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C130: Graves vs. De Minaur PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Brandstatter (ranked 382 p4p, 480 weight class) and Juanito Escobar (ranked 57 p4p, 75 weight class). Brandstatter's entrance music is The Maestro. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfgang Brandstatter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juanito Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandstatter gets caught napping as Escobar dives in and scores a takedown. Brandstatter manages to retain guard.
Escobar wants to pass the guard but Brandstatter is keeping the position.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Brandstatter keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar won't allow Brandstatter to sweep him here.
Brandstatter keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandstatter is controlling Escobar's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brandstatter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Escobar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick that knocks Escobar off balance momentarily.
Brandstatter jabs Escobar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but Escobar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Escobar feints the counter takedown.
Escobar misses with a takedown attempt - Brandstatter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brandstatter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Brandstatter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Escobar slips a jab from Brandstatter.
Nice shot by Brandstatter.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brandstatter.
Escobar thumps Brandstatter with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Brandstatter as Escobar shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Brandstatter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Escobar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brandstatter sees it coming and defends easily.
Escobar not doing much here.
Escobar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brandstatter is just riding it out for now. Escobar eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter tries to get to full guard but Escobar has control of the leg.
Escobar is trying to control the action in half guard but Brandstatter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Escobar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brandstatter sees it coming and defends easily.
Escobar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Escobar is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brandstatter moves into full guard.
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandstatter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brandstatter is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandstatter wants to get up but he can't break Escobar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juanito Escobar will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Escobar thumps Brandstatter with a low kick.
Escobar shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Brandstatter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Escobar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Escobar blocks a leg kick.
Escobar with the counter takedown but Brandstatter avoids it easily.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown but Brandstatter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brandstatter is looking to counter punch.
Escobar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brandstatter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandstatter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Escobar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Escobar advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar is stalling here. Brandstatter is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Escobar seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brandstatter has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Brandstatter decides to stand back up. Brandstatter steps back and let's Escobar get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brandstatter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
Brandstatter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brandstatter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Escobar is out of range.
Escobar walks into a straight right hand from Brandstatter.
Escobar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Brandstatter throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Brandstatter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Juanito Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Brandstatter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar fails to land the takedown.
Wolfgang Brandstatter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juanito Escobar.
Escobar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brandstatter but Brandstatter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandstatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but Escobar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wolfgang Brandstatter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escobar checks a low kick from Brandstatter.
Escobar feints the counter takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Escobar.
Brandstatter throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar scores with a sloppy right hand. Brandstatter should have avoided that one.
Escobar shoots in but Brandstatter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the body kick from Escobar.
Brandstatter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brandstatter punishes Escobar's body with a nice straight punch.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brandstatter as he avoids it easily.
Brandstatter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar avoids a kick to the body.
Escobar throws a wild body kick that Brandstatter sees coming a mile off.
Escobar with a nice cross.
Brandstatter misses with a looping left.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Brandstatter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Escobar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brandstatter on his heels. He'll look to pass Brandstatter's guard now, I'm sure.
Brandstatter seems keen to control Escobar's posture.
Brandstatter keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
Escobar advances position into side control!
Escobar swings around for an armbar but Brandstatter sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Escobar's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brandstatter manages to get himself to full guard.
Brandstatter pulls Escobar in close to his closed guard and prevents Escobar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Brandstatter keeps moving.
Escobar passes Brandstatter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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!
Brandstatter holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Escobar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Escobar passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juanito Escobar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brandstatter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Escobar is out of range and Brandstatter settles back down.
Brandstatter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
Escobar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Brandstatter.
Escobar closes the distance and clinches up with Brandstatter, looking for a takedown. Escobar pushes Brandstatter against the cage but Brandstatter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brandstatter.
Escobar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandstatter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Escobar feints the counter takedown.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escobar.
Escobar scoring well with a low kick there.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot.
Escobar scores with a head kick. Brandstatter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brandstatter.
Escobar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A punch lands to the side of Brandstatter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Escobar swings widly with a right hand
and Brandstatter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brandstatter throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter throws a chopping leg kick but Escobar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
A quick step to the side and Brandstatter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but Escobar checks it.
Brandstatter dips to his left and cracks Escobar with an uppercut!
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolfgang Brandstatter is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobar works Brandstatter's body with a nice hook.
Brandstatter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Brandstatter throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brandstatter.
Escobar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brandstatter avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Brandstatter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar sizes up Brandstatter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brandstatter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little feinted left hand from Brandstatter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wolfgang Brandstatter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juanito Escobar.
Brandstatter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brandstatter ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Brandstatter misses with a hook.
Escobar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brandstatter is fending him off so far but Escobar persists. Nope, Brandstatter circles away and we're back to standing.
Escobar thuds his right hand into Brandstatter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brandstatter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandstatter manages to avoid it.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
Escobar moves out of range of the leg kick from Brandstatter.
Escobar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brandstatter defends it well.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Brandstatter does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Escobar misses its intended target.
Brandstatter thinks about countering with a body kick.
A low kick from Escobar is predictable there
and Brandstatter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brandstatter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandstatter manages to avoid it.
Brandstatter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brandstatter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Escobar in his tracks.
Escobar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brandstatter momentarily.
Escobar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar checks a leg kick.
Brandstatter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brandstatter there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandstatter scores with a nice strike.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Brandstatter's shoulder, as Brandstatter tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar tries to score with a low kick but Brandstatter moves his leg out of the way.
Brandstatter ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar slips under a jab from Brandstatter.
Escobar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circle momentarily. Escobar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Escobar shoots for a takedown but Brandstatter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wolfgang Brandstatter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juanito Escobar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brandstatter ducks right into an uppercut from Escobar.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juanito Escobar.
I've got Escobar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juanito Escobar!
A relieved looking Juanito Escobar 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Louis Princip (ranked 274 p4p, 361 weight class) and Humors Lacplesis (ranked 42 p4p, 53 weight class). Princip comes to the cage accompanied by Lord of This World by Black Sabbath. 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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World class boxer
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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 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Princip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Humors Lacplesis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Princip looks to throw the jab but Lacplesis is out of range.
