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MMAHKI 32 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kass Drago (ranked 25050 p4p, 5527 weight class) and Wheeler Walker (ranked 565 p4p, 536 weight class). Wheeler Walker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kass Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wheeler Walker!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker cracks Drago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drago gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Walker stuns Drago with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walker connects with a single shot there.
Walker tests Drago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drago has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker.
Drago tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drago takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Walker. That snapped Drago's head back.
 Drago is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker misses with a low kick.
Oh Drago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drago throws a big shot that misses.
Drago seems to have got his legs back now.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker throws a chopping leg kick but Drago manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Drago is out of range.
Drago definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Drago slips the punch.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Drago throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker sends Drago crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Walker is motioning to the referee to let Drago up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Drago swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Sloppy strikes from Drago. Those never looked like landing.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Walker.
A big left from Walker misses.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Walker throws a jab when Drago was well out of range.
Drago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Drago tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walker throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Drago's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drago scrambles back to his feet.
Drago misses with a looping right.
Drago takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Walker lands a jab.
Walker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drago had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Drago walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drago throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Drago blocks the body kick.
Walker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Walker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Walker lands a really nice looking cross but Drago seems unphased.
Drago throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Drago takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drago misses the jab.
It seemed like Walker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walker avoids the body shot from Drago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walker connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Drago out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wheeler Walker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arwyn Jenkins (ranked 6116 p4p, 4647 weight class) and Will Der (ranked 260 p4p, 228 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by pantera walk. Will Der acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Arwyn Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Der!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins walks into a left hand.
Jenkins throws a jab when Der was well out of range.
Der throws a jab but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Der is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jenkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Der moves out of range.
Jenkins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jenkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Der throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Jenkins as he connects with a hook.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Der.
A big left from Der misses.
Jenkins slips a jab from Der.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Der misses with a body shot.
Der throws a lazy uppercut
and Jenkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jenkins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins moves into range and clinches up with Der.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Der avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
Jenkins working Der over with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Der has had enough of the clinch but Jenkins keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Der fails to land.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
Jenkins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Der's efforts to push away.
Der has had enough of the clinch but Jenkins keeps him there for the moment.
Jenkins has Der pressed against the cage, preventing Der from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jenkins is working Der over against the cage.
Jenkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Der backwards.
Jenkins cracks Der with a nice body shot.
Der looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Der is defending well for now.
Jenkins cracks Der with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins digs a right hand underneath Der's ribcage. Der let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Der is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Der misses with a punch to the body.
Der misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Jenkins.
Der looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jenkins misses with a knee strike.
Der swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Der is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling him.
Jenkins blocks an uppercut.
Jenkins misses with a punch to the body.
Der takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Jenkins misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins lands a nice knee to the body.
Der is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Der.
Der working aggressively here.
Jenkins gets through Der's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Der has a couple of punches blocked by Jenkins.
Good body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins landing knees to the body.
Jenkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as Der controls the action.
Der is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins lands a body shot.
Der escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Der misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Der waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jenkins.
Der misses with a two punch combination.
Jenkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Der fails to land with a series of punches.
Jenkins drops down looking for a counter takedown but Der sprawls and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Der slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Der.
Der misses with an uppercut
and Jenkins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Der.
Jenkins tries a low kick but Der avoids it.
Der throws a right hand that misses
and Jenkins counters with a two punch combo.
Der throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins tries to counter by clinching up but Der breaks away and moves out of range.
Will Der seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Der throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Jenkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Der throws a shot from downtown. Jenkins moves away and avoids it.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Der.
Jenkins tries to land a leg kick but Der saw it coming and moves away.
Jenkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Der throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jenkins counter with a right hand.
 Der is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arwyn Jenkins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Der cracks Jenkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Jenkins does no damage.
Jab from Der.
A jab from Jenkins misses.
Der takes one to the side of the head.
Der is still on wobbly legs! Can Jenkins finish him?
Der gets tackled into the cage by Jenkins. Jenkins maintains the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jenkins.
Jenkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Der seems to have recovered his senses.
Jenkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Der controls his hands.
