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WVT 37: Melondov v Hawthorne PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daaniel Teteny (ranked 2022 p4p, 4643 weight class) and Krit Leekpai (ranked 296 p4p, 558 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Daaniel Teteny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teteny scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Teteny has hold of Leekpai's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Leekpai seems comfortable defending it but Teteny has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Leekpai is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Leekpai is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Teteny couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daaniel Teteny!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Professor Xe (ranked 2410 p4p, 4079 weight class) and Caleb DeCoteau (ranked 102 p4p, 105 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Caleb DeCoteau enters the cage!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Professor Xe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caleb DeCoteau!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeCoteau tries to clinch up.
Xe with a hook.
 It looks like Caleb DeCoteau has been cut.
Xe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeCoteau was well out of range. Poor timing from Xe.
DeCoteau scores with a nice head shot.
DeCoteau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xe lands a nice shot that snaps DeCoteau's head back.
Xe looks to score with a jab to the body but DeCoteau is just out of range.
Xe lands a nice shot that snaps DeCoteau's head back.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that DeCoteau 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.
DeCoteau shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
DeCoteau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
DeCoteau misses with a wild body shot.
Xe scores with a punch to the head.
DeCoteau cracks Xe with a good jab.
 It looks like Professor Xe has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeCoteau.
DeCoteau is looking to chop away at Xe's legs.
DeCoteau swings for the body but Xe moves out of range.
DeCoteau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xe.
DeCoteau throws a looping overhand right but Xe ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeCoteau tries for a takedown but Xe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Xe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
DeCoteau is adopting a defensive guard.
Xe landing some decent shots from guard.
Xe trying to control but DeCoteau is working from the bottom.
DeCoteau throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Xe escapes and throws DeCoteau's legs to the side, diving into side control!
DeCoteau tries to buck Xe off but Xe is having none of it.
Xe cracks DeCoteau with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeCoteau is working to avoid the ground and pound but Xe connects with a decent elbow.
Xe cracks DeCoteau with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Xe immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! DeCoteau is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Xe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Professor Xe!
After winning the bout, Professor Xe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Alexandrov (ranked 2344 p4p, 2138 weight class) and Charlie Chan (ranked 337 p4p, 309 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chan manages to break the clinch.
Chan lands a jab to the head.
Alexandrov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chan.
Chan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the liver by Chan. Beautiful body shot.
Alexandrov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alexandrov thinking.
Alexandrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chan lands a really nice looking cross but Alexandrov seems unphased.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt - Alexandrov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alexandrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chan blocks a body shot from Alexandrov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexandrov tries to pull guard but Chan holds him up against the cage and eventually Alexandrov drops back down to his feet.
Chan wants a takedown but no success here.
Chan working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've been told by Alexandrov's head coaches at Punch Out Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Charlie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexandrov. That's going to slow Chan down.
Alexandrov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chan shoots in but Alexandrov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Alexandrov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Alex Alexandrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Chan.
Alexandrov wants to clinch.
Alexandrov tries to sprawl but Chan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Alexandrov is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Charlie Chan!
A less than humble Charlie Chan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 1473 p4p, 2323 weight class) and Anthony Falcone (ranked 223 p4p, 331 weight class). Falcone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Goodfellas - long take restaurant scene. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomomi Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Falcone!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone connects with a leg kick.
Tsuruta throws a body shot but no joy.
Falcone flicks out a counter leg kick but Tsuruta steps away.
Falcone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Falcone lands a jab to the head.
Tsuruta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Falcone!
Falcone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tsuruta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Falcone lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsuruta swings wildly with an uppercut but Falcone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta swings wildly with an uppercut but Falcone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falcone tries to break the clinch but Tsuruta is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tsuruta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses with some punches.
Tsuruta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Falcone.
Tsuruta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Falcone scores with a jab.
Tsuruta tries to clinch there but Falcone circles away.
Falcone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Falcone throws a jab but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
Falcone misses the jab.
Falcone clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falcone.
Falcone lands a body punch in the clinch.