Lacplesis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lacplesis misses with a kick to the body.
Princip misses the shot to the body.
Princip misses with a jab, cross combination.
Princip misses with a body shot.
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacplesis. Princip does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacplesis slips under a jab from Princip.
Lacplesis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacplesis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Princip stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been informed that Lacplesis 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.
Princip avoids the body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis misses with an uppercut.
Lacplesis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lacplesis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacplesis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lacplesis's corner calls for a 1-2. Lacplesis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Princip takes a swing at Lacplesis's ribcage but misses.
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
Princip blocks a jab.
Lacplesis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Princip. Princip circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Princip sizes up Lacplesis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lacplesis moves away from the strike by Princip.
Lacplesis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Princip misses with a right hand
and Lacplesis counters with a series of strikes. Princip will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lacplesis lands a nice looking body shot.
Lacplesis lands a jab to Princip's midsection.
Lacplesis throws a push kick but Princip slaps the foot to one side.
Lacplesis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lacplesis misses with a low kick.
Princip scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Princip closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Lacplesis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lacplesis thumps Princip with a low kick.
Princip moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacplesis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Princip finds it's way round the side to connect with Lacplesis's head.
Princip fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lacplesis on the side of the head.
Lacplesis throws a low kick but Princip avoids it.
Lacplesis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Princip.
Princip tries to clinch there but Lacplesis circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Princip is out of range and Lacplesis settles back down.
The fighters circling - Lacplesis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lacplesis lands with an uppercut that bounces Princip off the cage and back into range.
Princip's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Princip duly obliges.
Lacplesis swings for the body but Princip moves out of range.
Lacplesis is looking to slow Princip down with leg kicks.
Princip darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Princip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lacplesis moves forwards but Princip connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
Princip throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lacplesis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lacplesis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good leg kick by Lacplesis.
A jab from Princip misses.
A jab from Lacplesis does it's job there.
Princip works Lacplesis's body with a nice hook.
Lacplesis cracks a nice hook into Princip's ribs.
Lacplesis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lacplesis takes a swing at Princip's ribcage but misses.
Princip was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A low kick from Lacplesis misses
and Princip counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with a low kick as Princip jumps back.
Princip throws a lazy right hand but Lacplesis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Princip.
Princip thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacplesis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Princip stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lacplesis slips a straight right by Princip.
A countering left hand to the body from Lacplesis misses.
Lacplesis misses with a double jab.
Princip missing with a left hand there. Lacplesis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Princip smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lacplesis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lacplesis throws a leg kick but Princip checks it.
Princip was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis throws a right and a left that Princip avoids nicely.
Princip fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Princip throws the left hand but Lacplesis avoids the punch easily.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacplesis moves away.
Princip lunges at Lacplesis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lacplesis's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lacplesis throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacplesis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Princip was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis throws a jab when Princip was well out of range.
Lacplesis lands with a right hand.
Princip misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Lacplesis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lacplesis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Princip misses the shot to the body.
Lacplesis scores with a leg kick.
Lacplesis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Princip on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Princip cracks Lacplesis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lacplesis tries to score with a low kick but Princip moves his leg out of the way.
Lacplesis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Princip manages to avoid it.
It looked like Princip wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lacplesis swats away the attempt to clinch by Princip.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Princip is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Princip throws out a powerful jab.
Princip misses with the combination.
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 Louis Princip will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Princip thows a left - swing and a miss!
Princip checks a leg kick nicely.
Lacplesis throws a front kick that sends Princip stumbling back into the cage.
Princip misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lacplesis avoids the body shot from Princip.
Princip blocks a low kick nicely.
Princip paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Princip swings widly with a right hand
letting Lacplesis counter with a right hand.
Lacplesis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacplesis slips under a jab from Princip.
Princip throws a hook to the side of Lacplesis's head but Lacplesis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Princip is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lacplesis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Princip defending well as Lacplesis loads up on a big left hand.
Lacplesis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Princip misses with a left hand
and Lacplesis counters with a nice uppercut.
Princip displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lacplesis throws out the jab.
Lacplesis lands a jab to Princip's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Lacplesis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lacplesis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Princip avoids the body shot from Lacplesis.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Princip misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lacplesis walks into a left hand.
Princip jabs Lacplesis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lacplesis scores with a shot to the body.
Princip moves out of range of the strikes.
Lacplesis tries to land a front kick but Princip steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lacplesis was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Princip uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lacplesis.
Princip misses with an uppercut.
Princip checks a leg kick.
Lacplesis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Princip. That did some damage!
Lacplesis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Princip bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lacplesis's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Princip throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Princip throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Princip throws a lazy right hand but Lacplesis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Princip lands a jab.
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lacplesis.
Princip chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lacplesis can pounce on him.
Lacplesis throws a leg kick but Princip sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lacplesis throws out a loose jab but Princip uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Princip misses the target.
Lacplesis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Princip fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Princip throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lacplesis counters with a stiff right hand.
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
Princip looks to throw the jab but Lacplesis is out of range.
Lacplesis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Princip misses the target.
Lacplesis lands with a shot to the body.
Lacplesis scores with a jab. Princip acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Princip looks to score with a jab to the body but Lacplesis is just out of range.
Princip sizes up Lacplesis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip scores with a shot to the body.
Princip misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Princip looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Princip throws a jab but it's blocked by Lacplesis.
Princip misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lacplesis, as that shot connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Princip checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Princip misses with a two punch combination.
Lacplesis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lacplesis tries a low kick but Princip avoids it.
Lacplesis throws a hook but Princip avoids it easily.
Lacplesis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Princip.
Lacplesis misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Princip misses
and Lacplesis counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis defending well as Princip loads up on a big left hand.
Louis Princip is winning the standup battle so far.
