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WVT 61: Ihantala v McDonald 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zima Voin (ranked 3799 p4p, 2533 weight class) and Maverick Syndal (ranked 483 p4p, 352 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zima Voin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Maverick Syndal!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voin has Syndal up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Syndal.
Voin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Voin tries to clinch but Syndal moves away
and Syndal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Zima Voin has been cut.
Syndal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Syndal throws out a counter right but Voin avoids it with no problem.
Voin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Voin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Voin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Voin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voin darts in trying to clinch
and Syndal counters with a straight right hand.
Voin is looking to clinch.
Syndal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voin doesn't manage to clinch there - Syndal circles away.
Syndal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Voin swinging wildly here.
Voin clinches with his opponent.
Syndal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Syndal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Voin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zima Voin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Syndal lands a body shot.
Syndal throws a head punch that misses.
Syndal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voin's elbow.
Syndal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voin goes for a takedown attempt but Syndal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Syndal swats away the attempt to clinch by Voin.
It seemed like Syndal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voin tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Syndal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Voin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Voin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Voin 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.
Voin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Syndal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Syndal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Syndal is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Voin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Syndal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Voin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Voin manages to break the clinch.
Voin closes the distance and clinches.
Syndal lands with a light punch inside.
Syndal lands with a short shot to the head.
Voin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voin lands with a right to the head.
Syndal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voin's elbow.
Voin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Voin taking a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zima Voin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zima Voin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Voin throws a jab but it's blocked by Syndal.
Voin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Syndal can do to turn this around?
Voin fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Syndal! But no joy.
Voin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Syndal throws a series of punches but Voin avoids them all with ease.
Voin tries for a takedown but Syndal circles away easily
and Syndal counters with a nice uppercut.
Voin throws a series of punches but Syndal moves out of range.
Syndal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Voin looking to pass the guard.
Syndal seems keen to control Voin's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voin postures up.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Syndal trying to control the position here.
Voin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Voin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Syndal is keeping the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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.
Voin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Voin shoots in and gets a takedown into Syndal's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Syndal looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voin is stalling in the full guard.
Voin won't allow Syndal to sweep him here.
Syndal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Voin controls the pace.
Syndal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Syndal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Voin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Voin moves away from the strike by Syndal.
Voin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Syndal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Syndal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voin.
Syndal throws out a counter right but Voin avoids it with no problem.
Syndal scores with a sloppy right hand. Voin should have avoided that one.
Voin slips under a jab.
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 Zima Voin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zima Voin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Voin is looking to clinch but Syndal is avoiding it.
Syndal throws a counter combo.
Voin closes the distance and clinches.
Voin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Voin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Syndal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maverick Syndal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Voin looking to score a takedown here. Syndal is defending well but Voin drives through and ends up in Syndal's guard.
Syndal is trying to keep Voin in close.
Voin tries to free his leg and advance position but Syndal is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Voin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Zima Voin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndal seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Voin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Syndal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Syndal working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Decent striking displayed by Voin there.
Voin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Syndal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Voin scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Voin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Voin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maverick Syndal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Voin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Voin in his tracks.
Voin has closed the distance and engaged Syndal in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Voin.
Voin blocks an uppercut.
Voin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Syndal trying to remain calm as Voin controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Voin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zima Voin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Voin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zima Voin!
A relieved looking Zima Voin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Maverick Syndal stepped up to the mic, saying 'I get paid to show up, Kicking ass is optional.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jingky Bacolod (ranked 2268 p4p, 2315 weight class) and Usko Unbelivable (ranked 107 p4p, 112 weight class). Bacolod comes to the cage accompanied by Havana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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14 - 21 - 2 |
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Great elbows
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Excellent 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 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jingky Bacolod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Usko Unbelivable!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unbelivable stuffs the takedown attempt from Bacolod. Bacolod gets slowly back to his feet.
Bacolod misses with a looping right.
Unbelivable throws a leg kick but Bacolod moved away.
Bacolod tries to counter by clinching up but Unbelivable breaks away and moves out of range.
Bacolod misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bacolod avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Unbelivable shoots and misses
and Bacolod counters by moving into the clinch.
Bacolod tries to land a knee to the head but Unbelivable blocks with his arms.
Bacolod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Unbelivable, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bacolod has closed the distance and engaged Unbelivable in a clinch.
Unbelivable is trying to break the clinch but Bacolod is controlling him.
Bacolod drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacolod controls Unbelivable momentarily but Unbelivable frees himself.
Bacolod tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bacolod wants to stand and escape but Unbelivable is having none of it.
Unbelivable trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bacolod 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.
Unbelivable throws a big right hand that misses.