Jenkins lands an elbow that stopped Der in his tracks for a moment.
Der breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Der.
Jenkins throws a big counter combination but Der scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Der.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Der throws an off balance right hand
and Jenkins counters with a nice leg kick.
Arwyn Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Der looks to throw the jab but Jenkins is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Der lands with a straight right. Jenkins didn't see that one coming.
Der might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jenkins moves out of range as Der strikes.
A big left from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins takes one to the side of the head.
Jenkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Der can do to turn this around?
Der slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
A jab from Jenkins does it's job there.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jenkins moves away from the strike by Der.
Jenkins walks into a straight right hand from Der.
Jenkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Der releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jenkins misses with an uppercut. Der saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Der throws a lazy uppercut
and Jenkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jenkins blocks a jab.
Jenkins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Der.
Der scores with a hook.
Jenkins moves away from the strike by Der.
A quick step to the side and Jenkins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins looks to land a left hand but Der moved out of range nicely.
Der displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jenkins throws out the jab.
Jenkins scores with a three punch combo!
Der throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Der looks to move away, Jenkins throws a big counter combo but Der just gets out of the way.
A slow jab from Der misses its intended target.
Der swings widly with a right hand
and Jenkins moves into the clinch.
Jenkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Der swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Jenkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to work over Der's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenkins tries a body shot but Der blocks it.
Der misses with a punch on the inside.
Der takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jenkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Der is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling him.
Jenkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Der wants to break the clinch but can't.
Der wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arwyn Jenkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jenkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jenkins tries to work over Der's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Der wants to break free but Jenkins has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jenkins.
Jenkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Der.
Der swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Der wants to break free but Jenkins has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins presses Der against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Der is trying to force a seperation but Jenkins has the dominant position.
Jenkins tries to work over Der's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenkins lands a body punch.
Jenkins misses with a body punch.
Jenkins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Der in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Der is breathing heavily.
Der tries to break free but Jenkins pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Der's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Der.
Jenkins lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jenkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jenkins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Der is trying to force a seperation but Jenkins has the dominant position.
Jenkins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jenkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Der fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arwyn Jenkins dominated that second round.
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!
Der takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Der throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Der takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jenkins blocks a jab.
Jenkins throws a big counter combination but Der scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Der throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jenkins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Der.
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches.
Jenkins keeps control of Der as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Der tries to break free but Jenkins pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as Der controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jenkins.
Jenkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Jenkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Der misses with a body punch.
Jenkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Der controls his hands.
Jenkins lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jenkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Jenkins as the two fighters clinch.
Der takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Der wants to break the clinch but can't.
Der is trying to force a seperation but Jenkins has the dominant position.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as Der controls the action.
Jenkins lands a good knee to the midsection. Der won't want to take too many of those.
Jenkins looking to throw knees to the head but Der is blocking nicely.
Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Der is defending well for now.
Jenkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jenkins lands a knee to the body.
Der swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenkins is leaning against Der and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Der throws a head punch that misses.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Der fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins is working Der over against the cage.
Jenkins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jenkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to work over Der's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Jenkins.
Jenkins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Der's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins tries a body shot but Der blocks it.
Jenkins keeps control of Der as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jenkins lands an elbow inside.
Jenkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Der or not.
Jenkins lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jenkins.
Nice body punch from Jenkins - that landed with a thud.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenkins prevents a body shot from Der.
Der looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Jenkins.
Jenkins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jenkins has Der pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Der is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Jenkins - that's hurt Der badly! Oh, another knee lands and Der is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Der doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Arwyn Jenkins!
During a confident post fight interview, Arwyn Jenkins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Firot (ranked 5048 p4p, 4639 weight class) and George Tucker (ranked 518 p4p, 503 weight class). Firot comes into the arena with Cano De Cali - Mi Momento blaring out of the sound system. Ruben Firot has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruben Firot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tucker.
Tucker cracks Firot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tucker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Firot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Firot misses.
Tucker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Firot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tucker.
A big left from Firot misses.
Tucker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Firot can pounce on him.
Firot throws a series of punches but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Firot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tucker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tucker misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Firot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tucker throws out the jab.