Princip ducks under a wild hook from Lacplesis.
Princip takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lacplesis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacplesis throws a shot from downtown. Princip moves away and avoids it.
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lacplesis misses with an uppercut.
Princip swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Princip throws a body shot but no joy.
Lacplesis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Princip lands a body shot.
Princip misses with the combination.
Lacplesis throws a sloppy body shot
and Princip counters with a nice uppercut.
Princip blocks the body kick.
Princip misses with a straight right.
Princip misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Louis Princip will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lacplesis avoids the body shot from Princip.
Lacplesis misses with a straight right.
Princip throwing a counter right hand but Lacplesis manages to avoid it.
Lacplesis punishes Princip's body with a nice straight punch.
Princip throws a body shot but no joy.
Princip connects with a body shot.
A big right from Princip misses.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lacplesis was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Princip scores with a sloppy right hand. Lacplesis should have avoided that one.
Lacplesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Princip misses with a body shot.
Princip swings widly with a right hand
and Lacplesis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Princip throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lacplesis to counter with a crisp jab.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacplesis moves away.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacplesis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lacplesis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Princip takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis scores with a jab to the body.
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lacplesis.
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis is trying to counter with his kicks.
Princip misses with a straight right.
Princip takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Princip takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lacplesis throws out a powerful jab.
A punch combination from Princip misses.
Lacplesis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Princip digs a good hook to Lacplesis's body.
Princip rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lacplesis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lacplesis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lacplesis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lacplesis.
Princip throws a big shot that misses.
Lacplesis is looking to land body kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A bone on bone clash there as Princip blocks the leg kick.
Princip is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lacplesis slips under a jab from Princip.
Humors Lacplesis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lacplesis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis throws a jab but it's blocked by Princip.
Princip throws out a loose jab but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Princip checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Princip waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lacplesis.
Princip throws out a loose jab but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacplesis slips under a jab from Princip.
Lacplesis punishes Princip's body with a nice straight punch.
Lacplesis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Princip manages to avoid it.
Lacplesis digs a good hook to Princip's body.
Lacplesis misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis is looking to land body kicks.
Lacplesis swings for the body but Princip moves out of range.
Lacplesis slips under a jab.
Lacplesis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lacplesis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip avoids a kick to the body.
Lacplesis moves forwards but Princip connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lacplesis avoids the body shot from Princip.
Lacplesis throws out a counter right but Princip avoids it with no problem.
Lacplesis misses with a straight right.
Princip moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Princip with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lacplesis throws a low kick, looking for Princip's leg but Princip calmly moves out of range.
Princip looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lacplesis! But no joy.
A clash of legs there as Princip blocks the low kick.
It looked like Princip was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lacplesis.
Princip misses with a few strikes there.
Princip with a hook.
Princip scores with a nice right hand.
Lacplesis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lacplesis's corner calls for a 1-2. Lacplesis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Princip misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Princip keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis drops his hands momentarily and Princip takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Princip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lacplesis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Princip scores with a jab to the body.
Lacplesis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Princip checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Princip connects with a body shot that sends Lacplesis's belly button to the back.
Princip digs a good body shot into Lacplesis's ribs.
Lacplesis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Princip jabs at Lacplesis's body.
A left lands for Lacplesis.
Princip scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some bone on bone action there as Princip checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacplesis misses with a hook. Princip ducked under it nicely.
Princip throws a looping overhand right but Lacplesis ducks down to avoid it.
Princip scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Princip looks to score with a jab to the body but Lacplesis is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Louis Princip.
Well Princip has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Louis Princip!
During a confident post fight interview, Louis Princip 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Joteel (ranked 208 p4p, 232 weight class) and Soviet Remnant (ranked 34 p4p, 35 weight class). Joteel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Moogwalze. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soviet Remnant!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joteel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Remnant stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joteel.
Joteel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Joteel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Remnant.
Joteel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 It looks like Soviet Remnant has been cut.
Remnant throws a shot from downtown. Joteel moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Remnant.
Joteel slips under a jab.
Remnant lands a leg kick that knocks Joteel off balance momentarily.
Remnant tries to land a body kick
and Joteel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Remnant lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Joteel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Remnant tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Remnant throws a front kick aimed at Joteel's knee but Joteel avoids it well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Joteel. Remnant shrugs it off though.
Remnant throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Joteel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joteel swings for the body but Remnant moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Remnant.
A shot to the body from Remnant misses
and Joteel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joteel scores with a push kick.
Remnant connects with an inside leg kick.
Remnant misses with a hook. Joteel ducked under it nicely.
Remnant misses with a kick to the body.
Joteel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Remnant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joteel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Remnant listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Joteel lands with a slapping head kick.
Joteel moves away from the strike by Remnant.
Remnant throws a poor cross that misses
and Joteel counters with a stiff right hand.
Joteel closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Remnant! Joteel dives in looking to finish! Remnant 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 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacque Joteel!
A very excited looking Jacque Joteel 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jensen Chelios (ranked 150 p4p, 122 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 28 p4p, 20 weight class). Chelios comes to the cage accompanied by Shabba. Morrison has chosen Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Chelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios leaves Morrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chelios appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chelios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chelios drives through and clinches with Morrison against the cage.
Morrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chelios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morrison's elbow.
Morrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrison blocking some punches.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chelios doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison blocks a low kick nicely.
Chelios has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The House Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chelios manages to avoid it.
Chelios displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Chelios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chelios stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No joy there for Morrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrison digs a good hook to Chelios's body.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chelios takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Chelios.
Morrison misses the jab.
Morrison shoots in but Chelios avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jensen Chelios is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison blocks a low kick nicely.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
Morrison slips a jab from Chelios.
Chelios uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
It looked like Chelios wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chelios is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but Chelios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
A quick step to the side and Chelios tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison slips a straight right by Chelios.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but Chelios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrison cracks Chelios with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chelios.
Chelios looks for the body kick but Morrison saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Morrison misses.
