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SYN 895 Caunt vs. Sitsongrit PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Karpo (ranked 1417 p4p, 1236 weight class) and William Snowdon (ranked 190 p4p, 171 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannu Karpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, William Snowdon!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snowdon ducks under a wild hook from Karpo.
Snowdon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Snowdon passes Karpo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Snowdon wants to work for an arm triangle but Karpo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Karpo's coaches at FF Forever have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Snowdon is looking for a kimura here.
Snowdon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Karpo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Snowdon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowdon is working for a kimura but Karpo is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowdon wants to take a breather but Karpo is having none of it.
Snowdon is looking for a kimura here.
Karpo is not content to let Snowdon control the position.
Snowdon is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Karpo is looking to improve his position.
Snowdon trying to control from half guard but Karpo is working away.
Karpo wants to get back to full guard.
Karpo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Snowdon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Snowdon's back!
Snowdon wants to escape the position.
Karpo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Karpo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Snowdon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon wants to control his opponent's hands but Karpo gets his hands free.
Karpo controlling well, preventing Snowdon from escaping the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Karpo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Karpo punishes Snowdon with strikes from the back mount.
Karpo lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Will Karpo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Snowdon tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Snowdon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Karpo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Snowdon is looking to escape.
Snowdon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Karpo has locked up a guillotine! Karpo's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Snowdon is holding on here and Karpo must be using up a lot of energy. Snowdon has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Karpo gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hannu Karpo!
Hannu Karpo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Zonta (ranked 1082 p4p, 1186 weight class) and No Way (ranked 135 p4p, 151 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Zonta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, No Way!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Way throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zonta staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Way.
Zonta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zonta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Way connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zonta lands with a right hand.
Way tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zonta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zonta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zonta has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Zonta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Way.
Way throws a shot from downtown. Zonta moves away and avoids it.
Zonta throws a right and a left that Way avoids nicely.
Way tries to land a front kick but Zonta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zonta lands with a nice body punch.
Way throws a wild body kick that Zonta sees coming a mile off.
Way misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zonta.
Zonta misses with a body kick.
Way misses with a low kick.
Way takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No Way seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Way avoids the body shot from Zonta.
Zonta lands with a hook. Way tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Way takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zonta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Way unleashes a big counter combination but Zonta bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Way throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zonta punishes Way's body with a nice straight punch.
Way throws a leg kick
and Zonta counters with a nice uppercut.
Way throws a one two combo.
Zonta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Way misses the target.
Zonta shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Way has one foot on Zonta's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Way swinging wildly here.
Way throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zonta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zonta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Way backs up against the cage.
Way shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
 Way is rocked!
Zonta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Way throws out the jab.
Way is still on wobbly legs! Can Zonta finish him?
Zonta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Way under the eye.
Zonta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Way gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zonta to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zonta throws an elbow that misses. Way uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zonta's guard. Nice move by Way!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Way working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Zonta pulls Way in close to his closed guard and prevents Way from doing any damage or advancing position.
Way seems to have recovered his senses.
Zonta keeping moving, preventing Way from controlling successfully.
Way looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta keeping moving, preventing Way from controlling successfully.
Zonta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Way is one step ahead there.
Way is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zonta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zonta pulls Way in close to prevent any damage.
Zonta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Way trying to control the position from guard on top but Zonta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zonta scores with a sloppy right hand. Way should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zonta lands a really nice looking cross but Way seems unphased.
Way comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Way fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zonta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Way lands a jab to the head.
Way throws a right hand that Zonta ducks under and follows up with a left that Zonta also avoids with ease.
Zonta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Way circles away quickly and effectively.
Zonta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Peter Zonta will probably get the nod.
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.
Zonta closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Way to the mat! Way manages to get full guard.
Zonta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Way avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zonta throwing strikes but missing.
Zonta throws an elbow that misses. Way uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zonta's guard. Nice move by Way!
Way trying to control the position from guard on top but Zonta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zonta wants to stand but Way is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zonta wants to sweep here but Way controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Way wanted to stand there but Zonta had control of the position.
Way stands and steps away. Zonta gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Way misses with a body shot.
Zonta ducks under a wild hook from Way.
Some wild striking there from Way.
Zonta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Way.
Way avoids the body shot from Zonta.
No Way is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Way with a nice cross.
Way throws a shot from downtown. Zonta moves away and avoids it.
Zonta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Way lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch combination from Way misses.
Way misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zonta counters with a left to the body.
Zonta connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zonta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Way backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Way misses with a double jab
and Zonta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Peter Zonta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zonta lands a jab-cross combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zonta lands a body punch.
Way is breathing heavily.
Way wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zonta has him pressed against the cage.
Zonta is working Way over against the cage.
Zonta working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Zonta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zonta has hold of one of Way's legs. Way is fighting the takedown attempt but Zonta gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Way preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Way wants to stand but Zonta is controlling the position.
Zonta wants to control from the top but Way keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta throws an elbow that misses. Way uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zonta's guard. Nice move by Way!
Zonta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Way trying to control the position from guard on top but Zonta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zonta pulls Way in to control the position.
Zonta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Way's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zonta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Way wants to get back to his feet but Zonta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zonta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Way keeping moving, preventing Zonta from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Way avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zonta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zonta looking to sit in guard and control but Way gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Way throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zonta wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Way trying to control but Zonta is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Zonta dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Way moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zonta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Way avoids a wild elbow strike from Zonta.
Way is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zonta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zonta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zonta prevents Way from breaking the clinch.
Zonta working aggressively here.
Zonta working aggressively here.
Way trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Way stalling in the clinch but Zonta improves position.
Way's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zonta misses with a takedown attempt - Way sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zonta backing away here, and Way unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zonta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Way circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zonta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Way misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Way throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Way looks to land a combination. Zonta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Way throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Way swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zonta decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zonta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peter Zonta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Zonta.
Way keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zonta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Way's head.
Zonta slips a nice elbow through Way's hands, connecting with Way's forehead.
Zonta takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zonta lands a nice short elbow.
Zonta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Way tries to kick Zonta off but Zonta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zonta throwing shots but Way is blocking nicely.
Way blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zonta.
Zonta takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Way avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zonta.
Way blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zonta.