Falcone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tsuruta has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Falcone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tsuruta takes one to the side of the head.
Tsuruta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsuruta is looking to clinch but Falcone is avoiding it.
Falcone unleashes a big counter combination but Tsuruta bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Falcone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Falcone.
Falcone tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Tsuruta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Falcone doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Falcone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tsuruta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Falcone tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tsuruta counters with a crisp right hand that drops Falcone! Tsuruta lets Falcone back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Falcone is rocked!
It looks like Anthony Falcone has been cut.
Tsuruta measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Falcone! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Tomomi Tsuruta!
Tomomi Tsuruta very nearly forgot to thank 160Q Energy for $150 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hill (ranked 1307 p4p, 1252 weight class) and Luka Marka (ranked 195 p4p, 185 weight class). Marka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HADES kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luka Marka!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Marka.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Marka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hill drops his hands momentarily and Marka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Hill tries to clinch up.
A jab from Marka misses.
Hill tried to counter with a leg kick but Marka avoided it.
Hill has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Irish Collar & Elbow Academy (ICE) in the buildup to the fight.
Hill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marka swivels and escapes.
Hill scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hill wants to control but Marka is keeping him busy.
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!
Marka regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hill's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hill wants to pass the guard but Marka is defending well.
Hill is trying to control the action in half guard but Marka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill thows a huge punch but Marka dodges it nicely.
Marka is trying to maintain the position but Hill is very close to passing his half guard.
Hill is trying for a kimura here. Marka looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hill wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Scott Hill!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khuchtei Bokhchuud (ranked 849 p4p, 1348 weight class) and Derrick Lewis (ranked 128 p4p, 205 weight class). Bokhchuud's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ErgeSholee Biste Turda. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Derrick Lewis enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khuchtei Bokhchuud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derrick Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bokhchuud enables Lewis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bokhchuud manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bokhchuud manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Lewis trying to control the position but instead, Bokhchuud has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lewis into the cage.
Lewis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bokhchuud backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Lewis stalling in the clinch but Bokhchuud improves position.
Lewis is trying to push Bokhchuud away but Bokhchuud has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bokhchuud throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Bokhchuud pushes Lewis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bokhchuud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bokhchuud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bokhchuud.
It looks like Derrick Lewis has been cut.
Lewis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lewis has Bokhchuud pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bokhchuud manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Lewis.
Lewis working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis takes an elbow to the temple.
I was talking to Bokhchuud's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bokhchuud.
That has opened up Derrick Lewis's cut even more.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bokhchuud.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lewis jumps guard but Bokhchuud turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bokhchuud can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Bokhchuud misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Bokhchuud on the inside.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
Bokhchuud creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lewis's defenses.
Lewis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Derrick Lewis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lewis takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bokhchuud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
Lewis trying to control the position but instead, Bokhchuud has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lewis into the cage.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Bokhchuud won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis pulls guard successfully.
Bokhchuud is looking to stand up but Lewis won't let him.
Lewis looking for a sweep. Not yet Lewis, not yet.
Lewis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bokhchuud decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bokhchuud napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bokhchuud wants to get back to his feet but Lewis drags him back down.
Bokhchuud is not content to let Lewis control the position.
Bokhchuud is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bokhchuud throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud clinches.
Bokhchuud lands an elbow just above Lewis 's eye.
Derrick Lewis's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bokhchuud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
Bokhchuud throws an elbow but it misses.
Lewis wants a takedown.
Bokhchuud prevents a body shot from Lewis.
Bokhchuud working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lewis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lewis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bokhchuud wants to get up but he can't break Lewis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Our spies down at at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies inform us that Lewis has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lewis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bokhchuud can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lewis is working an open guard so Bokhchuud takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bokhchuud gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Derrick Lewis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Khuchtei Bokhchuud!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Khuchtei Bokhchuud waved his t-shirt featuring Voodoo Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Picklesbly (ranked 501 p4p, 1123 weight class) and Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 80 p4p, 160 weight class). Picklesbly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Angels in Heaven - Chris Rodrigues & the Spoon Lady. Watch Out Ronaldo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Picklesbly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Watch Out Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picklesbly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ronaldo momentarily.