Chelios seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Chelios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Chelios is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios lands with a shot to the body.
Morrison scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison shoots in and drives through. Chelios sprawls well.
Jensen Chelios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Morrison throws a right hand that Chelios ducks under and follows up with a left that Chelios also avoids with ease.
Morrison lands with a cross.
Chelios scores with a hook to the body. Morrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chelios throws a lazy head kick
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Chelios moves away and avoids it.
Chelios throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Chelios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chelios.
Morrison jabs Chelios to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chelios throws a shot to the body.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios moves into the clinch.
Morrison presses Chelios against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morrison tries a body shot but Chelios blocks it.
Morrison lands with a light punch inside.
Morrison working aggressively here.
Morrison lands an uppercut.
Chelios tries to throw a body punch but Morrison avoids it by throwing Chelios back against the cage.
Morrison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Chelios has him pressed against the cage.
Morrison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chelios backwards.
Chelios lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chelios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chelios blocks an uppercut.
Chelios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chelios blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Chelios.
Chelios blocks an uppercut.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Chelios.
Chelios misses with some punches.
Morrison wants a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morrison connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Morrison misses.
Chelios moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chelios.
Morrison fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chelios to the ground. Morrison is now in Chelios's guard.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Chelios keeps moving.
Chelios has control of Morrison's left arm, preventing Morrison from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Chelios is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chelios seems keen to control Morrison's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morrison scoring with some ground and pound.
Morrison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chelios not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chelios seems keen to control Morrison's posture.
Morrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chelios missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chelios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison catches Chelios with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morrison lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison cracks Chelios with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morrison scores with a shot to the body.
Chelios swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chelios takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison throws the left hand but Chelios avoids the punch easily.
Chelios appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chelios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Chelios tried to counter with a leg kick but Morrison avoided it.
Morrison scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Chelios.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chelios lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morrison throws a right hand that misses
and Chelios counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chelios feints and then cracks Morrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morrison down.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chelios manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands with a hook. Chelios tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chelios looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
Morrison misses with a jab to the body
enabling Chelios to counter with a crisp jab.
Chelios gets caught flat footed, as Morrison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chelios utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chelios keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison postures up.
Morrison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrison won't allow Chelios to sweep him here.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chelios works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chelios utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Morrison landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Chelios blocks nicely.
Morrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chelios closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chelios lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chelios tries to work over Morrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jensen Chelios has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chelios.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Chelios.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chelios lands a jab to the nose.
Chelios stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morrison cracks a nice hook into Chelios's ribs.
Chelios defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
Chelios throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Chelios moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
Morrison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A lazy left from Chelios finds it's target.
Morrison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Frank Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chelios slips a jab from Morrison.
Chelios fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt - Chelios sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chelios tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chelios is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, Chelios circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison connects with a nice looking jab.
Chelios uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Chelios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chelios connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison takes one to the chin there.
Morrison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chelios thows a leg kick but Morrison checks it
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chelios tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrison drives through with a takedown into Chelios's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chelios lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chelios passes into half guard.
Chelios seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Morrison is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Morrison is trying to maintain the position but Chelios is very close to passing his half guard.
Morrison is controlling Chelios's trapped leg to prevent Chelios from advancing to side control.
Jensen Chelios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios trying to control the action but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Chelios is pressing down on Morrison's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrison is holding on for now.
Morrison is trying to maintain the position but Chelios is very close to passing his half guard.
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!
Morrison tries to roll over but Chelios keeps him under control.
Chelios passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Morrison is looking to get to half guard.
Chelios looking to finish with strikes here!
Morrison is working to get back to half guard.
Morrison is squirming around, avoiding Chelios's attempts to control the action.
Chelios controlling the pace for now.
Morrison sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Chelios wants to pass the guard but Morrison is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios prevents Morrison from improving his position.
Chelios thows a huge punch but Morrison dodges it nicely.
Chelios thows a huge punch but Morrison dodges it nicely.
Morrison wants to get back to full guard.
Frank Morrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chelios throwing shots but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Morrison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chelios.
Chelios throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morrison trying to hold on to Chelios's head to control him but Chelios postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jensen Chelios.
I think Morrison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morrison!
Frank Morrison decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Al Balushi (ranked 31 p4p, 123 weight class) and Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 6 p4p, 21 weight class). Reinikainen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Viimeinen päivä. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zaid Al Balushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Balushi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reinikainen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reinikainen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reinikainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Al Balushi is retaining full guard.
Reinikainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Al Balushi pulls Reinikainen in close to prevent any damage.
Reinikainen throwing strikes but missing.
Reinikainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinikainen throwing strikes but missing.
Reinikainen stopping the sweep attempt from Al Balushi.
Reinikainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reinikainen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reinikainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Al Balushi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reinikainen controls the pace.
Reinikainen throwing strikes but missing.
Reinikainen throws a big elbow that misses.
Reinikainen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Al Balushi's head.
Reinikainen throwing strikes from guard but Al Balushi blocks nicely.
Al Balushi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinikainen preventing the sweep.
Al Balushi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Reinikainen has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Al Balushi tries to bench press Reinikainen off him but Reinikainen keeps the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Reinikainen is looking to take a break and control but Al Balushi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reinikainen misses with the ground and pound.
Reinikainen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Reinikainen laying and praying for a moment but Al Balushi takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen is trying to control. Al Balushi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reinikainen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reinikainen seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Al Balushi has hold of Reinikainen's hands but Reinikainen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reinikainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Al Balushi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Al Balushi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reinikainen throwing shots but Al Balushi is blocking nicely.
Reinikainen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Al Balushi defending well though.
Reinikainen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reinikainen misses with a head shot. Al Balushi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Reinikainen stands up over Al Balushi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Al Balushi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reinikainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Al Balushi being controlled here, momentarily.
Reinikainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artturi Reinikainen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Reinikainen throws a lazy uppercut
and Al Balushi counters with a nice leg kick.
