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SYN 1129 Ben vs Sitsongrit 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuuji Hoshino (ranked 1877 p4p, 1687 weight class) and Heismann Haa (ranked 137 p4p, 129 weight class). Haa has chosen Her kommer Heismann Hå as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuuji Hoshino! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heismann Haa! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good exchange - Haa coming out on top. Haa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haa throws a shot from downtown. Hoshino moves away and avoids it. Hoshino on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Hoshino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haa doesn't seem bothered though. Haa dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Heismann Haa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Haa misses with a straight left. Hoshino throwing a counter right hand but Haa manages to avoid it. Haa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. An attempted straight right counter from Hoshino misses the target. Haa avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Haa scores with a nice right hand.
Haa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshino was well out of range. Poor timing from Haa. An attempted straight right counter from Hoshino misses the target. Haa misses with a looping right. Hoshino appears to be looking for a big counter. Hoshino scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hoshino gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haa. Good work by Hoshino as he checks the leg kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Haa throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoshino counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hoshino. Haa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haa misses with a punch on the inside.
Haa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoshino's elbow. Hoshino lands a right hand. Haa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haa lands with a left to the head. Hoshino avoiding damage.
Haa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoshino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Hoshino's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Hoshino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Haa tries to throw a body punch but Hoshino avoids it by throwing Haa back against the cage. Haa tries to work over Hoshino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Haa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hoshino seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Haa can turn it around.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Haa tries to break free but Hoshino pushes him back against the cage. Haa misses with a punch on the inside.
Haa is trying to push Hoshino away but Hoshino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Haa working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hoshino blocks an uppercut.
Hoshino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshino manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hoshino lands with a left to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hoshino tries a body shot but Haa blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Haa misses with a body punch.
Haa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A right hook to the body lands for Hoshino.
Haa scores with a shot to the side of Hoshino's head.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Hoshino scores with an uppercut up the middle. A body shot lands from Haa.
Haa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Haa lands a hook to the side of the head. Haa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haa lands a shoulder strike. Haa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Haa tries to work over Hoshino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A right handed body shot lands from Haa.
Haa misses with a body punch.
Haa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoshino backwards. Hoshino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Haa lands a left hand.
A short left from Haa. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Haa blocking some punches.
Hoshino prevents a body shot from Haa.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Haa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Hoshino lands a right hand. Haa throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoshino. Hoshino trying to stall but Haa improves his position.
Haa is pushing Hoshino up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Haa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haa taking a breather. Haa scores with a nice hook to the head. Hoshino managing to block the knees to the body from Haa.
Hoshino blocks a body shot from Haa. Haa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haa tries to work over Hoshino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Hoshino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heismann Haa dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut. Haa misses with a kick to the body and Haa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hoshino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Haa misses with an uppercut. Hoshino swings for the body but Haa moves out of range.
Hoshino throws an overhand right that lands on Haa's shoulder, as Haa tries to avoid the shot. Haa just misses with a punch to the body.
Haa on the wrong end of a nice hook. Haa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoshino. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Haa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. It appears Hoshino was looking to counter with a kick there. Haa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoshino at a distance.
Hoshino slips under a jab from Haa. Haa pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A little feinted left hand from Hoshino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Haa throws a looping overhand right but Hoshino ducks down to avoid it. Hoshino throws an overhand right that lands on Haa's shoulder, as Haa tries to avoid the shot. A bone on bone clash there as Hoshino blocks the leg kick.
Haa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Haa misses the jab. Haa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoshino in his tracks. Jab by Haa. Haa cracks Hoshino with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Haa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hoshino is able to avoid easily. Haa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoshino momentarily.
Haa throws a low kick but Hoshino moves out of range easily. A little feinted left hand from Hoshino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Haa lands with a right hand. Haa has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Haa 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. Hoshino checks a leg kick nicely. Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haa manages to avoid it. Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haa moves away. Haa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Haa misses with a body shot
and Hoshino counters with a stiff right hand. Haa lands a nice shot to the body.
Haa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haa cracks Hoshino with a good jab. Haa throws the left hand but Hoshino avoids the punch easily. Haa misses with a looping left. Haa misses with an uppercut
and Hoshino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haa is rocked!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Haa swings widly with a right hand
and Hoshino counters with a big right hand! Oh Haa is in trouble here! Hoshino follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuuji Hoshino! Yuuji Hoshino 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Niko Radovic (ranked 1049 p4p, 1666 weight class) and Ant Thrax (ranked 135 p4p, 214 weight class). Radovic comes into the arena with BAGS! blaring out of the sound system. 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 welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Niko Radovic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ant Thrax! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Radovic moves out of range as Thrax strikes. Radovic throws a nice outside leg kick. Radovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Thrax is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Radovic. Radovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Thrax throws a right hand that misses
and Radovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Thrax takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Radovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thrax gets a clinch. Thrax misses with a short punch on the inside. Thrax throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thrax scores with a nice hook to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Thrax looks to throw an elbow but misses. Thrax lands with a short head shot on the inside. Radovic misses with the head strike.
Thrax throws an elbow but it misses.
Thrax tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radovic's elbow. A head punch blocked on the inside by Radovic.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Radovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrax uses good head movement to avoid it. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thrax. Thrax misses with the head strike.
Thrax misses with the head strike.
Thrax misses with a hook from the clinch. Radovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thrax's elbow. Thrax throws a knee to the head but misses.
Radovic lands a hook to the side of the head. Thrax swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thrax blocking some punches.
Thrax misses with a punch on the inside.
Radovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrax is stalling here.
Radovic throws a head punch that misses. Radovic throws a head punch that misses. Thrax struggles to land a body shot inside as Radovic controls his hands.
Thrax blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thrax has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Radovic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thrax can turn it around. Thrax tries to work over Radovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. I was talking to Radovic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Thrax swings wildly with an uppercut but Radovic uses good head movement to avoid it. Radovic lands with a short shot to the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Radovic lands on the inside with an uppercut. Thrax using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Radovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Thrax.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Radovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Radovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Radovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Radovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thrax backwards. Thrax is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Radovic is keeping busy. Thrax throws an elbow that misses.
Thrax tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radovic's elbow. Thrax misses with a knee to the head. Radovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrax uses good head movement to avoid it. Thrax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Radovic lands with a right to the head. Radovic misses with some punches.