Zonta trying to control from half guard but Way is working away.
Zonta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zonta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Way keeps working.
Zonta lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta is keen to just control but Way is a slippery customer.
Zonta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zonta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Way defending well though.
Zonta working over Way with some ground and pound. Way looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zonta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zonta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zonta seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Way does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zonta not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zonta jabs Way right on the nose. Way blinks but takes it well.
No Way has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zonta takes one on the button.
Zonta checks the leg kick.
Way stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Way wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Zonta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Way tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zonta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zonta misses with a wild body shot.
Way chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zonta can pounce on him.
Way tries to clinch but Zonta is having none of it.
Peter Zonta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Way gets caught napping as Zonta dives in and scores a takedown. Way manages to retain guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zonta not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zonta trying to control the position from guard on top but Way is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zonta engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zonta trying to control the position from guard on top but Way is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Zonta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zonta 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Zonta!
An out of breath and clearly excited Peter Zonta thanked Altitude Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Picklesbly (ranked 637 p4p, 428 weight class) and Lusmu Kutvonen (ranked 40 p4p, 22 weight class). Picklesbly comes to the cage accompanied by Angels in Heaven - Chris Rodrigues & the Spoon Lady. 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 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Picklesbly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Lusmu Kutvonen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutvonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly is looking to slow Kutvonen down with leg kicks.
Kutvonen lands a slapping body shot.
Picklesbly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Kutvonen.
Picklesbly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kutvonen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kutvonen avoids the body shot from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly lands with a shot to the body.
Picklesbly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kutvonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kutvonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Picklesbly trying to control here.
Kutvonen prevents Picklesbly from improving his position.
Picklesbly has hold of Kutvonen's hands but Kutvonen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Picklesbly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kutvonen pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Picklesbly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kutvonen stands up over Picklesbly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kutvonen lands a couple of digs.
Kutvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Picklesbly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Picklesbly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kutvonen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kutvonen wants to control from the top but Picklesbly keeps moving.
Picklesbly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Picklesbly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kutvonen defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly controls Kutvonen momentarily but Kutvonen frees himself.
Picklesbly looking for a guillotine here but Kutvonen defends easily.
Kutvonen with a nice head shot there.
Picklesbly has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kutvonen doesn't defend quickly enough and Picklesbly has managed to lock this one up! Can Kutvonen escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Picklesbly on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Adrian Picklesbly!
A very excited looking Adrian Picklesbly 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.
In defeat, Lusmu Kutvonen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Suattaa vituttaa tai olla vituttamatta. Vuan tiältä myö tullaan, oottakeepa vuan!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demir Kocak (ranked 303 p4p, 360 weight class) and Imperial Washington (ranked 50 p4p, 61 weight class). Imperial Washington has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Demir Kocak's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Demir Kocak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Imperial Washington!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington lands with an overhand left.
Kocak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Washington throws out the jab.
Kocak jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kocak throws a nice looking combination but Washington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kocak is looking to chop away at Washington's legs.
Kocak avoids the body shot from Washington.
Washington throws a sloppy head kick
and Kocak counters with a stiff right hand.
Kocak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington lands with a hook. Kocak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Washington misses with an uppercut.
Kocak throwing a counter right hand but Washington manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kocak.
Washington misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kocak to counter with a crisp jab.
Washington jabs Kocak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Washington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Washington lands a front kick.
Washington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kocak throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Washington.
Kocak tries to close the distance and clinch but Washington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington ducks right into an uppercut from Kocak.
A solid body kick from Washington.
Kocak throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Washington.
A slapping body kick lands there for Washington.
Kocak throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Washington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kocak.
Washington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kocak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kocak misses with a hook.
Kocak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington.
Kocak moves out of range of the body kick.
Kocak lets loose with a powerful body kick. Washington will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kocak blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kocak makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Washington really felt that one!
Kocak lands with a hook. Washington tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kocak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocak has Washington up against the cage in a clinch.
Kocak landing knees to the body.
Kocak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington manages to break the clinch.
Kocak tries to clinch up
and Washington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Imperial Washington will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Washington throws a right hand that misses
and Kocak counters with a left and a right that stings Washington.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Washington 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.
Washington lands with a shot to the body.
Kocak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Washington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Washington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kocak. Kocak obviously looking to wear him down.
Kocak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Kocak lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington digs a good body shot into Kocak's ribs.
Kocak wants to clinch
and Washington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocak tries to land a front kick but Washington steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Washington steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kocak misses the shot to the body.
Imperial Washington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kocak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Washington misses with an uppercut. Kocak saw that one coming.
Kocak went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Both fighters circling a little - Washington finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kocak misses with a two punch combination.
Washington throws a right hand that misses
and Kocak counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington scores with a kick to the midsection.
Washington lands with an uppercut that bounces Kocak off the cage and back into range.
Washington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Washington drops Kocak with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kocak looks back up at him and smiles so Washington waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Kocak is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington tries to bum rush Kocak with a series of wild strikes but Kocak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kocak appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Washington cracks Kocak with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Washington has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kocak to stand back up!
Oh Kocak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Washington throws a lazy right hand but Kocak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kocak half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kocak seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington sends Kocak crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Washington is motioning to the referee to let Kocak up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kocak tries to get into range but Washington steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Kocak! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Washington scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Imperial Washington!
Our winner, Imperial Washington, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Demir Kocak spoke after the fight, saying 'Well fuck.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dany Crosby (ranked 46 p4p, 156 weight class) and Artem Dotsenko (ranked 6 p4p, 24 weight class). Dotsenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: HEART ON ICE. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 32 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Dany Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artem Dotsenko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dotsenko cracks Crosby with a good jab.
Dotsenko throws out a loose jab but Crosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dotsenko misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Dotsenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crosby doesn't seem phased though.
Dotsenko connects with a jab.
A left lands for Dotsenko.
Crosby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dotsenko scores with a jab.
Dotsenko misses with a wild body shot.
Dotsenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Crosby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dotsenko.
Dotsenko misses with a straight left.
Dotsenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 It looks like Artem Dotsenko has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crosby lands a big uppercut and Dotsenko crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dotsenko looks OK. Crosby waves Dotsenko back to his feet!
