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GAMMA#986 Moxley vs Akechi PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scooter Bob (ranked 1948 p4p, 2813 weight class) and Abraham Durden (ranked 254 p4p, 336 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scooter Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abraham Durden!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden throws out a powerful jab.
Durden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Bob misses with a series of wild punches.
Bob takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
and Durden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bob throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bob walks into a stiff left hand from Durden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bob defending well as Durden loads up on a big left hand.
Bob takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab by Bob.
Bob definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bob looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
Durden defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Bob tries to score with a low kick but Durden moves his leg out of the way.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Durden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bob checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Durden counters with a stiff right hand.
Bob with the inside leg kick.
Bob gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Durden releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
Durden misses with a low kick.
Bob misses with a double jab
and Durden counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bob's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden thinks about the counter body kick.
Durden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Bob.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Durden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durden lands a nice shot to the body.
Durden blocks a jab.
Durden scores with a shot to the body.
Bob's jab looks to have found its range, popping Durden under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bob misses with a leg kick
and Durden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Durden throws a chopping leg kick but Bob manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Durden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bob fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Durden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab by Durden.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob throws a head kick that misses.
Durden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Durden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Durden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Bob wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Durden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durden throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durden! But no joy.
Durden's corner calls for a 1-2. Durden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Durden scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Durden scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durden lands the left hand.
Durden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bob takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Durden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bob's head backwards.
Bob is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Bob. Those never looked like landing.
Bob takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durden counters with a nice uppercut.
Abraham Durden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bob takes one to the chin there.
Bob throws a combination that misses
and Durden counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Durden.
Durden wants to land a leg kick but Bob is out of range.
Bob steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Durden. That one must have hurt.
Durden cracks a nice hook into Bob's ribs.
Bob lands with a hook. Durden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Durden throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Durden.
Durden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bob.
Bob backing away here, and Durden unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Durden lands with an uppercut that bounces Bob off the cage and back into range.
Durden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Durden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Durden moves away from the strike by Bob.
Durden appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Durden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durden! But no joy.
Bob stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durden.
Bob stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durden.
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!
Bob is looking to chop away at Durden's legs.
Bob throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Durden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Durden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bob. That did some damage!
Bob lands with a cross.
Bob lands with an overhand left.
Durden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bob walks into a left hand.
Durden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob throws a right hand that misses
and Durden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bob wants to slow Durden down by chopping away at his legs.
Bob misses the body punch
and Durden counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bob's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob is looking to score with low kicks.
Bob looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left lands for Durden.
Durden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
Durden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bob checks the leg kick nicely there.
Durden lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Durden slips a straight right by Bob.
Durden is looking to chop away at Bob's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Durden. That snapped Bob's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
letting Durden counter with a right hand.
Durden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob.
Bob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bob might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Durden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
and Durden counters with a low kick, right behind Bob 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Bob.
Durden throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bob swings widly with a right hand
and Durden counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bob thinking.
Bob takes a jab right on the kisser.
Durden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Durden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Bob as he connects with a hook.
Durden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bob's hands.
Scooter Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Bob misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bob.
Durden defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bob misses with an uppercut
and Durden counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Durden.
Bob looks for the body kick but Durden saw that one coming.
Abraham Durden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bob throws a hook to the side of Durden's head but Durden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Durden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Durden has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Durden!
An out of breath Abraham Durden thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Scooter Bob spoke after the fight, saying 'Back in my day, the loser was better. Guess some things never change.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emiliano Blackburn (ranked 2478 p4p, 2308 weight class) and Mickey Dismantle (ranked 218 p4p, 201 weight class). Dismantle has chosen Come As You Are as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emiliano Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Dismantle!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dismantle looks to land a left hand but Blackburn moved out of range nicely.
Blackburn tries to counter with a takedown but Dismantle is quick to defend against it.
Blackburn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blackburn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dismantle throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackburn.
Dismantle walks into a left hand.
Dismantle moves into range and clinches up with Blackburn.
Blackburn misses with some punches.
A short left from Dismantle.
Dismantle lands a right hand.
Blackburn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackburn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dismantle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dismantle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blackburn in his tracks.
Dismantle closes the distance and clinches.
Dismantle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dismantle has Blackburn pressed against the cage, preventing Blackburn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dismantle working aggressively here.
Dismantle throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dismantle.
Dismantle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dismantle lands a left hand.
Dismantle lands with a left to the head.
Dismantle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackburn breaks the clinch.
Dismantle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blackburn shoots in and drives through. Dismantle sprawls well.
Dismantle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dismantle with a nice cross.
A jab from Blackburn misses.
Blackburn throws a hook to the side of Dismantle's head but Dismantle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dismantle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dismantle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dismantle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dismantle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dismantle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blackburn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dismantle stuffs the takedown attempt from Blackburn. Blackburn gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Dismantle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackburn.
Blackburn attempts a counter takedown but Dismantle avoids it well and moves away.
Dismantle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blackburn.
Dismantle scores with the left hand. Blackburn knows he should have avoided that one.
Dismantle lands a nice hook to Blackburn's body. Blackburn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dismantle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blackburn looks to land a left hand but Dismantle moved out of range nicely.
Dismantle scores with a hook.
Blackburn throws a hook but Dismantle blocks it.
