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Sucker Punch Pro Series 272 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garik Andonian (ranked 2406 p4p, 2561 weight class) and Romulus Gerber (ranked 311 p4p, 335 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garik Andonian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romulus Gerber!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerber throws a sloppy head kick and Andonian moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Gerber.
Nice defenses there by Andonian.
Andonian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Andonian.
A low kick from Andonian is predictable there
letting Gerber counter with a right hand.
Andonian looks to land a right hand but Gerber moved out of range.
Gerber follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Andonian tries to bum rush Gerber with a series of wild strikes but Gerber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andonian pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gerber back to the cage. Andonian follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gerber slips under a jab from Andonian.
Gerber throws a head kick but Andonian moves out of range.
Andonian moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andonian's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gerber under the eye.
Andonian slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andonian scores with a punch to the head.
Andonian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andonian blocks the body kick.
Andonian went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gerber defending well as Andonian loads up on a big left hand.
Andonian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whack! Gerber lands a heavy head kick that drops Andonian. The ref tackles Gerber to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Andonian was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Romulus Gerber!
During a confident post fight interview, Romulus Gerber thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leon Lentz (ranked 1264 p4p, 881 weight class) and Arriorus Adee (ranked 172 p4p, 126 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Lentz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lentz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lentz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adee throws out the jab.
Adee checks a leg kick nicely.
Adee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crunch! Lentz slams his shin into Adee's torso.
Adee lands with a good body shot.
Lentz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lentz misses with a straight right.
Adee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Adee 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.
Lentz lands a nice shot to the body.
Lentz tries to land a body kick
and Adee counters with a straight right hand.
Lentz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lentz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adee manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Adee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab, jab by Lentz - just one landing.
A solid body kick from Lentz.
Adee moves away from the strike by Lentz.
A countering left hand to the body from Adee misses.
Adee misses with a body shot.
Lentz lands a jab to the head.
Adee takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz throws a hook but Adee avoids it easily.
Lentz backing away here, and Adee unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lentz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lentz misses with a leg kick
and Adee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Lentz misses.
Lentz moves into the clinch.
Lentz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adee working aggressively here.
Adee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lentz's elbow.
Adee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lentzs head.
Lentz blocks an uppercut.
Adee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lentz.
Lentz lands with a right to the head.
Lentz misses with a punch on the inside.
Lentz lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adee throws a head punch that misses.
Adee lands a left hand.
Lentz is trying to push Adee away but Adee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Adee blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adee scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adee.
Adee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lentz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Adee working aggressively here.
Lentz is trying to break the clinch but Adee has him pressed against the cage.
Lentz blocks a body shot from Adee.
Adee scores with a hook to the body.
Adee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adee lands a shoulder strike.
Adee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lentz backwards.
A short right from Lentz.
Lentz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lentz tries to circle away but Adee has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lentz.
A head punch on the inside from Adee fails to land.
Adee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lentz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
It looks like Lentz has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lentz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leon Lentz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz misses with a straight right.
A big right from Lentz misses.
Adee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lentz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Lentz misses.
Adee is trying to counter with his kicks.
Adee lands a really nice looking cross but Lentz seems unphased.
Adee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lentz.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Adee, as that shot connected.
Lentz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adee throws a combination that misses
and Lentz counters with a good low kick that Adee was not able to check.
The fighters circling - Lentz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adee drives through and clinches with Lentz against the cage.
Lentz breaks the clinch.
Adee blocks a low kick nicely.
And Adee responds with a good body kick, but Lentz manages to step out the way in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lentz blocks a low kick nicely.
Adee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Adee looks to land a left hand but Lentz moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lentz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adee was well out of range. Poor timing from Lentz.
Adee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lentz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adee moves away.
A nice leg kick from Adee, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lentz blocks a head kick by Adee.
Adee lands a nice looking body shot.
Lentz moves out of range of the leg kick from Adee.
Lentz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adee was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lentz throws out a loose jab but Adee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adee digs a good hook to Lentz's body.
Lentz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lentz tries to clinch but Adee moves out of range.
Lentz backing away here, and Adee unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lentz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lentz looks to land a right hand but Adee moved out of range.
Adee scores with a spinning back kick!
A low kick lands for Lentz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arriorus Adee will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lentz takes one on the button.
Leon Lentz is winning the standup battle so far.
Adee throws a leg kick but Lentz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lentz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adee throws out the jab.
Lentz lands a nice hook to Adee's body. Adee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lentz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lentz tries to clinch up.
Lentz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lentz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Adee counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Adee is predictable there
and Lentz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Lentz does it's job there.
Lentz misses the shot to the body.
Lentz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lentz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adee. Adee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Lentz misses with a hook. Adee ducked under it nicely.
Adee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lentz.
Adee throws a hook but Lentz avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lentz moves away.
Lentz throws a body punch but Adee moves out of range.
Adee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lentz throws out the jab.
Lentz missing with a left hand there. Adee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adee raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Adee moves out of range of the leg kick from Lentz.
Lentz feints and then cracks Adee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adee down.
Adee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lentz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lentz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lentz just misses with a punch to the body.
Adee misses with a hook. Lentz ducked under it nicely.
Lentz looks to score with a jab to the body but Adee is just out of range.
Adee works Lentz's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from Lentz is predictable there
and Adee counters with a good low kick that Lentz was not able to check.
Adee connects with a crisp jab.
Lentz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adee.
Adee has Lentz up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lentz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lentz tries to circle away but Adee has him pinned against the cage.
Lentz blocks a body shot from Adee.
Adee blocks an uppercut.
Arriorus Adee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lentz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adee backwards.
Lentz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Adee.
Adee tries to work over Lentz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lentz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lentz's elbow.
Adee tries to work over Lentz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lentz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adee backwards.
Adee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lentz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lentz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adee can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz tries to close the distance and clinch but Adee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lentz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Adee is looking for the big counter here.
Nice shot by Lentz.
Adee throws a body shot but no joy.
Adee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lentz walks into a jab.
Adee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lentz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adee misses with a hook
and Lentz counters with a nice uppercut.
Adee staying out of range there.
Lentz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lentz.
Lentz swings widly with a right hand
and Adee counters with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lentz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lentz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lentz checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lentz throws a hook but Adee blocks it.
Adee was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Adee misses with a body shot.
Lentz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lentz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lentz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lentz is looking to slow Adee down with leg kicks.
Lentz drops his hands momentarily and Adee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lentz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Adee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lentz finds it's way round the side to connect with Adee's head.
Adee misses with a head kick.
Lentz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adee lands with a nice body kick.
Lentz keeps the fight on the outside.
Adee misses with a kick to the body.
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 Leon Lentz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Lentz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lentz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Adee lands the left hand.
Adee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lentz, as that shot connected.
Adee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lentz.
Adee jabs at Lentz's body.
Adee slips under a jab.
A combination from Lentz does no damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lentz.
Lentz misses with a lunging right hand
and Adee counters with a good low kick that Lentz was not able to check.
Adee wants to slow Lentz down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Adee. Lentz shrugs it off though.
Lentz misses with a left hand
and Adee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Adee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy left from Lentz finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lentz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz blocks the body kick.
Lentz throws an off balance right hand
and Adee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Adee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lentz.
Lentz cracks Adee with a good jab.
Adee scores with a kick to the body.
Lentz misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Adee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adee lands a glancing blow to the side of Lentz's head.
Adee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lentz's head.
Adee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lentz checks a leg kick.
Lentz lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Adee misses.
Adee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lentz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lentz misses its intended target.
Adee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lentz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lentz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lentz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adee.
Lentz misses with a hook
enabling Adee to counter with a crisp jab.
Adee throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Lentz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lentz.
Adee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lentz throws a chopping leg kick but Adee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adee tries to counter by closing the distance.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lentz moves away.
Lentz tried to counter with a leg kick but Adee avoided it.
Lentz tries to clinch up but Adee circles away and keeps his distance.
Adee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lentz.
Adee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Adee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adee tries to work over Lentz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Adee on the inside.
Lentz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lentz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lentz is looking to land body kicks.
Adee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lentz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lentz works Adee's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Lentz.
Lentz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lentz lands a jab to the nose.
Adee needs to keep his hands up - Lentz had a free shot at his head there.
Lentz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adee misses with a hook to the body
and Lentz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Adee lands but Lentz takes it in his stride.
Adee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Adee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lentz throws a solid leg kick but Adee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lentz.
Adee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lentz.
Lentz throws a poor cross that misses
and Adee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lentz!
Lentz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lentz misses with a hook.