Radovic misses with a short punch on the inside. Radovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thrax swings wildly with an uppercut but Radovic uses good head movement to avoid it. Thrax swings away with an uppercut that misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Thrax throws a punch but it's blocked by Radovic. Radovic lands a shoulder strike. Thrax lands a nice shot to the body. Thrax misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radovic. A short right hand to the side of the head by Radovic.
Radovic manages to break the clinch.
Radovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Radovic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Thrax throws a right hand that misses
and Radovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Radovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Radovic scores with a leg kick.
Thrax doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. 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! Radovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thrax's hands. Thrax closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Radovic scores with a decent looking hook.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radovic closes the distance and pushes Thrax back into the cage.
Radovic manages to break the clinch.
Niko Radovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Radovic misses with the body kick and Thrax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Radovic checks a low kick from Thrax. Radovic throws a hook but Thrax avoids it easily. Radovic tries to land a front kick but Thrax steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Thrax swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thrax fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Radovic, pushing him back against the cage. Radovic misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrax. Thrax tries a knee to the head but Radovic blocks it.
Thrax scores with a shot to the side of Radovic's head. Thrax 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. Radovic lands a body punch in the clinch. Radovic lands a right hand. Radovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Thrax controls his hands.
Thrax misses with a short punch on the inside. Thrax takes a shot to the head. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Radovic dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Thrax. Those never looked like landing. Thrax tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Radovic paws at him with a jab and circles away. Radovic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Thrax takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thrax has managed to clinch.
Thrax tries to work over Radovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Radovic avoiding damage as Thrax throws knees to the body.
Radovic lands a body punch. Radovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thrax backwards. Radovic scores with a shoulder strike. Thrax lands a hook that snaps the head of Radovic backwards. Radovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch on the inside from Radovic fails to land. Radovic misses with the head strike.
Radovic tries a body shot but Thrax blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Thrax fails to land. Thrax looking to throw knees to the head but Radovic is blocking nicely.
Thrax misses with some punches.
Thrax misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Radovic blocks an uppercut.
Thrax has a couple of punches blocked by Radovic.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Radovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrax lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Radovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thrax or not. Radovic is working Thrax over against the cage. Thrax tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Thrax throws a punch but it's blocked by Radovic. Radovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Thrax trying to land knees to the body.
Thrax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Radovic lands with a right to the head. Niko Radovic has scored more points in the clinch so far. Radovic cracks Thrax with a nice body shot. A hook to the body from Radovic.
Radovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Radovic lands a right hand. Thrax misses with a short punch on the inside. Radovic managing to block the knees to the body from Thrax.
Radovic scores with an uppercut up the middle. Thrax is breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Radovic swings for the body but Thrax moves out of range.
Thrax walks into a jab.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Radovic scores with a hook. Thrax takes one to the chin there. Radovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thrax can do to turn this around? A shot to the body from Thrax misses and Radovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Radovic moves into range and connects with a jab. Thrax ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Thrax unleashes a big counter combination but Radovic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Radovic lands with a shot to the body. Radovic throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Thrax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Thrax takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Radovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Radovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Thrax swings for the body but Radovic moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Radovic. Radovic digs a good hook to Thrax's body.
Thrax walks forward, straight into a front kick from Radovic. Niko Radovic is winning the standup battle so far.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Thrax on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Radovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A little jabbing left from Thrax on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Thrax takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Radovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Thrax shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Thrax walks into a stiff left hand from Radovic. Thrax has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Thrax throws a body kick, spinning off balance letting Radovic counter with a right hand. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Radovic, as that shot connected.
Radovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thrax momentarily.
A cross from Radovic lands. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Radovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thrax tries to clinch up but Radovic circles away and keeps his distance. Thrax looks to score with a jab to the body but Radovic is just out of range.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Radovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Radovic lands a jab to the head.
Radovic punishes Thrax's body with a nice straight punch.
Radovic clinches. Radovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Radovic misses with a body punch.
Radovic can't find room to land a body shot as Thrax controls the action.
Thrax lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Radovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrax working aggressively here.
Radovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Radovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Radovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrax uses good head movement to avoid it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Radovic. A hook to the body from Radovic.
Radovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A short uppercut from Radovic. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Radovic dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Radovic loads up on a big right hand but Thrax slips the punch. Thrax appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. A jab from Radovic finds it's way through Thrax's defenses. Radovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thrax. Thrax circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Radovic scores with a kick to the body.
Radovic throws a shot to the body.
Thrax looks to land a right hand but Radovic moved out of range. Thrax throws a lazy uppercut
and Radovic counters with a right hand to the body. Radovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Thrax. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Thrax misses with a looping right. Radovic lands with a right hand.
Radovic moves into the clinch. Radovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Radovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Thrax misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Thrax fails to land. Thrax takes a shot to the head. Radovic tries to work over Thrax's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Radovic gets through Thrax's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Radovic lands on the inside with an uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Radovic. Radovic lands a body punch. Thrax swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thrax throws an elbow that misses.
Thrax working aggressively here.
Thrax swings wildly with an uppercut but Radovic uses good head movement to avoid it. Radovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Radovic blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thrax just misses with a elbow thrown towards Radovic's brow. Radovic scores with a shot to the side of Thrax's head.
It looks like Ant Thrax has been cut. Thrax takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Thrax has a couple of punches blocked by Radovic.
Thrax tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thrax misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Radovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thrax. Radovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thrax or not. Radovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thrax backwards. Thrax misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Radovic.
A body shot lands from Radovic.
Radovic lands with a short head shot on the inside. Radovic lands with a light punch inside. Radovic lands a shoulder strike. Radovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thrax backwards. Ant Thrax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Thrax swings wildly with an uppercut but Radovic uses good head movement to avoid it. Radovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Radovic pushes Thrax back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Radovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Radovic gets through Thrax's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Radovic works on Thrax's body with a couple of short punches. Radovic scores with an uppercut up the middle. Radovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Thrax. Radovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A short right from Radovic. Radovic scores with a hook to the body. Radovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Radovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Radovic lands with a short head shot on the inside. Thrax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Radovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Thrax controls his hands.
Thrax misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Radovic lands a hook to the side of the head. Radovic lands a nice shot to the body. Radovic working some nice short punches in the clinch. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Radovic. Radovic lands an uppercut. Radovic lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A right handed body shot lands from Radovic.