It seemed like Dismantle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blackburn misses with a takedown
and Dismantle counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emiliano Blackburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dismantle misses with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Dismantle.
Blackburn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blackburn sizes up Dismantle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dismantle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dismantle throws a body punch but Blackburn moves out of range.
Blackburn attempts a counter takedown but Dismantle avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blackburn. Blackburn obviously looking to wear him down.
Dismantle throws a good cross that connects.
Blackburn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dismantle defends it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blackburn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackburn lands with a straight right. Dismantle didn't see that one coming.
Mickey Dismantle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dismantle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackburn throws out the jab.
Dismantle throws a big counter head kick but Blackburn avoids it with no problem.
Dismantle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackburn.
Dismantle moves into the clinch.
Blackburn breaks from the clinch.
Dismantle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blackburn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Dismantle thuds a left hand into Blackburn's body.
Dismantle connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle lands an overhand right.
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!
Dismantle ducks under a wild hook from Blackburn.
Blackburn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dismantle.
Blackburn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dismantle.
A big left from Blackburn misses.
Dismantle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blackburn walks into a left hand.
Blackburn moves away from the strike by Dismantle.
Blackburn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dismantle manages to circle out of the way.
Blackburn slips a straight right by Dismantle.
Blackburn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blackburn throws a jab but it's blocked by Dismantle.
Dismantle throws an overhand right that lands on Blackburn's shoulder, as Blackburn tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Dismantle as he connects with a hook.
Blackburn misses with a leg kick.
Blackburn stalks Dismantle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dismantle's face. Dismantle staggers backwards, shaken.
Dismantle throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackburn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Dismantle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dismantle instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dismantle.
Dismantle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mickey Dismantle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dismantle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blackburn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blackburn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dismantle's elbow.
Dismantle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blackburn's elbow.
Dismantle tries to throw a body punch but Blackburn avoids it by throwing Dismantle back against the cage.
Blackburn lands with a light punch inside.
Dismantle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blackburn is looking to break free of the clinch but Dismantle has double underhooks.
Blackburn has a couple of punches blocked by Dismantle.
Dismantle swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackburn lands a shoulder strike.
Dismantle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dismantle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dismantle scores with a shot to the side of Blackburn's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackburn breaks from the clinch.
Blackburn throws a head kick but Dismantle moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blackburn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dismantle. That did some damage!
Dismantle scores with a jab to the body.
Dismantle throws the left hand but Blackburn avoids the punch easily.
Dismantle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blackburn. That did some damage!
Good shot there by Dismantle.
Dismantle throws a series of punches but Blackburn moves out of range.
Mickey Dismantle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blackburn walks into a left hand.
Dismantle swings for the body but Blackburn moves out of range.
Dismantle walks into a left hand.
Dismantle clinches with his opponent.
Blackburn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blackburn working aggressively here.
Blackburn throws a punch but it's blocked by Dismantle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Dismantle - that landed with a thud.
Blackburn tries to throw a body punch but Dismantle avoids it by throwing Blackburn back against the cage.
Blackburn misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dismantle swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dismantle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dismantle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.
Dismantle lands with a short shot to the head.
Blackburn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dismantle throws a sloppy head kick and Blackburn moves out of range easily.
Blackburn moves out of range as Dismantle strikes.
Blackburn throws a body punch but Dismantle moves out of range.
Dismantle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Dismantle.
Blackburn tries to clinch up but Dismantle circles away and keeps his distance.
Blackburn misses with a hook.
Blackburn moves out of range as Dismantle strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dismantle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dismantle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No luck for Blackburn with that takedown attempt.
Dismantle throws a leg kick which misses Blackburn's front leg but catches the back leg as Blackburn tries to avoid it.
Dismantle misses with a straight right.
Dismantle misses with an uppercut. Blackburn saw that one coming.
Blackburn tries to counter with a takedown but Dismantle is quick to defend against it.
Dismantle misses with a looping right.
Dismantle has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blackburn tries to clinch up but Dismantle circles away and keeps his distance.
Blackburn misses with a hook
enabling Dismantle to counter with a crisp jab.
Dismantle throws a leg kick but Blackburn moved away.
Dismantle misses with a looping right.
Blackburn jabs Dismantle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dismantle throws a sloppy body shot
and Blackburn counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dismantle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dismantle throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Blackburn.
Dismantle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dismantle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dismantle fails to land.
Dismantle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dismantle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackburn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dismantle tries a body shot but Blackburn blocks it.
Blackburn prevents a body shot from Dismantle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.
Blackburn throws a punch but it's blocked by Dismantle.
Dismantle swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dismantle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blackburn breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Dismantle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Dismantle.
Dismantle throws a body shot but no joy.
Blackburn attempts a counter takedown but Dismantle avoids it well and moves away.
Blackburn scores with a jab. Dismantle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blackburn tries for a takedown but Dismantle circles away easily
and Dismantle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackburn throws an off balance right hand
letting Dismantle counter with a right hand.
Blackburn misses with a body punch
and Dismantle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Blackburn misses.
Dismantle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blackburn counters by clinching up.
Dismantle tries to work over Blackburn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dismantle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dismantle blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dismantle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blackburn lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blackburn.
Blackburn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dismantle rushes Blackburn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn lands with a light punch inside.
Dismantle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dismantle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blackburn's efforts to push away.
Blackburn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blackburn blocking some punches.