Al Balushi scores with a leg kick.
Reinikainen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Al Balushi to score with a decent uppercut.
A lazy left from Reinikainen finds it's target.
Al Balushi slips a straight right by Reinikainen.
Al Balushi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick that knocks Reinikainen off balance momentarily.
Reinikainen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Al Balushi in his tracks.
Al Balushi misses with a body kick.
Reinikainen avoids the head kick by Al Balushi.
Reinikainen gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, if Reinikainen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen throwing shots but Al Balushi is blocking nicely.
Reinikainen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reinikainen working the head and body with strikes.
Al Balushi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reinikainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reinikainen is keen to just control but Al Balushi is a slippery customer.
Reinikainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reinikainen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reinikainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Al Balushi's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Al Balushi to regain full guard.
Reinikainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reinikainen postures up in Al Balushi's guard and throws a big left but Al Balushi blocks it.
Reinikainen wants to control from the top but Al Balushi keeps moving.
Reinikainen landing with the ground and pound.
Reinikainen advances to half guard.
Al Balushi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reinikainen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reinikainen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Al Balushi trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reinikainen lands a nice short elbow.
Reinikainen is looking to take a break and control but Al Balushi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reinikainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Al Balushi's head.
Reinikainen wants to take a breather but Al Balushi is having none of it.
Reinikainen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, if Reinikainen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Al Balushi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Balushi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reinikainen throwing strikes but missing.
Reinikainen working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reinikainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Reinikainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Balushi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artturi Reinikainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Al Balushi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Reinikainen looking to score a takedown here. Al Balushi is defending well but Reinikainen drives through and ends up in Al Balushi's guard.
Reinikainen stays in close to Al Balushi's body and controls the position.
Reinikainen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reinikainen wants to control from the top but Al Balushi keeps moving.
Reinikainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinikainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Balushi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reinikainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Reinikainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Al Balushi's sensitive parts.
Reinikainen misses the jab.
Reinikainen scores with a nice head shot.
Artturi Reinikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Balushi throws a body punch but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Reinikainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Reinikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good leg kick by Al Balushi.
Reinikainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Reinikainen - just one landing.
Reinikainen connects with a body shot that sends Al Balushi's belly button to the back.
Reinikainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reinikainen throws a lazy uppercut
and Al Balushi counters with an outside leg kick.
Zaid Al Balushi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Al Balushi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Reinikainen misses its intended target.
Reinikainen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reinikainen showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reinikainen drops an elbow to the side of Al Balushi's head.
Reinikainen 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.
Reinikainen winds up and cracks Al Balushi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reinikainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Al Balushi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reinikainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Balushi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Artturi Reinikainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reinikainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Al Balushi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reinikainen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Reinikainen wants to control from the top but Al Balushi keeps moving.
Reinikainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Al Balushi is keeping the position for now.
Reinikainen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Al Balushi dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen is trying to keep Al Balushi in close.
Reinikainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reinikainen working for submissions but it's allowed Al Balushi to get to half guard.
Al Balushi content to control rather than advance.
Reinikainen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Al Balushi pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reinikainen is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artturi Reinikainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reinikainen 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artturi Reinikainen!
Artturi Reinikainen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ji Woo (ranked 127 p4p, 286 weight class) and Ultima Koivisto (ranked 22 p4p, 46 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultima Koivisto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koivisto throws a leg kick
and Ji Woo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ji Woo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Koivisto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ji Woo has managed to get both his arms back between Koivisto's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ji Woo tries to free his leg and advance position but Koivisto is retaining full guard.
Koivisto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ji Woo pushes down on Koivisto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Koivisto is looking to control Ji Woo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Koivisto avoid being mounted?
Ji Woo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Koivisto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ji Woo.
Koivisto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Koivisto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koivisto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ji Woo pulls his head out easily.
Ji Woo stalling.
Koivisto is trying to get back to full guard.
Ji Woo is trying to control the action in half guard but Koivisto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Koivisto is trying to maintain the position but Ji Woo is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ji Woo.
Ji Woo throws out a leg kick but Koivisto moves out of range and Ji Woo only half commits.
Ji Woo moves out of range as Koivisto strikes.
Ji Woo throws a lazy body kick
and Koivisto counters with a shoot takedown. Ji Woo fights it but they end up in guard.
Koivisto stopping the sweep attempt from Ji Woo.
Koivisto is stalling in the full guard.
Koivisto preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo has Koivisto pulled in close to control his posture.
Ji Woo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Koivisto looking to sit in guard and control but Ji Woo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koivisto has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ji Woo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Koivisto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Koivisto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ji Woo checks it well.
Ji Woo connects with a leg kick.
Koivisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koivisto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ultima Koivisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Koivisto misses
and Ji Woo counters with a right hand to the body.
Ji Woo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koivisto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Koivisto coming out on top.
Koivisto misses with a looping right.
Koivisto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ji Woo counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto misses with a hook to the body
and Ji Woo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Koivisto is predictable there
and Ji Woo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koivisto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ji Woo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ji Woo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koivisto can do to turn this around?
Koivisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ji Woo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Ji Woo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ji Woo!
Koivisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Ji Woo is just out of range.
Ji Woo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Ji Woo. Beautiful body shot.
Ji Woo throws a body punch but Koivisto moves out of range.
Koivisto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koivisto misses the shot to the body.
Ji Woo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Koivisto throws an off balance right hand
and Ji Woo counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Ji Woo does it's job there.
An inside leg kick from Koivisto misses.
Koivisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ji Woo.
A jab from Koivisto finds it's way through Ji Woo's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koivisto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ji Woo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ji Woo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koivisto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koivisto walks into a stiff left hand from Ji Woo.
Koivisto misses with a jab to the body
and Ji Woo counters with a three punch combo that has Koivisto backing up. Koivisto nods at Ji Woo to acknowledge the strikes.
Ji Woo takes a swing at Koivisto's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Koivisto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ji Woo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Koivisto throws a body punch but Ji Woo moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the leg kick from Koivisto.