Radovic scores with an uppercut up the middle. Radovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Radovic. A right hook to the body lands for Radovic.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Radovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thrax backwards. A short right from Radovic. Thrax goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Radovic tries to throw a body punch but Thrax avoids it by throwing Radovic back against the cage. Radovic lands a nice uppercut. Radovic tries to throw a body punch but Thrax avoids it by throwing Radovic back against the cage. Thrax throws a punch but it's blocked by Radovic. Thrax misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Radovic.
A head punch on the inside from Thrax fails to land. Thrax throws a head punch that misses. Thrax misses with a punch on the inside.
Thrax takes a shot to the head. Radovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Radovic scores with a nice hook to the head. Radovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Thrax looking to throw knees to the head but Radovic is blocking nicely.
Thrax throws an elbow but it misses.
Radovic working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrax. Thrax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Niko Radovic showed his dominance in that final round. Well Radovic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Radovic! Niko Radovic 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 Nick Albodean (ranked 1239 p4p, 1627 weight class) and Andy Kopecki (ranked 156 p4p, 184 weight class). Albodean's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I ain't worried - One Republic. Nick Albodean is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Albodean! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Kopecki! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kopecki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Albodean. Kopecki throws a big shot that misses. Albodean avoids the body shot from Kopecki.
Albodean shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kopecki defends it nicely. Albodean jabs Kopecki right on the nose. Kopecki blinks but takes it well. Kopecki pushes Albodean away with a front kick. Kopecki misses with a looping right. A swing and a miss from Albodean. Kopecki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kopecki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Kopecki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Albodean.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kopecki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Albodean throws a lazy right hand but Kopecki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Albodean thuds a left hand into Kopecki's body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Albodean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kopecki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Albodean misses with a straight left.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Albodean misses the shot to the body. Kopecki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Kopecki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Albodean counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kopecki won't be happy with that. Albodean misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Albodean taking a breather here. Kopecki felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. Albodean is looking to take a break and control but Kopecki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Albodean thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Kopecki is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Albodean has just dragged him back down to the mat.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Albodean misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Albodean looking to control but instead Kopecki has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard. Albodean not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Albodean missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Kopecki wants to improve his position but Albodean is controlling well.
Albodean 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. Albodean wants to control but Kopecki is keeping him busy. Albodean is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kopecki is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Kopecki gets full guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Albodean trying to control but Kopecki is working from the bottom. Albodean stopping the sweep attempt from Kopecki. Albodean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kopecki swivels though and keeps the full guard. Kopecki working a defensive guard here.
 The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Albodean looks to score with a jab to the body but Kopecki is just out of range. Albodean tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Kopecki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Kopecki scores with a shot to the body.
Albodean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kopecki. Albodean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Albodean throws a head kick but Kopecki moves out of range.
Albodean misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Kopecki connects with a right hand. Albodean shakes it off.
Albodean moves into range and clinches up with Kopecki. Albodean wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Albodean. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kopecki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kopecki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Kopecki as he connects with a hook. Kopecki moves into range and connects with a jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kopecki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Albodean shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kopecki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Albodean tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Albodean has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Kopecki tries to buck Albodean off but Albodean is having none of it. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Kopecki will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kopecki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kopecki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Albodean stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kopecki. Albodean ducks under a wild hook from Kopecki. Albodean throws a lazy head kick and Kopecki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Albodean shoots in but no luck this time. Kopecki throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Albodean counter with a right hand. Kopecki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Albodean manages to avoid it.
Albodean pushes Kopecki up against the cage in a clinch. Albodean misses with a short punch on the inside. A nice right hand lands inside from Kopecki.
Kopecki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kopecki on the wrong end of a nice jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Albodean takes a shot right to the bread basket. Albodean shoots in for a double leg but Kopecki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. A little jabbing left from Kopecki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Albodean tries to close the distance and clinch but Kopecki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kopecki!
Kopecki misses with a body shot.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Albodean tries for a takedown but Kopecki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Albodean. That's going to take a lot out of him. Albodean closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Kopecki keeps the fight on the outside. Kopecki with a nice calf kick.
Albodean moves into the clinch. Kopecki is trying to push Albodean away but Albodean has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. A short right hand to the side of the head by Kopecki. Albodean is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kopecki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kopecki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Kopecki throws a head kick that misses. Albodean looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Kopecki slaps away a takedown attempt from Albodean, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kopecki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kopecki manages to escape and get back to his feet.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Albodean misses with a head kick.
Kopecki lands a jab to the nose. Andy Kopecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Kopecki with a hook.
Albodean closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kopecki did well to prevent Albodean getting side control. Albodean stops Kopecki from getting back to his feet.
Kopecki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kopecki. Nick Albodean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Albodean wants to pass the guard but Kopecki is keeping the position. Albodean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Albodean stays in close to Kopecki's body and controls the position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Albodean tries to free his leg and advance position but Kopecki is retaining full guard. Albodean throws a big elbow that misses. Kopecki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
 The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Andy Kopecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Albodean dives in for a single leg takedown but Kopecki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Kopecki is trying to break the clinch but Albodean is controlling him. Kopecki misses with a punch on the inside.
Albodean is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kopecki pulls him back up using the underhooks. Kopecki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Albodeans head.
Kopecki breaks the clinch.
Kopecki avoids the head kick by Albodean.
Albodean avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kopecki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Albodean moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Albodean is rocked!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Kopecki jabs at Albodean's body. Albodean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kopecki misses with a series of wild punches.
Albodean seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Albodean shoots for a double leg takedown but Kopecki sprawls well. He's pushed Albodean's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albodean drives through with a takedown into guard. Kopecki wants to stand but Albodean is controlling the position. Kopecki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Albodean looking to pass the guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Kopecki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kopecki misses the shot to the body. Albodean lands a glancing blow to the side of Kopecki's head. Albodean throws a jab but it's blocked by Kopecki. Albodean scores with a decent looking hook. Albodean is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Good shot there by Kopecki. Albodean throws a right hand that Kopecki ducks under and follows up with a left that Kopecki also avoids with ease. Kopecki flicks out a counter leg kick but Albodean steps away. Albodean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kopecki has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Albodean throws a shot from downtown. Kopecki moves away and avoids it. Andy Kopecki seems to be getting the better of the standup. Kopecki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kopecki with a nice cross. Kopecki misses with an uppercut. Kopecki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Albodean throws a sloppy head kick and Kopecki moves out of range easily. Albodean darts in looking for a takedown but Kopecki gets double underhooks and turns Albodean into the cage.
