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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Jones (ranked 1573 p4p, 2198 weight class) and Lucas McCain (ranked 195 p4p, 259 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lucas McCain !
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by McCain .
McCain connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCain .
McCain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - McCain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
McCain scores with a leg kick.
McCain throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McCain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Jones tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCain explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McCain has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCain throws a leg kick
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from McCain .
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
McCain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones thinks about countering with a head kick.
Lucas McCain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCain tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
McCain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCain throws a head kick that misses.
McCain slips under a jab from Jones.
McCain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McCain avoids the head kick by Jones.
McCain misses the shot to the body.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
McCain blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCain scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McCain wants to clinch.
McCain misses with a hook.
Jones jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McCain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCain misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
McCain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
McCain tries to land a body kick
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCain .
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCain throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
McCain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McCain throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCain manages to avoid it.
McCain misses with a wild combination.
McCain throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones moves away from the strike by McCain .
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCain to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones throws the left hand but McCain avoids the punch easily.
McCain lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCain .
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones stuns McCain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCain wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCain .
McCain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McCain is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
McCain tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones takes a swing at McCain 's ribcage but misses.
McCain cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCain slips a jab from Jones.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas McCain dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McCain throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
McCain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCain gets a clinch.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McCain is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
McCain misses with the combination.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice right hand that sends McCain toppling to the canvas! McCain scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jones finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCain tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from McCain .
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCain .
Lucas McCain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones lands with a cross.
McCain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCain scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
McCain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCain misses the shot to the body.
McCain throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
And Jones counters with a quick kick to the body but McCain blocks it.
McCain 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
McCain throws a head kick that misses.
McCain looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCain throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and McCain only half commits.
Jones throws a counter high kick but McCain was just alert enough to avoid it.
McCain throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
McCain just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by McCain there.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
McCain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
McCain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but McCain ducks down to avoid it.
McCain appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones throws a hook but McCain blocks it.
McCain avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McCain is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
McCain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but McCain ducks down to avoid it.
McCain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCain is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
McCain tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a crisp right hand that drops McCain ! Jones lets McCain back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
McCain moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones throws a counter high kick but McCain was just alert enough to avoid it.
McCain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
McCain cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCain looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
A low kick lands for McCain .
McCain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks McCain out cold! What a finish! Jones is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Rodgers (ranked 1649 p4p, 1224 weight class) and Tomura Shigaraki (ranked 193 p4p, 147 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Keith Rodgers !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Tomura Shigaraki!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shigaraki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rodgers sprawls well initially but Shigaraki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rodgers is looking for a sweep. Shigaraki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shigaraki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shigaraki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shigaraki working Rodgers over with strikes.
Shigaraki blocks the strikes from Rodgers .
Shigaraki thows a huge punch but Rodgers dodges it nicely.
Shigaraki is trying to work for a kimura but Rodgers is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodgers is refusing to be controlled, as Shigaraki sits in half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Rodgers 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shigaraki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shigaraki.
Shigaraki not doing much here.
Shigaraki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodgers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rodgers wants to get back to full guard.
Rodgers is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Rodgers wants to improve his position but Shigaraki is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shigaraki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rodgers sees it coming and defends easily.
Rodgers is looking to control Shigaraki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rodgers avoid being mounted?
Rodgers wants to get back to full guard.
Shigaraki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rodgers has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shigaraki drops an elbow to the side of Rodgers 's head.
Shigaraki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shigaraki stalling away here and it's allowed Rodgers to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Shigaraki trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodgers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shigaraki throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodgers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shigaraki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shigaraki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shigaraki wants to control from the top but Rodgers keeps moving.
Shigaraki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shigaraki is in close to Rodgers 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shigaraki pushing down on Rodgers 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shigaraki is trying for a kimura here. Rodgers looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Shigaraki wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tomura Shigaraki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ham Burger (ranked 2180 p4p, 853 weight class) and Roberto Karokaro (ranked 229 p4p, 100 weight class). Roberto Karokaro acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ham Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Karokaro!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karokaro tries a head kick but it misses.
Burger misses with a wild body shot.
And Karokaro responds with a good body kick, but Burger manages to step out the way in time.
Burger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karokaro.
Karokaro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karokaro looks to land a combination but Burger avoids it well.
It looked like Burger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burger looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Burger trying to control the position from guard on top but Karokaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burger won't allow Karokaro to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger forces his way into half guard.
Burger trying to pass the guard but Karokaro defending well.
Burger seems to be working for a kimura but Karokaro defends the submission attempt.
Burger is looking to advance position but Karokaro won't allow it.
Burger prevents Karokaro from standing back up.
Karokaro is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
Karokaro makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Burger tries to clinch up
and Karokaro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Roberto Karokaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burger has a takedown stuffed.
Burger feints and as Karokaro raises his hands in defense, Burger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Karokaro wriggles free and stands up.
Karokaro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burger doesn't seem bothered though.
Burger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karokaro doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger throws a body shot but no joy.
Burger tries to clinch but Karokaro moves out of range.
Burger slips a jab and a cross from Karokaro.
Burger seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Karokaro staying out of range there.
Karokaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Burger was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Karokaro.
Burger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karokaro's waist but Karokaro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burger off to one side.
Burger fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ham Burger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karokaro throws out the jab.
Karokaro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karokaro avoids the body shot from Burger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro lands a two punch combo.
Karokaro connects with a solid leg kick.
Burger misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karokaro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karokaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karokaro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karokaro avoids the body shot from Burger.
Karokaro lands the left hand.
 Burger is rocked!
Burger is looking to chop away at Karokaro's legs.
Oh Burger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karokaro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Karokaro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Karokaro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burger seems to have got his legs back now.
Karokaro scores with a three punch combo!