A jab from Lentz misses.
Lentz avoids the head kick by Adee.
Lentz throws a lazy head kick
and Adee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lentz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adee doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lentz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Adee clinches up against the cage.
Adee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arriorus Adee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 713 p4p, 706 weight class) and Tom Bickle (ranked 62 p4p, 61 weight class). Godefroy Courtial is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Godefroy Courtial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle tries to clinch but Courtial is having none of it.
Bickle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Courtial uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bickle.
Courtial thinks about countering with a head kick.
Courtial connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bickle misses with a straight left.
It looked like Courtial was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bickle.
Courtial lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bickle backs up against the cage.
Courtial misses with a straight right.
Godefroy Courtial seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Courtial swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle.
Bickle moves into the clinch successfully.
Bickle prevents Courtial from breaking the clinch.
Courtial avoiding damage as Bickle throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Courtial lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Courtial.
Bickle gets through Courtial's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Courtial working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Courtial lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle lands with a right to the head.
Courtial struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
Courtial has a couple of punches blocked by Bickle.
Courtial pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Courtial moves into range and connects with a jab.
Courtial swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Courtial moves out of range as Bickle strikes.
Courtial throws the left hand but Bickle avoids the punch easily.
Bickle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Courtial connects with a nice looking jab.
Courtial 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.
Bickle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Courtial manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bickle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bickle walks into a straight right hand from Courtial.
Courtial misses the shot to the body.
Courtial moves away from the strike by Bickle.
Courtial misses with a looping left.
Courtial on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Courtial tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial scores with a decent looking hook.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Courtial.
Bickle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Courtial throws a looping overhand right but Bickle ducks down to avoid it.
Courtial swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Courtial is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Courtial scores with a jab.
Courtial lands a body shot.
A low kick from Bickle misses
and Courtial counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bickle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Courtial tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Bickle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bickle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Courtial swinging wildly here.
Bickle throws out a counter right but Courtial avoids it with no problem.
Bickle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Courtial is out of range.
Courtial finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice side step and Bickle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bickle tries to work over Courtial's front leg with a kick but Courtial checks it.
Courtial jabs Bickle right on the nose. Bickle blinks but takes it well.
Bickle moves out of range as Courtial strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial takes one to the chin there.
Bickle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
Bickle walks into a stiff left hand from Courtial.
Courtial looks to throw the jab but Bickle is out of range.
Bickle misses with a series of wild punches.
Bickle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Courtial moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Courtial misses with a straight left.
Courtial swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle.
Courtial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Courtial.
Courtial defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
Courtial misses with a low kick.
Courtial tries to score with a low kick but Bickle moves his leg out of the way.
Bickle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bickle.
Bickle tries to clinch up but Courtial circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Courtial's head but Courtial sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Courtial is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Courtial works over Bickle's head and body with a nice combination.
Bickle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Courtial. Courtial circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bickle tries to clinch up.
Courtial with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bickle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Courtial rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bickle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bickle appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Courtial scores with a nice strike.
Bickle rushes Courtial and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bickle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Courtial lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Courtial.
A short right from Bickle on the inside.
Bickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Courtial blocks it with crossed arms.
Courtial throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bickles head.
Courtial lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Godefroy Courtial dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Courtial throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Courtial keeps the fight on the outside.
Courtial swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle.
Courtial lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Courtial displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Courtial circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bickle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Courtial sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bickle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Godefroy Courtial is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Bickle misses its intended target.
Courtial throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Courtial uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bickle.
Courtial is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bickle can do to turn this around?
A big right from Courtial misses.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle lands with a shot to the body.
Courtial swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle.
Courtial throwing a counter right hand but Bickle manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle takes the fight into the clinch.
Bickle misses with a knee to the head.
Bickle takes a shot to the head.
Bickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Courtial is looking to break free of the clinch but Bickle has double underhooks.
Godefroy Courtial has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Courtial.
Nice body punch from Courtial.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Courtial.
Bickle keeps control of Courtial as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Courtial misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bickle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle.
Bickle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Courtial.
Courtial doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Courtial.
Courtial blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Courtial misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Courtial doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Courtial goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Courtial scores with a nice short uppercut.
Courtial lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Courtial.
Courtial lands with a light punch inside.
Courtial blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Courtial misses with some punches.
Bickle tries a body shot but Courtial blocks it.
Courtial lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Courtial blocks a body shot from Bickle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Courtial.
Courtial lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Courtial managing to block the knees to the body from Bickle.
Courtial blocks an uppercut.
Courtial misses with the head strike.
Bickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Courtial misses with the head strike.
Courtial lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bickle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Courtial has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Courtial misses with a body punch.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Courtial scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Courtial lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Courtial lands with a right to the head.
Bickle blocking some punches.
Courtial throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Bickle misses with some punches.
Courtial lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
A short right from Courtial on the inside.
Courtial misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bickle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Courtial avoids it.
Nice body punch from Bickle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Courtial avoids it.
Courtial lands with a light punch inside.
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
Bickle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Godefroy Courtial has been cut.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Courtial.
Courtial blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle blocking some punches.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Courtial avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle.
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 Godefroy Courtial will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Godefroy Courtial's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bickle tries to clinch but Courtial moves away
letting Courtial counter with a right hand.
Courtial getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Courtial lands a slapping body shot.
Courtial takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Bickle misses.
Courtial tries a head kick but it misses.
Bickle tries a low kick but Courtial avoids it.
Bickle blocks a head kick by Courtial.
Bickle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Courtial uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Courtial jabs at Bickle's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courtial. Bickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Courtial scores with a hook.
Bickle tries to clinch up.
Courtial throws a leg kick
and Bickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle loads up on a big right hand but Courtial slips the punch.
Courtial misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bickle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle moves into the clinch.
Courtial misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bickle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Courtial avoiding damage as Bickle throws knees to the body.
Courtial goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Courtial uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Courtial lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Courtial uses good head movement to avoid it.
Courtial can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Courtial blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Courtial.
Courtial lands a body shot in the clinch.
Courtial lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bickle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Courtial breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Courtial feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bickles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Courtial fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Courtial moves into the clinch successfully.
Bickle scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Courtial.
Courtial tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
Courtial lands a hook to the side of the head.
Courtial prevents a body shot from Bickle.
A short uppercut from Bickle.
Bickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Courtial blocking some punches.
Bickle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Courtial goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bickle.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Courtial's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Godefroy Courtial is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial lands with a shot to the body.
Courtial cracks Bickle with a good jab.
A big right from Bickle misses.
Courtial lands with a thumping leg kick.
Courtial throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bickle's head.
Courtial throws a big shot that misses.
Courtial throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bickle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Courtial misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bickle.
Bickle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Courtial closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Courtial looks to land a left hand but Bickle moved out of range nicely.
Courtial cracks Bickle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bickle throws a jab when Courtial was well out of range.
Bickle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Courtial's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Courtial lands a jab to Bickle's midsection.
Bickle cracks Courtial with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A lazy left from Courtial finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bickle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Courtial is looking to counter punch.
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Bickle misses.
Bickle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Courtial.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch but Courtial swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Courtial throws a hook to the side of Bickle's head but Bickle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bickle tries to clinch but Courtial is having none of it.
Courtial steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
Courtial doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bickle moves out of range of the strikes.
Courtial lands with a nice body punch.
Courtial tries to clinch there but Bickle circles away.
Courtial throws an overhand right that lands on Bickle's shoulder, as Bickle tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Bickle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Courtial tries to close the distance and clinch but Bickle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bickle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Courtial is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Godefroy Courtial showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Courtial 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Godefroy Courtial!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Apophis Kalmisto (ranked 444 p4p, 727 weight class) and Ultima Koivisto (ranked 71 p4p, 102 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ultima Koivisto was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Apophis Kalmisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ultima Koivisto!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalmisto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koivisto takes a step back to recover.
Ultima Koivisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalmisto throws a leg kick but Koivisto moved away.
Koivisto misses with a right hand
and Koivisto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koivisto scores with a punch to the head.
Koivisto sizes up Kalmisto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kalmisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koivisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalmisto blocks a jab.
Koivisto misses with the body kick
enabling Kalmisto to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been told by Kalmisto's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Koivisto lands the left hand.
A jab from Koivisto finds it's way through Kalmisto's defenses.
Koivisto throws a lazy right hand but Kalmisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalmisto wants to slow Koivisto down by chopping away at his legs.
Koivisto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koivisto takes a swing at Kalmisto's ribcage but misses.
Koivisto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koivisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koivisto 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.