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruben Firot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Firot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tucker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tucker throws a hook to the side of Firot's head but Firot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tucker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Firot under the eye.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Firot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tucker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tucker checks a leg kick.
Firot moves away from the strike by Tucker.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Firot.
Firot throws a hook but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker darts in and clinches Firot up against the cage.
Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
George Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Firot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker tries to clinch there but Firot circles away.
Firot looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Firot keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Firot throws a right hand that misses
and Tucker counters with a nice uppercut.
Tucker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
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!
Tucker is looking to clinch.
Tucker misses with an uppercut. Firot saw that one coming.
Firot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tucker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tucker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tucker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Firot under the eye.
Tucker lands with an overhand left.
Tucker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Firot misses with a body shot.
Firot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tucker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Firot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tucker.
Firot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Firot tries to land a front kick but Tucker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Firot.
Firot swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Firot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Firot moves into the clinch successfully.
Firot throws a head punch that misses.
Tucker prevents Firot from breaking the clinch.
Tucker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tucker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tucker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Firot throws a hook but Tucker avoids it easily.
Firot blocks a jab.
Tucker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Firot.
Firot throws a body kick that misses
and Tucker counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Firot.
Tucker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Firot misses with a takedown attempt - Tucker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Firot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Firot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tucker prevents Firot from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Tucker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Firot misses with a series of wild punches.
Tucker lands a jab to the nose.
Tucker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tucker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Firot throws out the jab.
Firot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Firot throws a series of punches but Tucker moves out of range.
Nice cross by Tucker.
Firot has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Firot.
Tucker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Firot misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firot throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Firot fails to land.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tucker working aggressively here.
Firot lands a shoulder strike.
Tucker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Firot lands with a short shot to the head.
Firot manages to break the clinch.
Tucker throws a one two combo.
Firot forces Tucker back against the cage and clinches.
Firot is trying to break the clinch but Tucker is controlling him.
Tucker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tucker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Firot's brow.
Tucker misses with a body punch.
Firot tries to work over Tucker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruben Firot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firot throws a head punch that misses.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Firot.
Firot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tucker.
A head punch on the inside from Firot fails to land.
Tucker swings wildly with an uppercut but Firot uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Firot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. Firot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker lands an overhand right.
Tucker lands a jab to the head.
Tucker lands an overhand right.
Firot walks into a jab.
Firot scores with a jab.
Firot tries to clinch but Tucker is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker scores with a leg kick.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Firot.
Firot throws a body kick that misses.
Firot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tucker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tucker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tucker tries to clinch up.
Firot throws a lazy right hand but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Firot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tucker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Firot lunges at Tucker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tucker's hand.
Firot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
It seemed like Tucker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tucker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Firot ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Firot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tucker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firot lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tucker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Firot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tucker.
That kick from Tucker tenderised Firot's leg. Firot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tucker moves away from the strike by Firot.
A big right from Firot misses.
The fighters circling - Firot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Tucker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Firot throws a sloppy head kick and Tucker moves out of range easily.
Ruben Firot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Firot moves away from the strike by Tucker.
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firot.
Tucker gets caught napping as Firot dives in and scores a takedown. Tucker manages to retain guard.
Tucker is looking to stand back up but Firot counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tucker.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Firot uses his free foot to push down on Tucker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tucker.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Tucker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Firot misses with a hook
and Tucker counters with a nice uppercut.
Firot throws a series of punches but Tucker avoids them all with ease.
Firot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tucker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tucker throws a punch but it's blocked by Firot.
Firot misses with some punches.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Firot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tucker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Firots jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Firot throws a leg kick that misses.
Firot slips a jab from Tucker.
Firot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Firot.
Tucker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Firot dodges the punch combination from Tucker.
Firot dodges the punch combination from Tucker.
George Tucker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Firot looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Tucker throws a right hand that Firot ducks under and follows up with a left that Firot also avoids with ease.
Firot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Firot swinging wildly here.
Tucker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Firot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tucker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Firot loads up on a big right hand but Tucker slips the punch.
Tucker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ruben Firot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker cracks a nice hook into Firot's ribs.
Tucker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firot.