Dismantle lands a hook that snaps the head of Blackburn backwards.
Blackburn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dismantle lands with a light punch inside.
Dismantle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackburn working aggressively here.
Blackburn blocking some punches.
Blackburn tries to work over Dismantle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dismantle misses with a punch to the body.
Dismantle cracks Blackburn with a nice body shot.
Dismantle misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Dismantle.
Dismantle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.
Emiliano Blackburn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dismantle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blackburn backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dismantle swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Blackburn.
Dismantle misses with a punch to the body.
Blackburn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dismantle has managed to clinch.
Dismantle lands with a right to the head.
Dismantle misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Dismantle.
A head punch on the inside from Blackburn fails to land.
Blackburn lands an uppercut.
Dismantle gets through Blackburn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dismantle misses with a punch on the inside.
Dismantle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blackburn lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Blackburn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn working aggressively here.
Dismantle blocks a body shot from Blackburn.
Dismantle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dismantle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dismantle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blackburn prevents a body shot from Dismantle.
Blackburn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Dismantle.
Dismantle swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackburn is looking to control Dismantle's arms but Dismantle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blackburn has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dismantle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dismantle blocks an uppercut.
Blackburn prevents a body shot from Dismantle.
Dismantle lands with a left to the head.
Dismantle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blackburn breaks the clinch.
Blackburn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dismantle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackburn was well out of range. Poor timing from Dismantle.
Dismantle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackburn was well out of range. Poor timing from Dismantle.
A swing and a miss from Blackburn.
Dismantle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dismantle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackburn.
Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dismantle.
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!
Good leg kick by Dismantle.
Dismantle digs a good body shot into Blackburn's ribs.
Blackburn lands with a nice combination. Dismantle backs away looking to recover.
Dismantle tries to clinch but Blackburn moves out of range.
Blackburn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dismantle momentarily.
A cross from Dismantle lands.
Blackburn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dismantle connects with a right hand. Blackburn shakes it off.
Blackburn avoids a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Dismantle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Dismantle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dismantle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Dismantle!
An out of breath Mickey Dismantle 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Boxaaja (ranked 1596 p4p, 973 weight class) and Lathem McGuire (ranked 206 p4p, 135 weight class). Boxaaja comes to the cage accompanied by Dark Side - Blind Channel. 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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Boxaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lathem McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boxaaja has time to react.
Boxaaja has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DanBills Sketchy Basement in the buildup to the fight.
McGuire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boxaaja looks to land a body kick but McGuire moved away.
McGuire has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boxaaja.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
Boxaaja lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McGuire misses with an uppercut.
Boxaaja throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
Boxaaja moves away from the strike by McGuire.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxaaja was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Boxaaja throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGuire lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boxaaja throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McGuire counters with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boxaaja misses the body punch
and Boxaaja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boxaaja misses with a low kick as McGuire jumps back.
Boxaaja moves out of range of the strikes.
Boxaaja avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
McGuire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boxaaja moves in looking to clinch but McGuire pushes him off.
McGuire slips a straight right by Boxaaja.
Boxaaja lands with an overhand left.
McGuire blocks a jab.
Boxaaja just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
Boxaaja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGuire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGuire has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McGuire pushes Boxaaja up against the cage in a clinch.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Boxaaja.
A left hand lands to the body for McGuire.
McGuire is working Boxaaja over against the cage.
Boxaaja has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxaaja controls his hands.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxaaja misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire is leaning against Boxaaja and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGuire.
Boxaaja lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGuire.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boxaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxaaja wants to clinch.
McGuire is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
McGuire throws a body punch but Boxaaja moves out of range.
Boxaaja is looking to counter punch.
McGuire throws a lazy head kick
and McGuire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boxaaja takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGuire pushes Boxaaja up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from McGuire.
Boxaaja swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire lands with a right to the head.
McGuire presses Boxaaja against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boxaaja is breathing heavily.
Boxaaja has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
Boxaaja struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
A short left from McGuire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGuire.
McGuire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Boxaaja controls the action.
McGuire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boxaaja tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boxaaja blocks an uppercut.
Boxaaja throws a head punch that misses.
Boxaaja struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
McGuire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGuire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire throws a leg kick which misses Boxaaja's front leg but catches the back leg as Boxaaja tries to avoid it.
McGuire has closed the distance and engaged Boxaaja in a clinch.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxaaja's elbow.
McGuire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Boxaaja sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boxaaja looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxaaja on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire. McGuire obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boxaaja. Boxaaja circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McGuire.
McGuire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boxaaja misses with a low kick.
Boxaaja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
Boxaaja throws a big counter combination but McGuire scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boxaaja staying out of range there.
McGuire tries a low kick but Boxaaja avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Boxaaja misses its target.
McGuire smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A low kick lands for McGuire.
Boxaaja tries to clinch but McGuire is having none of it.
Boxaaja gets a clinch.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
Boxaaja working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boxaaja prevents a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lathem McGuire dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by McGuire! Boxaaja is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lathem McGuire!
A victorious Lathem McGuire thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin McGuire (ranked 1268 p4p, 1255 weight class) and Kay Bone (ranked 64 p4p, 63 weight class). McGuire comes into the arena with Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down blaring out of the sound system. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kay Bone!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone sizes up McGuire with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bone throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Bone misses.