Kopecki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albodean dives in and scores a takedown into Kopecki's guard. Kopecki wants to sweep here but Albodean controlling him for the moment. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kopecki keeps trying to improve his position. Albodean slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Albodean trying to control the position from guard on top but Kopecki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Albodean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kopecki is keeping the position for now. Kopecki lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
 Nick Albodean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Kopecki looking to sit in guard and control but Albodean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kopecki working a defensive guard but Albodean passes into half guard.
Kopecki tries to kick Albodean off but Albodean keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Albodean tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kopecki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Albodean missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Albodean not landing any meaningful shots this time. Kopecki won't allow Albodean to pass to mount. Albodean prevents Kopecki from standing back up.
Albodean throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Albodean connects with a nice short shot to Kopecki's temple. Andy Kopecki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Kopecki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Albodean. Kopecki won't allow Albodean to pass to mount. Kopecki pushes Albodean off but Albodean dives into side control.
Albodean lands a decent elbow from side control. Albodean misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Kopecki is not content to let Albodean control the position. Albodean with the ground and pound but Kopecki regains half guard under the barage of strikes. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Albodean connects with a nice short shot to Kopecki's temple. Albodean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Albodean lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Albodean lands strikes from half guard. Kopecki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Albodean.
And that's the end of the fight! Nick Albodean showed his dominance in that final round. I think Kopecki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andy Kopecki! Andy Kopecki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. The defeated Nick Albodean had this to say: 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chronian Dispatch Regulator (ranked 1314 p4p, 1863 weight class) and Prokop Pustik (ranked 169 p4p, 215 weight class). Dispatch Regulator kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is A Doon Hicky. Chronian Dispatch Regulator had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chronian Dispatch Regulator! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 17 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Prokop Pustik! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Alan Glass.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pustik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pustik looks to land a right hand but Dispatch Regulator moved out of range. Pustik pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Dispatch Regulator definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. A big left from Pustik misses. Dispatch Regulator ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Pustik swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dispatch Regulator. Pustik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dispatch Regulator counters with a right hand to the body. Pustik stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Pustik is looking to clinch but Dispatch Regulator is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Pustik misses its intended target. Dispatch Regulator throwing a counter right hand but Pustik manages to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dispatch Regulator blocks a jab. We've been informed that Pustik has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Dispatch Regulator shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Pustik takes one to the chin there. Dispatch Regulator circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dispatch Regulator counters with a nice right hand that sends Pustik toppling to the canvas! Pustik scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dispatch Regulator finish him?!
 That's one minute gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Pustik misses the target. Pustik tries to clinch up and Dispatch Regulator counters with a huge left! Pustik is in big trouble! He's backing up but Dispatch Regulator isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Pustik from any more damage. A dominating finish by Dispatch Regulator!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chronian Dispatch Regulator! An out of breath Chronian Dispatch Regulator 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Drozd (ranked 501 p4p, 563 weight class) and Joshua Miller (ranked 60 p4p, 67 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 20 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslav Drozd! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Miller! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Miller throws a body shot but no joy. Drozd lands a leg kick that knocks Miller off balance momentarily. Drozd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Drozd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller. Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Drozd connects with a crisp jab. Drozd looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range. Nice shot by Drozd. Miller misses with a wild body shot. Drozd scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Miller moves out of range as Drozd strikes. Drozd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miller's head backwards. Drozd scores with a nice right hand.
Drozd throws an off balance right hand
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. This has been an exciting period of action! Drozd throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot. Miller ducks under a wild hook from Drozd. Miller blocks a jab. Miller throws a body punch but Drozd moves out of range. Drozd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Miller throws a hook but Drozd blocks it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Miller moves away from the strike by Drozd. Drozd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller throws a hook but Drozd blocks it. Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Miller blocks a jab. Drozd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drozd gets a clinch. Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller working hard to break the clinch. Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Drozd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drozd. Drozd lands a nice uppercut. Miller wants to break free but Drozd has control.
Drozd misses with a hook from the clinch. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Drozd misses with a short punch on the inside. Drozd misses with some punches.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A short body shot lands from Drozd as the two fighters clinch.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Drozd throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Miller counter with a right hand. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drozd, as that shot connected.
Drozd misses with an uppercut
and Miller counters with a straight right hand. Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Miller slips under a jab from Drozd. A jab from Drozd does it's job there. Miller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drozd's head backwards. Drozd looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range. Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drozd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage. Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Drozd. Drozd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Miller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Drozd seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Miller can turn it around. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drozd.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Drozd jabbing away but nothing is landing. Miller missing with a left hand there. Drozd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drozd. Drozd moves to clinch but Miller breaks away and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Miroslav Drozd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Drozd throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand! Nice shot lands for Miller. Miller misses with a hook. Miller avoids the head kick by Drozd.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Jab by Drozd. Drozd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller misses the jab. An attempted straight right counter from Drozd misses the target. Drozd with a jab. Miller throws a series of punches but Drozd avoids them all with ease. Drozd is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Drozd misses with a hook. Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Drozd scores with a body shot.
Drozd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Miller throws a lazy right hand but Drozd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Drozd swinging wildly here.
Miller slips a straight right by Drozd. Drozd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Drozd looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range. Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drozd. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drozd. Drozd misses with a jab to the body
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Drozd misses with a looping left. That kick from Drozd tenderised Miller's leg. Miller is trying to keep his angry face on. Drozd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miroslav Drozd dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drozd throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it. Miller misses the shot to the body. Drozd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Drozd throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Drozd throws a hook but Miller blocks it. Drozd throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Drozd misses with a right hand enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab. Miller looks to throw the jab but Drozd is out of range. Drozd throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot. Miroslav Drozd is winning the standup battle so far. Miller ducks under a wild hook from Drozd. Miller scores with a body shot.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drozd was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Drozd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Miller staying out of range there. Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Drozd swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Drozd misses with a kick to the body and Miller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Drozd avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes. Drozd throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a nice body shot. Drozd pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Miller avoids the body shot from Drozd.
A nice side step and Miller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Nice straight punches there by Miller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Miller. Drozd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drozd.