Tucker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Firot wants to clinch up but Tucker keeps it at a distance.
Nice jab there from Firot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Firot slips under a jab from Tucker.
A jab from Firot misses.
Tucker tests Firot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Firot misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Tucker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tucker swats away the attempt to clinch by Firot.
Firot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Tucker.
Firot plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Firot throws a hook but Tucker avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Tucker.
Tucker slips a straight right by Firot.
Tucker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tucker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Firot. Firot obviously looking to wear him down.
Firot moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tucker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Firot. Firot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tucker keeps the fight on the outside.
Firot with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
Firot is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oh Firot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Tucker!
Ruben Firot was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Anthony (ranked 4694 p4p, 3885 weight class) and Rock Lee (ranked 488 p4p, 451 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Anthony not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anthony thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee is controlling Anthony's trapped leg to prevent Anthony from advancing to side control.
Anthony is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anthony throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lee is trying to control but can't.
Lee wants to improve his position but Anthony is controlling well.
Anthony throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anthony drops an elbow to the side of Lee's head.
Anthony is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anthony wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Anthony scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anthony is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anthony working the head and body with strikes.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Anthony is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Anthony connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Anthony looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anthony is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anthony thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anthony lands strikes from half guard.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Anthony in his half guard.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anthony.
Lee has hold of Anthony's hands but Anthony slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anthony takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anthony wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.
We've been hearing that Anthony has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Anthony connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Anthony looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anthony slips a nice elbow through Lee's hands, connecting with Lee's forehead.
Lee keeping control of the position.
Anthony thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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!
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony slips a nice elbow through Lee's hands, connecting with Lee's forehead.
Anthony thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anthony slips a nice elbow through Lee's hands, connecting with Lee's forehead.
Anthony winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anthony is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anthony is looking for a kimura here.
Anthony wants to work for an arm triangle but Lee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lee kicks off Anthony and gets to his feet.
Anthony dives in and scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Anthony sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Anthony is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony working some strikes from top position.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee working for a triangle but Anthony defends it easily.
Lee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Anthony loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anthony's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anthony scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Anthony wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Anthony throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony looking to pass the guard.
Anthony postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Anthony content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anthony's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anthony has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee controls Anthony momentarily but Anthony frees himself.
Anthony working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Our spies down at at Roosters Coop inform us that Lee has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anthony postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anthony 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.
Anthony working some strikes from top position.
Anthony working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anthony loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Anthony dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Anthony scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lee to see if he's OK.
William Anthony overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anthony working away.
Lee stops Anthony from passing to mount.
Anthony lands some shots froms side control.
Anthony lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lee down.
Anthony is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Anthony working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Anthony lands a decent elbow from side control.
Anthony is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Anthony scores with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anthony working the head and body with strikes.
Lee is rocked!
Anthony is putting a hurting on Lee here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Anthony finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Lee is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Anthony can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Anthony!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ali Garcia (ranked 2785 p4p, 24983 weight class) and Jon Alexander (ranked 374 p4p, 582 weight class). Alexander has chosen "Land of Confusion" by Disturbed as his entrance music. Ali Garcia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Alexander's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ali Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander clinches with his opponent.
Garcia pulls guard.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alexander doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Garcia is tightening it up a little... Alexander has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Alexander reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Alexander taps out! Nice BJJ there by Garcia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ali Garcia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Wilson (ranked 4125 p4p, 3335 weight class) and Sarry Houttar (ranked 487 p4p, 417 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matthew Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sarry Houttar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houttar jabs at Wilson's body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Houttar.
Wilson has managed to clinch.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Houttar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Houttar has picked Wilson up - he's going for a ride! Houttar dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Houttar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wilson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wilson tries to roll over but Houttar keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Houttar is on him like a limpet, forcing Wilson back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houttar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wilson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson successfully pulls guard.
Wilson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Houttar dives into side control.
Wilson tries to escape but Houttar is in control.
Wilson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Houttar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wilson is trying to control Houttar's posture but Houttar avoids it.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Houttar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wilson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson dodges the ground and pound from Houttar.