Ronaldo misses with a straight right.
Ronaldo blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Ronaldo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Picklesbly slips a jab from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Picklesbly throws out the jab.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Picklesbly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a jab to Picklesbly's midsection.
Picklesbly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Picklesbly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Picklesbly throws a hook but Ronaldo avoids it easily.
Picklesbly clinches up with Ronaldo and pushes him back against the cage.
Picklesbly working aggressively here.
Picklesbly lands an elbow just above Ronaldo 's eye.
Ronaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Picklesbly tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picklesbly lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Watch Out Ronaldo has been cut.
Ronaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Picklesbly.
A left hand lands to the body for Picklesbly.
Picklesbly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Picklesbly controls the action.
Picklesbly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Picklesbly.
Ronaldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Picklesbly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ronaldo blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Picklesbly fails to land.
Picklesbly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Picklesbly throws an elbow that misses.
Picklesbly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Picklesbly scores with a shot to the side of Ronaldo's head.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Picklesbly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ronaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Picklesbly pushes Ronaldo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ronaldo lands with a right to the head.
Picklesbly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo lands an uppercut.
Picklesbly lands a nice elbow.
Picklesbly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Picklesbly.
A short body shot lands from Ronaldo as the two fighters clinch.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Picklesbly controls his hands.
Ronaldo lands an elbow just above Picklesbly 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Picklesbly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Picklesbly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Picklesbly as Ronaldo tries to tie him up.
Ronaldo is leaning against Picklesbly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Picklesbly backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
Picklesbly dodges an elbow strike from Ronaldo.
Picklesbly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Picklesbly blocks the elbow strike.
Picklesbly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Picklesbly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Picklesbly lands a nice elbow.
Picklesbly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ronaldo's defenses.
Picklesbly avoids the elbow strike from Ronaldo, against the cage.
Picklesbly prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws an elbow but it misses.
Picklesbly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
Picklesbly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ronaldo lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Picklesbly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ronaldo lands an elbow just above Picklesbly 's eye.
Picklesbly blocks an elbow strike.
Picklesbly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ronaldo throws an elbow that misses.
Picklesbly misses with an elbow over the top.
Picklesbly pushes off an throws an elbow but Ronaldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Picklesbly.
Ronaldo lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ronaldo avoids the elbow strike from Picklesbly, against the cage.
Ronaldo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Picklesbly throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Picklesbly misses with some punches.
Ronaldo blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Picklesbly - that landed with a thud.
Picklesbly's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Picklesbly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Picklesbly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Watch Out Ronaldo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot.
Ronaldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronaldo throws a body punch but Picklesbly moves out of range.
Ronaldo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ronaldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ronaldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly lands with a cross.
Picklesbly throws a shot from downtown. Ronaldo moves away and avoids it.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the side of Picklesbly's head but Picklesbly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Ronaldo tries to get set, Picklesbly tries to push him back and clinch up but Ronaldo manages to avoid the attempt.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Picklesbly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Picklesbly scores with a hook.
Ronaldo lands with a shot to the body.
Picklesbly slips a jab from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws an overhand right that lands on Picklesbly's shoulder, as Picklesbly tries to avoid the shot.
Ronaldo throws the left hand but Picklesbly avoids the punch easily.
Picklesbly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Picklesbly is looking to clinch.
Ronaldo instigates a clinch.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronaldo.
Picklesbly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo working aggressively here.
Ronaldo pushes Picklesbly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly blocks an elbow strike from Ronaldo.
Picklesbly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Picklesbly misses with a punch on the inside.
Picklesbly lands with a light punch inside.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike.
Ronaldo misses with some punches.
Picklesbly blocks an elbow strike.
Picklesbly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Picklesbly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Picklesbly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Picklesbly tries to throw a body punch but Ronaldo avoids it by throwing Picklesbly back against the cage.
