clark (ranked 208 p4p, 100 weight class) and Karim Johnson (ranked 8 p4p, 3 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Don't say nuthin'. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clark is looking to counter punch.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Clark.
Clark throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson counters with a body kick.
Clark scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clark.
It looks like Karim Johnson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Joe Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clark throws a poor cross that misses
and Clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clark misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Clark tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Clark back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Joe Clark has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clark misses with a body punch
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Clark looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sends Clark crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johnson is motioning to the referee to let Clark up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Johnson 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.
Clark throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Clark blocks a leg kick.
Clark displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Clark takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Clark throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Clark really felt that one!
Clark is breathing heavily.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson thows a body kick. Clark tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clark moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson misses with the body kick
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Clark off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Clark moved out of range.
Clark was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Clark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clark misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Clark.
Johnson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Danga de danga de dang - Clark scores with a four punch combination!
Clark takes one on the button.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson slips under a jab from Clark.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tests Clark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clark misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson cracks Clark with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Johnson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Clark to stand back up!
Clark is rocked!
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Clark misses with a straight left.
Johnson lands a big uppercut and Clark crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Clark looks OK. Johnson waves Clark back to his feet!
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a body kick that stops Clark in his tracks momentarily.
Clark seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson jabs Clark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Clark off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson sends Clark crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johnson is motioning to the referee to let Clark up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Clark leaves his chin hanging out and Johnson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Clark crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karim Johnson!
Karim Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Joe Clark stepped up to the mic, saying 'I Will be back even better!!!! '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Da Vincible (ranked 16 p4p, 70 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 1 p4p, 1 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Da Vincible!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Vincible lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Da Vincible is out of range and Khan settles back down.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Da Vincible uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Vincible.
A big left from Da Vincible misses.
Khan 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.
A cross from Da Vincible lands.
It looks like Genghis Khan has been cut.
Da Vincible bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Vincible ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan throws a push kick but Da Vincible slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Da Vincible misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Da Vincible finds it's target.
Da Vincible throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Da Vincible with a nice cross.
Khan moves away from the strike by Da Vincible.
Da Vincible fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Da Vincible throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan throws a low kick but Da Vincible avoids it.
Da Vincible throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Da Vincible throwing a counter right hand but Khan manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Da Vincible pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Vincible takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fighters circling - Da Vincible throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Da Vincible throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Vincible.
A slapping body kick lands there for Khan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan tries to clinch but Da Vincible moves out of range.
Da Vincible chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Da Vincible throws a lazy body kick
and Khan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a low kick but Da Vincible avoids it.
Da Vincible tried to counter with a leg kick but Khan avoided it.
Khan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Khan works the jab nicely.
Da Vincible throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice leg kick from Khan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Da Vincible throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Vincible throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Khan misses.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Da Vincible saw that one coming.
Da Vincible works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Da Vincible avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Da Vincible throws a big counter combination but Khan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Da Vincible throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Khan catches Da Vincible right on the button with a cross.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Da Vincible is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Khan.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Da Vincible tried to counter with a leg kick but Khan avoided it.
Khan throws a body kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Vincible throws a head kick that misses.
Khan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Khan misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Da Vincible tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Genghis Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Genghis Khan'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.
Da Vincible closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Da Vincible lands with a straight right. Khan didn't see that one coming.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan staying out of range there.
Khan counters with a body kick.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Da Vincible.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Vincible counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Da Vincible throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Khan.
Khan takes one to the side of the head.
That has opened up Genghis Khan's cut even more.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Da Vincible avoids a kick to the body.
Da Vincible swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan with a jab.
Da Vincible throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan throws out a counter right but Da Vincible avoids it with no problem.
Khan tries a low kick but Da Vincible avoids it.
Da Vincible staying out of range there.
Khan misses with a body kick.
Da Vincible tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Da Vincible counters with a nice body shot.
Da Vincible swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Da Vincible displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Da Vincible moves away and avoids it.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Da Vincible was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Da Vincible was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Da Vincible counters with a one-two to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Da Vincible scores with a nice head shot.
The cut above Genghis Khan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Da Vincible 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.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Da Vincible appears to be looking for a big counter.
Khan throws a wild body kick that Da Vincible sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Da Vincible.
Da Vincible was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Da Vincible walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Khan misses.
Genghis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Khan.
Da Vincible lands a body shot.
Khan throws a lazy body kick
and Da Vincible counters with a body kick.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan slips a jab from Da Vincible.
Khan misses with a leg kick.
Leonardo Da Vincible is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Vincible with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Da Vincible thuds a left hand into Khan's body.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Da Vincible lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Vincible.
Da Vincible thinks about countering with a body kick.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Vincible.
Da Vincible takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Da Vincible finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Da Vincible!
Genghis Khan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Genghis Khan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leonardo Da Vincible!
Leonardo Da Vincible retains his super heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Leonardo Da Vincible started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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