Wilson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Houttar lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Wilson is trying to defend against the choke here but Houttar has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Houttar Tightens the hold and Wilson taps out furiously! Houttar displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sarry Houttar!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pornthonglek Sitsongrit (ranked 3489 p4p, 3479 weight class) and Saul Tacarante (ranked 197 p4p, 196 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Tacarante!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot
and Tacarante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tacarante looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Tacarante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Tacarante digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tacarante counters with a nice uppercut.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Tacarante counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tacarante. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tacarante lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Tacarante.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tacarante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tacarante looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tacarante swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tacarante on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tacarante throws a big shot that misses.
Tacarante lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Tacarante checks it
and Tacarante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tacarante jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Tacarante backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Tacarante off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Tacarante throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tacarante uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good work by Tacarante as he checks the leg kick.
Tacarante has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tacarante takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Tacarante.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tacarante just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tacarante looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick
and Tacarante counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the body
and Tacarante counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tacarante's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tacarante.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tacarante jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Tacarante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit wants to slow Tacarante down by chopping away at his legs.
Tacarante 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.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tacarante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Tacarante avoids it.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Tacarante paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, jab by Tacarante - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Tacarante avoids it.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tacarante. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Tacarante counter with a right hand.
Tacarante throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tacarante looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Tacarante lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tacarante on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tacarante stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Tacarante dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Tacarante.
Sitsongrit defending well as Tacarante loads up on a big left hand.
Tacarante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
A nice side step and Tacarante releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there
and Tacarante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit defending well as Tacarante loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Tacarante counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Tacarante counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tacarante bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Tacarante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Tacarante keeps it at a distance.
Tacarante stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tacarante cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Tacarante checks it.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Tacarante looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tacarante ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tacarante scores with a shot to the body.
Tacarante cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Tacarante scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Tacarante checks it.
Tacarante let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tacarante avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tacarante's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tacarante misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Tacarante's ribs.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Tacarante checks it
and Tacarante counters with a stiff right hand.
Tacarante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Tacarante counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
Tacarante uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Tacarante moves out of range easily.
Tacarante fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the body from Sitsongrit misses
and Tacarante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Tacarante.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tacarante was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Tacarante throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Tacarante moves out of range.
Tacarante connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Tacarante's knee but Tacarante avoids it well.
Tacarante swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
Tacarante checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Tacarante on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tacarante getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Tacarante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tacarante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses
and Tacarante counters with a stiff right hand.
Tacarante missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tacarante.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tacarante sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tacarante takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tacarante sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tacarante checks it well.
Tacarante throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Tacarante moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tacarante connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Tacarante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tacarante takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tacarante sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Tacarante was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Tacarante was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Tacarante sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tacarante fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tacarante moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tacarante! But no joy.
Tacarante throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tacarante throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tacarante lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Tacarante avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
Tacarante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacarante ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tacarante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tacarante just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tacarante just misses with a punch to the body.
Saul Tacarante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot
and Tacarante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tacarante throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Tacarante counters with a straight right hand.
Tacarante's corner calls for a 1-2. Tacarante obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tacarante takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tacarante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tacarante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tacarante misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with the body kick
letting Tacarante counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Tacarante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Tacarante counters with a straight right hand.
Tacarante throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Tacarante strikes.
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there
and Tacarante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Tacarante's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Tacarante appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A left lands for Tacarante.
Tacarante moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Tacarante avoided it.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
A head kick from Sitsongrit lands but Tacarante takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Tacarante strikes.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to land a body kick
and Tacarante counters with a nice uppercut.
Tacarante lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit clobbers Tacarante with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Tacarante doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tacarante has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tacarante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Tacarante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Tacarante moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Tacarante swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tacarante.
It seemed like Tacarante was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Tacarante.
A jab from Tacarante does it's job there.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Tacarante counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Tacarante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tacarante has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Tacarante!
Our winner, Saul Tacarante, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pepper Brooks (ranked 2410 p4p, 3969 weight class) and Ken Aoiki (ranked 145 p4p, 217 weight class). Brooks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pump Up The Jam. Pepper Brooks has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepper Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Aoiki!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks gets a clinch.