Bone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been informed that Bone has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McGuire lands a leg kick that knocks Bone off balance momentarily.
Bone takes one to the side of the head.
 It looks like Kay Bone has been cut.
McGuire needs to keep his hands up - Bone had a free shot at his head there.
McGuire misses with an uppercut. Bone saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bone.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire misses with a right hand
and Bone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
McGuire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Bone.
McGuire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McGuire thuds a left hand into Bone's body.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from McGuire, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bone throws a head kick but McGuire moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from McGuire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bone lands with a good body shot.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone avoids the body shot from McGuire.
McGuire throws a right hand that misses
and Bone counters with a left to the body.
A slow jab from Bone misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire moves forwards but Bone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches.
Bone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuire swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Bone. That snapped McGuire's head back.
Bone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire.
Bone throws a sloppy body shot
and McGuire counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bone's knee momentarily.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Bone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bone feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGuire.
A low kick from Bone misses
and McGuire counters with an outside leg kick.
McGuire tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McGuire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGuire closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Bone! McGuire dives in looking to finish! Bone is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin McGuire!
An out of breath Kevin McGuire 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Johnson (ranked 628 p4p, 714 weight class) and Gen Tenryu (ranked 89 p4p, 100 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by On The Run . Gen Tenryu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gen Tenryu!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson thows a leg kick but Tenryu checks it
and Tenryu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tenryu lands a body punch.
Tenryu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tenryu lands a left hand.
Tenryu blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tenryu backwards.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tenryu to keep the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Tenryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Tenryu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tenryu misses with an uppercut.
Tenryu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a jab when Tenryu was well out of range.
Tenryu cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tenryus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Tenryu moves away and avoids it.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tenryu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Tenryu saw that one coming.
Tenryu has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tenryu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Tenryu backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Tenryu has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Tenryu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tenryu forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Tenryu has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Tenryu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tenryu lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Tenryu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Tenryu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Tenryu's shoulder, as Tenryu tries to avoid the shot.
Tenryu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tenryu's sensitive parts.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tenryu checks a leg kick.
Tenryu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
A jab from Tenryu misses.
Johnson lands a jab.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Tenryu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Tenryu's front leg but catches the back leg as Tenryu tries to avoid it.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tenryu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tenryu checks a leg kick.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tenryu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Johnson takes a swing at Tenryu's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Tenryu as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson sizes up Tenryu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tenryu tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Tenryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tenryu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Tenryu moves his leg out of the way.
Tenryu wants to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch position.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Tenryu moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Tenryu slips the punch.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tenryu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Johnson feints and then cracks Tenryu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tenryu down.
Tenryu throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Tenryu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tenryu tries to counter with a clinch but Johnson shakes him off and moves away.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Tenryu moved out of range.
Tenryu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tenryu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson jabs Tenryu right on the nose. Tenryu blinks but takes it well.
Tenryu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tenryu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Tenryu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tenryu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tenryu just misses with a punch to the body.
Tenryu throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Tenryu is out of range.
Tenryu tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tenryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tenryu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tenryu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Tenryu wants to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch position.
Tenryu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson slips a straight right by Tenryu.
Tenryu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook but Tenryu blocks it.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manny Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson cracks Tenryu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tenryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson sets himself, and Tenryu steps forward looking for the clinch! Johnson avoids it this time.
Tenryu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tenryu.
Tenryu misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Tenryu fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tenryu moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Tenryu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tenryu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tenryu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tenryu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tenryu moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Tenryu struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Tenryu blocks an uppercut.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Tenryu.
Tenryu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tenryu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Tenryu blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tenryu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tenryu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Tenryu staying out of range there.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Tenryu with an uppercut!
Johnson throws a leg kick but Tenryu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tenryu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tenryu was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Tenryu has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tenryu.
A short left from Tenryu.
Tenryu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Tenryu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Tenryu pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson gets through Tenryu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tenryu backwards.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Tenryu off the cage and back into range.
Tenryu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tenryu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Johnson misses.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Johnson dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tenryu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tenryu.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Tenryu is out of range.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Tenryu moved out of range nicely.
Tenryu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tenryu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tenryu wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tenryu checks a leg kick.
Tenryu throws a big shot that misses.
Tenryu moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tenryu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tenryu slows down the pace here.
Johnson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tenryu trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tenryu trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tenryu won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Tenryu postures up.
Tenryu trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tenryu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnson has his foot on Tenryu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tenryu works his way back into a safe position though.
Gen Tenryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manny Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tenryu misses with a wild combination.
Tenryu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Tenryu is out of range.
Tenryu wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Tenryu checks it.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson throws a low kick but Tenryu moves out of range easily.
Tenryu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tenryu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu moves away from the strike by Johnson.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Tenryu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tenryu lands the left hand.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Tenryu moved away.
Tenryu throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson sets himself, and Tenryu steps forward looking for the clinch! Johnson avoids it this time.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Tenryu moves away and avoids it.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tenryu's sensitive parts.
Johnson with a hook.
Tenryu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Tenryu wants to clinch.
Tenryu has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
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!
Tenryu misses with some punches.
Tenryu has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Tenryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Johnson!
A relieved looking Manny Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Jackson (ranked 202 p4p, 394 weight class) and Roland Weudke (ranked 25 p4p, 47 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Roland Weudke enters the cage!