No joy there for Karokaro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burger is looking to wear down Karokaro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Karokaro misses with a two punch combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Karokaro in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Burger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karokaro counters with a left and a right... And another left! Burger is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Karokaro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thufir Hawat (ranked 435 p4p, 837 weight class) and Islim Makhmud (ranked 57 p4p, 96 weight class). Thufir Hawat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thufir Hawat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Islim Makhmud!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Makhmud blocks the leg kick.
Hawat connects with a solid leg kick.
Hawat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
 It looks like Thufir Hawat has been cut.
Makhmud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawat.
Hawat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hawat just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Makhmud.
Hawat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hawat throws a body punch but Makhmud moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Hawat, right into the meat of the thigh.
Makhmud looks to throw the jab but Hawat is out of range.
Hawat is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Hawat misses.
It seemed like Makhmud was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makhmud ducks under a wild hook from Hawat.
Makhmud looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hawat has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Animal Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Makhmud misses the jab.
Makhmud lands a big uppercut and Hawat crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hawat looks OK. Makhmud waves Hawat back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhmud throws a series of punches but Hawat moves out of range.
Hawat lands with an overhand left.
Makhmud moves out of range as Hawat throws a body kick.
Hawat throws a body punch but Makhmud moves out of range.
Hawat throws a leg kick which misses Makhmud's front leg but catches the back leg as Makhmud tries to avoid it.
Hawat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Makhmud stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Makhmud tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawat feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hawat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hawat misses with a low kick.
Thufir Hawat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makhmud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hawat - that will leave a mark!
Makhmud takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hawat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Makhmud takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawat lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhmud looks to land a left hand but Hawat moved out of range nicely.
Makhmud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawat.
Hawat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Makhmud throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawat counters with a left and a right that stings Makhmud.
Hawat throws out a leg kick but Makhmud moves out of range and Hawat only half commits.
Hawat is looking to score with low kicks.
Makhmud throws out a counter right but Hawat avoids it with no problem.
Hawat lands a really nice looking cross but Makhmud seems unphased.
Hawat misses with a wild body shot.
Hawat misses with a low kick.
Hawat throws out a leg kick but Makhmud moves out of range and Hawat only half commits.
Makhmud lands a head shot.
Thufir Hawat's cut is getting worse.
Makhmud throws a looping overhand right but Hawat ducks down to avoid it.
Hawat connects with a solid leg kick.
Hawat looks to land a right hand but Makhmud moved out of range.
Hawat looks to land a body kick but Makhmud moved away.
Makhmud misses with a hook. Hawat ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhmud has Hawat up against the cage in a clinch.
Makhmud lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawat backwards.
Makhmud misses with a punch to the body.
Makhmud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Makhmud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makhmud working aggressively here.
Hawat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawat prevents a body shot from Makhmud.
Makhmud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Makhmud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hawat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawat blocks a body shot from Makhmud.
Makhmud tries to throw a body punch but Hawat avoids it by throwing Makhmud back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawat misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Makhmud.
Hawat trying to control the position but instead, Makhmud has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hawat into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makhmud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Makhmud swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawat uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Hawat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makhmud struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawat controls his hands.
Hawat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makhmud lands a body shot.
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!
Makhmud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makhmud lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Makhmud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Islim Makhmud will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thufir Hawat's cut.
That's time! Hawat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Makhmud throws an overhand right that lands on Hawat's shoulder, as Hawat tries to avoid the shot.
Thufir Hawat is winning the standup battle so far.
Makhmud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makhmud misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawat counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawat slips a jab from Makhmud.
Makhmud takes a swing at Hawat's ribcage but misses.
Hawat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makhmud missing with a left hand there. Hawat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawat moves out of range as Makhmud strikes.
Makhmud walks into a left hand.
Hawat takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makhmud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A low kick lands for Hawat.
Makhmud punishes Hawat's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makhmud thuds a left hand into Hawat's body.
Hawat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hawat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makhmud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Makhmud pushes Hawat up against the cage in a clinch.
Makhmud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makhmud digs a right hand underneath Hawat's ribcage. Hawat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Makhmud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Makhmud swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Makhmud.
Makhmud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawat or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhmud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Islim Makhmud seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Makhmud.
Makhmud lands a shoulder strike.
Thufir Hawat's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Makhmud lands a right hand.
Hawat is rocked!
Makhmud lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hawat to his knees! Makhmud keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Islim Makhmud!
A very excited looking Islim Makhmud made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Abner (ranked 535 p4p, 504 weight class) and Pedro Neto (ranked 72 p4p, 65 weight class). Brayden Abner has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brayden Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Neto!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abner blocks a jab.
As Neto looks to move away, Abner throws a big counter combo but Neto just gets out of the way.
Neto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neto.
Neto needs to keep his hands up - Abner had a free shot at his head there.
Abner blocks a jab.
Neto misses with a wild body shot.
Neto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Abner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Abner as he connects with a hook.
Abner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abner swings for the body but Neto moves out of range.
Neto misses with an uppercut.
Neto moves away from the strike by Abner.
Neto blocks the body kick.
Neto loads up on a big right hand but Abner slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Neto throws a counter combo.
Neto closes the distance and clinches.
Abner throws a head punch that misses.
Neto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abner's elbow.
Neto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Neto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Neto is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Abner blocking some punches.
Neto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abner backwards.
Abner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abner working hard to break the clinch.
Abner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abner or not.
Abner breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Neto misses.
Neto moves out of range as Abner strikes.
Neto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Neto throws a hook but Abner avoids it easily.
Neto catches Abner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Neto cracks Abner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neto throws a right hand that misses
and Abner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neto.
Abner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neto.
Abner looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Abner lands a slapping body shot.
Neto misses with a leg kick
and Abner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abner throws a hook to the side of Neto's head but Neto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Neto sizes up Abner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Neto throws a hook but Abner blocks it.
Abner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Abner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neto manages to avoid it.
Abner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Neto avoids the body shot from Abner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Neto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Neto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Neto throws a hook to the side of Abner's head but Abner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Neto is looking to clinch but Abner is avoiding it.