Aoiki looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Aoiki wants a takedown but no success here.
Brooks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brooks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brooks controlling the action here for a moment.
Brooks stalling the fight.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brooks cracks Aoiki with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Brooks.
Aoiki letting Brooks take a breather here.
Aoiki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brooks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aoiki up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Brooks for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aoikis head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks avoiding damage.
Brooks lands a body punch.
Brooks pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pepper Brooks.
Brooks cracks Aoiki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks rushes Aoiki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brooks taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Brooks.
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
Aoiki is rocked!
A bit of stalling here from Brooks.
Aoiki is still on wobbly legs! Can Brooks finish him?
Brooks lands a right hand.
Brooks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brooks creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Aoiki with a big uppercut! Aoiki tries to clinch up but Brooks pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Aoiki to the mat! Aoiki covers up and Brooks unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pepper Brooks!
Pepper Brooks took some time post fight to say the following; 'Usually you pay double for that kind of action, Cotton.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hofmann (ranked 1846 p4p, 2678 weight class) and Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan (ranked 250 p4p, 353 weight class). Hofmann comes to the cage accompanied by Trip Like I Do. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Albert Hofmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hofmann throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Aztlan was covering up waiting for the punch and Hofmann finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Aztlan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hofmann throwing strikes from guard but Aztlan blocks nicely.
Hofmann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aztlan is trying to keep Hofmann in close.
Hofmann trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hofmann stops Aztlan from standing up.
Hofmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Aztlan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Aztlan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aztlan keeping moving, preventing Hofmann from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Aztlan gets caught napping as Hofmann dives in and scores a takedown. Aztlan manages to retain guard.
Aztlan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hofmann trying to control but Aztlan is working from the bottom.
Hofmann definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hofmann throwing strikes but missing.
Hofmann is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hofmann postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aztlan keeping moving, preventing Hofmann from controlling successfully.
Hofmann throws a big elbow that misses.
Aztlan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aztlan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Aztlan is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Aztlan misses with a double jab
and Hofmann decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aztlan's guard.
Aztlan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hofmann is one step ahead there.
Hofmann being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aztlan is trying to keep Hofmann in close.
Hofmann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hofmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Aztlan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hofmann distracts Aztlan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aztlan is trying to control the position but Hofmann postures up.
Hofmann wants to control from the top but Aztlan keeps moving.
Aztlan controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aztlan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hofmann is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aztlan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hofmann is just out of range.
Hofmann tries to counter with a takedown but Aztlan is quick to defend against it.
Aztlan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aztlan wants it to stay on the feet.
Aztlan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hofmann moves away.
Aztlan's corner calls for a 1-2. Aztlan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hofmann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Aztlan.
Hofmann appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hofmann moves out of range of the body kick.
Aztlan tests Hofmann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aztlan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aztlan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aztlan throws a lazy body kick
and Hofmann counters with a single leg into guard. Aztlan didn't expect that.
Aztlan has Hofmann pulled in close to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Hofmann dominated that round.
That's time! Hofmann's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hofmann bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hofmann in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hofmann misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hofmann tries to advance to mount but Aztlan denies him.
Hofmann working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hofmann trying to control the action but Aztlan is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofmann throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Aztlan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hofmann wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hofmann throws an elbow but Aztlan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Aztlan is looking to regain half guard here but Hofmann keeps moving and retains side control.
Hofmann tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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.
Aztlan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hofmann wants to get back to full guard.
Hofmann is positioning himself well to prevent Aztlan advancing to mount.
Aztlan wants to control but Hofmann is keeping him busy.
Hofmann has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Aztlan escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Aztlan!
Hofmann is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Aztlan is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hofmann is pressing down on Aztlan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aztlan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hofmann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hofmann keeping moving, preventing Aztlan from controlling successfully.
Hofmann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aztlan is one step ahead there.
Hofmann looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aztlan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hofmann is pulling down on Aztlan's head. It's preventing any offense from Aztlan, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aztlan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hofmann on the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aztlan scores with a punch to the head.
Aztlan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hofmann closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aztlan circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Aztlan lands with a nice body punch.