Koivisto moves out of range of the leg kick from Kalmisto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalmisto thuds his right hand into Koivisto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koivisto takes a swing at Kalmisto's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto lands a head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalmisto. Koivisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalmisto misses with a wild body shot.
Koivisto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kalmisto. Kalmisto obviously looking to wear him down.
Koivisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalmisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Koivisto.
Kalmisto slips under a jab from Koivisto.
Koivisto looks to throw the jab but Kalmisto is out of range.
Koivisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalmisto missing with a left hand there. Koivisto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koivisto throws out a counter right but Kalmisto avoids it with no problem.
Kalmisto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koivisto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koivisto sizes up Kalmisto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koivisto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kalmisto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kalmisto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koivisto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice shot by Koivisto.
Kalmisto scores with a body shot.
Kalmisto misses with a straight left.
Koivisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalmisto misses with a hook
enabling Koivisto to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalmisto walks into a jab.
Koivisto misses with a hook. Kalmisto ducked under it nicely.
Kalmisto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kalmisto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Koivisto manages to circle out of the way.
Kalmisto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koivisto checks it well.
Kalmisto is looking to score with low kicks.
Koivisto lands a lovely overhand right.
Kalmisto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Koivisto lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalmisto throws the left hand but Koivisto avoids the punch easily.
Koivisto looks to land a right hand but Kalmisto moved out of range.
Kalmisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Kalmisto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kalmisto tries to clinch there but Koivisto circles away.
Koivisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kalmisto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koivisto throws a hook but Kalmisto avoids it easily.
Kalmisto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koivisto digs a good hook to Kalmisto's body.
Koivisto connects with a crisp jab.
Koivisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koivisto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koivisto checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto misses with a looping right.
Koivisto is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kalmisto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nice defenses there by Koivisto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalmisto looks to throw the jab but Koivisto is out of range.
Koivisto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kalmisto misses with an uppercut.
Koivisto looks to land a left hand but Kalmisto moved out of range nicely.
Koivisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koivisto is out of range.
Koivisto misses with an uppercut. Kalmisto saw that one coming.
Kalmisto looks to land a right hand but Koivisto moved out of range.
Jab from Koivisto.
Kalmisto scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalmisto fails to land with a series of punches.
Koivisto throws a sloppy body shot
and Kalmisto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koivisto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalmisto avoids the body shot from Koivisto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ultima Koivisto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Koivisto connects with a jab.
Koivisto lands with a nice combination. Kalmisto backs away looking to recover.
Ultima Koivisto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kalmisto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kalmisto throws a wild body kick that Koivisto sees coming a mile off.
Koivisto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kalmisto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kalmisto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Koivisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalmisto.
Koivisto stuns Kalmisto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koivisto scores with a nice strike.
Koivisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koivisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koivisto connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalmisto throws a leg kick that misses.
Koivisto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Koivisto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koivisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koivisto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koivisto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kalmisto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Koivisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalmisto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koivisto misses with an uppercut. Kalmisto saw that one coming.
Kalmisto connects with a right hand. Koivisto shakes it off.
Kalmisto takes one on the button.
Kalmisto works Koivisto's body with a nice hook.
Kalmisto slips a jab from Koivisto.
Koivisto tries to work over Kalmisto's front leg with a kick but Kalmisto checks it.
Kalmisto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koivisto moves out of range of the body kick.
Kalmisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koivisto.
Kalmisto throws a right hand that Koivisto ducks under and follows up with a left that Koivisto also avoids with ease.
Koivisto throws out a loose jab but Kalmisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koivisto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koivisto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koivisto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koivisto throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koivisto throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalmisto.
Kalmisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koivisto.
Kalmisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Koivisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalmisto looks to land a right hand but Koivisto moved out of range.
Kalmisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kalmisto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koivisto.
Kalmisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koivisto.
Koivisto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koivisto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kalmisto.
Koivisto lands the left hand.
Koivisto misses with a lunging right hand
and Kalmisto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kalmisto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Koivisto just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto lands a nice hook to Kalmisto's body. Kalmisto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kalmisto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koivisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kalmisto cracks Koivisto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No joy there for Koivisto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koivisto cracks Kalmisto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Koivisto slips under a jab from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kalmisto lands with a nice body punch.
Koivisto connects with a body shot that sends Kalmisto's belly button to the back.
Koivisto misses with a looping left.
Kalmisto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Koivisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalmisto misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Koivisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalmisto staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalmisto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Koivisto misses.
Kalmisto scores with a nice right hand.
Kalmisto throws a looping overhand right but Koivisto ducks down to avoid it.
Koivisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koivisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kalmisto.
Kalmisto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koivisto to score with a decent uppercut.
Koivisto misses with a hook.
Koivisto misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Koivisto.
Koivisto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Koivisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kalmisto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalmisto throws out a powerful jab.
Koivisto staying out of range there.
Kalmisto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kalmisto throws a hook but Koivisto blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ultima Koivisto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kalmisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kalmisto moves out of range as Koivisto strikes.
Koivisto throws an overhand right that lands on Kalmisto's shoulder, as Kalmisto tries to avoid the shot.
Koivisto throws a leg kick
and Kalmisto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koivisto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kalmisto counters with a straight right hand.
Kalmisto defending well as Koivisto loads up on a big left hand.
Kalmisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koivisto.
As Koivisto backs away, Kalmisto returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Koivisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kalmisto.
Koivisto misses the jab.
Kalmisto walks into a jab.
Kalmisto cracks a nice hook into Koivisto's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koivisto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kalmisto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koivisto is out of range and Kalmisto settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Koivisto blocks the low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalmisto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto punishes Kalmisto's body with a nice straight punch.
Kalmisto wants to land a leg kick but Koivisto is out of range.
Koivisto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koivisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koivisto throws out a counter right but Kalmisto avoids it with no problem.
Koivisto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalmisto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kalmisto slips under a jab.
Koivisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Koivisto. Beautiful body shot.
Kalmisto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kalmisto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Koivisto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koivisto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kalmisto slips a jab from Koivisto.
Kalmisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koivisto.
It seemed like Koivisto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kalmisto lands a glancing blow to the side of Koivisto's head.
Kalmisto missing with a left hand there. Koivisto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Apophis Kalmisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto jabs Kalmisto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A low kick lands for Kalmisto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koivisto lands with a cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Koivisto.
Koivisto lands a glancing blow to the side of Kalmisto's head.
Kalmisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koivisto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kalmisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koivisto fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Kalmisto misses the target.
Koivisto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koivisto slips under a jab from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto lands with a kick to the ribs.
Koivisto swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Kalmisto counter with a right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kalmisto might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kalmisto throws a jab when Koivisto was well out of range.
Koivisto throws a right hand that Kalmisto ducks under and follows up with a left that Kalmisto also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalmisto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kalmisto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kalmisto sends Koivisto crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kalmisto is motioning to the referee to let Koivisto up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Koivisto is rocked!
Kalmisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koivisto.
Koivisto is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalmisto finish him?
Koivisto lands with an overhand left.
Koivisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Kalmisto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koivisto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koivisto seems to have recovered his senses.
Koivisto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koivisto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kalmisto throws a hook but Koivisto blocks it.
Kalmisto cracks Koivisto with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kalmisto has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Koivisto to stand back up!
Koivisto drops his hands momentarily. Kalmisto doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Koivisto staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Koivisto doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Apophis Kalmisto!
Apophis Kalmisto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lemmy Bang (ranked 699 p4p, 386 weight class) and Brayden Point (ranked 60 p4p, 32 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. Point has chosen Roots Reggae Music as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lemmy Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brayden Point!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Point. Beautiful body shot.
Point throws a combination. Bang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Point takes one on the button.
Bang misses with a straight right.
Bang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Point throws a big shot that misses.
Bang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Point. That did some damage!
A jab from Bang misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Point! But no joy.
Point moves out of range of the strikes.
Bang misses with a left hand
and Point counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Point showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bang.
Point is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Point checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bang tries to bum rush Point with a series of wild strikes but Point uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Point misses with a hook. Bang ducked under it nicely.
Point misses the jab.
Bang with a jab.
Point tries to clinch but Bang is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Point swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Point jabs Bang right on the nose. Bang blinks but takes it well.
Bang throws a sloppy head kick and Point moves out of range easily.
Point slips under a jab from Bang.
Point misses with a straight right.
Point takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Point wants to counter the offense by Bang and move into the clinch position.
Point has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bang.
Nice body punch from Bang.
Bang keeps the fight on the outside.
Point gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Point lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bang lands with a light punch inside.