Neto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Neto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Neto misses with a hook.
Neto doesn't manage to clinch there - Abner circles away.
Abner tries to move into range but Neto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abner takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neto has managed to clinch.
Neto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Neto misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neto misses with a punch to the body.
Abner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neto's elbow.
Abner lands with a left to the head.
Neto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neto has a couple of punches blocked by Abner.
Abner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Neto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abner tries to throw a body punch but Neto avoids it by throwing Abner back against the cage.
Neto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Neto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abner misses with a punch to the body.
Abner blocks a body shot from Neto.
Abner blocks an uppercut.
Neto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Neto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Abner blocks a jab.
Neto fails to land with a series of punches.
Neto throws a jab when Abner was well out of range.
Abner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pedro Neto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abner looks to land a left hand but Neto moved out of range nicely.
Neto misses with a two punch combination.
Abner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abner ducks under a wild hook from Neto.
Abner misses with a low kick as Neto jumps back.
Neto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Neto throws a jab when Abner was well out of range.
Neto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner connects with a solid leg kick.
Abner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Neto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abner counters with an inside leg kick.
Abner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Abner with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Neto looks to land a combination but Abner avoids it well.
Abner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Neto misses with a double jab.
Abner is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Neto.
Jab, jab by Abner - just one landing.
Neto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abner.
Neto works Abner's body with a nice hook.
Abner moves away from the strike by Neto.
Neto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Abner lands a big head kick that sends Neto tumbling to the mat! Abner takes a step backwards and waves Neto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 It looks like Pedro Neto has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Neto. Beautiful body shot.
Abner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abner jabs Neto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neto misses with a double jab.
Abner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neto moves out of range as Abner strikes.
Abner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Neto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Neto misses with a lunging right hand
and Abner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body kick there by Abner.
Abner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abner misses with a hook. Neto ducked under it nicely.
Neto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Neto tries to bum rush Abner with a series of wild strikes but Abner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Abner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto misses with a left hand
and Neto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Neto slips under a jab from Abner.
Neto with a nice cross.
Neto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Neto looks to score with a jab to the body but Abner is just out of range.
Abner slips a jab and a cross from Neto.
Neto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abner counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Neto lands but Abner takes it in his stride.
Nice cross by Neto.
Abner checks the leg kick.
Neto doesn't manage to clinch there - Abner circles away.
Abner looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neto throws a jab but it's blocked by Abner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neto avoids the body shot from Abner.
Neto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Neto looks to land a right hand but Abner moved out of range.
Neto scores with a jab. Abner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abner is looking to counter punch.
Neto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abner throwing a counter right hand but Neto manages to avoid it.
Abner connects with a body shot that sends Neto's belly button to the back.
Neto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neto cracks Abner with a good jab.
Neto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abner manages to avoid it.
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 Brayden Abner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pedro Neto'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!
A big right from Neto misses.
Neto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neto throws a series of punches but Abner moves out of range.
Abner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Neto - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Neto.
Neto just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAbner.
Abner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Neto swings widly with a right hand
and Abner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abner.
Neto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Neto duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neto throws a right hand that misses
enabling Abner to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto is looking to clinch but Abner is avoiding it.
Neto scores with a hook to the body. Abner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abner with the inside leg kick.
Neto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Neto does no damage.
Abner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abner moves out of range as Neto strikes.
A low kick from Neto is predictable there
enabling Abner to counter with a crisp jab.
Neto avoids the head kick by Abner.
Neto scores with the left hand. Abner knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Neto misses the target.
Abner works Neto's body with a nice hook.
Neto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neto clinches up against the cage.
Neto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Abner seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Neto can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neto has a couple of punches blocked by Abner.
Neto lands a shoulder strike.
Neto tries to throw a body punch but Abner avoids it by throwing Neto back against the cage.
Abner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neto'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.
Neto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neto's elbow.
Abner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abner manages to break the clinch.
Neto slips under a jab from Abner.
Neto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abner.
Abner swinging wildly here.
Pedro Neto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Neto.
Neto misses with a lunging right hand
and Abner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abner moves out of range as Neto throws a body kick.
Neto gets a clinch.
Abner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abner throws a body shot but no joy.
Neto throws a combination that misses
and Abner counters with a nice uppercut.
Neto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abner misses with a few strikes there.
Neto is looking to clinch.
Abner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abner is looking to counter the offense by Neto and move into the clinch.
Abner moves away from the strike by Neto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neto misses with a hook. Abner ducked under it nicely.
Abner connects with a body shot that sends Neto's belly button to the back.
A jab from Neto misses.
Abner lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Good shot there by Neto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neto tries to clinch up.
Neto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Neto needs to keep his hands up - Abner had a free shot at his head there.
Neto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neto.
Abner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Neto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Abner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abner misses with a jab to the body
and Neto counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Neto.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pedro Neto.
Well Neto 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Neto!
Pedro Neto 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Ignatiev (ranked 172 p4p, 145 weight class) and Bill River (ranked 22 p4p, 16 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ignatiev might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beats That. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Nikolai Ignatiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill River!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatiev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
River throws a leg kick but Ignatiev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ignatiev misses with a looping left.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatiev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatiev is looking to land body kicks.
A clash of legs there as Ignatiev blocks the low kick.
River has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ignatiev is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Ignatiev as he connects with a hook.
Bill River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
River moves in looking to clinch but Ignatiev pushes him off.
Ignatiev misses with a jab to the body
and River counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ignatiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ignatiev 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 River has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from River and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ignatiev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
River throws out a counter right but Ignatiev avoids it with no problem.
River throws a lazy head kick
and Ignatiev counters with a nice body kick.
Ignatiev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
River throws a leg kick which misses Ignatiev's front leg but catches the back leg as Ignatiev tries to avoid it.
River looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
River lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ignatiev, pushing him back against the cage.
River trying to land knees to the body.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatiev misses with an elbow over the top.