Aztlan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hofmann blocks a leg kick.
Aztlan misses the jab.
Hofmann changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aztlan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Aztlan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hofmann connects with a decent elbow.
Albert Hofmann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aztlan is not content to let Hofmann control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hofmann looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofmann in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hofmann trying to control the action but Aztlan is working from the bottom.
Hofmann controlling the position from side mount.
Hofmann throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Aztlan tries to bench press Hofmann off him but Hofmann keeps the position.
Hofmann working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hofmann wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Aztlan, who protects the arm well.
Hofmann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aztlan keeps working.
Hofmann lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
What's Aztlan going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Hofmann working the head with strikes.
Hofmann lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Aztlan down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aztlan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hofmann throwing shots but Aztlan is blocking nicely.
Hofmann missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hofmann thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hofmann is keen to just control but Aztlan is a slippery customer.
Aztlan manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hofmann keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Aztlan fails to land.
Aztlan lands with a right to the head.
Aztlan misses with a punch on the inside.
Aztlan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aztlan throws a front kick that sends Hofmann stumbling back into the cage.
Aztlan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hofmann manages to avoid it.
Hofmann changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Aztlan throws a hook to the side of Hofmann's head but Hofmann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aztlan misses with a leg kick
and Hofmann counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aztlan is not content to let Hofmann control the position.
Ground and pound from Hofmann.
Hofmann is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Aztlan wants to get back to full guard.
Hofmann throwing shots but Aztlan is blocking nicely.
Hofmann content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hofmann sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aztlan defending well though.
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 Albert Hofmann.
I think Hofmann 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan!
A relieved looking Tonacatecuhtli Aztlan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Albert Hofmann was interviewed post fight and said 'I took too much.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Marek (ranked 777 p4p, 1811 weight class) and Akahoshi Hisashi (ranked 104 p4p, 245 weight class). Hisashi has chosen Feng Shui as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Akahoshi Hisashi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamil Marek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akahoshi Hisashi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hisashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marek.
Hisashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hisashi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
 It looks like Kamil Marek has been cut.
Akahoshi Hisashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hisashi misses with a jab to the body
and Marek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hisashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Marek.
Hisashi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hisashi throws a hook but Marek blocks it.
Marek throws a body shot but no joy.
Hisashi slips under a jab.
A combination from Marek does no damage.
Hisashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marek swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marek misses with an uppercut. Hisashi saw that one coming.
Hisashi misses with a looping right.
Marek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hisashi misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Marek counter with a right hand.
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!
Marek slips under a jab from Hisashi.
Hisashi misses with a few strikes there.
A counter left hand to the body from Marek misses its target.
Hisashi throws a hook but Marek blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisashi scores with a nice strike.
Marek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hisashi.
Marek walks into a straight right hand from Hisashi.
Marek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hisashi.
Marek gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Marek.
Hisashi scores with a sloppy right hand. Marek should have avoided that one.
Good shot there by Hisashi.
Marek is rocked!
Kamil Marek's cut is getting worse.
Marek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hisashi throws a lazy right hand but Marek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hisashi lands with a nice body punch.
Hisashi cracks Marek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hisashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hisashi looks to throw the jab but Marek is out of range.
Hisashi misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi misses with a straight left.
Marek moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Marek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hisashi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hisashi scores with a shot to the body.
Hisashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Hisashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marek counters with a three punch combo that has Hisashi backing up. Hisashi nods at Marek to acknowledge the strikes.
A cross from Hisashi lands.
Marek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hisashi.
Nice shot lands for Hisashi.
Hisashi throws a hook but Marek blocks it.
A big left from Hisashi misses.
Hisashi lands a jab-cross combination.
Hisashi cracks a nice hook into Marek's ribs.
Marek throws a hook to the side of Hisashi's head but Hisashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hisashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi swings widly with a right hand
and Marek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hisashi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hisashi connects with a nice looking jab.
Oh Marek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kamil Marek's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hisashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hisashi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hisashi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marek.
Hisashi drops Marek with a straight right hand, right on the button! Hisashi follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akahoshi Hisashi!
Akahoshi Hisashi is the new welterweight champion!
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