Unbelivable scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bacolod will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Unbelivable throws a strike but Bacolod rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Unbelivable controls Bacolod momentarily but Bacolod frees himself.
Bacolod loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bacolod stays in close to Unbelivable's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable wants to get back to his feet but Bacolod is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bacolod throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Unbelivable wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bacolod trying to control the position from guard on top but Unbelivable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bacolod looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Unbelivable wants to sweep here but Bacolod controlling him for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacolod trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Unbelivable tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bacolod dives in for a single leg takedown but Unbelivable sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bacolod is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Unbelivable drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Our sources have told us that Bacolod has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A body shot lands from Bacolod.
Bacolod comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Usko Unbelivable has been cut.
Bacolod is working for takedown but Unbelivable is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jingky Bacolod. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacolod tries to pull guard but Unbelivable forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Unbelivable looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bacolod tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bacolod tries to pull guard but Unbelivable won't allow it.
Bacolod drops down looking for an ankle pick but Unbelivable pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bacolod fails with a takedown attempt.
Unbelivable throws a counter combo.
Unbelivable moves in looking to clinch but Bacolod pushes him off.
Unbelivable looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bacolod is fending him off so far but Unbelivable persists. Nope, Bacolod circles away and we're back to standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Unbelivable shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bacolod's guard.
Unbelivable wants to pass the guard but Bacolod is keeping the position.
Bacolod wants to stand and escape but Unbelivable is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jingky Bacolod dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Usko Unbelivable's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Unbelivable throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bacolod fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bacolod is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Unbelivable can do to turn this around?
Nice takedown defense from Unbelivable. No joy for Bacolod on that attempt.
Unbelivable throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Unbelivable dives in and grabs Bacolod's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bacolod pushes down on Unbelivable's head and hops out.
Unbelivable has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bacolod shoots in for a takedown but Unbelivable shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jingky Bacolod. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bacolod crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Unbelivable - the referee stops the clock and Bacolod gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Unbelivable. Bacolod manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Unbelivable scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unbelivable leaves Bacolod with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Unbelivable moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Jingky Bacolod has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbelivable goes for a double leg but Bacolod avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bacolod continues to drive forward.
Unbelivable shoots in for a double leg but Bacolod sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Unbelivable throws a body kick that misses.
Unbelivable keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Unbelivable moves in looking to clinch but Bacolod pushes him off.
Unbelivable tries for a takedown but Bacolod circles away easily
and Bacolod counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Unbelivable thinking.
Unbelivable goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Unbelivable tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bacolod swivels and escapes.
Bacolod half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacolod shoots for a takedown but Unbelivable saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Unbelivable rushes Bacolod and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bacolod is trying to pull guard but Unbelivable has him pressed against the cage.
Bacolod is looking for a takedown.
Bacolod tries to pull guard but Unbelivable forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Unbelivable tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bacolod just stands there and leans against the cage.
Unbelivable stalling in the clinch.
Bacolod pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bacolod avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bacolod throws a big counter combination but Unbelivable scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jingky Bacolod is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bacolod scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Unbelivable shoots in and drives through. Bacolod sprawls well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bacolod rushes Unbelivable and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacolod tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Unbelivable just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bacolod is working for takedown but Unbelivable is calmly controlling the position for now.
Unbelivable tries to stall but Bacolod uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bacolod ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bacolod no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Unbelivable postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Unbelivable throws a big elbow that misses.
Unbelivable throwing strikes but missing.
Bacolod tries to strike from the bottom.
Unbelivable pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bacolod is keeping the position for now.
Unbelivable wants to control from the top but Bacolod keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Unbelivable is pushing down on Bacolod's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bacolod is fighting to maintain full guard but Unbelivable has managed to sneak the leg through.
Unbelivable wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bacolod keeps working.
Unbelivable is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bacolod defends it well.
Unbelivable is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bacolod is just riding it out for now. Unbelivable eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bacolod looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Usko Unbelivable showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bacolod defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Unbelivable.
Bacolod tries to clinch up but Unbelivable circles away and keeps his distance.
Unbelivable goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Unbelivable avoids the head kick by Bacolod.
Bacolod shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Unbelivable but Unbelivable pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bacolod sets himself, and Unbelivable steps forward looking for the clinch! Bacolod avoids it this time.
Bacolod is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacolod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bacolod with a lazy takedown attempt
and Unbelivable counters with a two punch combo.
Unbelivable moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice combo by Unbelivable! Oh, that's hurt him - Bacolod falls to the canvas and Unbelivable follows him into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bacolod takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Unbelivable trying to control the position but Bacolod is working away.