River is trying to stall.
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ignatiev lands a left hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
Ignatiev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ignatiev misses with a hook from the clinch.
River landing knees to the body.
River displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ignatiev up against the cage.
Ignatiev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatiev fails to land.
Ignatiev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ignatiev.
River lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River tries a knee to the head but Ignatiev blocks it.
Ignatiev trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ignatiev working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from River.
Ignatiev is breathing heavily.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for River.
River lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ignatiev or not.
River lands with a left to the head.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for River.
Ignatiev avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
River lands with a light punch inside.
Ignatiev tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Ignatiev back against the cage.
Ignatiev misses with a hook from the clinch.
River scores with a shot to the side of Ignatiev's head.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River blocks a body shot from Ignatiev.
River missing with knees to the body.
Ignatiev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ignatiev throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
River misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! River crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ignatiev - the referee stops the clock and River gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ignatiev. River manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
River thumps Ignatiev with a low kick.
River misses with a lunging right hand
and Ignatiev counters with an inside leg kick.
River connects with a body shot.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ignatiev was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
A bone on bone clash there as River blocks the leg kick.
River throws a right and a left that Ignatiev avoids nicely.
River gets a clinch.
Ignatiev misses with a body punch.
A short right from River.
Ignatiev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ignatiev has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Ignatiev lands a left hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ignatiev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
River digs a right hand into Ignatiev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ignatiev's gas tank.
River throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ignatievs head.
Ignatiev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from River.
River missing with knees to the body.
A short left from River.
It looks like Nikolai Ignatiev has been cut.
Ignatiev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatiev fails to land.
Ignatiev tries a body shot but River blocks it.
River is looking to control Ignatiev's arms but Ignatiev gets an underhook and turns him. Now River has his back to the cage.
River tries to throw a body punch but Ignatiev avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River tries to throw a body punch but Ignatiev avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as River takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
River tries to throw a body punch but Ignatiev avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Ignatiev's cut.
That's time! Ignatiev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
River has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ignatiev finds it's way round the side to connect with River's head.
Ignatiev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
River is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ignatiev rather than just go for the knockout.
Ignatiev throws a jab but it's blocked by River.
Both fighters circling a little - Ignatiev finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ignatiev tries to work over River's front leg with a kick but River checks it.
River throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ignatiev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ignatiev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling River to score with a decent uppercut.
River wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
River misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ignatiev counters with a body kick.
Ignatiev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
Ignatiev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
A leg kick checked by River.
Ignatiev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ignatiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatiev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nikolai Ignatiev is winning the standup battle so far.
Ignatiev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River sizes up Ignatiev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
River on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatiev is just out of range.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River looks to land a left hand but Ignatiev moved out of range nicely.
Ignatiev throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
River connects with an inside leg kick.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
River misses with a straight left.
River shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ignatiev tried to counter with a leg kick but River avoided it.
Nice jab there from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev blocks a leg kick.
River ducks under a wild hook from Ignatiev.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by River!
River fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatiev is looking to slow River down with leg kicks.
Ignatiev throws a right hand that misses
and River counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev misses with a looping left.
River throws the left hand but Ignatiev avoids the punch easily.
Ignatiev scores with a jab to the body.
River throws a poor cross that misses
and Ignatiev counters with a stiff right hand.
Ignatiev throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
Ignatiev lands a jab to River's midsection.
A swing and a miss from River.
River scores with a sloppy right hand. Ignatiev should have avoided that one.
River throws a low kick but Ignatiev avoids it.
Ignatiev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Ignatiev works River's body with a nice hook.
Ignatiev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
River swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ignatiev throws a leg kick which misses River's front leg but catches the back leg as River tries to avoid it.
River feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ignatievs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ignatiev throws a low kick but River avoids it.
River moves away from the strike by Ignatiev.
River looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatiev.
River throws a leg kick which misses Ignatiev's front leg but catches the back leg as Ignatiev tries to avoid it.
River looks to throw the jab but Ignatiev is out of range.
River lands a jab to Ignatiev's midsection.
River stuns Ignatiev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
River misses with a hook
and Ignatiev counters with a body kick.
River stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
River slips a straight right by Ignatiev.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
River misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatiev connects with an inside leg kick.
River throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ignatiev counters with a nice leg kick.
River swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ignatiev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
River looks to land a left hand but Ignatiev moved out of range nicely.
Ignatiev jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
River fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ignatiev checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ignatiev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ignatiev throws a sloppy body shot
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by River.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ignatiev.
Ignatiev moves out of range as River strikes.
Ignatiev misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Ignatiev.
River throws a hook to the side of Ignatiev's head but Ignatiev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
River motions for Ignatiev to come forward. River throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatiev throws a sloppy head kick
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ignatiev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed River momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatiev throws out a powerful jab.
River misses with a right hand
and Ignatiev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
River thuds his right hand into Ignatiev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Ignatiev's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
River shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
River swings for the body but Ignatiev moves out of range.
Ignatiev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Ignatiev. Beautiful body shot.
River misses with a looping left.
River checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ignatiev explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ignatiev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
River misses with a lunging right hand
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ignatiev misses with a looping left.
Ignatiev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatiev loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
River is looking to clinch but Ignatiev is avoiding it.
Ignatiev checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ignatiev.
River avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatiev.
River has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev lands a front kick.
River takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
River wants to clinch up but Ignatiev keeps it at a distance.
River scores with the left hand. Ignatiev knows he should have avoided that one.
River slips under a jab.
River looks to throw a body kick
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by River.
Ignatiev tries a head kick but it misses.
River scores with a sloppy right hand. Ignatiev should have avoided that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ignatiev checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Ignatiev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
River ducks right into an uppercut from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev avoids the body shot from River.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ignatiev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatiev misses with an uppercut.
Ignatiev throws out a leg kick but River moves out of range and Ignatiev only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River lands with a nice body punch.