Ji Woo throwing a counter right hand but Koivisto manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Koivisto is predictable there
and Ji Woo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koivisto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ji Woo counters with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Koivisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ultima Koivisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koivisto throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ji Woo is looking to slow Koivisto down with leg kicks.
Koivisto misses with an uppercut
and Ji Woo counters with a nice body shot.
Ji Woo lands a really nice looking cross but Koivisto seems unphased.
Ji Woo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo blocks a jab.
Ji Woo tried to counter with a leg kick but Koivisto avoided it.
Ji Woo lands with a nice body punch.
Ji Woo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koivisto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ji Woo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ji Woo.
A low kick from Koivisto misses
and Ji Woo counters with a thumping low kick.
Koivisto misses with a straight left.
Ji Woo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koivisto.
Koivisto misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Koivisto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Koivisto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ji Woo lands with a good body shot.
Koivisto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ji Woo.
Koivisto misses with a lunging right hand
and Ji Woo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koivisto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ji Woo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koivisto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Koivisto misses.
Koivisto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ji Woo. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo looks to score with a jab to the body but Koivisto is just out of range.
Koivisto throws out a counter right but Ji Woo avoids it with no problem.
Ji Woo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ji Woo motions for Koivisto to come forward. Ji Woo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ji Woo lands with a hook. Koivisto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koivisto jabs Ji Woo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Koivisto does no damage.
Ji Woo throwing a counter right hand but Koivisto manages to avoid it.
Koivisto throws a looping overhand right but Ji Woo ducks down to avoid it.
Ji Woo tried to counter with a leg kick but Koivisto avoided it.
Ji Woo scores with the left hand. Koivisto knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koivisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koivisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ji Woo is looking for a counter combo.
Ji Woo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koivisto is out of range.
Koivisto feints and then cracks Ji Woo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ji Woo down.
Ji Woo ducks under a wild hook from Koivisto.
Koivisto moves forwards but Ji Woo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Koivisto misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bong Ji Woo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ji Woo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bong Ji Woo!
In his post fight interview, Bong Ji Woo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 183 p4p, 93 weight class) and Ispa Murhaa (ranked 26 p4p, 13 weight class). Murhaa has chosen Wanted Man as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryszard Wojcik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ispa Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murhaa 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.
Wojcik throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wojcik takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 It looks like Ryszard Wojcik has been cut.
Murhaa thows a leg kick but Wojcik checks it
and Wojcik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murhaa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Wojcik moves out of range.
Wojcik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wojcik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wojcik tries to move into range but Murhaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wojcik blocks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik lands with an overhand left.
Wojcik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
Wojcik throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wojcik looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Wojcik swings widly with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murhaa cracks Wojcik with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Murhaa has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wojcik to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Wojcik misses its intended target.
Wojcik lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murhaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wojcik throws out the jab.
Murhaa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Wojcik.
Murhaa throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Wojcik was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murhaa.
Wojcik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Murhaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wojcik checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wojcik looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
A left lands for Wojcik.
Murhaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A counter left hand to the body from Wojcik misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Wojcik lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wojcik lands a jab to Murhaa's midsection.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Wojcik lands a nice looking body shot.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Wojcik's head but Wojcik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa wants to slow Wojcik down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Wojcik misses the target.
Wojcik lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands with an uppercut that bounces Wojcik off the cage and back into range.
Wojcik moves into the 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!
Murhaa is trying to break the clinch but Wojcik is controlling him.
Wojcik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Wojcik avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Murhaa trying to land knees to the body.
Wojcik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murhaa.
Wojcik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wojcik tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wojcik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murhaa.
Still in the clinch, Wojcik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wojcik putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murhaa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wojcik gets through Murhaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa is trying to break the clinch but Wojcik is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wojcik.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Murhaa has had enough of the clinch but Wojcik keeps him there for the moment.
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 Ryszard Wojcik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wojcik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murhaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murhaa takes one on the button.
Wojcik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wojcik scores with a jab.
Wojcik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murhaa counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa thows a leg kick but Wojcik checks it
and Wojcik moves into the clinch.
Murhaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murhaa takes one to the side of the head.
Wojcik avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Wojcik saw that one coming.
It looked like Wojcik was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ryszard Wojcik is winning the standup battle so far.
Wojcik throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa misses with a kick to the body.
Wojcik lands with a straight right. Murhaa didn't see that one coming.
Wojcik rushes Murhaa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wojcik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wojcik working Murhaa over with knees to the body.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wojciks head.
Wojcik has Murhaa pressed against the cage, preventing Murhaa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wojcik missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Wojcik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik misses with a body punch.
Wojcik blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
Wojcik lands a good knee to the midsection. Murhaa won't want to take too many of those.
Murhaa is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wojcik tries to land knees in the clinch but Murhaa avoids the damage to the body.
Wojcik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Murhaa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wojcik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Ryszard Wojcik has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Wojcik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wojcik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhaas head.
Wojcik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murhaa is defending well for now.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Wojcik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that Wojcik has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wojcik tries to land knees in the clinch but Murhaa avoids the damage to the body.
Wojcik throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wojcik lands a nice shot to the body.
Wojcik pushes Murhaa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wojcik tries to land knees in the clinch but Murhaa avoids the damage to the body.
Wojcik lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wojcik.
Wojcik landing knees to the body.
Wojcik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wojcik crunches a lovely knee into Murhaa's ribcage.
Wojcik putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murhaa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Wojcik.
Wojcik working Murhaa over with knees to the body.
Murhaa working hard to break the clinch.
Wojcik drops Murhaa with a big knee straight up the middle! Murhaa is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Murhaa is rocked!
It looks like Ispa Murhaa has been cut.
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!
Wojcik lands an uppercut, right on the button! Murhaa tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryszard Wojcik!
Ryszard Wojcik is the new middleweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raate Road (ranked 26 p4p, 83 weight class) and Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 3 p4p, 11 weight class). Road comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 22 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raate Road!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manolito Tai Kung!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tai Kung takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Road bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been hearing reports that Road has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Road uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Road.