Unbelivable is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bacolod has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bacolod tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Unbelivable wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Unbelivable has hold of Bacolod's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bacolod seems comfortable defending it but Unbelivable has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bacolod is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bacolod is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Unbelivable couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Usko Unbelivable!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Usko Unbelivable made sure he mentioned Sportivit, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Age Sixteen (ranked 1944 p4p, 2157 weight class) and Aaron Petrov (ranked 250 p4p, 270 weight class). Petrov has chosen Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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38 - 23 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Age Sixteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sixteen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sixteen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sixteen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Petrov 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.
Petrov takes a swing at Sixteen's ribcage but misses.
Sixteen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrov! But no joy.
Sixteen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sixteen thows a leg kick but Petrov checks it
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sixteen on the side of the head.
Sixteen tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Sixteen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sixteen doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrov circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixteen wants to clinch.
Petrov 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.
Age Sixteen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sixteen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sixteen throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sixteen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov thuds a left hand into Sixteen's body.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sixteen wants to clinch.
Petrov throws out a counter right but Sixteen avoids it with no problem.
Petrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Petrov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sixteen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrov, pushing him back against the cage.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Petrov.
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!
Sixteen closes the distance and clinches.
Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sixteen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sixteen looks to clinch
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Sixteen is rocked!
Petrov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Sixteen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
 Petrov is rocked!
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Sixteen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Sixteen finish him?
Sixteen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petrov seems to have recovered his senses.
Petrov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sixteen takes a step back to recover.
Sixteen tries to clinch but Petrov is having none of it.
Sixteen misses with a hook
and Petrov counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aaron Petrov!
During a confident post fight interview, Aaron Petrov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 1420 p4p, 2095 weight class) and Stoner Steve (ranked 207 p4p, 299 weight class). Vermeulen comes to the cage accompanied by Dance Macabre (Carpenter Brut remix) - Ghost. 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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45
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Granite chin |
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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 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hendrik Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stoner Steve!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeulen misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vermeulen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vermeulen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Steve to the mat! Steve manages to get full guard.
Vermeulen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses. Steve uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vermeulen's guard. Nice move by Steve!
Steve controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen is controlling Steve's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vermeulen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
My spies in ubergym inform me that Steve has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Steve postures up.
Vermeulen pulls Steve in to control the position.
Vermeulen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Steve has passed into side control.
Steve content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vermeulen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Steve controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen is trying to control Steve's posture but Steve avoids it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vermeulen regains half guard.
Steve takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Steve's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Steve connects with a looping right hand.
Vermeulen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vermeulen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vermeulen tries for a takedown but Steve sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Steve on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steve lands a nice shot that snaps Vermeulen's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Steve misses the target.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Vermeulen is just out of range.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Vermeulen.
Steve slips under a jab.
Steve jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve misses with a body shot
and Vermeulen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steve has hold of Vermeulen's hands but Vermeulen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Steve keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Vermeulen wants to pass the guard but Steve is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stoner Steve will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Vermeulen slips the punch.
Vermeulen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vermeulen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hendrik Vermeulen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermeulen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vermeulen throws a right hand that misses
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vermeulen lands a slapping body shot.
Steve shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Steve takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steve is looking to clinch.
Vermeulen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
A jab from Vermeulen does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vermeulen takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Steve throws out a counter right but Vermeulen avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steve moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen attempts a counter takedown but Steve avoids it well and moves away.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vermeulen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steve momentarily.
Stoner Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vermeulen cracks a nice hook into Steve's ribs.
Steve walks into a left hand.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Vermeulen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve misses with a lunging right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Steve won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve dodges the ground and pound from Vermeulen.
Steve takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Steve parries the strikes from Vermeulen easily there. Vermeulen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Steve to escape.
Steve regains half guard, as Vermeulen was trying to land strikes.
Vermeulen with the ground and pound but Steve uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hendrik Vermeulen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vermeulen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vermeulen throws a big elbow that misses.
Vermeulen trying to control the position from guard on top but Steve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steve avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vermeulen throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vermeulen throwing strikes but missing.
Vermeulen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vermeulen stopping the sweep attempt from Steve.
Steve preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vermeulen works over Steve with some ground and pound from guard.
Steve is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vermeulen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steve preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steve doesn't manage to clinch there - Vermeulen circles away.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Vermeulen moves away and avoids it.
Vermeulen slips under a jab from Steve.
Vermeulen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Steve's guard.
Vermeulen stopping the sweep attempt from Steve.
Vermeulen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vermeulen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vermeulen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve can do to turn this around?
Vermeulen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steve swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Vermeulen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Steve slips a straight right by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen misses with a hook to the body
and Vermeulen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Vermeulen misses.