Picklesbly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adrian Picklesbly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ronaldo lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Picklesbly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronaldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Picklesbly backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Picklesbly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Picklesbly lands an elbow just above Ronaldo 's eye.
Picklesbly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ronaldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Picklesbly backwards.
Picklesbly blocks the elbow strike.
Picklesbly misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Picklesbly.
Ronaldo blocking some punches.
Picklesbly lands a left hand.
Picklesbly tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Picklesbly lands an elbow that stopped Ronaldo in his tracks for a moment.
Picklesbly misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Picklesbly blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Picklesbly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Picklesbly misses with a punch to the body.
Picklesbly lands a damaging elbow.
Picklesbly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Picklesbly lands a left hand.
A short right from Ronaldo on the inside.
Ronaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly throws a head punch that misses.
Picklesbly throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ronaldo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Picklesbly throws an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ronaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly working aggressively here.
Picklesbly throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with some punches.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Picklesbly controls his hands.
Ronaldo lands a nice elbow.
Ronaldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Picklesbly fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ronaldo avoids the elbow strike from Picklesbly, against the cage.
Ronaldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Picklesbly misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo lands an elbow inside.
Picklesbly avoids a wild elbow strike from Ronaldo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picklesbly misses with some punches.
Picklesbly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Picklesbly tries to throw a body punch but Ronaldo avoids it by throwing Picklesbly back against the cage.
Ronaldo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Picklesbly's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Watch Out Ronaldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Watch Out Ronaldo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Picklesbly tries to clinch but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Picklesbly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ronaldo misses with a looping left.
Ronaldo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Picklesbly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ronaldo throws a lazy right hand but Picklesbly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Picklesbly scores with a shot to the body.
Ronaldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ronaldo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ronaldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Picklesbly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ronaldo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but Picklesbly moved away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ronaldo throws an overhand right that lands on Picklesbly's shoulder, as Picklesbly tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ronaldo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Picklesbly misses with a looping right.
Picklesbly tries to clinch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch.
Picklesbly cracks Ronaldo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Picklesbly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Picklesbly thuds a left hand into Ronaldo's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Picklesbly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronaldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Ronaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Picklesbly scores with a hook.
Picklesbly throws a hook but Ronaldo blocks it.
Picklesbly scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ronaldo looks to land a left hand but Picklesbly moved out of range nicely.
Ronaldo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ronaldo moves out of range as Picklesbly strikes.
A swing and a miss from Picklesbly.
Ronaldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Picklesbly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Decent striking displayed by Ronaldo there.
Ronaldo throws a looping overhand right but Picklesbly ducks down to avoid it.
Ronaldo looks to throw the jab but Picklesbly is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picklesbly tries to clinch but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Picklesbly throws a one two combo.
Picklesbly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ronaldo throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Picklesbly counters with a stiff right hand.
Ronaldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Picklesbly tries to clinch but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Ronaldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Picklesbly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Picklesbly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Picklesbly throwing a counter right hand but Ronaldo manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ronaldo looks to throw the jab but Picklesbly is out of range.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Picklesbly is having none of it.
Ronaldo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Ronaldo misses.
Picklesbly tries to clinch up.
Picklesbly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ronaldo connects with a nice looking jab.
Ronaldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Picklesbly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ronaldo's hands.
Picklesbly moves out of range of the strikes.
Picklesbly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ronaldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Picklesbly lands a nice hook to Ronaldo's body. Ronaldo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ronaldo misses with a wild body shot.
Picklesbly misses with a straight left.
Picklesbly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Picklesbly lands with a shot to the body.
Picklesbly displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A big left from Picklesbly misses.
Picklesbly throws a big shot that misses.
Ronaldo lands with a nice body kick.
Picklesbly tries to clinch there but Ronaldo circles away.
Picklesbly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Ronaldo misses the target.
Ronaldo throws out a powerful jab.
Ronaldo closes the distance and clinches.