Dotsenko lunges at Crosby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crosby's hand.
Dotsenko misses with a body punch
and Crosby counters with a huge left! Dotsenko is in big trouble! He's backing up but Crosby isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Dotsenko from any more damage. A dominating finish by Crosby!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dany Crosby!
An out of breath Dany Crosby thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 67 p4p, 71 weight class) and Gorgon Patriot (ranked 11 p4p, 12 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgon Patriot!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Patriot does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patriot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Patriot lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
A short uppercut from Patriot.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patriot lands a shoulder strike.
Patriot throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Patriot controls the action.
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Patriot fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Patriot defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa throws a nice looking combination but Patriot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patriot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patriot moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Patriot should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Barbosa.
An inside leg kick from Patriot misses.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Patriot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patriot darts in and clinches Barbosa up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Barbosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Patriot misses with a punch to the body.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patriot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbosa gets through Patriot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patriot looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barbosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Patriot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Patriot checks a leg kick.
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Patriot moves into the clinch.
Patriot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Patriot lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa is looking to slow Patriot down with leg kicks.
Barbosa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Patriot will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa connects with a single shot there.
Patriot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body. Patriot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Patriot clinches.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barbosa digs a right hand underneath Patriot's ribcage. Patriot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Patriot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Patriot wants to clinch.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patriot darts in and clinches Barbosa up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patriot closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Patriot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Patriot fails to land.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patriot's elbow.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Patriot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patriot throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Patriot's head.
Patriot tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Patriot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barbosa avoids the elbow strike from Patriot, against the cage.
Patriot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patriot lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Patriot has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Patriot.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
and Patriot counters with a three punch combo that has Barbosa backing up. Barbosa nods at Patriot to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Barbosa does it's job there.
Patriot wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Patriot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patriot.
Patriot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patriot lands a body shot.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Patriot controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patriot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Patriot pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Patriot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edson Bidon Barbosa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barbosa throws a hook but Patriot blocks it.
Patriot closes the distance and pushes Barbosa back into the cage.
Patriot breaks the clinch.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patriot was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Patriot moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Patriot as Barbosa tries to tie him up.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patriot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patriot breaks from the clinch.
Patriot closes the distance and pushes Barbosa back into the cage.
Patriot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patriot lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa works on Patriot's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patriot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
It seemed like Patriot was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa.
Barbosa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa cracks a nice hook into Patriot's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Patriot there.
Patriot tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Patriot moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patriot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Patriot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Patriot is just out of range.
Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patriot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patriot throws out the jab.
Patriot is looking to clinch.
Barbosa cracks Patriot with a good jab.
Patriot moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Barbosa.
Patriot throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Patriot avoids it.
Barbosa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Patriot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbosa, pushing him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Patriot lands an elbow that stopped Barbosa in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Patriot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patriot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patriot tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Patriot back against the cage.
Patriot looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patriot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patriot throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Patriot sees it coming and moves out of range.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa throws a big counter combination but Patriot scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Barbosa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patriot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barbosa lands a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patriot.
Patriot wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Patriot tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patriot tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Some wild striking there from Patriot.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbosa as he connects with a hook.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patriot throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patriot wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patriot manages to avoid it.
Barbosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patriot moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patriot flicks out a counter leg kick but Barbosa steps away.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.
Patriot closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa looking to slow down the pace here.
Barbosa lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Patriot throws an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Bidon Barbosa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barbosa misses with a jab to the body
enabling Patriot to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot.
Barbosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Patriot lands an overhand right.
Patriot lands a jab to the head.
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa moves away
and Barbosa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Patriot's knee momentarily.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Patriot.
Barbosa pushes Patriot away with a front kick.
Patriot tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Patriot moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Patriot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Patriot lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa stalls.
Patriot prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Patriot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa jabs Patriot right on the nose. Patriot blinks but takes it well.
Patriot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot.
Barbosa lands a leg kick that knocks Patriot off balance momentarily.
Patriot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barbosa is trying to stall.
Patriot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patriot gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patriot moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Patriot! But no joy.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Patriot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Patriot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patriot is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Patriot gets a clinch.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Patriot breaks from the clinch.
Patriot tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Patriot clinches with his opponent.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Patriot moves into the clinch.
Patriot lands with a right to the head.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Patriot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patriot instigates a clinch.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patriot prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa is trying to break free.
A short left from Patriot.
Barbosa blocks the elbow strike.
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Patriot blocks it.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Patriot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Patriot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patriot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patriot throws a head punch that misses.
Patriot misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Patriot breaks the clinch.
Patriot is looking to clinch.
Barbosa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbosa as he connects with a hook.
Patriot has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
Patriot blocking some punches.
Barbosa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa trying to stall but Patriot improves his position.
Gorgon Patriot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Edson Bidon Barbosa did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Patriot instigates a clinch.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Barbosa taking a breather.
Patriot misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Patriot.
Barbosa has Patriot pressed against the cage.
Patriot scores with a hook to the body.
Patriot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa swings for the body but Patriot moves out of range.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Patriot has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Patriot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Patriot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patriot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patriot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Patriot tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Patriot back against the cage.
Barbosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Patriot.
Patriot looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patriot breaks from the clinch.
Patriot moves into the clinch.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Patriot throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Patriot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa moves away
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Patriot tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patriot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Barbosa counters with a quick kick to the body but Patriot blocks it.
Patriot tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Patriot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barbosa moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPatriot.
Barbosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Patriot under the eye.
Gorgon Patriot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa takes a swing at Patriot's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jab by Patriot.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patriot.
Patriot has managed to clinch.
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa connects with a nice looking jab.
Patriot rushes Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Patriot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patriot manages to break the clinch.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Patriot takes the fight into the clinch.
Patriot prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Patriot lands an elbow that stopped Barbosa in his tracks for a moment.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Patriot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patriot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Patriot is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patriot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Patriot slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Patriot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patriot moves away.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patriot manages to avoid it.
Patriot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Patriot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patriot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patriot.
Patriot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Patriot checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Bidon Barbosa had his way with Gorgon Patriot in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Barbosa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Patriot doesn't seem phased though.
Patriot closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa is struggling to control the position.
Patriot lands an elbow that stopped Barbosa in his tracks for a moment.