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30
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Demetrius Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roland Weudke!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Weudke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson clobbers Weudke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weudke.
Jackson cracks Weudke with an open hand slap.
Weudke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Weudke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick
and Weudke counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
A big right from Weudke misses.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Weudkes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Weudke moved out of range nicely.
Weudke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Weudke.
Weudke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weudke misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weudke misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Weudke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Weudke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Jackson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jackson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Weudke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weudke counters with a right hand to the body.
Weudke misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Jackson.
Weudke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Weudke slips under a jab.
Demetrius Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Weudke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weudke moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Weudke swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Weudke throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Weudke throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Weudke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Weudke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weudke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Weudke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Weudke throws a sloppy body shot
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Weudke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Weudke checks the leg kick.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and Weudke counters with a nice body shot.
Weudke throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Weudke lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Weudke manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
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!
Weudke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Weudke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Weudke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Weudke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Weudke moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrius Jackson 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.
Weudke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Weudke throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Weudke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Weudke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Weudke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Weudke might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jackson has got the better of the exchanges.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Weudke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tests Weudke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weudke.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Weudke counter with a right hand.
Weudke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Weudke.
Jackson cracks Weudke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Weudke.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Weudke moved out of range nicely.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Weudke counters with a solid body kick.
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Weudke misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Weudke scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Weudke scores with a nice strike.
Jackson misses with a low kick as Weudke jumps back.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but Weudke moved away.
Weudke moves away from the strike by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson misses with a body punch
and Weudke counters with a head kick that drops Jackson to the mat! Jackson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Weudke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Weudke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Weudke tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Weudke counters with a low kick, right behind Jackson 's knee.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Weudke.
Weudke misses with a body punch
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Weudke down.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson backing away here, and Weudke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Weudke's head back.
Weudke fails to land with a series of punches.
Weudke moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Weudke in his tracks.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Weudke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weudke moves away.
Jab, jab by Weudke - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roland Weudke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Weudke throws a poor cross that misses
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weudke. Weudke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weudke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson misses with a hook
letting Weudke counter with a right hand.
Weudke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Weudke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weudke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weudke moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a leg kick
enabling Weudke to counter with a crisp jab.
Demetrius Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Weudke.
Weudke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Weudke is out of range.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Weudke.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson moves out of range as Weudke strikes.
Jackson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Weudke is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weudke ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Weudke off balance momentarily.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
letting Weudke counter with a right hand.
Weudke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Weudke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson throws a chopping leg kick but Weudke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Weudke raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Weudke counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Weudke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weudke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Weudke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Weudke throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Weudke.
It seemed like Weudke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
Weudke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Weudkes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Weudke's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
letting Weudke counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weudke. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weudke moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson is looking to slow Weudke down with leg kicks.
Weudke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Weudke is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Weudke moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Weudke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weudke misses with a hook to the body
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
It seemed like Weudke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roland Weudke.
I think Weudke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Weudke!
After the big win, Roland Weudke made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HELLBENT and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beau Canada (ranked 470 p4p, 285 weight class) and Hargol Svenkter (ranked 25 p4p, 20 weight class). Svenkter has chosen heavy bass test as his entrance music. Hargol Svenkter has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beau Canada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hargol Svenkter!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canada shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Svenkter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Svenkter tries to improve position but can't.
Canada working the head with strikes.
Canada misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svenkter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Canada wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Svenkter defending against the ground and pound.
Canada in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The strikes coming from Canada are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Canada just content to control the position.
Canada cracks Svenkter with a big elbow.
Canada wants to control but Svenkter is keeping him busy.
Canada 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.
Svenkter trying to remain calm as Canada controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canada in side control lands a decent elbow.
It looks like Hargol Svenkter has been cut.
Canada definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Svenkter is looking to reverse the position.
Canada controlling from side mount.
Svenkter struggling a bit here.
Canada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svenkter keeps working.
Canada remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Svenkter can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Svenkter tries to improve position but can't.
Canada scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Svenkter to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Svenkter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Svenkter gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Svenkter taking some punishment here, with Canada in his half guard.
Canada is looking to take a break and control but Svenkter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Canada is taking a breather. Svenkter 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.
Canada prevents Svenkter from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenkter trying to hold on to Canada's head to control him but Canada postures up.
Canada throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Svenkter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Canada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Svenkter wants to improve his position but Canada is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Canada lands a nice short elbow.
Svenkter trying to hold on to Canada's head to control him but Canada postures up.
Svenkter is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canada controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Canada thows a huge punch but Svenkter dodges it nicely.
Svenkter is looking to control Canada's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Svenkter avoid being mounted?
Canada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Canada is nestled in close to Svenkter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That has opened up Hargol Svenkter's cut even more.
Canada working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hargol Svenkter's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hargol Svenkter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Beau Canada!
During a confident post fight interview, Beau Canada thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 32 p4p, 109 weight class) and Petsuwan Sitsongrit (ranked 4 p4p, 10 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benedetti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gloom, Doom, Heartache & Whiskey - Viking Skull. On his way into the cage it seems that Lorenzo Benedetti has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 26 - 10 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Benedetti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
Benedetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Benedetti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benedetti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benedetti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1-2. Benedetti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit thumps Benedetti with a low kick.
Benedetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick.