A jab lands there for Steve.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Vermeulen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vermeulen throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vermeulen tries to counter with a takedown but Steve is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vermeulen throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Vermeulen throws a poor cross that misses
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vermeulen jabs at Steve's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steve slips a jab from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut.
Hendrik Vermeulen is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve walks into a stiff left hand from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen moves away from the strike by Steve.
Vermeulen throws a big shot that misses.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen misses the shot to the body.
Vermeulen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vermeulen was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Vermeulen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vermeulen throws a lazy uppercut
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
Vermeulen lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeulen thuds a left hand into Steve's body.
Vermeulen misses with a takedown attempt
and Steve counters with a right hand to the body.
Vermeulen throws an off balance right hand
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve walks into a straight right hand from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen scores with a nice head shot.
Vermeulen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.
Vermeulen connects with a body shot that sends Steve's belly button to the back.
Steve thuds a left hand into Vermeulen's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Vermeulen misses its intended target.
Vermeulen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve misses with a straight right.
Vermeulen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Vermeulen shoots for a takedown but Steve saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vermeulen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vermeulen misses with a body shot.
Steve blocks a jab.
Vermeulen misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve defending well as Vermeulen loads up on a big left hand.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vermeulen moves away.
Vermeulen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Steve tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vermeulen is in Steve's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeulen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vermeulen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steve avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steve is trying to hold Vermeulen in close to prevent damage but Vermeulen has managed to pass into half guard.
Vermeulen wants to free his trapped foot but Steve is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vermeulen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Steve does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hendrik Vermeulen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vermeulen 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendrik Vermeulen!
After winning the bout, Hendrik Vermeulen 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Tomson (ranked 1881 p4p, 1693 weight class) and Albert Pulkkinen (ranked 59 p4p, 52 weight class). Albert Pulkkinen 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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235
25 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tomson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomson.
Tomson scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Albert Pulkkinen has been cut.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulkkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tomson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulkkinen looks to throw a body kick
and Tomson counters with a good low kick that Pulkkinen was not able to check.
Tomson digs a good body shot into Pulkkinen's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good work by Tomson as he checks the leg kick.
Tomson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson drops Pulkkinen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pulkkinen looks back up at him and smiles so Tomson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Pulkkinen is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pulkkinen. Tomson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomson ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Tomson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tomson looks to land a combination but Pulkkinen avoids it well.
It seemed like Pulkkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tomson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomson misses with an uppercut.
Pulkkinen looks to land a combination but Tomson avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomson misses with a hook.
Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomson.
Pulkkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Tomson misses.
Pulkkinen misses with a kick to the body
and Tomson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Albert Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen slips a straight right by Tomson.
Pulkkinen sizes up Tomson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tomson tries to bum rush Pulkkinen with a series of wild strikes but Pulkkinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pulkkinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomson circles away quickly and effectively.
Tomson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tomson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tomson.
Pulkkinen throws an off balance right hand
and Tomson counters with a crisp right that sends Pulkkinen to the canvas! Tomson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Tomson!
During a confident post fight interview, Tom Tomson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roch Doisneau (ranked 899 p4p, 744 weight class) and Ernesto Mathieu (ranked 27 p4p, 21 weight class). Ernesto Mathieu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roch Doisneau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernesto Mathieu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doisneau swings for the body but Mathieu moves out of range.
Mathieu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Doisneau misses.
Mathieu ducks under a wild hook from Doisneau.
Doisneau just misses with a punch to the body.
Mathieu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mathieu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doisneau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathieu blocks a head kick by Doisneau.
Mathieu tries to work over Doisneau's front leg with a kick but Doisneau checks it.
A big left from Doisneau misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doisneau throws a body kick that misses.
Mathieu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Roch Doisneau has been cut.
Mathieu gets a clinch.
Mathieu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mathieu lands an elbow just above Doisneau 's eye.
Doisneau lands an uppercut.
Doisneau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mathieu.
Mathieu tries to work over Doisneau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mathieu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doisneau.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathieu.
Mathieu trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Doisneau.
Mathieu looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from Doisneau fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mathieu obliges.
Mathieu crunches a lovely knee into Doisneau's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doisneau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Ernesto Mathieu has been cut.
Doisneau tries to work over Mathieu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doisneau blocking some punches.
Doisneau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mathieu throws an elbow that misses.
Mathieu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doisneau lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Doisneau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doisneau lands with a right to the head.
Doisneau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mathieu missing with knees to the body.
Mathieu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doisneau working aggressively here.
Doisneau blocks an uppercut.
Mathieu misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Doisneau.
Doisneau working hard to break the clinch.
Mathieu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mathieu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doisneau blocks a body shot from Mathieu.