Patriot lands with a light punch inside.
Patriot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barbosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patriot.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot is looking to clinch.
Patriot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Patriot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patriot has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Patriot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Patriot clinches up against the cage.
Patriot swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
A shot in the inside from Patriot.
Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa trying to control the position but instead, Patriot has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbosa into the cage.
Patriot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbosa tries to work over Patriot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Patriot lands a lovely overhand right.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Patriot.
Patriot tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Patriot blocks a leg kick.
Patriot moves out of range of the body kick.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patriot misses with a straight right.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Patriot slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Barbosa works the jab nicely.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patriot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Patriot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Patriot closes the distance and clinches.
Patriot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Patriot has had enough of the clinch but Barbosa keeps him there for the moment.
Patriot scores with a shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Patriot tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Patriot back against the cage.
Patriot lands an uppercut.
Patriot misses with some punches.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Patriot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbosa's brow.
Patriot struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Patriot's head.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patriot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patriot tries to clinch
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Patriot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Patriot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Patriot moves away and avoids it.
Patriot clinches.
Patriot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Patriot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patriot misses with the head strike.
Patriot throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gorgon Patriot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Bidon Barbosa!
After the big win, Edson Bidon Barbosa made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Krylov (ranked 140 p4p, 154 weight class) and Blake Phoenix (ranked 21 p4p, 24 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Krylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix misses with an uppercut.
Krylov takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
Krylov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phoenix.
Phoenix is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Krylov with a body shot.
Phoenix throws a series of punches but Krylov moves out of range.
Jab by Krylov.
It looks like Blake Phoenix has been cut.
Krylov scores with a nice head shot.
Krylov with a hook.
Boris Krylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix ducks right into an uppercut from Krylov.
Phoenix misses with a straight left.
Krylov cracks Phoenix with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Krylov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phoenix throws a right hand that misses
and Krylov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krylov connects with the punch.
That has opened up Blake Phoenix's cut even more.
A jab lands there for Krylov.
Phoenix is rocked!
Phoenix gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Krylov gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Krylov!
Boris Krylov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Blake Phoenix stepped up to the mic, saying 'WTF? You've got to be kidding me!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 30 p4p, 63 weight class) and Evan Duvernay (ranked 3 p4p, 7 weight class). Reinikainen comes to the cage accompanied by Viimeinen päivä. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Duvernay!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinikainen gets tackled into the cage by Duvernay. Duvernay maintains the clinch.
Reinikainen lands a hook that snaps the head of Duvernay backwards.
Duvernay misses with a punch on the inside.
Reinikainen lands a body punch.
Reinikainen prevents a body shot from Duvernay.
Duvernay scores with a shot to the side of Reinikainen's head.
Duvernay has a couple of punches blocked by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen gets through Duvernay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duvernay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reinikainen breaks from the clinch.
Duvernay misses with a hook. Reinikainen ducked under it nicely.
Reinikainen lands with a good body shot.
Duvernay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reinikainen manages to avoid it.
Duvernay has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Duvernay looks to land a right hand but Reinikainen moved out of range.
Duvernay looks to score with a jab to the body but Reinikainen is just out of range.
Reinikainen lands a glancing blow to the side of Duvernay's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duvernay lands a jab to Reinikainen's midsection.
Reinikainen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duvernay.
Duvernay throws out a counter right but Reinikainen avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Duvernay.
Reinikainen takes one on the button.
Reinikainen connects with a looping right hand.
Reinikainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reinikainen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duvernay on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Duvernay.
Duvernay loads up on a big right hand but Reinikainen slips the punch.
Reinikainen tries to score with a low kick but Duvernay moves his leg out of the way.
Reinikainen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen shoots in and drives through. Duvernay sprawls well.
Reinikainen missing with a left hand there. Duvernay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reinikainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Reinikainen tries to counter with a takedown but Duvernay is quick to defend against it.
Duvernay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reinikainen moves away.
Reinikainen slips a straight right by Duvernay.
Duvernay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reinikainen in his tracks.
Reinikainen avoids the body shot from Duvernay.
Duvernay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reinikainen throws out the jab.
Duvernay cracks a nice hook into Reinikainen's ribs.
Reinikainen looks to land a left hand but Duvernay moved out of range nicely.
Reinikainen avoids the body shot from Duvernay.
Reinikainen staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Reinikainen misses its intended target.
Evan Duvernay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duvernay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reinikainen. Reinikainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Reinikainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Duvernay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duvernay throws a body punch but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Reinikainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reinikainen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Duvernay tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Reinikainen is in Duvernay's guard.
Duvernay pulls Reinikainen in close to prevent any damage.
Reinikainen stopping the sweep attempt from Duvernay.
Reinikainen landing some decent shots from guard.
Reinikainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reinikainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duvernay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Duvernay wants to pass the guard but Reinikainen is defending well.
Reinikainen is looking to improve his position.
Reinikainen has a hand on Duvernay's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Duvernay takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Reinikainen being controlled here momentarily.
Reinikainen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reinikainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reinikainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reinikainen wants to pass the guard but Duvernay is keeping the position.
Reinikainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Reinikainen throwing strikes from guard but Duvernay blocks nicely.
Duvernay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duvernay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reinikainen.
Duvernay is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reinikainen is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay has Reinikainen pulled in close to control his posture.
Reinikainen prevents Duvernay from getting back to his feet.
Reinikainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Duvernay looking for a sweep. Not yet Duvernay, not yet.
Reinikainen throws an elbow that misses. Duvernay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reinikainen's guard. Nice move by Duvernay!
Reinikainen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Reinikainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duvernay controlling the position.
Duvernay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reinikainen wants to control from the top but Duvernay keeps moving.
Reinikainen is in close to Duvernay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Artturi Reinikainen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reinikainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duvernay.
Duvernay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reinikainen's head.
Duvernay jabs Reinikainen right on the nose. Reinikainen blinks but takes it well.
Duvernay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reinikainen.
Duvernay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reinikainen lands a jab to Duvernay's midsection.
Reinikainen slips a straight right by Duvernay.
Duvernay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duvernay wants it to stay on the feet.
Evan Duvernay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duvernay misses with a lunging right hand
and Reinikainen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reinikainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duvernay jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duvernay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reinikainen.
Duvernay lands with a cross.