Ronaldo pushes off an throws an elbow but Picklesbly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Picklesbly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ronaldo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Picklesbly misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
Ronaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ronaldo.
Picklesbly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Picklesbly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Picklesbly working aggressively here.
Ronaldo stalling.
Picklesbly throws a head punch that misses.
Picklesbly lands an elbow that stopped Ronaldo in his tracks for a moment.
Ronaldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Picklesbly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Picklesbly is stalling here.
Ronaldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Picklesbly backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Picklesbly clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Watch Out Ronaldo'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.
Ronaldo throws a body punch but Picklesbly moves out of range.
Ronaldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Picklesbly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ronaldo.
A little feinted left hand from Picklesbly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ronaldo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ronaldo needs to keep his hands up - Picklesbly had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick that misses.
Picklesbly clobbers Ronaldo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slow jab from Ronaldo misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Ronaldo misses its intended target.
Picklesbly avoids the head kick by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a jab to Picklesbly's midsection.
Ronaldo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Picklesbly misses with an uppercut.
Ronaldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Picklesbly tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ronaldo manages to circle out of the way.
A big right from Picklesbly misses.
Despite the aggression on Ronaldo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ronaldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Picklesbly.
Picklesbly dodges the punch combination from Ronaldo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Picklesbly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ronaldo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ronaldo throws a lazy right hand but Picklesbly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Picklesbly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Picklesbly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ronaldo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ronaldo misses with a head kick.
Picklesbly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Picklesbly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ronaldo 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 Picklesbly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Picklesbly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice shot by Picklesbly.
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!
Ronaldo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Picklesbly is out of range.
Picklesbly has Ronaldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Picklesbly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ronaldo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Picklesbly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Picklesbly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Picklesbly misses with the head strike.
Picklesbly throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Picklesbly misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Picklesbly controls the action.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronaldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ronaldo lands with a light punch inside.
Ronaldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Picklesbly backwards.
Picklesbly presses Ronaldo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Picklesbly controls his hands.
Ronaldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ronaldo wants to stall.
Picklesbly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Ronaldo tries to work over Picklesbly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ronaldo is leaning against Picklesbly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ronaldo throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Picklesbly lands with a short shot to the head.
Ronaldo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ronaldo throws an elbow but it misses.
Ronaldo lands a nice elbow.
Picklesbly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronaldo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Picklesbly's defenses.
Picklesbly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ronaldo's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Picklesbly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ronaldo's brow.
Ronaldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Picklesbly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picklesbly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ronaldo lands with a left to the head.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo avoids the elbow strike from Picklesbly, against the cage.
Picklesbly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Ronaldo.
Picklesbly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Picklesbly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Picklesbly misses with the head strike.
Picklesbly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Picklesbly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ronaldo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hand to the body from Ronaldo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picklesbly struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ronaldo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Picklesbly's brow.
Ronaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly scores with a shot to the side of Ronaldo's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Adrian Picklesbly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Watch Out Ronaldo'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. This is the final round!
Ronaldo misses with a hook.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the side of Picklesbly's head but Picklesbly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ronaldo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Picklesbly takes a step back to recover.
Picklesbly drives through and clinches with Ronaldo against the cage.
Picklesbly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Ronaldo lands an elbow just above Picklesbly 's eye.
Picklesbly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Picklesbly lands a damaging elbow.
Picklesbly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ronaldo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Picklesbly throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Picklesbly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Picklesbly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Picklesbly blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo stalls.
Picklesbly trying to control the position but instead, Ronaldo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Picklesbly into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ronaldo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ronaldo blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Picklesbly fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Ronaldo tries to work over Picklesbly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Picklesbly misses with a punch on the inside.
Picklesbly gets through Ronaldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo throws an elbow but it misses.
Ronaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronaldo stalling the fight.
Picklesbly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Watch Out Ronaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly dodges an elbow strike from Ronaldo.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Picklesbly tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Picklesbly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronaldo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Picklesbly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Picklesbly lands with a left to the head.