Drozd looks for the body kick but Miller saw that one coming. Miller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Miller ducks under a wild hook from Drozd. Drozd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Drozd misses with a left hand and Miller counters with a nice uppercut. Drozd is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miller! But no joy. Miller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Drozd slips a jab from Miller. Drozd moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Drozd throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Miller misses the shot to the body. Miller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Miller lands a jab to Drozd's midsection. Drozd misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely. Miller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Drozd misses with a hook. Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing. Miller slips a jab from Drozd. Miller lands the left hand. Miller thows a left - swing and a miss! Drozd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot. Miller digs a good hook to Drozd's body.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drozd was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller. Drozd throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it. Miller misses with a straight left. A jab from Drozd finds it's way through Miller's defenses. Nice defenses there by Drozd.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drozd quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Miller misses the jab. Miller throws a combination. Drozd tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Drozd looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range. Drozd works Miller's body with a nice hook. A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot. Drozd avoids the body shot from Miller.
Drozd throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot. Drozd throws a combination. Miller tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Miller misses with a straight left. Drozd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drozd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller. It looked like Drozd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Drozd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Drozd dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Drozd scores with a jab. Miller moves out of range of the strikes. Miller misses with an uppercut
and Drozd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Drozd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Miller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drozd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Miller takes a swing at Drozd's ribcage but misses. Drozd dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Miller misses with a looping left. Drozd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller. Drozd ducks under a wild hook from Miller. It looked like Drozd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Drozd throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot. Drozd throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range. Miller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Drozd missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A countering left hand to the body from Miller misses. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Drozd throws a head kick that misses. Miller misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Drozd to counter with a crisp jab. A punch combination from Drozd misses. Miller lunges at Drozd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drozd's hand. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joshua Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Drozd's head but Drozd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Miller misses with a body shot.
Drozd misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely. Drozd ducks under a wild hook from Miller. Miller throws a hook to the side of Drozd's head but Drozd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Drozd counters with a lovely straight right hand! Drozd blocks a jab. Drozd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miller's head backwards. Drozd lands with a nice body punch. Drozd misses with a looping left. Drozd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Drozd misses with a left hand and Miller counters with a series of strikes. Drozd will be more careful next time no doubt. Miller throws a hook but Drozd avoids it easily. A swing and a miss from Drozd. Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drozd. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Drozd scores with a hook to the body. Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Miller moves out of range as Drozd strikes. Nice straight punches there by Miller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Miller. Drozd scores with a hook to the body. Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Drozd throws a hook but Miller blocks it. Drozd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller. Miller punishes Drozd's body with a nice straight punch. Drozd throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Drozd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Drozd misses with a shot to the body and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Miller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A lazy left from Drozd finds it's target. Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drozd moves away. Drozd lands a right hook to the body.
Drozd lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Drozd scores with a decent looking hook. Miller blocks a low kick nicely. Despite the aggression on Miller's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Drozd just misses with a punch to the body.
Drozd misses with an uppercut. Miller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Drozd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drozd there as he acknowledges the shot. Drozd misses with a straight left. Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Drozd. Drozd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Drozd lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drozd. Miller misses with an uppercut. Drozd saw that one coming. Drozd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Drozd misses with a straight right. Miller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Drozd eats them both and turns towards Miller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miller. Miller misses with a hook. Miller slips under a jab from Drozd. Drozd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drozd throws an off balance right hand
letting Miller counter with a right hand. Drozd throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it. Drozd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miller's head. A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target. Drozd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drozd moves away. Miller misses with a wild combination.
Drozd throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a left and a right that stings Drozd. Drozd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Miller punishes Drozd's body with a nice straight punch. Miller throws a shot from downtown. Drozd moves away and avoids it. Drozd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily. Miller slips a straight right by Drozd.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Drozd misses with a lunging right hand
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Drozd missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Drozd throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot. Drozd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab lands there for Miller. Drozd misses with a straight right. Drozd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Drozd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Miller. Miller circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Miller punishes Drozd's body with a nice straight punch. Miller cracks Drozd with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Miller throws a hook to the side of Drozd's head but Drozd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Drozd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Miller counter with a right hand. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Miller stuns Drozd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Drozd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miller has time to react. Drozd misses the shot to the body. A countering left hand to the body from Miller misses. Drozd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight! Joshua Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Miller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Miller! Joshua Miller spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bethania Valverde (ranked 314 p4p, 379 weight class) and Li Gong (ranked 31 p4p, 35 weight class). Valverde comes to the cage accompanied by LLAMAME YA. Li Gong told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bethania Valverde! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Li Gong! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gong ducks under a wild hook from Valverde. Gong flicks out a counter leg kick but Valverde steps away. Gong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Gong misses. Valverde swings widly with a right hand
and Gong counters with a lovely straight right hand! Bethania Valverde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Valverde scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. A big right from Valverde misses. It seemed like Gong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Gong tries to move into range but Valverde moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Valverde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valverde throws a head kick that misses. A little jabbing left from Gong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Valverde swings for the body but Gong moves out of range.
Gong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valverde moves away. The crowd cheers as Valverde lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gong doesn't seem phased though. Valverde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Gong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Gong scores with a jab to the jaw. Valverde moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Valverde on the wrong end of a nice jab. Valverde walks into a left hand. Valverde looks to land a right hand but Gong moved out of range. Gong throws out a counter right but Valverde avoids it with no problem. Gong takes one on the button. Gong slips a jab from Valverde. Valverde fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Gong moves away from the strike by Valverde. This has been an exciting period of action! Valverde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Valverde 's head but he takes it in his stride. Valverde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gong was well out of range. Poor timing from Valverde. Gong throws a sloppy head kick and Valverde moves out of range easily.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Gong scores with a shot to the body.
Gong with a nice cross. Valverde scores with a nice head shot. Valverde misses with a hook. Gong ducked under it nicely. Gong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valverde connects with a high kick. Gong throws a looping overhand right but Valverde ducks down to avoid it. Valverde is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Valverde digs a good body shot into Gong's ribs. Gong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valverde.
Gong throws a big counter head kick but Valverde avoids it with no problem. Gong slips under a jab from Valverde. Gong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Valverde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Gong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Valverde connects with a single shot there.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Valverde throws a head kick but Gong moves out of range.