Doisneau lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doisneau avoiding damage as Mathieu throws knees to the body.
Doisneau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doisneau working aggressively here.
Doisneau struggles to land a body shot inside as Mathieu controls his hands.
Doisneau lands a left hand.
Mathieu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doisneau feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mathieu sprawling to the canvas! Mathieu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Doisneau finish him?!
Doisneau fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Mathieu square on the jaw! Damn, Mathieu is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roch Doisneau!
Roch Doisneau decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Madkhao Sitsongrit (ranked 242 p4p, 819 weight class) and Ruddo Ryokale (ranked 42 p4p, 110 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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25
162
8 - 3 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Decent boxing
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Madkhao Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruddo Ryokale!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit forces Ryokale back against the cage and clinches.
Ryokale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ryokale 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.
Sitsongrit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a nice knee to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a knee to the head.
Sitsongrit crunches a lovely knee into Ryokale's ribcage.
Ryokale looks winded!
Sitsongrit scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Ryokale takes a shot to the head.
Ryokale takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ruddo Ryokale has been cut.
Sitsongrit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Sitsongrit.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ryokales head.
Sitsongrit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ryokale in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ryokale managing to block the knees to the body from Sitsongrit.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ryokale wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sitsongrit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryokale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ryokale takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ryokale takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit pushes Ryokale back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ryokale backwards.
Ryokale is rocked!
Sitsongrit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ryokale is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit landing knees to the body.
Sitsongrit crunches a lovely knee into Ryokale's ribcage.
Ryokale seems to have recovered his senses.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryokale avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a knee to the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Ryokale stalls.
Sitsongrit tries a knee to the head but Ryokale blocks it.
Ryokale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ryokale backwards.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ryokales head.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Ryokale managing to block the knees to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit working Ryokale over with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ryokale's face.
Sitsongrit missing with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ryokale.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ryokale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ryokale has Sitsongrit pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ryokale pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sitsongrit tumbling to the mat - Ryokale dives into Sitsongrit's guard.
Sitsongrit kicks Ryokale off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryokale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit cracks Ryokale with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sitsongrit has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ryokale to stand back up!
Ryokale looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ryokale with a poor takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a huge left! Ryokale is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sitsongrit isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Ryokale from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sitsongrit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Madkhao Sitsongrit!
Our winner, Madkhao Sitsongrit, 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 Eduardo Corassa (ranked 196 p4p, 534 weight class) and Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 32 p4p, 84 weight class). 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 32 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Corassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodaxe lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe lands with an overhand left.
Corassa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Corassa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bloodaxe thows a leg kick but Corassa checks it
enabling Corassa to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Gunnar Bloodaxe has been cut.
Bloodaxe throws a body kick that misses.
Bloodaxe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bloodaxe drops Corassa with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Corassa looks back up at him and smiles so Bloodaxe waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Corassa is rocked!
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!
That kick from Bloodaxe tenderised Corassa's leg. Corassa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh Corassa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bloodaxe's coach down at Blacktalians MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bloodaxe's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bloodaxe rushes Corassa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Corassa seems to have got his legs back now.
Bloodaxe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Corassa moves away from the strike by Bloodaxe.
Corassa defending well as Bloodaxe loads up on a big left hand.
Bloodaxe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Bloodaxe misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe throws a poor cross that misses
and Corassa counters with a straight right hand.
Bloodaxe avoids the head kick by Corassa.
Corassa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Bloodaxe misses its intended target.
Corassa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bloodaxe just manages to avoid it.
Corassa slips under a jab.
Corassa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bloodaxe.
Gunnar Bloodaxe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloodaxe tries a head kick but it misses.
Corassa throws a lazy body kick
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe thumps Corassa with a low kick.
Corassa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Corassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bloodaxe was well out of range. Poor timing from Corassa.
Bloodaxe throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe thows a leg kick but Corassa checks it
and Corassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corassa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bloodaxe connects with a leg kick.
Bloodaxe lands a really nice looking cross but Corassa seems unphased.
Bloodaxe closes the distance and pushes Corassa back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloodaxe.
A short body shot lands from Corassa as the two fighters clinch.
Corassa lands a hook that snaps the head of Bloodaxe backwards.
A body shot lands from Corassa.
Bloodaxe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Corassa ducks under a wild hook from Bloodaxe.
Corassa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bloodaxe catches Corassa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bloodaxe with a nice calf kick.
Corassa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bloodaxe lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa with a nice cross.
Corassa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Corassa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Corassa.
Bloodaxe shapes to counter with a head kick.
Corassa throws a nice head kick!
Bloodaxe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bloodaxe scoring well with a low kick there.