Benedetti lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benedetti with a nice calf kick.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benedetti doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Benedetti's defenses.
Benedetti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Benedetti throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Benedetti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick from Benedetti misses.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benedetti on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Benedetti's body.
Benedetti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
Benedetti scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit flicks out a counter leg kick but Benedetti steps away.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick 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 Lorenzo Benedetti will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benedetti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
Sitsongrit motions for Benedetti to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benedetti throws out a powerful jab.
Benedetti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benedetti feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Benedetti moved away.
Benedetti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A low kick lands for Benedetti.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Benedetti's leg. Benedetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benedetti at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Benedetti should have avoided that one.
That kick from Benedetti tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benedetti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Benedetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Benedetti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Benedetti checks it.
Benedetti is looking for a counter combo.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Benedetti moved away.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benedetti. Benedetti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benedetti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sitsongrit will feel that in the morning.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
Benedetti is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benedettis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Benedetti moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Sitsongrit darts in and clinches Benedetti up against the cage.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Benedetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Benedetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Benedetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Benedetti counters with a good low kick that Sitsongrit was not able to check.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sitsongrit eats them both and turns towards Benedetti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Benedetti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sitsongrit's knee momentarily.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benedetti connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Benedetti checks it.
Benedetti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benedetti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benedetti.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Benedetti slaps the foot to one side.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Benedetti throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Petsuwan Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Benedetti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Benedetti's front leg but catches the back leg as Benedetti tries to avoid it.
Benedetti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benedetti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Benedetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benedetti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Benedetti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Benedetti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti blocks a head kick by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benedetti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benedetti momentarily.
Benedetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Benedetti. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Benedetti's leg but Benedetti calmly moves out of range.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit flicks out a counter leg kick but Benedetti steps away.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benedetti with a body shot.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Benedetti defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Benedetti moved away.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti lands a right hand.
Benedetti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A body shot lands from Benedetti.
Benedetti pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Benedetti obliges.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Benedetti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsongrit can turn it around.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lorenzo Benedetti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit keeps control of Benedetti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benedetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsongrit has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Benedetti obliges.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lorenzo Benedetti did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benedetti to score with a decent uppercut.
Benedetti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit avoids the elbow strike from Benedetti, against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benedetti is keeping busy.
Benedetti scores a nice knee to the body.
Benedetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Benedetti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit avoids a wild elbow strike from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsongrit avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsongrit dodges an elbow strike from Benedetti.
Benedetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit pushes Benedetti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benedetti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sitsongrit blocks it with crossed arms.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Sitsongrit is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit pushes Benedetti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedetti throws an elbow but it misses.
Benedetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Benedetti finds it's target.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benedetti's hands.
Sitsongrit jabs at Benedetti's body.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Nice straight punches there by Benedetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benedetti.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benedetti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit walks forward, straight into a front kick from Benedetti.
Benedetti connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Benedetti checks it.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benedetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Benedetti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedetti down.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Benedetti finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit stuns Benedetti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Benedetti.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Benedetti tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Benedetti takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Benedetti settles back down.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti connects with an inside leg kick.
Benedetti throws a right hand that misses
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Petsuwan Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Benedetti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Benedetti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti 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.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti 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.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Benedetti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Benedetti scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti lands with a cross.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Benedetti had a free shot at his head there.
Sitsongrit thuds his shin into the meat of Benedetti's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit 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 Benedetti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benedetti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Benedetti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Benedetti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Benedetti digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
Benedetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benedetti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benedetti's sensitive parts.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti connects with a jab.
Benedetti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit rushes Benedetti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit thumps Benedetti with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Benedetti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benedetti.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benedetti 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.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Benedetti counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Benedetti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petsuwan Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
Petsuwan Sitsongrit is the new featherweight champion!
Petsuwan Sitsongrit thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Yu Tai (ranked 60 p4p, 181 weight class) and Mike Camble (ranked 7 p4p, 23 weight class). Yu Tai comes to the cage accompanied by Invincible Pole Fighter. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Camble!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu Tai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yu Tai takes a swing at Camble's ribcage but misses.
Camble with the counter takedown but Yu Tai avoids it easily.
Yu Tai misses with a looping left.
Camble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Yu Tai coming out on top.
Yu Tai looks to throw the jab but Camble is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yu Tai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camble misses with a right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camble scores with a jab. Yu Tai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yu Tai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai lands a body shot.
Camble throws a leg kick
and Yu Tai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camble on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Camble bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yu Tai's head backwards.
Camble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yu Tai throws a body shot but no joy.
Camble looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy left from Camble finds it's target.
Camble misses with a jab to the body
letting Yu Tai counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yu Tai counters with a right hand to the body.
Camble on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu Tai lands a slapping body shot.
Camble shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yu Tai pinned against the cage. Yu Tai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tam Yu Tai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yu Tai throws a body punch but Camble moves out of range.
Camble looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Yu Tai misses its intended target.
Yu Tai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yu Tai misses with a right hand
and Camble counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Camble throws an off balance right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camble throws a sloppy body shot
and Yu Tai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camble closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yu Tai circles away.
Tam Yu Tai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Camble.
Yu Tai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Camble fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Camble paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yu Tai connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camble looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Camble misses with a body shot.