Gong avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Valverde looks to land a right hand but Gong moved out of range. Valverde misses with an uppercut. Gong saw that one coming. Valverde lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Valverde scores with the left hand. Gong knows he should have avoided that one. Gong throws a nice inside leg kick. Gong just misses with a punch to the body.
Gong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valverde looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Gong ducks under a wild hook from Valverde. A head kick by Valverde misses and Gong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Nice body kick there by Gong. Valverde jabbing away but nothing is landing. Gong throws out a counter right but Valverde avoids it with no problem.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Gong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Gong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valverde was well out of range. Poor timing from Gong. Gong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valverde loads up on a big right hand but Gong slips the punch. Gong misses with a looping right. Good standup being displayed there by Valverde as he connects with a hook. A nice leg kick from Gong, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Valverde misses. A little jabbing left from Gong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Valverde scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Valverde misses with a lunging right hand
and Gong counters with a head kick.
Valverde is rocked! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Valverde avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Oh Valverde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Gong misses the jab. A little feinted left hand from Valverde on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bethania Valverde will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Valverde misses with a kick to the body and Gong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Valverde seems to have got his legs back now. Valverde connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gong momentarily.
Valverde throws out a loose jab but Gong uses good head movement to avoid it. Valverde misses with a right hand and Gong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Valverde fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Valverde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gong sees it coming and avoids it easily. Valverde throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Valverde clobbers Gong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Bethania Valverde is winning the standup battle so far. Gong slips a jab and a cross from Valverde.
Gong only half commits to the counter leg kick. Nice defenses there by Gong. Valverde misses with a left hand and Gong counters with a right hand to the body. Valverde tries a head kick but it misses.
Gong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Valverde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gong manages to avoid it. Gong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Gong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valverde momentarily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Valverde misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gong counter with a right hand. Gong throws a powerful right kick. Valverde tried to block low but the kick was high! Valverde was taken right off of his feet! Gong jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Li Gong! In his post fight interview, Li Gong started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gwynn Evans (ranked 285 p4p, 442 weight class) and Duncan Farquharson (ranked 39 p4p, 61 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gwynn Evans! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Farquharson! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Evans is looking to take this fight into the clinch. And Farquharson tries to counter it with a takedown but Evans pushes his down on his head and steps out. Evans tries a head kick but it misses.
Farquharson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Nice straight punches there by Evans. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Evans. Farquharson moves out of range of the body kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Evans slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Evans scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Evans throws a body shot but no joy. Farquharson with the counter takedown but Evans avoids it easily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Evans dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farquharson. That did some damage! A jab from Evans finds it's way through Farquharson's defenses. Evans throws out a loose jab but Farquharson uses good head movement to avoid it. Farquharson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Evans defends it well. Evans wants to clinch up but Farquharson keeps it at a distance. Evans misses with a body shot.
Farquharson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Evans defends it well. Evans tests Farquharson's chin there with a solid looking shot. Farquharson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans. We've been told by Evans's head coaches at Ze Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Evans pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Evans lands with a nice body punch. Evans misses with a leg kick. Evans misses with an uppercut. Gwynn Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Evans cracks Farquharson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Farquharson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evans. Evans throws a leg kick which misses Farquharson's front leg but catches the back leg as Farquharson tries to avoid it. Gwynn Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Evans takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. A slapping leg kick lands for Evans.
Evans misses with a kick to the body.
Evans throws a low kick but Farquharson moves out of range easily. Farquharson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Evans goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Farquharson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Evans defends it well. Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farquharson moves away. Farquharson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Evans defends it well.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Evans scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Evans scores with a head kick.
Evans fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Farquharson checks it well. Farquharson with the counter takedown but Evans avoids it easily. Evans connects with a nice looking jab.
Farquharson moves out of range of the strikes. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Evans throws a body punch but Farquharson moves out of range. Farquharson feints the counter takedown. Evans displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans 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.
Evans scores with a jab to the jaw. Evans throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Farquharson. Farquharson takes a shot right to the bread basket. Evans missing with a left hand there. Farquharson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Farquharson feints the counter takedown. Farquharson blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Evans tries to land a front kick but Farquharson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Farquharson with the counter takedown but Evans avoids it easily. Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans throws a shot to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Farquharson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evans. Farquharson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Evans tries to land a leg kick but Farquharson saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Farquharson. Farquharson feints the counter takedown. A jab from Evans misses. Farquharson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Evans swings for the body but Farquharson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Farquharson does a little dance to reset his feet.
 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. Evans misses with a wild body shot. And Farquharson tries to counter it with a takedown but Evans pushes his down on his head and steps out. Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Farquharson avoids the head kick by Evans.
Farquharson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Evans swings for the body but Farquharson moves out of range.
Farquharson takes a body punch but keeps moving. The fighters circling - Evans throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Evans throws a nice outside leg kick. Duncan Farquharson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Farquharson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evans.
Evans connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Farquharson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Evans scores with a body shot.
A low kick from Evans is predictable there
and Farquharson counters with a nice double leg into guard. Farquharson controls from within his opponent's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Farquharson won't allow Evans to get back to his feet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Farquharson content to stall in guard here.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Farquharson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Farquharson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Farquharson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Evans's head. Evans wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Farquharson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Farquharson chips away with some ground and pound. Farquharson stays in close to Evans's body and controls the position. Farquharson trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Evans is trying to control the position but Farquharson postures up. Farquharson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Farquharson stops Evans from standing up. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Farquharson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans throws a leg kick but Farquharson sees it coming and checks it nicely. Farquharson with the counter takedown but Evans avoids it easily. An inside leg kick lands from Evans. Evans throws a leg kick which misses Farquharson's front leg but catches the back leg as Farquharson tries to avoid it. Evans fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Farquharson avoids the body shot from Evans.