Corassa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Corassa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bloodaxe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corassa tries to score with a low kick but Bloodaxe moves his leg out of the way.
Bloodaxe throws a head kick that misses.
Corassa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A solid body kick from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe throws an off balance right hand
and Corassa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloodaxe throws an off balance right hand
and Corassa counters with a nice body shot.
Nice shot by Bloodaxe.
A left lands for Bloodaxe.
Corassa looks to land a left hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range nicely.
Bloodaxe throws a hook but Corassa blocks it.
Bloodaxe wants to clinch up but Corassa keeps it at a distance.
Bloodaxe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bloodaxe duly obliges.
Good shot there by Bloodaxe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bloodaxe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corassa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick
and Bloodaxe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bloodaxe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bloodaxe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Bloodaxe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Corassa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Corassa drops Bloodaxe with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bloodaxe looks back up at him and smiles so Corassa waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bloodaxe is rocked!
Nice cross by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook. Corassa ducked under it nicely.
Bloodaxe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bloodaxe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut
and Corassa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloodaxe connects with a jab.
Bloodaxe misses with a double jab
and Corassa counters with a good low kick that Bloodaxe was not able to check.
Bloodaxe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Corassa is out of range and Bloodaxe settles back down.
Bloodaxe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corassa.
Corassa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe misses with a double jab.
Corassa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Corassa blocks a leg kick.
Bloodaxe misses with a kick to the body
letting Corassa counter with a right hand.
Bloodaxe misses with a straight left.
Corassa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bloodaxe.
Corassa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A cross from Bloodaxe lands.
A slow jab from Bloodaxe misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Corassa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bloodaxe scores with a head kick. Corassa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bloodaxe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corassa.
Bloodaxe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bloodaxe throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa scores with a hook to the body. Bloodaxe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bloodaxe is breathing heavily.
Corassa avoids the head kick by Bloodaxe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloodaxe misses with a lunging right hand
and Corassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Bloodaxe moves in looking to clinch but Corassa pushes him off.
Corassa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Corassa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bloodaxe.
Corassa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bloodaxe throws a lazy right hand but Corassa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bloodaxe is looking to clinch but Corassa is avoiding it.
Bloodaxe doesn't manage to clinch there - Corassa circles away.
Corassa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bloodaxe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bloodaxe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe works the jab nicely.
Bloodaxe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corassa is looking to counter punch.
Corassa lands a jab to the head.
That has opened up Gunnar Bloodaxe's cut even more.
Bloodaxe throws a front kick aimed at Corassa's knee but Corassa avoids it well.
Corassa is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bloodaxe throws a sloppy head kick and Corassa moves out of range easily.
Corassa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with a lunging right hand
and Corassa counters with a nice body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Corassa blocks the leg kick.
Corassa thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bloodaxe tries to work over Corassa's front leg with a kick but Corassa checks it.
Bloodaxe clinches with his opponent.
Corassa tries to work over Bloodaxe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bloodaxe is looking to break free of the clinch but Corassa has double underhooks.
Corassa can't find room to land a body shot as Bloodaxe controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe is trying to break the clinch but Corassa has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Corassa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Corassa lands with a left to the head.
Corassa manages to break the clinch.
Corassa loads up on a big right hand but Bloodaxe slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Bloodaxe as he connects with a hook.
A low kick from Bloodaxe is predictable there
and Bloodaxe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab from Bloodaxe.
Corassa cracks Bloodaxe with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Corassa has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bloodaxe to stand back up!
Bloodaxe is still on wobbly legs! Can Corassa finish him?
Bloodaxe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Corassa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Corassa flashes Bloodaxe a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Bloodaxe's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Bloodaxe crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Corassa punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eduardo Corassa!
Our winner, Eduardo Corassa, 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 Surianglek Sitsongrit (ranked 70 p4p, 255 weight class) and Adrian Picklesbly (ranked 15 p4p, 44 weight class). Picklesbly has chosen Angels in Heaven - Chris Rodrigues & the Spoon Lady as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surianglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Picklesbly!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've been informed that Picklesbly 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.
Picklesbly swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Picklesbly.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Picklesbly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit works Picklesbly's body with a nice hook.
Picklesbly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Picklesbly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Picklesbly lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Picklesbly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Surianglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Picklesbly was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Picklesbly tries a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit is wise to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Picklesbly misses.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Picklesbly.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been told by Sitsongrit's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Picklesbly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circle momentarily. Picklesbly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Picklesbly slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly wants to clinch.
Picklesbly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Picklesbly tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Picklesbly throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Picklesbly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Picklesbly cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Picklesbly tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Picklesbly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Picklesbly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Picklesbly misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Picklesbly. That did some damage!