Bang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Point lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Point's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Point - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Point misses with a knee to the head.
Bang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Point prevents a body shot from Bang.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Point lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Bang.
Point blocks a body shot from Bang.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Bang.
Bang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Point prevents a body shot from Bang.
Bang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bang takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Point.
Point prevents a body shot from Bang.
A body shot lands from Bang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bang tries to throw a body punch but Point avoids it by throwing Bang back against the cage.
Bang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Point's elbow.
Bang throws a punch but it's blocked by Point.
Bang managing to block the knees to the body from Point.
Bang is looking to control Point's arms but Point gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bang has his back to the cage.
Bang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bang letting Point take a breather here.
A left hand lands to the body for Bang.
Point tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bang slowing the pace effectively.
Point landing knees to the head.
Bang lands a shoulder strike.
Point is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bang is defending well for now.
Point missing with knees to the body.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point looking to throw knees to the head but Bang is blocking nicely.
Point leaning against his opponent.
Bang gets through Point's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Point prevents a body shot from Bang.
Bang misses with a body punch.
Point prevents a body shot from Bang.
Point goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bang prevents it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bang displaying some good clinch control by pressing Point up against the cage.
Bang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bang.
Bang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Point misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bang.
Bang misses with a punch on the inside.
Bang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Point misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brayden Point will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Point.
Bang is looking to counter punch.
A lazy left from Point finds it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A knee to the head by Point.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Point lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Bang.
Point misses with the head strike.
Bang stalling in the clinch but Point improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang tries a body shot but Point blocks it.
Point tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bang smiles and moves away.
Bang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Point uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bang.
Bang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Point.
Point fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bang on the side of the head.
A jab from Point misses.
Lemmy Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang misses with a looping left.
Point is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bang with a body shot.
Bang throws a front kick aimed at Point's knee but Point avoids it well.
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bang.
Point swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bang is looking to slow Point down with leg kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Bang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Point slips a straight right by Bang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bang misses with a shot to the body
and Point counters with a straight right hand.
Point moves into range and clinches up with Bang.
Bang looking to stall.
Bang tries to throw a body punch but Point avoids it by throwing Bang back against the cage.
Point misses with a hook to the ribs.
Point with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Point stalling in the clinch but Bang improves position.
Bang presses Point against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bang lands with a left to the head.
Point lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Bang.
Point blocking some punches.
Point with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Point is looking to control Bang's arms but Bang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Point has his back to the cage.
Bang is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bang can't find room to land a body shot as Point controls the action.
Bang tries a body shot but Point blocks it.
Bang avoiding damage as Point throws knees to the body.
Point stalling in the clinch.
Point is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bang is defending well for now.
Point has a couple of punches blocked by Bang.
Point tries a knee to the head but Bang blocks it.
Bang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Bang.
Bang tries a body shot but Point blocks it.
Point misses with a knee strike.
Bang is working Point over against the cage.
Point is breathing heavily.
Bang avoiding damage.
Point is trying to pull guard but Bang turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Point tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bang avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a head punch that misses.
Bang is stalling here.
Bang tries a body shot but Point blocks it.
Bang is stalling here.
Point crunches a lovely knee into Bang's ribcage.
Bang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bang is looking to control Point's arms but Point gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bang has his back to the cage.
Bang avoiding damage as Point throws knees to the body.
Point lands a right hand.
Point blocks a body shot from Bang.
Bang misses with a punch on the inside.
Bang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bang tries to work over Point's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bang misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brayden Point will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Bang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Point.
Lemmy Bang is winning the standup battle so far.
Point misses the jab.
Bang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Point has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Point gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good exchange - Bang coming out on top.
Bang scores with a three punch combo!
Nice shot by Bang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bang. Point does a little dance to reset his feet.
Point scores with a body shot.
Bang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Point takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Point moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Point takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Point was well out of range. Poor timing from Bang.
Point looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Point dodges the punch combination from Bang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bang throws an off balance right hand
enabling Point to counter with a crisp jab.
Bang wants to slow Point down by chopping away at his legs.
Point slips under a jab from Bang.
Bang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Point is out of range and Bang settles back down.
Point has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bang.
Bang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Point swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Point misses with a wild body shot.
Bang misses with a shot to the body
letting Point counter with a right hand.
Point connects with the punch.
Point ducks under a wild hook from Bang.
Bang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lemmy Bang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bang lands a left hand.
Bang misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Bang to work.
Point lands a right hand.
Point is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Point.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Point.
Bang has a couple of punches blocked by Point.
Point lands a hook to the side of the head.
Point blocks a body shot from Bang.
Bang tries to work over Point's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bang tries to throw a body punch but Point avoids it by throwing Bang back against the cage.
Point swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang looking to stall.
Point putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bang in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Bang fails to land.
Bang can't find room to land a body shot as Point controls the action.
Bang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Point connects with a knee to the head.
Point lands a right hand.
Bang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Point lands with a right to the head.
Bang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Point's elbow.
Brayden Point seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Point lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Point fails to land.
Point misses with a knee strike.
Bang can't find room to land a body shot as Point controls the action.
Point tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bang letting Point take a breather here.
Point tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bang tries to throw a body punch but Point avoids it by throwing Bang back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Point taking a breather.
Brayden Point is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body punch from Bang - that landed with a thud.
Point is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bang is defending well for now.
A short right from Point on the inside.
Point tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Point blocking some punches.
Point tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Point lands with a right to the head.
Bang tries to work over Point's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Point lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 Lemmy Bang.
I think Point has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jihadi Joseph (ranked 244 p4p, 251 weight class) and Brady Jean Baptiste (ranked 24 p4p, 25 weight class). Jean Baptiste comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Born on the Bayou kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jihadi Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Brady Jean Baptiste!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste throws a solid leg kick but Joseph takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jean Baptiste.
An inside leg kick lands from Jean Baptiste.
Joseph scores with a jab to the head.
Joseph cracks a nice hook into Jean Baptiste's ribs.
Good leg kick by Joseph.
Jean Baptiste pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joseph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jean Baptiste was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Joseph cracks Jean Baptiste with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joseph misses with a straight right.
Jean Baptiste throws out a loose jab but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph misses with a hook. Jean Baptiste ducked under it nicely.
Joseph rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jean Baptiste counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph cracks Jean Baptiste with an open hand slap.
Joseph checks a leg kick nicely.
A shot to the body from Joseph misses
and Jean Baptiste counters with a nice uppercut.
Jean Baptiste wants to slow Joseph down by chopping away at his legs.
Jean Baptiste takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jean Baptiste checks a leg kick.
Joseph connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joseph.
Jean Baptiste looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A low kick from Joseph misses
and Jean Baptiste counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joseph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jean Baptiste slips a straight right by Joseph.
An inside leg kick from Joseph misses.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph misses with a right hand
and Jean Baptiste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joseph stuns Jean Baptiste with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jean Baptiste wants to slow Joseph down by chopping away at his legs.
Jean Baptiste throws a wild body kick that Joseph sees coming a mile off.
Jean Baptiste 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.
Jean Baptiste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jean Baptiste misses with a looping left.
Joseph misses with a hook. Jean Baptiste ducked under it nicely.
Joseph tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jean Baptiste is able to avoid easily.
Joseph looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jean Baptiste throws a hook but Joseph avoids it easily.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jean Baptiste goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Joseph.
A chopping leg kick lands by Joseph.
Jean Baptiste pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joseph is out of range and Jean Baptiste settles back down.
Jean Baptiste thows a leg kick but Joseph checks it
and Joseph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joseph scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joseph misses with a kick to the body
and Jean Baptiste counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Joseph connects with a solid leg kick.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jean Baptiste.
Joseph defending well as Jean Baptiste loads up on a big left hand.
Jean Baptiste will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body kick.
Jean Baptiste wants to slow Joseph down by chopping away at his legs.
Jean Baptiste tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joseph throws a right hand that misses
and Jean Baptiste counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joseph thinking.
Jean Baptiste on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jean Baptiste's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jean Baptiste finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jean Baptiste misses with a left hand
and Joseph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the body.
Jean Baptiste stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joseph.
Nice straight punches there by Joseph. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Joseph.
Joseph is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Joseph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jean Baptiste walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Joseph lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body kick.
Joseph misses with an uppercut
and Jean Baptiste connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jean Baptiste wants to clinch up but Joseph keeps it at a distance.
As Jean Baptiste backs away, Joseph returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Joseph throws a leg kick
and Jean Baptiste connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jean Baptiste fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joseph checks it well.