Farquharson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Evans digs a good body shot into Farquharson's ribs.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Evans tries to clinch but Farquharson is having none of it. Farquharson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Farquharson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Farquharson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evans. Farquharson slips a straight right by Evans. Farquharson feints the counter takedown. Farquharson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Evans. Farquharson feints the counter takedown. Farquharson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evans. Evans scores with a kick to the midsection. Evans misses with an uppercut. Farquharson saw that one coming.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Farquharson moves away from the strike by Evans. Farquharson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evans throws out the jab. And Farquharson tries to counter it with a takedown but Evans pushes his down on his head and steps out. Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farquharson can do to turn this around? A punch combination from Evans misses. Farquharson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Evans misses with a low kick. Farquharson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Evans defends it well. Donk. Evans catches Farquharson right on the button with a cross. Farquharson ducks under a wild hook from Evans. Farquharson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Evans looks to score with a jab to the body but Farquharson is just out of range. Farquharson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Evans throws a push kick but Farquharson slaps the foot to one side. An inside leg kick lands from Evans. Farquharson takes one to the chin there. Farquharson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Evans looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot lands for Evans. Evans misses with a kick to the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Evans missing with a left hand there. Farquharson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Farquharson moves forwards but Evans connects with a nice, crisp jab. Evans bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Farquharson's head backwards. Farquharson moves away from the strike by Evans. Evans fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Evans fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Farquharson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Duncan Farquharson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Evans explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight! Gwynn Evans showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Evans, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gwynn Evans! A relieved looking Gwynn Evans thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Fries (ranked 329 p4p, 431 weight class) and Temujin Namkhai (ranked 21 p4p, 29 weight class). Namkhai has chosen Batzorig Vaanchig - Mongolian Throat Singing as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Fries ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Temujin Namkhai! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice shot by Fries . Fries misses with an uppercut. Namkhai saw that one coming. Namkhai flicks out a counter leg kick but Fries steps away. Fries lands a jab to the nose. Fries misses with a looping right. Namkhai digs a good body shot into Fries 's ribs. Nice defenses there by Namkhai. Fries sizes up Namkhai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Temujin Namkhai has been cut. Fries thuds a left hand into Namkhai's body. A big left from Fries misses. Namkhai throws out a counter right but Fries avoids it with no problem. Fries throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Namkhai counter with a right hand. We've been told by Fries 's head coaches at KO MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Fries will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Namkhai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fries connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Fries lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A big right from Fries misses. Fries moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNamkhai. Fries misses with an uppercut
and Namkhai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Fries is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Fries misses with a hook
and Namkhai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Fries misses with a hook. Fries throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Namkhai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Fries is breathing heavily. Fries throws an overhand right that lands on Namkhai's shoulder, as Namkhai tries to avoid the shot. A little jabbing left from Namkhai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Fries throws a lazy uppercut
and Namkhai counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fries ! Namkhai lets Fries back up to his feet, looking for a finish! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The fighters circling - Fries throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Namkhai ducks under a wild hook from Fries . Namkhai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Fries misses with a hook
and Namkhai counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fries ! Namkhai lets Fries back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fries is rocked! The fighters circling - Fries throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Oh Fries is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Namkhai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fries .
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Fries throws out a loose jab but Namkhai uses good head movement to avoid it. Fries seems to have got his legs back now. Fries swings widly with a right hand
and Namkhai counters with a nice body kick. Are you kidding me?! Namkhai ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Fries clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Temujin Namkhai! Temujin Namkhai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between See How Fook (ranked 54 p4p, 26 weight class) and Billi Goat (ranked 9 p4p, 4 weight class). Fook comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies & Gentlemen. See How Fook has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, See How Fook! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Billi Goat! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Goat. The fighters circling - Goat throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Goat misses with a body shot.
Goat tries to clinch there but Fook circles away.
Fook throws a leg kick that is checked and Goat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Goat scores with a jab to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Fook. Goat does a little dance to reset his feet. Goat looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Fook misses with an uppercut. Goat saw that one coming. Fook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goat throws out the jab. Goat moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Fook throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Fook throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A little jabbing left from Goat on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Fook scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Goat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fook can pounce on him.
Goat moves out of range of the strikes. Goat connects with a right hand. Fook shakes it off. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Goat takes a swing at Fook's ribcage but misses. Fook missing with a left hand there. Goat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Goat misses with a straight right.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Goat throws a low kick, looking for Fook's leg but Fook calmly moves out of range. Fook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goat throws out the jab. Fook steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goat. Goat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goat throws a body kick that misses. Goat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fook looks to land a left hand but Goat moved out of range nicely. Goat scores with a leg kick.
Goat throws the kick towards the body but Fook avoids it. Fook takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Goat throws a body punch but Fook moves out of range. Goat jabbing away but nothing is landing. A little feinted left hand from Fook on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Fook throws a leg kick which misses Goat's front leg but catches the back leg as Goat tries to avoid it. Goat jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fook bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Nice body kick there by Fook. Goat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fook. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Goat misses with a body punch
and Fook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Fook lands with a straight right. Goat didn't see that one coming. Goat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fook. Goat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Goat throws a hook but Fook avoids it easily. The crowd cheers as Goat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fook doesn't seem phased though. Goat drops his hands momentarily and Fook takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Goat misses with a shot to the body and Fook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Goat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fook. Goat throws the kick towards the body but Fook avoids it. Goat throws the kick towards the body but Fook avoids it. Fook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fook connects with an inside leg kick. Fook cracks a nice hook into Goat's ribs. Fook scores with a jab to the jaw. Fook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Goat responds with a good body kick, but Fook manages to step out the way in time. Fook lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Goat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goat misses with a straight right.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Goat checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Fook connects with a leg kick. Goat thuds a left hand into Fook's body. Fook lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Fook scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Fook connects with a good right hand that stumbles Goat. Goat circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Fook lands a head kick. Goat smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Goat misses with a wild body shot. Fook dodges the punch combination from Goat.
Fook is looking to counter punch. Nice defenses there by Fook. Fook with a body punch. A glancing blow. See How Fook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Goat misses with a low kick. A big right from Fook misses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Goat throws out a loose jab but Fook uses good head movement to avoid it. Fook quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Goat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fook manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Fook lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fook.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Goat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fook. Fook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Goat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Goat looks to throw the jab but Fook is out of range. Fook moves out of range of the strikes. Goat loads up on a big right hand but Fook slips the punch. Fook swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Goat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Goat. Fook dips to his left and cracks Goat with an uppercut! Fook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goat.