Duvernay works Reinikainen's body with a nice hook.
Duvernay misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duvernay throws a head kick that misses.
Duvernay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reinikainen throws the left hand but Duvernay avoids the punch easily.
Reinikainen throws a low kick, looking for Duvernay's leg but Duvernay calmly moves out of range.
Evan Duvernay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reinikainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Duvernay misses its intended target.
Duvernay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duvernay thuds a left hand into Reinikainen's body.
Reinikainen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reinikainen scores with a hook.
Reinikainen throws a shot from downtown. Duvernay moves away and avoids it.
Duvernay throws a good cross that connects.
Reinikainen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A nice leg kick from Reinikainen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duvernay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reinikainen.
Duvernay throws a looping overhand right but Reinikainen ducks down to avoid it.
Duvernay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reinikainen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Duvernay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duvernay punishes Reinikainen's body with a nice straight punch.
Reinikainen connects with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Reinikainen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duvernay throws a big shot that misses.
Duvernay misses with an uppercut.
Duvernay misses the jab.
Reinikainen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Duvernay drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen misses with a wild body shot.
Reinikainen with the inside leg kick.
Reinikainen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Duvernay holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Reinikainen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duvernay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Duvernay is trying to control but can't.
Duvernay is trying to stand back up but Reinikainen is controlling him
Duvernay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reinikainen wants to take a breather but Duvernay is having none of it.
Artturi Reinikainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reinikainen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reinikainen lands a nice short elbow.
Reinikainen lands strikes from half guard.
Duvernay is trying to control but can't.
Reinikainen not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen trying to control from half guard but Duvernay is working away.
Reinikainen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duvernay defending well though.
Reinikainen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reinikainen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Duvernay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Duvernay wants to get back to full guard.
Reinikainen misses with a head shot. Duvernay uses the momentum to regain guard.
Reinikainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Reinikainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duvernay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duvernay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay wants to sweep here but Reinikainen controlling him for the moment.
Reinikainen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Reinikainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reinikainen throws a big elbow that misses.
Reinikainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Duvernay keeping moving, preventing Reinikainen from controlling successfully.
Duvernay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reinikainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reinikainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reinikainen trying to control but Duvernay is working from the bottom.
Reinikainen prevents Duvernay from getting back to his feet.
Reinikainen trying to control but Duvernay is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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 Artturi Reinikainen will probably get the nod.
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.
Reinikainen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reinikainen defending well as Duvernay loads up on a big left hand.
Reinikainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duvernay.
Reinikainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reinikainen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reinikainen wants to control from the top but Duvernay keeps moving.
Duvernay wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Duvernay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reinikainen postures up in Duvernay's guard and throws a big left but Duvernay blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinikainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Reinikainen throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reinikainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reinikainen wants to pass the guard but Duvernay is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen postures up and lands a big shot to Duvernay's brow.
Reinikainen won't allow Duvernay to get back to his feet.
Reinikainen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reinikainen works over Duvernay with some ground and pound from guard.
Reinikainen 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.
Duvernay looking to control.
Duvernay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reinikainen is in close to Duvernay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Reinikainen preventing the sweep.
Duvernay keeping moving, preventing Reinikainen from controlling successfully.
Reinikainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reinikainen works over Duvernay with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen prevents Duvernay from getting back to his feet.
Reinikainen throwing strikes but missing.
Reinikainen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Duvernay trying to keep a closed guard but Reinikainen is proving a slippery customer.
Reinikainen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Reinikainen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Reinikainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duvernay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reinikainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reinikainen trying to control but Duvernay is working from the bottom.
Reinikainen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Reinikainen thows a huge punch but Duvernay dodges it nicely.
Reinikainen trying to mount his opponent but Duvernay defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Reinikainen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duvernay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Duvernay on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Duvernay wants to improve his position but Reinikainen is controlling well.
Reinikainen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Duvernay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reinikainen winds up and cracks Duvernay with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reinikainen is looking to stall here but Duvernay recovers full guard.
Duvernay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duvernay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duvernay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen wants to control from the top but Duvernay keeps moving.
Duvernay pulls Reinikainen in close to prevent any damage.
Duvernay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reinikainen is one step ahead there.
Reinikainen postures up in Duvernay's guard and throws a big left but Duvernay blocks it.
Reinikainen wants to control from the top but Duvernay keeps moving.
Reinikainen lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reinikainen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Reinikainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Duvernay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reinikainen throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artturi Reinikainen clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen moves out of range as Duvernay strikes.
A head kick from Duvernay lands but Reinikainen takes it in his stride.
Duvernay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duvernay throws a lazy right hand but Reinikainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duvernay stuffs the takedown attempt from Reinikainen. Reinikainen gets slowly back to his feet.
Reinikainen shoots in and bounces Duvernay off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Reinikainen postures up and lands a big shot to Duvernay's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinikainen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reinikainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Duvernay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Duvernay uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duvernay! But no joy.
Reinikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duvernay.
Duvernay misses with a wild body shot.
Reinikainen is looking to slow Duvernay down with leg kicks.
Duvernay throws a sloppy head kick and Reinikainen moves out of range easily.
Reinikainen wants to land a leg kick but Duvernay is out of range.
Duvernay misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reinikainen.
A clash of legs there as Duvernay blocks the low kick.
Duvernay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reinikainen's head.
Duvernay scores with a jab to the head.
Duvernay throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Duvernay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reinikainen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Duvernay to the mat! Duvernay manages to get full guard.
Reinikainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duvernay is keeping the position for now.
Reinikainen wants to control from the top but Duvernay keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Reinikainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duvernay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reinikainen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Reinikainen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Duvernay gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reinikainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reinikainen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Duvernay can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reinikainen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Duvernay can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Duvernay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reinikainen moves out of range as Duvernay strikes.
Reinikainen's corner calls for a 1-2. Reinikainen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reinikainen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reinikainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duvernay's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Reinikainen in particular looking to stall.
Reinikainen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reinikainen trying to control from half guard but Duvernay is working away.
Reinikainen prevents Duvernay from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay has hold of Reinikainen's hands but Reinikainen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Duvernay holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Reinikainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Duvernay is trying to control but can't.
Reinikainen throwing shots but Duvernay is blocking nicely.
Reinikainen controlling the action here.