Ignatiev lands a jab to the nose.
Nikolai Ignatiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
River connects with a crisp jab.
Ignatiev swats away the attempt to clinch by River.
River takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
River doesn't manage to clinch there - Ignatiev circles away.
River fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ignatiev is out of range.
River connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ignatiev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some bone on bone action there as Ignatiev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ignatiev takes one to the side of the head.
Ignatiev misses with a kick to the body.
River swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick lands from River.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
River is looking to slow Ignatiev down with leg kicks.
River swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
Ignatiev appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
River scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for River.
Ignatiev scores with a push kick.
Ignatiev looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
River misses with an uppercut.
Ignatiev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ignatiev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ignatiev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ignatiev throws a body shot but no joy.
River swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ignatiev counters with a straight right hand.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatiev slips a jab from River.
An attempted straight right counter from Ignatiev misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ignatiev misses.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Ignatiev.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River takes a jab right on the kisser.
That kick from River tenderised Ignatiev's leg. Ignatiev is trying to keep his angry face on.
River motions for Ignatiev to come forward. River throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ignatiev counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Ignatiev misses the target.
Ignatiev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from River misses.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Ignatiev moves out of range easily.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Ignatiev moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Ignatiev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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 Nikolai Ignatiev.
Well River 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 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill River!
An out of breath Bill River 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Markov (ranked 71 p4p, 194 weight class) and Tyrone Graves (ranked 6 p4p, 12 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexey Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Graves!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markov throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
Graves throws a shot from downtown. Markov moves away and avoids it.
Graves tries to clinch up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Graves.
Tyrone Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markov misses with an uppercut
and Graves counters with a low kick, right behind Markov 's knee.
Graves misses with a right hand
and Markov counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Tyrone Graves has been cut.
Markov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Graves connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Markov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Graves - the referee stops the clock and Markov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Graves. Markov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Graves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Graves tries to clinch up but Markov circles away and keeps his distance.
Markov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Graves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Markov.
Graves lands a jab.
Graves thuds his shin into the meat of Markov's side.
A low kick lands for Graves.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Markov misses its target.
Graves lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Graves jabs at Markov's body.
Graves thumps Markov with a low kick.
Graves throws a looping overhand right but Markov ducks down to avoid it.
Markov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Markov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
and Markov counters with a left to the body.
Graves looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Graves.
Markov swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Graves throws a leg kick that is checked
and Markov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Markov.
Graves throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Graves.
Graves tests Markov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Markov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Graves moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Markov.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves lands a nice elbow.
Graves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Markov wants to break free but Graves has control.
Graves prevents Markov from breaking the clinch.
Graves lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Alexey Markov has been cut.
Markov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Markov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Markov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Graves prevents Markov from breaking the clinch.
I was talking to Markov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Graves pushes off an throws an elbow but Markov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markov breaks the clinch.
Graves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Graves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Graves throws a leg kick that is checked
and Markov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Graves throws a half hearted mid kick.
Graves swinging wildly here.
Graves tries to clinch up.
Graves wants to clinch but Markov slips to the side
and Markov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Markov 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Graves dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Graves misses with a body kick.
Markov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Markov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Graves throws a looping overhand right but Markov ducks down to avoid it.
Markov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Markov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Markov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Markov counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. Graves catches Markov right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves connects with a body shot.
Graves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Graves will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Graves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves lands with a nice body punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Graves as he connects with a hook.
Markov swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.
It looked like Markov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Graves.
Graves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Graves scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrone Graves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graves lands a leg kick that knocks Markov off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Graves slams his shin into Markov's torso.
Graves throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Graves - that will leave a mark!
Graves closes the distance and pushes Markov back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markov is trying to break the clinch but Graves is controlling him.
Markov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Graves has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Markov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Graves can turn it around.
Markov working hard to break the clinch.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Markov is looking to break free of the clinch but Graves has double underhooks.
Markov is looking to break free of the clinch but Graves has double underhooks.
Markov working hard to break the clinch.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Markov backwards.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Graves in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Markov breaks from the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Graves. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick lands for Graves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Graves has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That has opened up Tyrone Graves's cut even more.
Markov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Graves finds it's way round the side to connect with Markov's head.
Markov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Graves instigates a clinch.
Graves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Markov's efforts to push away.
Graves digs a right hand underneath Markov's ribcage. Markov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graves has Markov pressed against the cage, preventing Markov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Graves stalling in the clinch.
Markov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Graves misses with an elbow strike.
Markov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markov manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Graves tenderised Markov's leg. Markov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Graves getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markov fails to land with a series of punches.
Markov throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graves bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Graves throws a body kick that misses.
Graves cracks Markov with a good jab.
Markov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Graves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Graves finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Markov misses its target.
A jab lands there for Markov.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Markov counters with a nice uppercut.
Markov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Graves to score with a decent uppercut.
Markov misses with a straight right.
Graves fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Markov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Graves misses with a hook
and Markov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Markov checks a low kick from Graves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Graves with the inside leg kick.
Markov throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Markov moves forwards but Graves connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alexey Markov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Graves is predictable there
and Markov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves throws a leg kick that is checked
and Markov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Graves. That's going to slow Markov down.
Graves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Graves explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
Markov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Graves lands with a nice body kick.
Graves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markov misses with an uppercut.
Graves wants to counter the offense by Markov and move into the clinch position.
Graves scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves lands a glancing blow to the side of Markov's head.
Graves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Markov throws a poor cross that misses
and Graves counters with a nice body shot.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Markov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Graves - just one landing.
Markov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Graves looks for the body kick but Markov saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a straight left.
Graves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Markov throws a big shot that misses.
Markov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Graves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Graves throws a front kick that sends Markov stumbling back into the cage.
Graves gets a clinch.
Graves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Markov.
With the fighters up against the cage, Graves throws an elbow but misses.
Markov tries to break the clinch but Graves is controlling the position.