Road's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tai Kung under the eye.
Road drives through with a takedown into guard.
Road with a flurry of punches that miss.
Road missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Road throws a big elbow that misses.
Road is looking to work some ground and pound but Tai Kung has wrist control.
Tai Kung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Road is in close to Tai Kung's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Road 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Road accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Road throwing strikes but missing.
Road throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Road throwing strikes but missing.
Tai Kung has control of Road's left arm, preventing Road from doing any damage.
Road postures up in Tai Kung's guard and throws a big left but Tai Kung blocks it.
Tai Kung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Road throws a big right hand that misses.
Road preventing the sweep.
Road trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Road with a flurry of punches that miss.
Road throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Road throwing strikes but missing.
Road throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Road throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Road accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Road is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tai Kung controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Road throwing strikes from guard but Tai Kung blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Road accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Road working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tai Kung not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Road is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Road throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tai Kung works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Road working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Road distracts Tai Kung with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Road throws a big elbow that misses.
Tai Kung looking to control.
Tai Kung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Road throws a big right hand that misses.
Tai Kung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Road accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Road preventing the sweep.
Road postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Road content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Road throwing strikes but missing.
Road postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Road accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tai Kung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Road loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Road throws a big right hand that misses.
Road trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Road in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tai Kung pulls Road in to control the position.
Road working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Road postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tai Kung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tai Kung working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tai Kung on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raate Road dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Road darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Road does it's job there.
Tai Kung throws the left hand but Road avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Road. Tai Kung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Road loads up on a big right hand but Tai Kung slips the punch.
Road throws a leg kick but Tai Kung sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tai Kung throws a sloppy head kick and Road moves out of range easily.
Tai Kung walks into a straight right hand from Road.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Road 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 Tai Kung has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tai Kung and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tai Kung doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Road misses with a hook.
Tai Kung is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Road with a body shot.
Tai Kung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Road throws out the jab.
Road looks to land a right hand but Tai Kung moved out of range.
Tai Kung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Road sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Road bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Road looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tai Kung is avoiding damage well.
Road throwing strikes but Tai Kung manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Road tries to bench press Tai Kung off him but Tai Kung keeps the position.
Road manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Road throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Road scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Road there.
Tai Kung is positioning himself well to prevent Road advancing to mount.
Road not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tai Kung tries to get to full guard but Road has control of the leg.
Road wants to pass the guard but Tai Kung is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Road missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Road is pressing down on Tai Kung's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tai Kung is holding on for now.
Road is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tai Kung is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tai Kung avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Road.
Road missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Road is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Road drops an elbow to the side of Tai Kung's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Road sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tai Kung defending well though.
Road thows a huge punch but Tai Kung dodges it nicely.
Raate Road overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Road lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tai Kung avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Road.
Road not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tai Kung is looking to control Road's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tai Kung avoid being mounted?
Road thows a huge punch but Tai Kung dodges it nicely.
Tai Kung trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tai Kung manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Road throwing strikes but missing.
Road throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Road throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Road with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tai Kung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Road throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Road loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Road with a flurry of punches that miss.
Road with a flurry of punches that miss.
Road scoring with some ground and pound.
Road with a flurry of punches that miss.
Road throws a big elbow that misses.
Road postures up and lands a big shot to Tai Kung's brow.
Road missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raate Road dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Road. That snapped Tai Kung's head back.
Tai Kung throws a looping overhand right but Road ducks down to avoid it.
Tai Kung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Road.
Road throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tai Kung moves forwards but Road connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Road connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tai Kung momentarily.
Tai Kung ducks under a wild hook from Road.
Road shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tai Kung as he avoids it easily.
Tai Kung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Road is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tai Kung.
It seemed like Tai Kung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raate Road seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tai Kung throws a nice looking combination but Road bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Road misses with an uppercut.
Tai Kung throws out a counter right but Road avoids it with no problem.
Road tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Road is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Road scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tai Kung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Road.
Road throws a right hand that misses
and Road takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tai Kung throws a body punch but Road moves out of range.
Road tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tai Kung was well out of range. Poor timing from Road.
Road throws a right hand that Tai Kung ducks under and follows up with a left that Tai Kung also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Tai Kung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Road slips a straight right by Tai Kung.
Road looks to score with a jab to the body but Tai Kung is just out of range.
Road keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tai Kung.
Road throws the left hand but Tai Kung avoids the punch easily.
Tai Kung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Road.
Tai Kung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Road.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Tai Kung finds it's target.
Tai Kung looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the liver by Tai Kung. Beautiful body shot.
Road throws a jab but it's blocked by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung takes a swing at Road's ribcage but misses.
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!
Road displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Road misses with a straight left.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Road manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tai Kung on his heels. He'll look to pass Tai Kung's guard now, I'm sure.
Tai Kung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tai Kung is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Road with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Road is looking to work some ground and pound but Tai Kung has wrist control.
Road with a nice head shot there.
Road postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Road throwing strikes but missing.
Road chips away with some ground and pound.
Tai Kung looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Road postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Road scoring with punches to the head and body.
Road postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Road trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Road working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tai Kung's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road working some strikes from top position.
Tai Kung is trying to control the position but Road postures up.
Road postures up in Tai Kung's guard and throws a big left but Tai Kung blocks it.
Road throws a big right hand that misses.
Road throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tai Kung works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tai Kung is looking to stand up but Road isn't so interested in that idea.
Road trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Road looking to pass the guard.
Road drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tai Kung manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Road has Tai Kung in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Road working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tai Kung doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tai Kung manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raate Road clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Road feints and then cracks Tai Kung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tai Kung down.
Road throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Road takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Road lands.
Road slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Road is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tai Kung can do to turn this around?
Tai Kung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Road.
Tai Kung throws a hook but Road blocks it.