Yu Tai stuns Camble with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Camble shoots and misses
and Yu Tai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Camble thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Yu Tai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yu Tai slaps away a takedown attempt from Camble, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Camble misses with a left hand
and Camble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu Tai tries to work over Camble's front leg with a kick but Camble checks it.
Yu Tai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yu Tai swings for the body but Camble moves out of range.
And Camble tries to counter it with a takedown but Yu Tai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai throws out a loose jab but Camble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yu Tai swings for the body but Camble moves out of range.
Yu Tai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Camble.
Camble throws a jab when Yu Tai was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Yu Tai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yu Tai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camble thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yu Tai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Camble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yu Tai throws the left hand but Camble avoids the punch easily.
Camble dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yu Tai. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble jabs at Yu Tai's body.
Yu Tai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Camble with the counter takedown but Yu Tai avoids it easily.
Yu Tai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Camble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yu Tai.
Tam Yu Tai is winning the standup battle so far.
Camble rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yu Tai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Camble smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Camble lands a glancing blow to the side of Yu Tai's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Camble misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble misses with a hook.
Camble misses with a combination
and Yu Tai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yu Tai misses with a body punch
and Camble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camble misses with a takedown attempt
and Yu Tai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Camble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camble sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yu Tai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai slips under a jab.
Camble avoids the body shot from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai moves out of range as Camble strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Yu Tai misses the target.
Yu Tai scores with a jab to the head.
Yu Tai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camble manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Camble throws a looping overhand right but Yu Tai ducks down to avoid it.
Yu Tai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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 Tam Yu Tai 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.
Camble connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yu Tai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yu Tai misses the jab.
Yu Tai stuns Camble with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yu Tai misses with a body shot.
Camble wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camble works Yu Tai's body with a nice hook.
Yu Tai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yu Tai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camble manages to avoid it.
Camble changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai throws the left hand but Camble avoids the punch easily.
Camble avoids the body shot from Yu Tai.
Camble flicks out a counter leg kick but Yu Tai steps away.
Yu Tai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camble can do to turn this around?
Yu Tai throws a jab when Camble was well out of range.
Camble drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yu Tai defends it well.
Yu Tai throws a body shot but no joy.
Camble throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camble sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Camble misses with a right hand
and Yu Tai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai throws a low kick but Camble avoids it.
A jab from Camble misses.
Camble throws a looping overhand right but Yu Tai ducks down to avoid it.
Yu Tai throws a body punch but Camble moves out of range.
Yu Tai throws a big shot that misses.
Camble clobbers Yu Tai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Camble doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Yu Tai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble fails to land with a series of punches.
Camble shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yu Tai as he jumps to the side.
Camble throws a right hand that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a nice uppercut.
Camble throws a lazy uppercut
and Yu Tai counters with a stiff right hand.
Yu Tai looks to throw the jab but Camble is out of range.
Camble tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yu Tai takes a swing at Camble's ribcage but misses.
Yu Tai thumps Camble with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yu Tai did well to prevent Camble getting side control.
Yu Tai wants to stand back up but Camble manages to pass into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu Tai is trying to get back to half guard.
Camble wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yu Tai keeps working.
Camble tries to score with some ground and pound. Yu Tai controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Yu Tai struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Yu Tai clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Yu Tai misses.
Camble staying out of range there.
Yu Tai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camble.
Yu Tai looks to score with a jab to the body but Camble is just out of range.
Camble with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the body from Yu Tai misses
letting Camble counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yu Tai.
Camble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Camble misses with a body shot.
Yu Tai throwing a counter right hand but Camble manages to avoid it.
Yu Tai throws a hook but Camble blocks it.
Camble is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yu Tai throws a big shot that misses.
Camble drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yu Tai defends it well.
Camble lands a lovely overhand right.
Yu Tai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camble.
Camble misses with an uppercut
and Yu Tai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Camble catches Yu Tai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai looks to throw the jab but Camble is out of range.
We've been told by Yu Tai's head coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yu Tai misses with a body shot.
Camble drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yu Tai defends it well.
Camble tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yu Tai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Camble somewhat.
Camble moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Camble there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yu Tai misses with a wild body shot.
Camble ducks under a wild hook from Yu Tai.
Camble misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Camble.
Yu Tai avoids the body shot from Camble.
Camble misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camble throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Yu Tai finds it's target.
Camble swings widly with a right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Camble thinking.
Camble takes a swing at Yu Tai's ribcage but misses.
Yu Tai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yu Tai throws a body punch but Camble moves out of range.
A big left from Yu Tai misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yu Tai misses with a left hand
and Camble counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yu Tai looks to score with a jab to the body but Camble is just out of range.
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 Tam Yu Tai 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. This is the final round!
Camble misses with a looping left.
A jab from Camble finds it's way through Yu Tai's defenses.
Camble just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Yu Tai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yu Tai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yu Tai swings away with a body shot that misses
and Camble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yu Tai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Camble to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Yu Tai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Camble misses with a hook
and Yu Tai counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai looks to throw the jab but Camble is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Yu Tai. Beautiful body shot.
Camble has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Camble throws a hook to the side of Yu Tai's head but Yu Tai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yu Tai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yu Tai punishes Camble's body with a nice straight punch.
Camble is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Yu Tai misses with a hook. Camble ducked under it nicely.
Camble throws a lazy uppercut
and Yu Tai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yu Tai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camble throws the left hand but Yu Tai avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Yu Tai misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai misses with a straight right.