Jean Baptiste throws a leg kick but Joseph sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Joseph on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jean Baptiste looks to land a right hand but Joseph moved out of range.
Jean Baptiste throws a body shot but no joy.
Joseph with the inside leg kick.
Jean Baptiste moves away from the strike by Joseph.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Joseph.
Joseph jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joseph throws out a loose jab but Jean Baptiste uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Joseph misses its intended target.
Jean Baptiste checks a low kick from Joseph.
Jean Baptiste goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jean Baptiste moves out of range as Joseph strikes.
Jean Baptiste throws a lazy uppercut
and Joseph counters with a straight right hand.
Jean Baptiste misses with a leg kick
letting Joseph counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Joseph coming out on top.
Jean Baptiste looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range.
Joseph fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jean Baptiste just manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Joseph.
Jean Baptiste ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jean Baptiste bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Joseph's head.
Jean Baptiste keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joseph.
A low kick from Joseph misses
and Jean Baptiste counters with a stiff right hand.
Joseph feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jean Baptistes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jean Baptiste misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi Joseph dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jean Baptiste looks to throw the jab but Joseph is out of range.
Joseph throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joseph on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jean Baptiste misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joseph misses with a hook
enabling Jean Baptiste to counter with a crisp jab.
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Jean Baptiste.
Joseph slips a jab from Jean Baptiste.
Joseph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joseph fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joseph attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph looks to land a right hand but Jean Baptiste moved out of range.
Jean Baptiste looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jean Baptiste.
Joseph stuns Jean Baptiste with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jean Baptiste! But no joy.
Jean Baptiste thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joseph swings widly with a right hand
and Jean Baptiste counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joseph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jean Baptiste.
It seemed like Jean Baptiste was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jean Baptiste is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste throws a jab when Joseph was well out of range.
Jihadi Joseph is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Joseph.
Jean Baptiste checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jean Baptiste throws a jab when Joseph was well out of range.
Joseph walks into a straight right hand from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Jean Baptiste misses its intended target.
Jean Baptiste looks to land a body kick but Joseph moved away.
Joseph swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jean Baptiste moves away.
Joseph throws a leg kick
and Jean Baptiste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joseph loads up on a big right hand but Jean Baptiste slips the punch.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jean Baptiste.
Nice cross by Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jean Baptiste.
Joseph with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jean Baptiste missing with a left hand there. Joseph was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Joseph misses
letting Jean Baptiste counter with a right hand.
Jean Baptiste misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jean Baptiste throws a right hand that misses
letting Joseph counter with a right hand.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body. Jean Baptiste takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A shot to the body from Joseph misses
and Jean Baptiste counters with a good low kick that Joseph was not able to check.
Jean Baptiste jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joseph throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jean Baptiste counters with a series of strikes. Joseph will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jean Baptiste throws a wild body kick that Joseph sees coming a mile off.
Joseph tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jean Baptiste is able to avoid easily.
Jean Baptiste thumps Joseph with a low kick.
Joseph misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jean Baptiste walks into a straight right hand from Joseph.
Joseph takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste throws a sloppy head kick and Joseph moves out of range easily.
Joseph throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jean Baptiste swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jean Baptiste ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Joseph dips to his left and cracks Jean Baptiste with an uppercut!
Jean Baptiste has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joseph finds it's way round the side to connect with Jean Baptiste's head.
Jean Baptiste dips to his left and cracks Joseph with an uppercut!
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jean Baptiste.
Joseph on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jean Baptiste. Jean Baptiste obviously looking to wear him down.
Joseph misses with a body shot
and Jean Baptiste cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for Joseph.
A telegraphed right hand from Joseph misses the target.
Jean Baptiste takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jean Baptiste takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jean Baptiste takes one to the side of the head.
Joseph shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the body.
Jean Baptiste just misses with a punch to the body.
Jean Baptiste misses with a body kick.
Joseph connects with an inside leg kick.
Jean Baptiste takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Joseph slips under a jab.
Joseph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joseph looks to score with a jab to the body but Jean Baptiste is just out of range.
Joseph throws out a loose jab but Jean Baptiste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jean Baptiste has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joseph.
Jean Baptiste lands a leg kick that knocks Joseph off balance momentarily.
Jean Baptiste tries to land a leg kick but Joseph saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jean Baptiste blocks a jab.
Joseph misses with an uppercut
and Jean Baptiste cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jean Baptiste throws a front kick aimed at Joseph's knee but Joseph avoids it well.
Jean Baptiste scores with a spinning back kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brady Jean Baptiste will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jean Baptiste swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jean Baptiste throws a shot from downtown. Joseph moves away and avoids it.
Joseph appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jean Baptiste is looking to land body kicks.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body. Jean Baptiste takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Joseph misses the jab.
A low kick from Joseph is predictable there
and Jean Baptiste counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jean Baptiste tries to bum rush Joseph with a series of wild strikes but Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joseph tried to counter with a leg kick but Jean Baptiste avoided it.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jean Baptiste.
Joseph pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jean Baptiste is out of range and Joseph settles back down.
Jean Baptiste steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joseph.
Joseph connects with a leg kick.
Joseph on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jean Baptiste counters with a stiff right hand.
Joseph lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joseph blocks a jab.
Jean Baptiste throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joseph misses with a hook
and Jean Baptiste makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jean Baptiste moves away from the strike by Joseph.
Jean Baptiste steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Jean Baptiste.
Joseph throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jean Baptiste counters with a right hand to the body.
Joseph looks to land a right hand but Jean Baptiste moved out of range.
Jean Baptiste swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jean Baptiste fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Joseph.
Jean Baptiste has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jean Baptiste misses with an uppercut. Joseph saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Joseph misses its intended target.
Jean Baptiste tries to land a front kick but Joseph steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jean Baptiste slips a straight right by Joseph.
Jean Baptiste looks to land a left hand but Joseph moved out of range nicely.
Joseph throws a lazy uppercut
and Jean Baptiste counters with a nice leg kick.
Jean Baptiste throws a wild body kick that Joseph sees coming a mile off.
Jean Baptiste looks to land a body kick but Joseph moved away.
Joseph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joseph throws a chopping leg kick but Jean Baptiste manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joseph lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joseph misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste moves out of range as Joseph throws a body kick.
Joseph throws out a loose jab but Jean Baptiste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph throws a wild body kick that Jean Baptiste sees coming a mile off.
Joseph throws a poor cross that misses
and Jean Baptiste counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph looks to land a left hand but Jean Baptiste moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste checks a leg kick nicely.
Joseph scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jean Baptiste tries to score with a low kick but Joseph moves his leg out of the way.
Jean Baptiste has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joseph.
Joseph looks to land a left hand but Jean Baptiste moved out of range nicely.
Jean Baptiste slips a jab from Joseph.
Jean Baptiste moves away from the strike by Joseph.
Joseph rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jean Baptiste counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jean Baptiste looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joseph misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands with a cross.
Joseph tries a low kick but Jean Baptiste avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Jean Baptiste's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jean Baptiste connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joseph swings for the body but Jean Baptiste moves out of range.
Jean Baptiste throws a low kick but Joseph moves out of range easily.
Jean Baptiste thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jean Baptiste keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joseph.
Jean Baptiste is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joseph.
Joseph staying out of range there.
Jean Baptiste misses with a low kick.
Joseph takes one to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jean Baptiste. That's going to slow Joseph down.
A big right from Joseph misses.
Jean Baptiste misses with an uppercut. Joseph saw that one coming.
Joseph connects with a nice looking jab.
Jean Baptiste tries to clinch up.
Jean Baptiste throws a leg kick but Joseph sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Joseph wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste misses with a hook. Joseph ducked under it nicely.
Jean Baptiste throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab lands there for Joseph.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph misses with a low kick.
Jean Baptiste thinks about the counter body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste looks to land a body kick but Joseph moved away.
Joseph throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joseph is looking to land body kicks.
Joseph lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jean Baptiste looks to land a left hand but Joseph moved out of range nicely.
Jean Baptiste moves out of range as Joseph strikes.
Jean Baptiste throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Joseph misses
and Jean Baptiste counters with a straight right hand.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph 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.
Joseph dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jean Baptiste. That did some damage!
Joseph uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brady Jean Baptiste.
Well Jean Baptiste 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Jean Baptiste!
Brady Jean Baptiste 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Jimenez (ranked 181 p4p, 152 weight class) and Violent Femme (ranked 15 p4p, 13 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Violent Femme!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Femme punishes Jimenez's body with a nice straight punch.