Road throws a hook but Tai Kung avoids it easily.
Tai Kung feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Road throws a nice inside leg kick.
Road fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Road throws a leg kick but Tai Kung sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Tai Kung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Road cracks Tai Kung with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Road connects with a solid leg kick.
Road throws a low kick but Tai Kung avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Road.
Tai Kung is looking for the big counter here.
Road ducks under a wild hook from Tai Kung.
Road throws a jab when Tai Kung was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tai Kung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Road bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tai Kung's head backwards.
Road pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raate Road is winning the standup battle so far.
Road shoots in looking for a takedown. Tai Kung tries to sprawl out of it but Road keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tai Kung manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Road thuds his right hand into Tai Kung's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Road lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tai Kung at a distance.
Road slips a straight right by Tai Kung.
Road looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Road connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tai Kung's hands.
Tai Kung avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Road throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tai Kung only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Road throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tai Kung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Road.
Tai Kung defending well as Road loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Road throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Road walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tai Kung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tai Kung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Road.
Tai Kung misses with an uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Road scores with a four punch combination!
Tai Kung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Road throws out the jab.
Tai Kung misses the jab.
Road throws a nice inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Road.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raate Road. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Road lunges at Tai Kung with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tai Kung's hand.
Tai Kung misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road throws a big shot that misses.
Road pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tai Kung is out of range and Road settles back down.
A jab from Road misses.
Road lands a body shot.
Tai Kung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Road.
Tai Kung is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Road with a body shot.
Road displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Road misses with a straight right.
Road misses with a low kick as Tai Kung jumps back.
Tai Kung might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Road throws a head kick but Tai Kung moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tai Kung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Road keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Road to score with a decent uppercut.
Tai Kung tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Road is able to avoid easily.
Road tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tai Kung was well out of range. Poor timing from Road.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raate Road had his way with Manolito Tai Kung in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tai Kung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Road to score with a decent uppercut.
A good leg kick by Road.
Road keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tai Kung.
Road misses with a series of wild punches.
Tai Kung takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tai Kung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Road can pounce on him.
Tai Kung takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung checks the leg kick nicely there.
Road uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tai Kung.
Road walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tai Kung takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Road. Tai Kung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Road lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tai Kung at a distance.
Road throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tai Kung stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Road throws a good cross that connects.
Road looks to throw the jab but Tai Kung is out of range.
Road walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tai Kung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Road lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tai Kung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Road.
Road fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tai Kung checks it well.
Nice defenses there by Road.
Road feinted with a counter takedown.
Road jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manolito Tai Kung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tai Kung throws an overhand right that lands on Road's shoulder, as Road tries to avoid the shot.
Road attempts a counter takedown but Tai Kung avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung ducks under a wild hook from Road.
Road throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Road waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tai Kung.
Road rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tai Kung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Road closes the distance and clinches up with Tai Kung, looking for a takedown. Road pushes Tai Kung against the cage but Tai Kung circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Road misses with an uppercut. Tai Kung saw that one coming.
Road lands a jab to the head.
Tai Kung avoids the body shot from Road.
Road pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Road throws a leg kick but Tai Kung sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tai Kung throws out a counter right but Road avoids it with no problem.
Road connects with a crisp jab.
Tai Kung closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Manolito Tai Kung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tai Kung swinging wildly here.
Tai Kung on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Road takes one on the button.
Road scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Road throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Road keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tai Kung.
The crowd cheers as Road lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tai Kung doesn't seem phased though.
Tai Kung throws out a loose jab but Road uses good head movement to avoid it.
Road appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Road misses the jab.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Road.
Tai Kung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Road.
Road scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Road moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Road throws a lazy right hand but Tai Kung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Tai Kung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tai Kung takes one to the chin there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Road.
Tai Kung tries a low kick but Road avoids it.
Road tests Tai Kung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Road cracks Tai Kung with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raate Road showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Road has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:44
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raate Road!
Raate Road retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Raate Road 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 Darren Dixon (ranked 15 p4p, 56 weight class) and Valen Dreth (ranked 2 p4p, 8 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Dixon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon scores with a jab. Dreth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dixon throws a shot to the body.
Dixon misses the shot to the body.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dixon stuffs the takedown attempt from Dreth. Dreth gets slowly back to his feet.
Dixon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Dixon.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dreth sprawls well. Dreth wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dixon gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dixon.
Dreth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Dixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dixon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dreth defends it nicely.
Dreth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dreth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dreth.
A jab from Dreth misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dixon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dreth has time to react.
No luck for Dixon with that takedown attempt.
Dixon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Dreth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dreth has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nice body punch from Dixon.
Dreth lands a really nice looking cross but Dixon seems unphased.
Dreth clinches with his opponent.
Dreth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dreth tries to score a body lock takedown but Dixon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dixon tries to throw a body punch but Dreth avoids it by throwing Dixon back against the cage.
Dixon pushes Dreth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dreth misses with a body punch.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dreth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dreth, as that shot connected.
Dixon rushes Dreth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth breaks the clinch.
Dixon shoots in looking for a takedown. Dreth tries to sprawl out of it but Dixon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dreth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dixon works the jab nicely.
Dreth swings widly with a right hand
and Dixon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dreth wants to control but Dixon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dreth has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Dixon. Oh but Dreth has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Dixon goes limp - he's gone! Dreth jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Valen Dreth!
Valen Dreth is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Valen Dreth, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Graves (ranked 11 p4p, 103 weight class) and Rod De Minaur (ranked 2 p4p, 16 weight class). De Minaur comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seek and Destroy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rod De Minaur has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ernest Graves's chin.
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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 38 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Minaur throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Graves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Minaur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Graves swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Ernest Graves has been cut.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
Graves misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Minaur counters with a nice right hand that sends Graves toppling to the canvas! Graves scrambles and gets back to his feet - can De Minaur finish him?!
 Graves is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from De Minaur! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Rod De Minaur thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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