Markov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Markov is trying to break the clinch but Graves is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Markov.
Tyrone Graves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Markov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Markov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Graves can pounce on him.
Graves thumps Markov with a low kick.
Markov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The cut above Tyrone Graves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Markov.
Tyrone Graves is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A left and a right from Graves both land. Nice combination.
Markov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Graves connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Markov scrambles back to his feet.
Graves thuds his right hand into Markov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by Graves. That's going to slow Markov down.
Markov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Graves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Graves 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Graves!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyrone Graves thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miet Cleever (ranked 66 p4p, 110 weight class) and Quentain Martell (ranked 8 p4p, 19 weight class). Martell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Pledge Allegiance (Nate Dogg ft. Pharoahe Monch). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quentain Martell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell lands a slapping body shot.
Martell jabs Cleever right on the nose. Cleever blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Miet Cleever has been cut.
Martell scores with a nice strike.
Martell throws a lazy uppercut
and Cleever counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cleever avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleever takes a swing at Martell's ribcage but misses.
A head kick lands from Martell that sends Cleever to the canvas. Cleever tries to scramble back to his feet but Martell brings him back down into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell with the ground and pound but Cleever regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cleever keeping control of the position.
Cleever has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martell is working away from the top position though.
Martell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cleever wants to improve his position but Martell is controlling well.
Martell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miet Cleever's cut is getting worse.
Martell prevents Cleever from improving his position.
Cleever makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cleever.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws a big elbow that misses.
Martell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cleever is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cleever wants to stand up but Martell is controlling him.
Martell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cleever's head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cleever holds on and takes a little breather.
Martell works over Cleever with some ground and pound from guard.
Cleever pulls Martell in close to his closed guard and prevents Martell from doing any damage or advancing position.
Martell lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell with a nice head shot there.
Jeez, Miet Cleever's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Miet Cleever's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Quentain Martell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buster Glover (ranked 13 p4p, 297 weight class) and Mehmet Shakaromanov (ranked 2 p4p, 35 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Glover!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehmet Shakaromanov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover gets a clinch.
Glover blocks a body shot from Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov misses with a punch to the body.
Shakaromanov blocking some punches.
Glover misses with a punch to the body.
Glover tries to work over Shakaromanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glover digs a right hand into Shakaromanov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shakaromanov's gas tank.
Shakaromanov misses with the head strike.
Glover misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glover prevents a body shot from Shakaromanov.
Glover working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glover.
Glover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glover makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shakaromanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glover tries to throw a body punch but Shakaromanov avoids it by throwing Glover back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glover.
Shakaromanov prevents a body shot from Glover.
Glover keeps control of Shakaromanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glover.
Glover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shakaromanov's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakaromanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glover moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shakaromanov throws an overhand right that lands on Glover's shoulder, as Glover tries to avoid the shot.
Glover misses with a looping left.
Glover feints and then cracks Shakaromanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shakaromanov down.
We've been told by Glover's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Glover throws out a leg kick but Shakaromanov moves out of range and Glover only half commits.
Glover throws out a loose jab but Shakaromanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shakaromanov! But no joy.
Shakaromanov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shakaromanov walks into a straight right hand from Glover.
Glover lands a right hook to the body.
Glover takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Glover tries a low kick but Shakaromanov avoids it.
Shakaromanov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Buster Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Glover. That's going to slow Shakaromanov down.
Glover misses with a wild body shot.
Shakaromanov misses with a two punch combination.
Glover jabs Shakaromanov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover closes the distance and clinches.
Glover misses with the head strike.
Shakaromanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Glover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glover throws a punch but it's blocked by Shakaromanov.
Glover lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shakaromanov backwards.
Glover lands a shot to the body.
Shakaromanov is trying to break free.
Glover lands a hook that snaps the head of Shakaromanov backwards.
Shakaromanov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Glover struggles to land a body shot inside as Shakaromanov controls his hands.
Glover misses with the head strike.
Glover working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Glover lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shakaromanov backwards.
Shakaromanov lands with a left to the head.
Glover working aggressively here.
Shakaromanov blocks a body shot from Glover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Glover is keeping busy.
Shakaromanov blocking some punches.
Shakaromanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shakaromanov's coach down at Ironbound MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shakaromanov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Glover scores with a sloppy right hand. Shakaromanov should have avoided that one.
Glover just misses with a punch to the body.
Glover throws a poor cross that misses
and Shakaromanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glover lands with a nice combination. Shakaromanov backs away looking to recover.
Glover avoids the head kick by Shakaromanov.
Glover scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shakaromanov blocks a low kick nicely.
Glover uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov throws a hook but Glover blocks it.
Glover feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shakaromanovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Glover cracks Shakaromanov 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!
Nice straight punches there by Glover. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Glover.
Glover connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov ducks under a wild hook from Glover.
A cross from Shakaromanov lands.
Glover scores with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Shakaromanov blocks the low kick.
Glover lands a lovely overhand right.
Glover connects with a crisp jab.
Shakaromanov checks a leg kick nicely.
Glover lands a right hook to the body.
Glover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glover slips under a jab from Shakaromanov.
A jab from Shakaromanov misses.
Glover wants to clinch up but Shakaromanov keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Shakaromanov misses.
Glover tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shakaromanov manages to circle out of the way.
Shakaromanov tries to move into range but Glover moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Glover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shakaromanov moves away.
Shakaromanov throws a series of punches but Glover avoids them all with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Glover dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Glover ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Glover does no damage.
Shakaromanov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Glover turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Glover throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shakaromanov counters with a two punch combo.
Glover scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shakaromanov blocks a jab.
Shakaromanov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Glover is looking to chop away at Shakaromanov's legs.
Shakaromanov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Glover connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Glover throws a sloppy body shot
and Shakaromanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glover fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shakaromanov, pushing him back against the cage.
Shakaromanov has had enough of the clinch but Glover keeps him there for the moment.
Glover presses Shakaromanov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shakaromanov is trying to stall.