Camble punishes Yu Tai's body with a nice straight punch.
Yu Tai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camble.
Yu Tai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camble sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camble tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yu Tai misses with an uppercut. Camble saw that one coming.
Yu Tai lands a right hook to the body.
Camble looks for a takedown but Yu Tai sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai connects with a body shot.
Mike Camble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yu Tai misses with a wild body shot.
Yu Tai misses with a body kick.
Camble with the counter takedown but Yu Tai avoids it easily.
Camble misses with a body shot.
A big left from Camble misses.
Camble throws a looping overhand right but Yu Tai ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camble connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yu Tai. Yu Tai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Camble swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a stiff right hand.
Tam Yu Tai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Camble lands a nice looking body shot.
Camble throws a front kick aimed at Yu Tai's knee but Yu Tai avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yu Tai works the jab nicely.
A cross from Yu Tai lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tam Yu Tai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yu Tai, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tam Yu Tai!
Tam Yu Tai retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Tam Yu Tai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Georges Moxley (ranked 26 p4p, 57 weight class) and Jubei Akechi (ranked 6 p4p, 12 weight class). Moxley's entrance music is Andre Nickatina - Color of the Benz. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges Moxley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jubei Akechi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moxley throws a jab but it's blocked by Akechi.
Moxley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akechi gets the takedown into side control.
Akechi working the ground and pound from side control.
Moxley is looking for a sweep.
Akechi working away.
Akechi working the ground and pound but Moxley is defending the strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Akechi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Akechi working away.
Akechi scoring with punches and elbows.
Akechi wants to control but Moxley is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Moxley is not content to let Akechi control the position.
Akechi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Akechi trying to control the action but Moxley is working from the bottom.
Moxley is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Akechi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moxley keeps working.
Moxley is looking for a sweep.
Moxley is working hard here to advance position.
Akechi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Moxley some visible discomfort.
Akechi tries to move into full mount but can't pass Moxley's legs.
Akechi trying to control the position but Moxley is working away.
Moxley wants to control but Akechi postures up.
Akechi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moxley is working to avoid the ground and pound but Akechi connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley taking a bit of punishment here - Akechi scoring with strikes.
Moxley is not content to let Akechi control the position.
Moxley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Moxley looking for a sweep but Akechi has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Akechi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Moxley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moxley wants to hold on but Akechi pushes him away.
Moxley is squirming around, avoiding Akechi's attempts to control the action.
Akechi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moxley?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moxley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Moxley is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jubei Akechi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Akechi misses with a takedown
letting Moxley counter with a right hand.
Akechi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Moxley was covering up waiting for the punch and Akechi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Moxley controlling the position.
Akechi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Moxley working for submissions but it's allowed Akechi to get to half guard.
Moxley is trying to control but Akechi manages to pass to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akechi lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Akechi lands with some strikes.
Akechi wants to control the pace but Moxley is squirming around nicely.
Akechi unloading with bombs!
Moxley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Akechi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moxley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Akechi with the ground and pound from mount.
Moxley is working to get back to half guard.
Moxley wants to control but Akechi is having none of it.
Akechi raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley tries to hold on but Akechi postures up.
Moxley tries to reverse the position but Akechi maintains control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moxley regains half guard.
Akechi lands strikes from half guard.
Moxley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Moxley.
Akechi throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akechi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Moxley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moxley keeping moving, preventing Akechi from controlling successfully.
Moxley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Akechi defends well.
Akechi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Moxley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moxley wants to take a breather but Akechi is having none of it.
Moxley is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Akechi tries to get to full guard but Moxley has control of the leg.
Akechi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Moxley is just content to waste time from the top position. Akechi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Akechi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jubei Akechi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moxley misses with a straight left.
Akechi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moxley sprawls well. Moxley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Akechi gets slowly back to his feet.
Akechi has his takedown stuffed
enabling Moxley to counter with a crisp jab.
Moxley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akechi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxley thuds a left hand into Akechi's body.
Moxley throws a shot from downtown. Akechi moves away and avoids it.
Moxley looks to score with a jab to the body but Akechi is just out of range.
Akechi with the counter takedown but Moxley avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley misses with a looping left.
Akechi misses with a jab to the body
and Moxley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moxley misses the jab.
Akechi looks to land a left hand but Moxley moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Moxley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Akechi.
Georges Moxley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moxley throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Akechi to counter with a crisp jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Moxley enables Akechi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Moxley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Moxley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Akechi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Akechi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moxley's head.
Moxley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Akechi working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Jubei Akechi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Akechi passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley has a hand on Akechi's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Akechi takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Akechi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moxley wants to control but Akechi is having none of it.
Akechi dominating with strikes here.
Akechi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Moxley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Akechi with shots to the head and body - Moxley looks very uncomfortable down there.
Akechi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akechi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moxley is looking to escape.
Moxley is bucking up trying to escape but Akechi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Moxley is in a horrible position here. Akechi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Moxley is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akechi raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Akechi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
 Moxley is rocked!
Akechi scoring with strikes but Moxley is staying in there.
Oh Moxley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akechi dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akechi prevents Moxley from getting the reversal.
Akechi loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Moxley scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Akechi land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Akechi stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jubei Akechi!
Jubei Akechi is the new lightweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jubei Akechi made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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