Picklesbly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picklesbly throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo tries to stall but Picklesbly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Picklesbly working aggressively here.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Picklesbly blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Picklesbly avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Picklesbly works on Ronaldo's body with a couple of short punches.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly lands an elbow that stopped Ronaldo in his tracks for a moment.
Picklesbly misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Picklesbly.
A short uppercut from Picklesbly.
Ronaldo pushes off an throws an elbow but Picklesbly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ronaldo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Picklesbly.
Ronaldo misses with the head strike.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from Picklesbly.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Picklesbly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picklesbly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Picklesbly.
That has opened up Watch Out Ronaldo's cut even more.
Ronaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Picklesbly prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
Picklesbly lands an uppercut.
Ronaldo dodges an elbow strike from Picklesbly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly misses with some punches.
Picklesbly lands an elbow that stopped Ronaldo in his tracks for a moment.
Picklesbly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Picklesbly prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands an uppercut.
Picklesbly gets through Ronaldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Picklesbly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Picklesbly.
Ronaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Picklesbly.
Ronaldo lands a damaging elbow.
Picklesbly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ronaldos head.
Picklesbly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Picklesbly.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Picklesbly avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Ronaldo presses Picklesbly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Picklesbly has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Picklesbly blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Picklesbly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Picklesbly 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Picklesbly!
Adrian Picklesbly is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Adrian Picklesbly thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Torvik (ranked 654 p4p, 1178 weight class) and Biff Raper (ranked 31 p4p, 30 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Torvik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Biff Raper!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torvik moves away from the strike by Raper.
Torvik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raper moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raper! But no joy.
Torvik throws a combination. Raper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Torvik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raper.
Torvik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Torvik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raper counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Sven Torvik has been cut.
Torvik misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Raper.
Torvik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torvik misses with a low kick as Raper jumps back.
Raper scores with a hook.
Torvik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Torvik with a body shot.
Raper tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torvik.
Torvik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raper.
Torvik appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Torvik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Torvik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raper throws a hook to the side of Torvik's head but Torvik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torvik counters with a right hand to the body.
Raper misses with a lunging right hand
and Torvik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torvik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torvik lands a really nice looking cross but Raper seems unphased.
Torvik swings for the body but Raper moves out of range.
Raper throws a counter combo.
Raper tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper sizes up Torvik with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Torvik misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Raper misses the target.
Raper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Torvik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raper working aggressively here.
Raper misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Torvik - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Torvik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torvik throws a head punch that misses.
Torvik working hard to break the clinch.
Torvik scores with a hook to the body.
Torvik misses with some punches.
Raper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvik takes a swing at Raper's ribcage but misses.
Raper throws an off balance right hand
and Torvik counters with a left to the body.
A jab lands there for Torvik.
Raper throws out a loose jab but Torvik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Raper does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Torvik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torvik swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raper counters with a leg kick.
Raper throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Torvik to counter with a crisp jab.
Raper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Torvik finds it's way round the side to connect with Raper's head.
Torvik cracks Raper with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Raper looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Torvik finish him?
Raper is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raper throws a predictable looking body shot
and Torvik counters with a huge left! Raper is in big trouble! He's backing up but Torvik isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Raper from any more damage. A dominating finish by Torvik!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Torvik!
Sven Torvik seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blade Wilson (ranked 776 p4p, 1021 weight class) and Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 117 p4p, 148 weight class). Philippe has chosen Chant vaudou haitien as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Peguero Jean Philippe enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philippe throws a combination that misses
and Wilson counters with a nice body kick.
Wilson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Wilson.
Philippe throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wilson clinches up with Philippe and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Philippe is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe.
Philippe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Wilson.
Philippe throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Philippe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Philippe tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Philippe back against the cage.
Philippe misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Philippe avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
Wilson lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Philippe.
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe lands a nice uppercut.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Philippe avoids the damage to the body.
Philippe can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Philippe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson throws a front kick that sends Philippe stumbling back into the cage.
Philippe looks winded!
A shot to the liver by Wilson. Beautiful body shot.