Femme lands with a shot to the body.
Jimenez lands with a straight right. Femme didn't see that one coming.
Femme cracks a nice hook into Jimenez's ribs.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Femme was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
Jimenez tries to sprawl but Femme drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jimenez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Femme is taking a breather. Jimenez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jimenez is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Cope's, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Jimenez wants to improve his position but Femme is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Femme stalling.
Femme is continuing to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jimenez trying to hold on to Femme's head to control him but Femme postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Jimenez misses its intended target.
A left and a right from Jimenez both land. Nice combination.
Femme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jimenez.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jimenez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Femme misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez takes one to the chin there.
Femme looks to land a right hand but Jimenez moved out of range.
Femme cracks Jimenez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jimenez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Femme does it's job there.
A big right from Jimenez misses.
It seemed like Femme was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jimenez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Jimenez tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez takes one to the side of the head.
Jimenez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jimenez wants it to stay on the feet.
Jimenez misses with a hook. Femme ducked under it nicely.
Jimenez misses with a straight left.
Jimenez scores with a kick to the body.
Femme just misses with a punch to the body.
Femme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimenez.
Jimenez tries to move into range but Femme moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jimenez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Femme momentarily.
Femme throws a lazy right hand but Jimenez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jimenez tries for a takedown but Femme sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Violent Femme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jimenez throws out a loose jab but Femme uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Femme cracks Jimenez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Femme misses with an uppercut. Jimenez saw that one coming.
Femme pushes Jimenez up against the cage in a clinch.
Femme lands with a left to the head.
Jimenez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Femme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jimenez lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jimenez.
Femme tries to circle away but Jimenez has him pinned against the cage.
Femme misses with a body punch.
Jimenez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Femme.
Jimenez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jimenez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Femme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jimenez lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jimenez lands with a light punch inside.
Jimenez trying to control the position but instead, Femme has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jimenez into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Femme.
A bit of stalling here from Jimenez.
Femme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Femme pushes Jimenez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jimenez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Femme just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short left from Jimenez.
A short left from Femme.
Femme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jimenez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Femme.
Jimenez prevents Femme from breaking the clinch.
Femme is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jimenez to keep the fight standing.
Femme has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jimenez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Femme can turn it around.
Femme misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Jimenez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Femme breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Violent Femme dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Jimenez. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws out a loose jab but Femme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimenez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheers as Femme lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jimenez doesn't seem phased though.
Femme looks to score with a jab to the body but Jimenez is just out of range.
Jimenez moves out of range as Femme strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Femme darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Jimenez.
Femme has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decent striking displayed by Jimenez there.
Femme misses with a hook. Jimenez ducked under it nicely.
Femme closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Femme is trying to control. Jimenez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jimenez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Femme pulls his head out easily.
Jimenez won't allow Femme to pass to mount.
Jimenez looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez tries to get to full guard but Femme has control of the leg.
Jimenez actively working from the bottom here.
Femme looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Femme works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two 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.
Jimenez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Femme looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jimenez wants to hold on but Femme pushes him away.
Violent Femme has got the better of the ground game so far.
Femme controlling the pace for now.
Femme can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jimenez is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femme tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jimenez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Femme looking to control but Jimenez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Femme looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jimenez is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Violent Femme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Femme misses with an uppercut. Jimenez saw that one coming.
Femme punishes Jimenez's body with a nice straight punch.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Femme wants to improve his position but Jimenez is controlling well.
Femme gets full guard.
Jimenez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jimenez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Femme is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Femme managing to control the position.
Jimenez wants to control from the top but Femme keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Femme 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.
Femme looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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.
Nice cross by Femme.
Femme ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Femme's corner calls for a 1-2. Femme obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jimenez tries to land a front kick but Femme steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Femme's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jimenez under the eye.
Jimenez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Femme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Femme checks a leg kick.
Jimenez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jimenez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Femme throws a hook but Jimenez blocks it.
Jimenez throws a head kick that misses.
Jimenez moves out of range of the strikes.
Femme missing with a left hand there. Jimenez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jimenez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jimenez walks into a stiff left hand from Femme.
Jimenez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jimenez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez slips a jab from Femme.
Femme lands a glancing blow to the side of Jimenez's head.
Jimenez throws out a loose jab but Femme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimenez lands a jab.
Jimenez tries a low kick but Femme avoids it.
A slow jab from Femme misses its intended target.
Jimenez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jimenez connects with a body shot.
Jimenez slips under a jab from Femme.
Femme misses with an uppercut.
Violent Femme is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Femme.
Femme tries to move to mount but Jimenez blocks the move with his legs.
Jimenez tries to buck Femme off but Femme is having none of it.
Femme in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Femme the control monster continue. Boring.
Jimenez is not content to let Femme control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Femme moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Violent Femme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Femme has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Violent Femme!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ranger Alderidge (ranked 129 p4p, 235 weight class) and Mate Orsic (ranked 20 p4p, 40 weight class). Alderidge comes to the cage accompanied by Portland, Oregon. Orsic has chosen KRS One - Rappaz R. N. Dainja as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mate Orsic acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ranger Alderidge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mate Orsic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orsic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alderidge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Orsic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alderidge moves into the clinch.
Orsic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orsic taking a breather.
Alderidge tries to land knees in the clinch but Orsic avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Alderidge.
Orsic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alderidge is keeping busy.
Alderidge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orsic lands with a right to the head.
Orsic can't get the takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alderidge.
Alderidge swings wildly with an uppercut but Orsic uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alderidge.
Alderidge pushes Orsic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alderidge working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alderidge working aggressively here.
Alderidge misses with a punch to the body.
Alderidge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alderidge scores with a hook to the body.
Alderidge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orsic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsic throws a poor cross that misses
and Alderidge counters with a nice leg kick.
Orsic takes one to the side of the head.
Orsic 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.
Orsic misses with a two punch combination.
Orsic throws a hook but Alderidge avoids it easily.
Orsic throws an off balance right hand
letting Alderidge counter with a right hand.
Orsic misses with a hook
and Alderidge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alderidge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orsic.
Ranger Alderidge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orsic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alderidge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mate Orsic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alderidge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orsic misses with a right hand
and Alderidge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alderidge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orsic.
Orsic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orsic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Orsic wants to control but Alderidge is keeping him busy.
Orsic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Orsic throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Alderidge works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Alderidge wants to improve his position but Orsic is controlling well.
Alderidge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Orsic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alderidge is trying to get back to full guard.
Orsic is pressing down on Alderidge's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alderidge is holding on for now.
Orsic throwing shots but Alderidge is blocking nicely.
Alderidge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Orsic is trying to work for a kimura but Alderidge is defending well.
Orsic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Orsic is keen to just control but Alderidge is a slippery customer.
Orsic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alderidge sees it coming and defends easily.
Orsic throwing shots but Alderidge is blocking nicely.
Alderidge controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Orsic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alderidge defending well though.
Orsic is working for a submission of some sort.
Orsic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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 Ranger Alderidge 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.
Alderidge slips a jab and a cross from Orsic.
Orsic throws a right hand that Alderidge ducks under and follows up with a left that Alderidge also avoids with ease.
Orsic throws a series of punches but Alderidge moves out of range.
As Orsic tries to get set, Alderidge tries to push him back and clinch up but Orsic manages to avoid the attempt.
Alderidge misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alderidge.
Orsic misses with a straight right.
Orsic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orsic swinging wildly here.
Alderidge looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Orsic misses its intended target.
Orsic takes a swing at Alderidge's ribcage but misses.
Alderidge pushes Orsic up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Alderidge.
Alderidge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orsic backwards.
Alderidge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orsic backwards.
Orsic has a couple of punches blocked by Alderidge.
Orsic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orsic misses with the head strike.
Alderidge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orsic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alderidge's elbow.
Orsic misses with a punch on the inside.
Alderidge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alderidge pushes Orsic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Orsic is breathing heavily.
Alderidge tries to throw a body punch but Orsic avoids it by throwing Alderidge back against the cage.
Alderidge lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ranger Alderidge has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alderidge missing with knees to the body.
Alderidge blocks a body shot from Orsic.
Orsic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alderidge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Alderidge.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alderidge.
A short body shot lands from Alderidge as the two fighters clinch.
Alderidge throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orsic blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsic blocks a body shot from Alderidge.
Orsic misses with the head strike.
Alderidge lands a nice shot to the body.
Alderidge scores with a shoulder strike.
Alderidge lands a good knee to the midsection. Orsic won't want to take too many of those.