Glover throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shakaromanov is trying to force a seperation but Glover has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover throws a head punch that misses.
Buster Glover has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shakaromanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shakaromanov prevents a body shot from Glover.
Shakaromanov looking to stall.
Glover lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shakaromanov or not.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Glover presses Shakaromanov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Glover tries a body shot but Shakaromanov blocks it.
Shakaromanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Glover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glover lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Glover misses with some punches.
Glover lands a nice shot to the body.
Glover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shakaromanov can do to turn this around?
Shakaromanov is breathing heavily.
Glover misses with the head strike.
Glover misses with some punches.
Glover throws a punch but it's blocked by Shakaromanov.
Glover pushes Shakaromanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Glover throws a head punch that misses.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as Shakaromanov controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Glover creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shakaromanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakaromanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Glover creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Glover misses with some punches.
Glover lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shakaromanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Glover catches Shakaromanov right on the button with a cross.
Glover lands a leg kick that knocks Shakaromanov off balance momentarily.
That kick from Glover tenderised Shakaromanov's leg. Shakaromanov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Glover feints and then cracks Shakaromanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shakaromanov down.
Shakaromanov needs to keep his hands up - Glover had a free shot at his head there.
Nice shot lands for Glover.
Glover throws a body punch but Shakaromanov moves out of range.
Shakaromanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glover.
Glover tried to score with a low kick but Shakaromanov checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover misses with a leg kick.
Shakaromanov misses with a few strikes there.
Shakaromanov takes one to the chin there.
Glover lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab, jab by Glover - just one landing.
Shakaromanov blocks a low kick nicely.
Glover chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Glover tries to clinch but Shakaromanov moves out of range.
Shakaromanov feints a counter leg kick.
Buster Glover is winning the standup battle so far.
Glover misses with a body punch
and Shakaromanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Glover lands with a right hand.
Glover scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Glover looks to score with a jab to the body but Shakaromanov is just out of range.
Shakaromanov scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Glover swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Shakaromanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shakaromanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Glover.
Glover lands a jab to the nose.
Glover closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shakaromanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shakaromanov misses with a straight right.
Glover wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shakaromanov throws a hook to the side of Glover's head but Glover sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glover lands a nice shot to the body.
Shakaromanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shakaromanov throws a sloppy head kick and Glover moves out of range easily.
Glover tries to counter by clinching up but Shakaromanov breaks away and moves out of range.
Shakaromanov throws a big shot that misses.
Glover throws a leg kick but Shakaromanov moved away.
It seemed like Shakaromanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Glover lands a body shot.
Shakaromanov blocks a low kick nicely.
Shakaromanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Glover connects with a leg kick.
Glover 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.
Glover feints a jab promting Shakaromanov to slip. Glover then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shakaromanov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Glover dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No joy there for Glover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glover buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Glover tries to clinch up.
A big right from Glover misses.
Glover looks to throw the jab but Shakaromanov is out of range.
Shakaromanov ducks right into an uppercut from Glover.
Glover misses with an uppercut
and Shakaromanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glover connects with a body shot.
Shakaromanov misses with a looping left.
Shakaromanov throws a big shot that misses.
Glover scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover connects with a crisp jab.
Shakaromanov looks to land a left hand but Glover moved out of range nicely.
Shakaromanov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Glover.
Glover takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover misses with a wild body shot.
Shakaromanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glover.
Glover throws a hook but Shakaromanov blocks it.
Shakaromanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Glover swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shakaromanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Glover catches Shakaromanov right on the button with a cross.
Shakaromanov takes one on the button.
Glover is looking to clinch.
Glover fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shakaromanov checks it well.
Shakaromanov swinging wildly here.
Glover steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shakaromanov.
Glover moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Glover lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shakaromanov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shakaromanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glover scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover with a nice calf kick.
Shakaromanov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Glover back to the cage. Shakaromanov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from Shakaromanov does no damage.
Shakaromanov misses with the combination.
Shakaromanov walks into a stiff left hand from Glover.
Glover throws a leg kick which misses Shakaromanov's front leg but catches the back leg as Shakaromanov tries to avoid it.
Shakaromanov misses with a two punch combination.
Glover thuds his right hand into Shakaromanov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shakaromanov ducks under a wild hook from Glover.
Shakaromanov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glover. Shakaromanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glover with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Glover avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glover scores with a sloppy right hand. Shakaromanov should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Glover.
 Shakaromanov is rocked!
Shakaromanov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Glover.
Shakaromanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Glover finish him?
Glover lands a body shot.
Glover misses with a body shot.
Shakaromanov throws a counter combo.
Shakaromanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Glover swings for the body but Shakaromanov moves out of range.
Glover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glover looks to land a right hand but Shakaromanov moved out of range.
It seemed like Shakaromanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shakaromanov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shakaromanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Glover fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shakaromanov on the side of the head.
Glover throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shakaromanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover tries to clinch up.
Shakaromanov unleashes a big counter combination but Glover bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glover throws a combination. Shakaromanov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Glover works Shakaromanov's body with a nice hook.
Shakaromanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shakaromanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Glover connects with a solid leg kick.
Glover swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shakaromanov.
Glover lands a jab.
Glover moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Glover moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shakaromanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A decent looking cross lands there for Glover.
Shakaromanov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Glover clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shakaromanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Glover.
Glover wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Glover throws a monster overhand right that drops Shakaromanov! Glover follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Glover!
Buster Glover retains his middleweight title!
Buster Glover 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 Pornthonglek Sitsongrit (ranked 8 p4p, 30 weight class) and Whealer Van Hire (ranked 2 p4p, 4 weight class). Van Hire has chosen Billy Joe ft. Koni-K | Le sacre de la tronçonneuse as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Pornthonglek Sitsongrit has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pornthonglek Sitsongrit seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Whealer Van Hire!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hire walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Hire checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Van Hire doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Hire just manages to avoid it.