Picklesbly lands a head shot.
Picklesbly loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Picklesbly circles away and keeps his distance.
Picklesbly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Picklesbly scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Picklesbly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Picklesbly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Picklesbly manages to avoid it.
Picklesbly ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Jab, jab by Picklesbly - just one landing.
Sitsongrit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Picklesbly works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Picklesbly counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Picklesbly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Picklesbly throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picklesbly.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Picklesbly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Picklesbly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
A big left from Picklesbly misses.
A cross from Picklesbly lands.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Picklesbly moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Picklesbly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Picklesbly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Picklesbly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Picklesbly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Picklesbly tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit circles away and keeps his distance.
Picklesbly with a nice cross.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Picklesbly.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
Picklesbly is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sitsongrit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Picklesbly misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Picklesbly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picklesbly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Picklesbly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Picklesbly looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Picklesbly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Picklesbly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Picklesbly's ribcage but misses.
Picklesbly misses with a two punch combination.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Picklesbly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a high kick!
Picklesbly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Picklesbly scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picklesbly throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Picklesbly throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Picklesbly throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Picklesbly fails with an attempt to clinch.
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 Surianglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sitsongrit lands a head kick!
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Picklesbly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Picklesbly tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Picklesbly! But no joy.
Picklesbly looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Picklesbly fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Picklesbly misses.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Picklesbly is just out of range.
Picklesbly ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit feints a jab promting Picklesbly to slip. Sitsongrit then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Picklesbly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picklesbly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Picklesbly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Picklesbly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Picklesbly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Picklesbly avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Picklesbly! But no joy.
Picklesbly avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Picklesbly avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Picklesbly blocks it.
Picklesbly tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Picklesbly.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Picklesbly controls the action.
Picklesbly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Picklesbly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Picklesbly lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Picklesbly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picklesbly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Picklesbly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Picklesbly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Picklesbly misses with a punch on the inside.
Picklesbly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit avoids the elbow strike from Picklesbly, against the cage.
Picklesbly prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit pushes Picklesbly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Picklesbly lands an elbow inside.
Sitsongrit takes an elbow to the temple.
Picklesbly lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Picklesbly has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Picklesbly controls the action.
Picklesbly lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Picklesbly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Picklesbly looking to slow down the pace here.
Picklesbly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Picklesbly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Picklesbly looking to slow down the pace here.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Picklesbly avoids it.
Picklesbly throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Picklesbly blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Picklesbly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Picklesbly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Picklesbly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Picklesbly moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Picklesbly throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Picklesbly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Picklesbly moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Picklesbly misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
Picklesbly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Picklesbly throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Picklesbly checks it.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Picklesbly.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Picklesbly misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Picklesbly catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Picklesbly.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Picklesbly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Picklesbly had a free shot at his head there.
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 Surianglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab lands there for Picklesbly.
Picklesbly checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Picklesbly is out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Picklesbly's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot that snaps Picklesbly's head back.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Picklesbly saw it coming and moves away.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut there from Picklesbly.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Picklesbly ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick from Picklesbly lands but Sitsongrit takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Picklesbly moves away.
Picklesbly doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Picklesbly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Picklesbly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Picklesbly ducks down to avoid it.
Picklesbly staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Picklesbly.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Picklesbly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit works Picklesbly's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Picklesbly misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Picklesbly throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Picklesbly down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Picklesbly misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Picklesbly throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Picklesbly connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Picklesbly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Picklesbly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Picklesbly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Picklesbly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Picklesbly. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit tries a head kick but it misses.
Picklesbly jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Picklesbly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Picklesbly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Picklesbly sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Picklesbly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Picklesbly thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Picklesbly is just out of range.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Picklesbly throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Picklesbly throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Picklesbly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Picklesbly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Picklesbly's front leg with a kick but Picklesbly checks it.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
letting Picklesbly counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Picklesbly was well out of range.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Picklesbly is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Picklesbly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Picklesbly moves out of range easily.
Picklesbly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Picklesbly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Picklesbly moves his leg out of the way.
Picklesbly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Picklesbly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Picklesbly misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Picklesbly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Picklesbly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Picklesbly throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Picklesbly tries to counter with a clinch but Sitsongrit shakes him off and moves away.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Picklesbly uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Picklesbly is out of range.
Picklesbly wants to counter the offense by Sitsongrit and move into the clinch position.
Picklesbly takes one to the side of the head.
Picklesbly connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Picklesbly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Picklesbly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Picklesbly misses with an elbow over the top.
Adrian Picklesbly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Picklesbly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Picklesbly.