Duvernay is trying to get back to full guard.
Reinikainen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reinikainen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Reinikainen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duvernay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Evan Duvernay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Reinikainen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Reinikainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duvernay.
Reinikainen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reinikainen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Duvernay defends well and Reinikainen ends up having to push Duvernay into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It seemed like Duvernay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A body shot lands from Duvernay.
Duvernay lands a body shot.
Duvernay has a couple of punches blocked by Reinikainen.
Duvernay scores with a shoulder strike.
Reinikainen digs a right hand underneath Duvernay's ribcage. Duvernay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duvernay can't find room to land a body shot as Reinikainen controls the action.
Duvernay misses with a punch to the body.
Duvernay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duvernay gets underhooks to prevent Reinikainen's takedown attempt.
Duvernay can't find room to land a body shot as Reinikainen controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Duvernay on the inside.
Reinikainen scores with a shoulder strike.
Duvernay gets through Reinikainen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reinikainen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Duvernay pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artturi Reinikainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reinikainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duvernay backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen jumps guard but Duvernay turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Duvernay lands an elbow that stopped Reinikainen in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duvernay.
Reinikainen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Duvernay avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Duvernay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reinikainen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short uppercut from Duvernay.
Duvernay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duvernay misses with a punch to the body.
Duvernay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reinikainen or not.
Duvernay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Duvernay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reinikainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duvernay's elbow.
Duvernay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duvernay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reinikainens head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reinikainen blocks an uppercut.
Reinikainen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Duvernay after a bit of a struggle.
Duvernay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reinikainen's elbow.
Reinikainen breaks the clinch.
Evan Duvernay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duvernay sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Duvernay throws a body punch but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Duvernay misses with a hook. Reinikainen ducked under it nicely.
Reinikainen misses with an uppercut. Duvernay saw that one coming.
Duvernay swings widly with a right hand
enabling Reinikainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Duvernay throws a nice head kick!
A lazy left from Duvernay finds it's target.
Duvernay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reinikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duvernay.
A big right from Duvernay misses.
Duvernay misses with a body shot.
Reinikainen walks into a jab.
No joy there for Reinikainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reinikainen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Duvernay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reinikainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duvernay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reinikainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Duvernay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reinikainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Duvernay wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Duvernay manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Reinikainen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Duvernay checks a low kick from Reinikainen.
Duvernay misses with a straight left.
Reinikainen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Duvernay throws a hook to the side of Reinikainen's head but Reinikainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reinikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Duvernay moves into the clinch.
Duvernay tries a body shot but Reinikainen blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen digs a right hand into Duvernay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duvernay's gas tank.
Reinikainen pushes Duvernay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duvernay tries to throw a body punch but Reinikainen avoids it by throwing Duvernay back against the cage.
Reinikainen gets control of Duvernay's arms and successfully pulls guard. Reinikainen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Duvernay won't allow Reinikainen to sweep him here.
Reinikainen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Duvernay is aware though and is defending well.
Duvernay gets to his feet. Reinikainen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
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!
Duvernay misses with a left hand
and Reinikainen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reinikainen tries to bum rush Duvernay with a series of wild strikes but Duvernay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duvernay misses with a straight left.
Duvernay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duvernay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reinikainen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reinikainen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Duvernay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reinikainen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artturi Reinikainen!
During a confident post fight interview, Artturi Reinikainen 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yka Sonni (ranked 26 p4p, 126 weight class) and Adils Hallbjornsson (ranked 7 p4p, 19 weight class). Hallbjornsson has chosen Herr Mannelig 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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210
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yka Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adils Hallbjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallbjornsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sonni counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sonni.
Hallbjornsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Sonni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sonni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hallbjornsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sonni throwing a counter right hand but Hallbjornsson manages to avoid it.
Hallbjornsson throws a front kick aimed at Sonni's knee but Sonni avoids it well.
Sonni seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hallbjornsson lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallbjornsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Hallbjornsson takes a swing at Sonni's ribcage but misses.
Hallbjornsson throws a lazy uppercut
so Sonni counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sonni with a nice head shot there.
Hallbjornsson trying to control the position here.
Sonni preventing the sweep.
Sonni with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sonni throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sonni controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sonni being controlled here momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sonni misses with a jab to the body
and Hallbjornsson counters with a nice body shot.
Sonni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hallbjornsson throws a big shot that misses.
Hallbjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonni moves away.
Sonni lands a jab to the nose.
Hallbjornsson swings widly with a right hand
and Sonni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sonni tests Hallbjornsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni throws an off balance right hand
and Hallbjornsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Sonni looks to throw a body kick
and Hallbjornsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Sonni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hallbjornsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hallbjornsson misses with a straight right.
Hallbjornsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Hallbjornsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yka Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallbjornsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Sonni feints and then cracks Hallbjornsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hallbjornsson down.
Sonni clinches with his opponent.
Sonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hallbjornsson tries a body shot but Sonni blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hallbjornsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hallbjornsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hallbjornsson blocking some punches.
Hallbjornsson lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Sonni.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonni takes a shot to the head.
Hallbjornsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Sonni.
A head punch on the inside from Sonni fails to land.
Hallbjornsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hallbjornsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hallbjornsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hallbjornsson prevents a body shot from Sonni.
Hallbjornsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sonni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sonni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hallbjornssons head.
Hallbjornsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Sonni.
Hallbjornsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yka Sonni dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Some bone on bone action there as Hallbjornsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sonni scores with a hook.
Sonni shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hallbjornsson as he jumps to the side.
Hallbjornsson throws a counter combo.
Hallbjornsson swings for the body but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hallbjornsson.
And Sonni counters with a quick kick to the body but Hallbjornsson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallbjornsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hallbjornsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hallbjornsson looks to land a right hand but Sonni moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sonni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sonni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sonni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hallbjornsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hallbjornsson prevents a body shot from Sonni.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hallbjornsson.
Sonni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hallbjornsson can do to turn this around?
Hallbjornsson tries a body shot but Sonni blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Sonni fails to land.
Sonni tries to work over Hallbjornsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Hallbjornsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonni.
Hallbjornsson can't find room to land a body shot as Sonni controls the action.
Hallbjornsson throws a head punch that misses.
Hallbjornsson working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson blocking some punches.