Orsic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alderidge lands a shoulder strike.
Orsic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alderidge lands a left hand.
Alderidge lands an uppercut.
Alderidge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orsic can do to turn this around?
Alderidge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Alderidge.
Alderidge lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Alderidge.
A short right from Alderidge.
Orsic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alderidge presses Orsic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alderidge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alderidge works on Orsic's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Alderidge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orsic blocks a body shot from Alderidge.
Alderidge pushes Orsic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alderidge lands a body punch.
Alderidge scores a nice knee to the body.
Alderidge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orsic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alderidge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orsic's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orsic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Alderidge.
Alderidge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alderidge lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Orsic.
Alderidge lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alderidge presses Orsic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alderidge lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Alderidge.
A right hand to the body from Alderidge.
Alderidge lands with a short shot to the head.
Alderidge digs a right hand underneath Orsic's ribcage. Orsic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Alderidge.
A hook to the body from Alderidge.
Alderidge cracks Orsic with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alderidge.
Alderidge cracks Orsic with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Alderidge.
Orsic blocks a body shot from Alderidge.
A hook to the body from Alderidge.
Alderidge lands with a short shot to the head.
Alderidge lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Orsic.
Alderidge tries to work over Orsic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alderidge lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orsic or not.
Alderidge lands a shoulder strike.
Alderidge lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orsic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alderidge works on Orsic's body with a couple of short punches.
Alderidge tries to work over Orsic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alderidge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alderidge.
A shot in the inside from Alderidge.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ranger Alderidge dominated that second round.
That's time! Alderidge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Orsic misses with a looping right.
Alderidge is looking to counter the offense by Orsic and move into the clinch.
Mate Orsic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alderidge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orsic misses with a looping right.
Orsic swings widly with a right hand
and Alderidge counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orsic's knee momentarily.
Orsic swings widly with a right hand
and Alderidge counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short uppercut from Alderidge.
A head punch on the inside from Alderidge fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Alderidge.
Alderidge lands a left hand.
Alderidge lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orsic avoiding damage as Alderidge throws knees to the body.
Alderidge lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orsic backwards.
Alderidge lands a nice shot to the body.
Orsic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orsic tries to throw a body punch but Alderidge avoids it by throwing Orsic back against the cage.
Alderidge lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Orsic.
Alderidge lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alderidge scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge digs a right hand underneath Orsic's ribcage. Orsic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alderidge lands a nice shot to the body.
Alderidge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orsic backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Alderidge.
Alderidge tries a body shot but Orsic blocks it.
Alderidge lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Alderidge.
A short body shot lands from Alderidge as the two fighters clinch.
Alderidge lands a right hand.
Alderidge lands a hook that snaps the head of Orsic backwards.
Alderidge presses Orsic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alderidge with a knee to the head.
Alderidge lands an uppercut.
A short right from Alderidge.
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!
Orsic takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Alderidge.
A right handed body shot lands from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alderidge scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsic has a couple of punches blocked by Alderidge.
Alderidge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orsic backwards.
Alderidge works on Orsic's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Alderidge.
Alderidge gets through Orsic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alderidge scores with a shot to the side of Orsic's head.
Alderidge lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alderidge lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Alderidge.
Alderidge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alderidge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orsic throws a punch but it's blocked by Alderidge.
Orsic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alderidge avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alderidge digs a right hand underneath Orsic's ribcage. Orsic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alderidge lands a body punch.
Alderidge struggles to land a body shot inside as Orsic controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alderidge.
Alderidge cracks Orsic with a nice body shot.
Alderidge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mate Orsic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alderidge works on Orsic's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orsic or not.
Alderidge misses with a body punch.
Alderidge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orsic is defending well for now.
Orsic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alderidge's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Alderidge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orsic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alderidge throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alderidge.
Alderidge lands a body shot.
A short left from Alderidge.
Alderidge scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Alderidge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Alderidge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orsic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Alderidge - that landed with a thud.
Alderidge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Orsic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Alderidge.
Alderidge missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Alderidge.
Alderidge lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alderidge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orsic backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Alderidge.
Good body shot from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a body punch.
Alderidge lands with a short shot to the head.
Alderidge misses with a punch to the body.
Alderidge lands a hook that snaps the head of Orsic backwards.
Alderidge lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alderidge throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Alderidge.
Alderidge lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Alderidge.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alderidge unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hook to the body lands for Alderidge.
Alderidge lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ranger Alderidge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A hook to the body from Alderidge.
Alderidge scores with a shot to the side of Orsic's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ranger Alderidge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alderidge, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ranger Alderidge!
An out of breath Ranger Alderidge thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Spratt (ranked 279 p4p, 248 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 37 p4p, 33 weight class). Spratt comes to the cage accompanied by Fit But You Know It. Yarborough has chosen Derezzed as his entrance music. Jack Spratt had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Spratt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spratt avoids the body shot from Yarborough.
Yarborough with a nice calf kick.
Nice defenses there by Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a hook but Spratt blocks it.
Yarborough throws an overhand right that lands on Spratt's shoulder, as Spratt tries to avoid the shot.
Yarborough digs a good body shot into Spratt's ribs.
Spratt throws an overhand right that lands on Yarborough's shoulder, as Yarborough tries to avoid the shot.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Spratt.
Yarborough connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spratt throws a hook but Yarborough blocks it.
Spratt lands with an uppercut that bounces Yarborough off the cage and back into range.
Yarborough plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yarborough connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yarborough thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spratt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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!
Spratt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yarborough wants to land a leg kick but Spratt is out of range.
Yarborough just misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough just misses with a punch to the body.
Spratt misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Spratt.
Spratt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheers as Spratt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yarborough doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spratt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Spratt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yarborough loads up on a big right hand but Spratt slips the punch.
Yarborough cracks Spratt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spratt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spratt throws a looping overhand right but Yarborough ducks down to avoid it.
Yarborough misses with an uppercut
and Spratt counters with a thumping low kick.
Spratt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yarborough scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yarborough lands a head shot.
Yarborough swings for the body but Spratt moves out of range.
Yarborough misses with a looping left.
Spratt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yarborough throws out the jab.
Spratt 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.
A shot to the liver by Spratt. Beautiful body shot.
Spratt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yarborough misses the shot to the body.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Spratt.
Spratt tries a low kick but Yarborough avoids it.
Yarborough moves forwards but Spratt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spratt moves out of range as Yarborough strikes.
Spratt misses with a straight right.
Spratt ducks under a wild hook from Yarborough.
Yarborough 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a low kick but Spratt avoids it.
Yarborough throws an overhand right that lands on Spratt's shoulder, as Spratt tries to avoid the shot.
Spratt throws a shot to the body.
Spratt stuns Yarborough with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spratt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yarborough looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spratt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a chopping leg kick but Spratt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Spratt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yarborough throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spratt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spratt just misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough misses with a series of wild punches.
Decent striking displayed by Spratt there.
Spratt misses with a body shot.
Yarborough shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yarborough staying out of range there.
Spratt misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick by Yarborough misses
and Spratt counters with a low kick, right behind Yarborough 's knee.
Spratt throws a push kick but Yarborough slaps the foot to one side.
Yarborough thumps Spratt with a low kick.
Spratt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
Yarborough wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Spratt.
Spratt blocks the body kick.
Spratt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yarborough throws a shot to the body.
Spratt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yarborough stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yarborough fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yarborough changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spratt looks to throw the jab but Yarborough is out of range.
Yarborough misses with a looping right.
Yarborough slips under a jab from Spratt.
Spratt blocks a low kick nicely.
Spratt throws an overhand right that lands on Yarborough's shoulder, as Yarborough tries to avoid the shot.
Spratt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the liver by Yarborough. Beautiful body shot.
Yarborough misses with a low kick.
Yarborough fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spratt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spratt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Yarborough misses its intended target.
Yarborough lands a head shot.
Spratt with a nice calf kick.
Spratt swings for the body but Yarborough moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough lands a nice hook to Spratt's body. Spratt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spratt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yarborough momentarily.
Spratt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yarborough attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spratt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spratt checks a leg kick.
Spratt swings for the body but Yarborough moves out of range.
Yarborough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yarborough misses with a low kick.
Spratt tried to counter with a leg kick but Yarborough avoided it.
Yarborough lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Spratt misses.
Spratt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yarborough was well out of range. Poor timing from Spratt.
It seemed like Yarborough was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yarborough misses with a straight right.
Spratt misses with a series of wild punches.