A short uppercut from Picklesbly.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit wants to stall.
Picklesbly lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Adrian Picklesbly just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sitsongrit tries to land a body kick
and Picklesbly counters with a nice uppercut.
Picklesbly misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Picklesbly moved out of range.
Picklesbly was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Picklesbly looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Picklesbly misses the jab.
Picklesbly moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Picklesbly.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Picklesbly connects with a jab.
Jab by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Picklesbly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Picklesbly misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
A jab from Picklesbly does it's job there.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picklesbly is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Picklesbly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Picklesbly moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Picklesbly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Picklesbly has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Picklesbly.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Picklesblys head.
Sitsongrit stalling in the clinch but Picklesbly improves position.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Picklesbly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Picklesbly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Picklesbly checks it.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Picklesbly moves out of range.
Picklesbly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Picklesbly steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sitsongrit. That one must have hurt.
Picklesbly pushes Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Picklesbly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Picklesbly digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to striking at distance but Picklesbly won't allow it.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Picklesbly avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Picklesbly blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Picklesbly pushes off an throws an elbow but Sitsongrit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Picklesbly can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Picklesbly lands an elbow just above Sitsongrit 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Picklesbly.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Picklesbly controls the action.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Picklesbly controls his hands.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Picklesbly.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Picklesbly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Picklesbly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Picklesbly blocking some punches.
Picklesbly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly lands an elbow inside that Sitsongrit shrugs off.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Picklesbly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Picklesbly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sitsongrit's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picklesbly lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Picklesbly.
Sitsongrit cracks Picklesbly with a nice body shot.
Picklesbly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Picklesbly swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picklesbly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Picklesbly misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Picklesbly's shoulder, as Picklesbly tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Adrian Picklesbly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Picklesbly manages to avoid it.
Picklesbly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Picklesbly misses with a wild body shot.
Picklesbly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Picklesbly's head.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Picklesbly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Picklesbly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a body kick.
Picklesbly misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Picklesbly moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Picklesbly scores with a jab.
Picklesbly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picklesbly lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Picklesbly misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Picklesbly misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Picklesbly down.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit darts in and clinches Picklesbly up against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Picklesbly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Picklesbly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Picklesbly backwards.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Picklesbly lands a body shot.
Picklesbly lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Picklesbly is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Picklesbly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Picklesbly backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Picklesbly controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Picklesbly.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Picklesbly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sitsongrit as Picklesbly tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Picklesbly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Picklesbly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Picklesbly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Picklesbly just leaning against Sitsongrit, taking a breather.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Picklesbly throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Picklesbly lands a damaging elbow.
Picklesbly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Picklesbly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Picklesbly lands a nice elbow.
Picklesbly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Picklesbly's elbow.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Picklesbly misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Picklesbly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Picklesbly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Picklesbly.
A short right from Picklesbly.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Picklesbly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit avoids a wild elbow strike from Picklesbly.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Picklesbly blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Picklesbly backwards.
Picklesbly can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Picklesbly lands an elbow just above Sitsongrit 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Picklesbly.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Picklesbly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Picklesbly takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Picklesbly's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Picklesbly.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit stalling the fight.
Picklesbly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Picklesbly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sitsongrit's defenses.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Picklesbly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sitsongrit takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Picklesbly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Surianglek Sitsongrit.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surianglek Sitsongrit!
Surianglek Sitsongrit retains his lightweight title!
Surianglek Sitsongrit decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Adrian Picklesbly spoke after the fight, saying 'If I get beat in the clinch, on the ground, or get the lights turned out, so be it. But when I lose by the pitter patter....what a joke.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 13 p4p, 58 weight class) and Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). McDonald has chosen Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tali Ihantala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihantala throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McDonald's head.
Ihantala misses with an uppercut.
Ihantala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDonald to score with a decent uppercut.
Ihantala defending well as McDonald loads up on a big left hand.
Ihantala lands with a nice body punch.
McDonald falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ihantala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ihantala works McDonald's body with a nice hook.
Ihantala walks into a stiff left hand from McDonald.
McDonald missing with a left hand there. Ihantala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ihantala is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McDonald takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
McDonald looks to clinch
and Ihantala counters with a head kick that drops McDonald to the mat! McDonald scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Ihantala throws a sloppy head kick and McDonald moves out of range easily.
Ihantala jabs at McDonald's body.
Ihantala connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McDonald throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ihantala counters with a huge left! McDonald is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ihantala isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save McDonald from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ihantala!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tali Ihantala!
Tali Ihantala retains his super heavyweight title!
Tali Ihantala seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Jim Bob McDonald spoke after the fight, saying 'A country boy can survive'.
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