Sonni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hallbjornsson or not.
A short body shot lands from Sonni as the two fighters clinch.
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by Hallbjornsson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hallbjornsson blocking some punches.
Hallbjornsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonni.
Yka Sonni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sonni blocks an uppercut.
Sonni lands a shoulder strike.
Sonni prevents a body shot from Hallbjornsson.
Sonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hallbjornsson blocks a body shot from Sonni.
Sonni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
Sonni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hallbjornsson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hallbjornsson.
A head punch on the inside from Sonni fails to land.
Hallbjornsson has a couple of punches blocked by Sonni.
Sonni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hallbjornsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sonni struggles to land a body shot inside as Hallbjornsson controls his hands.
Hallbjornsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sonni fails to land.
Sonni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hallbjornsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Sonni.
Hallbjornsson misses with some punches.
Sonni misses with the head strike.
Hallbjornsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonni blocks an uppercut.
Sonni scores with a hook to the body.
Hallbjornsson is breathing heavily.
Sonni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hallbjornsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonni misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson can't find room to land a body shot as Sonni controls the action.
Hallbjornsson misses with some punches.
Sonni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sonni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hallbjornsson lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hallbjornsson blocks an uppercut.
Sonni lands an uppercut.
Hallbjornsson lands a body punch.
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sonni backwards.
Hallbjornsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sonni backwards.
Hallbjornsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sonni tries a body shot but Hallbjornsson blocks it.
Sonni lands a shoulder strike.
Hallbjornsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonni's elbow.
Hallbjornsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sonni digs a right hand into Hallbjornsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hallbjornsson's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yka Sonni dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sonni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sonni misses with a body shot.
Hallbjornsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sonni lands with a cross.
Sonni gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hallbjornsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hallbjornsson cracks Sonni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sonni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sonni throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sonni scores with a decent looking hook.
Hallbjornsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Sonni backing away here, and Hallbjornsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Sonni as he connects with a hook.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Sonni coming out on top.
A nice leg kick from Sonni, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonni throws a jab but it's blocked by Hallbjornsson.
Sonni throws a leg kick but Hallbjornsson moved away.
Hallbjornsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hallbjornsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sonni looks for the body kick but Hallbjornsson saw that one coming.
Hallbjornsson misses with a low kick.
Sonni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni misses with a left hand
and Hallbjornsson counters with a low kick, right behind Sonni 's knee.
Sonni with a poor takedown
and Hallbjornsson counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Hallbjornsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hallbjornsson lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonni 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.
Sonni throws a leg kick
and Hallbjornsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Sonni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hallbjornsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sonni doesn't manage to clinch there - Hallbjornsson circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson defending well as Sonni loads up on a big left hand.
Sonni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hallbjornsson 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.
Nice straight punches there by Hallbjornsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hallbjornsson.
Good standup being displayed there by Sonni as he connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Sonni, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonni misses the jab.
Sonni closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sonni controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson trying to hold on to Sonni's head to control him but Sonni postures up.
Sonni is taking a breather. Hallbjornsson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonni takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sonni is looking to take a break and control but Hallbjornsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sonni is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hallbjornsson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yka Sonni clearly takes 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.
Sonni throws a sloppy body shot
and Hallbjornsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sonni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hallbjornsson. Hallbjornsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Hallbjornsson misses with a wild body shot.
Sonni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sonni with a nice calf kick.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hallbjornsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
Sonni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hallbjornsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallbjornsson throws a low kick but Sonni avoids it.
Sonni throws the left hand but Hallbjornsson avoids the punch easily.
Hallbjornsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hallbjornsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sonni. That's going to slow Hallbjornsson down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sonni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sonni connects with a single shot there.
A nice leg kick from Sonni, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hallbjornsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hallbjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonni was well out of range. Poor timing from Hallbjornsson.
Adils Hallbjornsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Sonni.
Sonni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hallbjornsson throws a head kick but Sonni moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hallbjornsson is predictable there
and Sonni counters with a low kick, right behind Hallbjornsson 's knee.
Hallbjornsson 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.
Sonni shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hallbjornsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni shoots in for a double leg but Hallbjornsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hallbjornsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hallbjornsson misses with a wild combination.
Sonni is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sonni moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni misses with an uppercut.
Sonni goes for a double leg but Hallbjornsson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hallbjornsson continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yka Sonni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
Hallbjornsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sonni throws a punch but it's blocked by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hallbjornsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sonni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hallbjornsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonni's elbow.
Hallbjornsson tries to work over Sonni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sonni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Hallbjornsson throws a head punch that misses.
Hallbjornsson can't find room to land a body shot as Sonni controls the action.
Sonni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni lands a shoulder strike.
Sonni prevents a body shot from Hallbjornsson.
Sonni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hallbjornsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sonni fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonni blocks a body shot from Hallbjornsson.
Sonni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hallbjornsson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hallbjornsson blocking some punches.
Sonni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hallbjornsson.
Sonni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson has a couple of punches blocked by Sonni.
Hallbjornsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonni lands with a light punch inside.
Sonni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sonni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yka Sonni will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hallbjornsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hallbjornsson misses with an uppercut
and Sonni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sonni takes a swing at Hallbjornsson's ribcage but misses.
Hallbjornsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonni is just out of range.
Hallbjornsson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sonni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallbjornsson wants to sweep here but Sonni controlling him for the moment.
Sonni postures up in Hallbjornsson's guard and throws a big left but Hallbjornsson blocks it.
Yka Sonni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sonni might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sonni trying to control but Hallbjornsson is working from the bottom.
Sonni looking to sit in guard and control but Hallbjornsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sonni trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hallbjornsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sonni is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sonni goes for a double leg but Hallbjornsson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hallbjornsson continues to drive forward.
It seemed like Hallbjornsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hallbjornsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonni.
Hallbjornsson blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hallbjornsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by Hallbjornsson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sonni.
Hallbjornsson lands a left hand.
Hallbjornsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hallbjornsson lands with a right to the head.
Hallbjornsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sonni can't find room to land a body shot as Hallbjornsson controls the action.
Sonni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hallbjornsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sonni working aggressively here.
Sonni tries a body shot but Hallbjornsson blocks it.
Sonni can't find room to land a body shot as Hallbjornsson controls the action.
Hallbjornsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hallbjornsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hallbjornsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hallbjornsson tries a body shot but Sonni blocks it.
Sonni lands a left hand.
Hallbjornsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hallbjornsson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonni.
Hallbjornsson cracks Sonni with a nice body shot.
Sonni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sonni backwards.
Hallbjornsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sonni misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hallbjornsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hallbjornsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adils Hallbjornsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by Hallbjornsson.
Sonni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adils Hallbjornsson.
Well Sonni 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yka Sonni!
A very excited looking Yka Sonni 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Caunt (ranked 6 p4p, 5 weight class) and Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit (ranked 2 p4p, 1 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 42 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
A cross from Caunt lands.
Caunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Caunt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Caunt.
Caunt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Caunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Caunt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Caunt checks it.
Caunt cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Caunt. Sitsongrit shrugs it off though.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Caunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Caunt misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Caunt slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Caunt blocks a jab.
As Sitsongrit looks to move away, Caunt throws a big counter combo but Sitsongrit just gets out of the way.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caunt throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Caunt's head.
Caunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Caunt avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Caunt tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caunt. Caunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Caunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Caunt slips under a jab.
Dick Caunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caunt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caunt connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Caunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Caunt misses.
Sitsongrit wants to counter with a clinch but Caunt pushes him away.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Caunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Caunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Caunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Caunt.
Caunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caunt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Caunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caunt misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Caunt checks it.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
As Sitsongrit backs away, Caunt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caunt 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.
Caunt thows a body kick. Sitsongrit tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Caunt moved out of range.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caunt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Caunt's legs.
Caunt misses with a wild body shot.
Caunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Caunt tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Caunt throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caunt's elbow.
Caunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caunt breaks the clinch.
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.
Caunt throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Caunt thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caunt throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Caunt misses the target.
Caunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caunt swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caunt misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick misses from Caunt.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caunt tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caunt.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Caunt moves away and avoids it.
Caunt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Caunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice shot by Caunt.
Caunt lands the left hand.
Caunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caunt misses with a kick to the body.
Caunt cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Caunt scores with a jab.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Caunt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit feints a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Caunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Caunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some bone on bone action there as Caunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caunt lands with an overhand left.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Caunt misses its intended target.
Caunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Caunt moves away and avoids it.
Caunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Caunt throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
Dick Caunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Caunt connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Caunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the body from Sitsongrit misses
and Caunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Caunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Caunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caunt.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Caunt misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caunt scores with a kick to the body.
Caunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caunt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Caunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Caunt lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt slips under a jab.
Caunt is looking to counter punch.
Caunt slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caunt tried to counter with a leg kick but Sitsongrit avoided it.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caunt throws a right hand that misses
and Caunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Caunt scores with a punch to the head.
Caunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Caunt throws the kick towards the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Caunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a left hand
and Caunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Caunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caunt.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Caunt.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Caunt's leg. Caunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.
Caunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Caunt lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
A lazy left from Caunt finds it's target.
Caunt throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Caunt misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caunt. Caunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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 Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Caunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but Caunt pushes him off.
It looked like Caunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Caunt's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Caunt looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit wants to counter with a clinch but Caunt pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Caunt misses with a leg kick
and Caunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Caunt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Caunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Caunt moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot that snaps Caunt's head back.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Caunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caunt scores with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Caunt tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Caunt throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
Caunt cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Caunt throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caunt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
Caunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caunt. Caunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Caunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Caunt strikes.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Caunt throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Caunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Caunt connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Caunt moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Caunt ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed right hand from Caunt misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit walks into a straight right hand from Caunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Caunt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Caunt throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Caunt thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Caunt avoids the punch easily.
Caunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caunt is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but Caunt pushes him off.
Caunt loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Caunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Caunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Caunt moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Caunt staying out of range there.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Caunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
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 throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Caunt.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Caunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caunt throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caunt cracks Sitsongrit with a good jab.
Caunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt misses with a leg kick
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Dick Caunt did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caunt thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Caunt checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Caunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Caunt clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sitsongrit darts in and clinches Caunt up against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Caunt can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Caunt.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caunt's elbow.
Caunt tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Caunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Caunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caunt's gas tank.
A short right from Caunt on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Caunt blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caunt misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
Caunt blocking some punches.
Caunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Caunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Caunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Caunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caunt counters with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Caunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Caunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A bone on bone clash there as Caunt blocks the leg kick.
Caunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caunt wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caunt connects with the punch.
Caunt blocks a head kick by Sitsongrit.
Caunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit just manages to avoid it.
Caunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick from Caunt misses.
Caunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitsongrit has time to react.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
As Sitsongrit backs away, Caunt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Caunt doesn't seem phased though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caunt.
Caunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caunt. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Caunt throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Caunt staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caunt digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Donk. Caunt catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
Caunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caunt lands with a cross.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
That kick from Caunt tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
Caunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Caunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Caunt ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Caunt.
Caunt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back to recover.
Good exchange - Caunt coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Caunt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sitsongrit's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Caunt.
Caunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Caunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Caunt defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Caunt.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Caunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Caunt counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Caunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Caunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Caunt moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit cracks Caunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
 It looks like Dick Caunt has been cut.
Caunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Caunt's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Caunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Caunt is avoiding it.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caunt.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Caunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Caunt is out of range.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Caunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Caunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caunt slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Caunt lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Caunt slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Caunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Caunt misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit jabs at Caunt's body.
A low kick from Caunt misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Caunt slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Caunt connects with the punch.
A big right from Caunt misses.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
Caunt throws a big shot that misses.
Caunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caunt tries to land a body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Caunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caunt thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it
and Sitsongrit counters with a thumping low kick.
Caunt lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Caunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caunt pushes Sitsongrit away with a front kick.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Caunt. That snapped Sitsongrit's head back.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Caunt strikes.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Caunt.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit punishes Caunt's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt lands a right hook to the body.
Caunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Caunt.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caunt cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caunt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caunt is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caunt throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Caunt checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Caunt.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caunt can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dick Caunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Caunt.
Caunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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 Dick Caunt.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caunt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Caunt!
Dick Caunt retains his featherweight title!
Dick Caunt decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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