Yarborough thows a leg kick but Spratt checks it
and Spratt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spratt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
Spratt checks a low kick from Yarborough.
Spratt misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spratt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yarborough.
Spratt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spratt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Spratt throws a solid leg kick but Yarborough takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spratt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Yarborough 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.
Yarborough slips a jab from Spratt.
Yarborough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spratt moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Spratt misses the target.
Spratt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yarborough digs a good hook to Spratt's body.
Yarborough shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
James Yarborough seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yarborough fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spratt.
Spratt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yarborough fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spratt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yarborough throws a body punch but Spratt moves out of range.
Spratt misses with a wild body shot.
Spratt connects with a leg kick.
Spratt motions for Yarborough to come forward. Spratt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yarborough scores with a nice strike.
Yarborough's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spratt blocks a head kick by Yarborough.
Spratt swings for the body but Yarborough moves out of range.
Spratt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yarborough throws a head kick but Spratt moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spratt scores with a push kick.
Yarborough avoids the body shot from Spratt.
Spratt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yarborough.
Yarborough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yarborough throws out a counter right but Spratt avoids it with no problem.
Spratt misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Yarborough 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spratt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yarborough throws out a leg kick but Spratt moves out of range and Yarborough only half commits.
Spratt connects with a solid leg kick.
Yarborough misses with an uppercut. Spratt saw that one coming.
Spratt throws a jab but it's blocked by Yarborough.
Spratt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yarborough.
Spratt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A good leg kick by Yarborough.
Yarborough chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yarborough bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spratt scores with a decent looking hook.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Spratt.
Spratt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yarborough.
Spratt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spratt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yarborough. Yarborough obviously looking to wear him down.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Spratt moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Spratt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yarborough scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spratt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yarborough. That did some damage!
Spratt misses with a body shot.
Yarborough wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spratt lands with a cross.
No joy there for Spratt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spratt misses with a straight right.
Spratt cracks Yarborough with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spratt scores with a hook.
Yarborough lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yarborough will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spratt throws a hook but Yarborough blocks it.
Yarborough moves out of range of the leg kick from Spratt.
Spratt misses with a body kick.
Spratt misses with an uppercut.
Spratt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spratt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spratt slips under a jab from Yarborough.
Spratt slips a straight right by Yarborough.
Spratt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yarborough.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Spratt.
Spratt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yarborough was well out of range. Poor timing from Spratt.
Spratt looks to land a left hand but Yarborough moved out of range nicely.
Yarborough misses the jab.
Yarborough stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spratt throws a jab when Yarborough was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spratt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yarborough lands with a good body shot.
Yarborough walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spratt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spratt. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarborough has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spratt finds it's way round the side to connect with Yarborough's head.
Yarborough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yarborough moves forwards but Spratt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spratt is looking to chop away at Yarborough's legs.
Spratt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yarborough was well out of range. Poor timing from Spratt.
Yarborough checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spratt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yarborough misses with an uppercut. Spratt saw that one coming.
Yarborough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yarborough shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Spratt.
Spratt's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Spratt moves out of range of the strikes.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Spratt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yarborough attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spratt misses the shot to the body.
Yarborough turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spratt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spratt connects with the punch.
Spratt digs a good hook to Yarborough's body.
Spratt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yarborough.
Yarborough lands a leg kick that knocks Spratt off balance momentarily.
Spratt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yarborough in his tracks.
Yarborough tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yarborough throws a jab when Spratt was well out of range.
Spratt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spratt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a leg kick.
Spratt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a body kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Yarborough blocks the leg kick.
Yarborough throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yarborough.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spratt. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spratt looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Spratt takes a swing at Yarborough's ribcage but misses.
Yarborough looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yarborough throws a big shot that misses.
Spratt digs a good body shot into Yarborough's ribs.
Yarborough bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 Jack Spratt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Spratt.
Yarborough checks the leg kick nicely there.
Spratt avoids the head kick by Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a solid leg kick but Spratt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yarborough.
Yarborough chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yarborough moves away from the strike by Spratt.
Yarborough lands a lovely overhand right.
Spratt with a nice calf kick.
A good leg kick by Spratt.
Yarborough throws a jab when Spratt was well out of range.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Spratt moved away.
Spratt throws a big shot that misses.
Yarborough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yarborough throws a lazy right hand but Spratt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yarborough. Spratt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Spratt.
Yarborough slips under a jab.
Spratt looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Yarborough takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spratt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yarborough cracks Spratt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yarborough misses with a two punch combination.
Spratt checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spratt throws a hook to the side of Yarborough's head but Yarborough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Yarborough.
Yarborough slips under a jab from Spratt.
Spratt scoring well with a low kick there.
Spratt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yarborough scores with a shot to the body.
Spratt tries to land a leg kick but Yarborough saw it coming and moves away.
Spratt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spratt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spratt avoids the head kick by Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a head kick that misses.
Spratt moves forwards but Yarborough connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spratt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spratt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yarborough's hands.
Spratt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarborough fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spratt.
Spratt lands the left hand.
Spratt misses with a low kick.
Yarborough looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yarborough misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spratt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spratt avoids the body shot from Yarborough.
Spratt connects with a solid leg kick.
Spratt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spratt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yarborough walks into a left hand.
Yarborough throws a hook to the side of Spratt's head but Spratt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yarborough scores with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Yarborough. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yarborough.
Spratt misses the shot to the body.
Yarborough misses with a low kick.
Spratt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
Yarborough loads up on a big right hand but Spratt slips the punch.
Yarborough pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spratt is out of range and Yarborough settles back down.
Yarborough goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yarborough has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spratt. That's going to slow Yarborough down.
Yarborough scores with a jab to the head.
Yarborough takes one to the chin there.
Yarborough slips under a jab.
Spratt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spratt just misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough misses with a wild body shot.
Spratt tried to counter with a leg kick but Yarborough avoided it.
Spratt scores with a leg kick.
Yarborough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spratt.
Yarborough takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yarborough takes a swing at Spratt's ribcage but misses.
Spratt throws a hook but Yarborough avoids it easily.
Good work by Spratt as he checks the leg kick.
Spratt slips a jab from Yarborough.
A jab from Spratt finds it's way through Yarborough's defenses.
Yarborough with a nice cross.
Spratt throws a front kick aimed at Yarborough's knee but Yarborough avoids it well.
Spratt slips under a jab from Yarborough.
Spratt lands a jab.
Spratt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Spratt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yarborough throws a chopping leg kick but Spratt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yarborough missing with a left hand there. Spratt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Spratt tenderised Yarborough's leg. Yarborough is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Spratt misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough lands with a nice body punch.
Spratt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Yarborough moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yarborough lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spratt throws out a loose jab but Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spratt misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Spratt lands.
Yarborough throws a leg kick which misses Spratt's front leg but catches the back leg as Spratt tries to avoid it.
Spratt misses with a looping right.
Yarborough staying out of range there.
Spratt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yarborough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spratt moves away.
Yarborough rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spratt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spratt digs a good body shot into Yarborough's ribs.
Yarborough connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spratt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Spratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yarborough.
Spratt ducks under a wild hook from Yarborough.
Spratt moves out of range of the body kick from Yarborough.
Yarborough scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Yarborough.
I think Yarborough has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jack Spratt!
Jack Spratt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasil Petrov (ranked 22 p4p, 29 weight class) and Tagnarach Kamara (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Kamara has chosen BLIND SPOTS as his entrance music. 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasil Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tagnarach Kamara!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamara.
Petrov misses with a hook to the body
and Kamara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Vasil Petrov has been cut.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Kamara on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kamara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Petrov 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.
Kamara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kamara.
A slow jab from Kamara misses its intended target.
Kamara slips a jab from Petrov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kamara! But no joy.
Petrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kamara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov thows a leg kick but Kamara checks it
and Kamara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Kamara saw that one coming.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Kamara's head but Kamara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamara is trying to counter with his kicks.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Kamara is predictable there
and Petrov counters with a series of strikes. Kamara will be more careful next time no doubt.
Petrov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamara.
Kamara flicks out a counter leg kick but Petrov steps away.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
letting Kamara counter with a right hand.
Petrov throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kamara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Kamara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov throws a head kick but Kamara moves out of range.
Kamara appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kamara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrov. Petrov obviously looking to wear him down.
Vasil Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kamara.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Kamara throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Kamara doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kamara sends Petrov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kamara is motioning to the referee to let Petrov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Petrov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov misses with a leg kick
and Kamara counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tagnarach Kamara!
Tagnarach Kamara is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Tagnarach Kamara 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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