Van Hire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Hire moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Hire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Van Hire checks it.
Van Hire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Hire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Van Hire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Hire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Hire with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Van Hire was well out of range.
Van Hire avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Van Hire unleashes a big counter combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hire walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Van Hire seems unphased.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Van Hire seems unphased.
Van Hire wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hire.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Van Hire's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Hire tries to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Hire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Hire moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Hire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Hire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Hire's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Hire scrambles back to his feet.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Hire throws a big counter head kick but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hire walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Hire is just out of range.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Van Hire moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
A leg kick checked by Van Hire.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body kick.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Hire.
Van Hire moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Hire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Van Hire.
Van Hire takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Van Hire moved out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Van Hire was well out of range.
Sitsongrit lunges at Van Hire with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Hire's hand.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Van Hire ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Hire looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a spinning back kick!
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Van Hire tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Hire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Van Hire's body.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
Van Hire doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Hire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit forces Van Hire back against the cage and clinches.
Van Hire misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Hire controls his hands.
Van Hire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Hire blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Hire lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Hire.
Van Hire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Hire blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Van Hire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit sizes up Van Hire with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Hire slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Van Hire is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Van Hire.
Van Hire takes one to the side of the head.
Van Hire walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Van Hire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Hire moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Pornthonglek Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Hire. That did some damage!
Van Hire closes the distance and pushes Sitsongrit back into the cage.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Van Hire lands a left hand.
Van Hire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Hire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Hire blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Hire's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Van Hire gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Whealer Van Hire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Van Hire.
Van Hire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Van Hire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Van Hire fails to land.
Van Hire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Hire can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Van Hire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Van Hire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Hire throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Van Hire avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Van Hire.
Van Hire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Hire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Van Hire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit pushes Van Hire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Van Hire down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Van Hire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Hire down.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Van Hire tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Hire is just out of range.
Van Hire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Hire checks a leg kick.
Van Hire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Hire throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A slow jab from Van Hire misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit defending well as Van Hire loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Hire tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Hire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Hire throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Van Hire shapes to counter with a head kick.
Sitsongrit lunges at Van Hire with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Hire's hand.
Nice shot by Sitsongrit.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Van Hire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hire moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Hire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Van Hire slaps the foot to one side.
Van Hire throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Van Hire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit thuds his shin into the meat of Van Hire's side.
Van Hire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Van Hire slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Van Hire takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pornthonglek Sitsongrit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hire.
Van Hire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Hire was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Van Hire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Hire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit tests Van Hire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit cracks Van Hire with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Van Hire's body. Van Hire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Hire throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit moves into range and clinches up with Van Hire.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Hire can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Hire.
A short right from Van Hire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Hire has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sitsongrit.
Van Hire tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Hire.
Van Hire misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Hire's elbow.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Hire misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit works on Van Hire's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
A short body shot lands from Van Hire as the two fighters clinch.
Van Hire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Hire.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Hire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Hire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Hire can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Van Hire blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Van Hire can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Van Hire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Van Hire.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Hire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Van Hire.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Hire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Hire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Van Hire.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Van Hire tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Van Hire back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Van Hire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Hire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Hire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Van Hire misses with a body punch.
Van Hire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit cracks Van Hire with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Hire controls his hands.
Sitsongrit pushes Van Hire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Hire backwards.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Hire controls his hands.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Hire backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Van Hire tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Van Hire struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Van Hire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Hire takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Hire backwards.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Van Hire gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit works on Van Hire's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Hire backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Van Hire.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Hire can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Hire's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pornthonglek Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
Sitsongrit thumps Van Hire with a low kick.
Van Hire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Hire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Sitsongrit finds it's target.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Van Hire might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Hire's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Van Hire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Van Hire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Hire is out of range.
And Van Hire responds with a good body kick, but Sitsongrit manages to step out the way in time.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Van Hire's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Hire tries to avoid it.
Van Hire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Hire's head.
Van Hire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Hire tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Van Hire takes one on the button.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Van Hire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Hire.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Van Hire's body.
Van Hire takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Hire swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot
and Van Hire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and pushes Van Hire back into the cage.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Van Hire lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Hire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Hire working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit is working Van Hire over against the cage.
Van Hire lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Hire tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Van Hire is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Van Hire lands a shot to the body.
Van Hire lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Van Hire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Van Hire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Van Hire controls the action.
Sitsongrit cracks Van Hire with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit pushes Van Hire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Van Hire.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Hire or not.
Van Hire swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Van Hire blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Hire backwards.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Hire backwards.
Van Hire working aggressively here.
Van Hire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Van Hire can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Hire prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Van Hire is leaning against Sitsongrit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Hire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Hire misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit had his way with Whealer Van Hire in that round.
The cut man is working on Pornthonglek Sitsongrit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Van Hire blocks the body kick.
Van Hire checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Van Hire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Van Hire with an uppercut!
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Van Hire avoids it.
Van Hire throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Hire is just out of range.
Van Hire let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Hires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hire blocks a low kick nicely.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Van Hire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Van Hire ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit rushes Van Hire and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Hire blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Van Hire digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Van Hire works on Sitsongrit's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Hire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Van Hire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Hire prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Hire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Hire blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Hire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Hire connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Sitsongrit cracks Van Hire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Van Hire avoids it easily.
Van Hire is trying to counter with his kicks.
A jab from Van Hire misses.
Whealer Van Hire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Hire on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit wants to slow Van Hire down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Hire slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Hire! But no joy.
Van Hire misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Van Hire's head but Van Hire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Hire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Hire.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick that sends Van Hire stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Hire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Hire's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Hire misses the target.
Van Hire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Van Hire.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Van Hire moved away.
Van Hire walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Hire is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Van Hire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Van Hire there.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Van Hire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Hire down.
Van Hire misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Van Hire moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Van Hire gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Van Hire takes one to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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