Philippe connects with a right hand. Wilson shakes it off.
Philippe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilson on the side of the head.
Wilson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Philippe drives through and clinches with Wilson against the cage.
Philippe can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
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 short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Wilson lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Philippe misses with the head strike.
Wilson blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a shot to the side of Philippe's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson lands a body punch.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilson scores with a shot to the side of Philippe's head.
Philippe misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson tries to work over Philippe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Philippe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Philippe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Philippe prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson tries to work over Philippe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson pushes Philippe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson works on Philippe's body with a couple of short punches.
Philippe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Philippe can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Wilson lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
Philippe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Philippe prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Philippe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Philippe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philippe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson wants to clinch
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippe misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson throws a leg kick
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson has closed the distance and engaged Philippe in a clinch.
Philippe misses with the head strike.
Wilson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wilson misses with some punches.
Philippe tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Wilson cracks Philippe with a nice body shot.
Wilson lands a hook that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Philippe throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Philippe struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Philippe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blade Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big right from Philippe misses.
Wilson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wilson clinches.
Wilson is working Philippe over against the cage.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Philippe working aggressively here.
A short right from Wilson.
Wilson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Good body shot from Wilson.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Philippe blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Philippe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Philippe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
Blade Wilson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Philippe is breathing heavily.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe is trying to break free.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Philippe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson tries a body shot but Philippe blocks it.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Philippe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Philippe avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Philippe.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson digs a right hand into Philippe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Philippe's gas tank.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Philippe blocks a body shot from Wilson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilson blocking some punches.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
Philippe tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilson pushes Philippe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Philippe takes a shot to the head.
Wilson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
Philippe is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Wilson - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
A hook to the body from Wilson.
Wilson lands a body punch.
Wilson lands a shot to the body.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Philippe can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Philippe is rocked!
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Philippe is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilson finish him?
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilson lands a body shot.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Philippe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Philippe.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
A right hand to the body from Wilson.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
Wilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Philippe! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Wilson is unloading with more strikes now! Philippe drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blade Wilson!
Blade Wilson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zheko Melondov (ranked 690 p4p, 864 weight class) and Damien Hawthorne (ranked 32 p4p, 19 weight class). Melondov comes to the cage accompanied by Exploration of Space by Cosmic Gate. Hawthorne has chosen Schism by Tool as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Zheko Melondov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Zheko Melondov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zheko Melondov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Melondov as he checks the leg kick.
Hawthorne slips a straight right by Melondov.
Hawthorne looks to land a right hand but Melondov moved out of range.
Hawthorne scores with a hook to the body. Melondov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Melondov throws a series of punches but Hawthorne avoids them all with ease.
Hawthorne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Melondov. Melondov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Melondov counters with a straight right hand.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut.
Melondov stuns Hawthorne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Melondov scores with a head kick.
Hawthorne misses with a lunging right hand
and Melondov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawthorne thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawthorne misses the jab.
Melondov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Melondov throws a big shot that misses.
Melondov misses with a low kick.
Melondov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Melondov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Melondov moves out of range as Hawthorne strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses with a right hand
enabling Melondov to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawthorne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A bone on bone clash there as Melondov blocks the leg kick.
Hawthorne throws a hook but Melondov avoids it easily.
Melondov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hawthorne feints and then cracks Melondov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Melondov down.
Hawthorne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Melondov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawthorne clobbers Melondov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Melondov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawthorne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Melondov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hawthorne, as that shot connected.
Hawthorne throws out a powerful jab.
We've been told by Melondov's head coaches at House of 1000 Corpses that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hawthorne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Melondov counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hawthorne! Melondov lets Hawthorne back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hawthorne is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Melondov blocks the low kick.
Hawthorne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hawthorne avoids the body shot from Melondov.
Hawthorne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hawthorne misses with a straight right.
Hawthorne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melondov fakes the body blow, causing Hawthorne to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Hawthorne goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zheko Melondov!
Zheko Melondov spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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