Fook appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Goat throws a push kick but Fook slaps the foot to one side. Fook looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Goat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fook. Fook jabbing away but nothing is landing. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A swing and a miss from Goat. Fook misses with a low kick. Goat tries a quick counter leg kick but Fook is wise to it. Goat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Goat throws a right hand that misses
and Fook counters with a left to the body. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
See How Fook dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Fook darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. A nice leg kick lands there from Goat. Fook misses with a straight left. Goat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Goat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Fook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Fook misses with a body kick. Goat is trying to counter with his kicks. Fook bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Goat's head. A good leg kick by Goat. See How Fook is winning the standup battle so far. Goat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. A looping hook to the body misses from Goat. Fook does a little dance to reset his feet. Goat looks to land a body kick but Fook moved away. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Goat might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fook has got the better of the exchanges. Goat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fook manages to avoid it. Fook scores with a punch to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Fook pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Fook keeps the fight on the outside. Goat takes a swing at Fook's ribcage but misses. Goat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Fook is looking to chop away at Goat's legs. Fook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goat. Goat misses with a body kick. Fook misses with a head kick.
Goat has closed the distance and engaged Fook in a clinch.
Fook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goat can do to turn this around? Fook throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goats head. Fook misses with a short punch on the inside. Goat swings wildly with an uppercut but Fook uses good head movement to avoid it. Fook throws a head punch that misses. Goat lands an uppercut.
Goat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Fook tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Goat is able to avoid easily. Fook walks forward, straight into a front kick from Goat. Goat misses the shot to the body. Goat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fook.
A counter left hand to the body from Fook misses its target. Goat takes a swing at Fook's ribcage but misses. Goat throws the kick towards the body but Fook avoids it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Goat misses the jab. A solid leg kick lands there for Fook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fook misses with a low kick. A solid leg kick lands there for Fook.
Goat swings for the body but Fook moves out of range.
Goat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goat misses with an uppercut. Fook saw that one coming. Fook misses with a looping right. Goat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fook manages to avoid it. Goat misses the shot to the body. Goat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fook rather than just go for the knockout. A shot to the body from Fook misses and Goat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Fook looks to throw a body kick and Goat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Fook throws a body punch but Goat moves out of range. Fook throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A big left from Goat misses. A slapping leg kick lands for Goat.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A bone on bone clash there as Goat blocks the leg kick.
Fook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goat throws out a counter right but Fook avoids it with no problem. Fook dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goat. That did some damage! Goat thumps Fook with a low kick. Fook keeps the fight on the outside. Fook wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Goat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Nice uppercut lands for Goat. That snapped Fook's head back.
Fook throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Goat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Goat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. A nice inside leg kick there by Fook. That's going to slow Goat down. Goat throws a hook but Fook blocks it. Goat takes a swing at Fook's ribcage but misses. Goat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fook on the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Goat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Goat blocks a jab. Goat throws a leg kick that is checked and Fook counters with a straight right hand.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Goat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Goat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fook checks it well. Goat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Goat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fook throws a solid leg kick but Goat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fook. Goat is trying to counter with his kicks. Goat connects with a jab. Goat scores with a jab to the jaw. Goat scores with a punch to the head. Both fighters circling a little - Goat finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Fook misses the jab. Goat slips a jab from Fook. Goat throws a head kick but Fook moves out of range.
Goat misses with an uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Fook looks for the body kick but Goat saw that one coming. Fook misses the shot to the body. Goat appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Goat moves out of range of the leg kick from Fook. Fook doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billi Goat will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Fook's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fook missing with a left hand there. Goat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Goat throws an overhand right that lands on Fook's shoulder, as Fook tries to avoid the shot. Goat lands with a straight right. Fook didn't see that one coming. Fook misses with a hook. Goat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fook stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Fook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fook throwing a counter right hand but Goat manages to avoid it. A nice leg kick lands there from Fook. Fook motions for Goat to come forward. Fook throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Fook throws a leg kick and Goat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Fook has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goat. Fook moves out of range of the body kick. Goat is looking to land body kicks. An attempted straight right counter from Fook misses the target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fook is looking to chop away at Goat's legs. Fook misses with an uppercut. Fook tries a low kick but Goat avoids it. Fook tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A jab from Fook finds it's way through Goat's defenses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Goat takes a body punch but keeps moving. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Goat crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fook - the referee stops the clock and Goat gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fook. Goat manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Goat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fook moves away. Goat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Goat throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fook. Fook catches Goat with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Goat checks a low kick from Fook. Fook loads up on a big right hand but Goat slips the punch. Fook looks to land a combination but Goat avoids it well. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fook. Goat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Fook swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Goat throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Goat connects with a solid leg kick. Goat tries a head kick but it misses.
Goat is looking to land body kicks. Goat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fook throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A countering left hand to the body from Goat misses. Goat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fook moves away. Fook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goat works the jab nicely. Goat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fook's sensitive parts. Goat avoids the body shot from Fook.
Goat scores with a shot to the body.
Goat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fook. Goat checks a leg kick. Fook avoids the body shot from Goat.
Goat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Fook avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Goat throws a hook to the side of Fook's head but Fook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Fook gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goat. An inside leg kick from Fook misses. Fook misses with a leg kick and Goat counters with a good low kick that Fook was not able to check.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Fook shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Good exchange - Fook coming out on top. Goat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fook connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Goat scrambles back to his feet. Fook misses with a low kick. A solid body kick from Fook. Goat misses the jab. Goat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fook scores with a leg kick.
Fook slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. A bone on bone clash there as Goat blocks the leg kick.
Fook looks to land a body kick but Goat moved away. Goat has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Fook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goat. Fook dips to his left and cracks Goat with an uppercut! Fook throws a front kick that sends Goat stumbling back into the cage. Nice uppercut lands for Fook. That snapped Goat's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fook ducks under a wild hook from Goat.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A good leg kick by Fook. Goat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goat misses with a looping left. Goat misses with a body shot.
Goat throws a body punch but Fook moves out of range. Fook is looking to chop away at Goat's legs. Fook clobbers Goat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Goat jabs Fook to the body, keeping him at a distance. Goat looks to land a left hand but Fook moved out of range nicely. Fook works the jab nicely. Fook lands with a hook. Goat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Fook checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fook scores with a hook. Fook just misses with a punch to the body.
Fook checks a leg kick nicely. A big right from Fook misses. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but See How Fook did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. That's time! Fook's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Goat scores with the left hand. Fook knows he should have avoided that one. Fook tests Goat's chin there with a solid looking shot. Fook moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Goat lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fook takes a step back to recover. Fook blocks a jab. Goat misses with a looping left. Fook fires out a quick counter leg kick but Goat just manages to avoid it. Fook throws a hook but Goat blocks it. Goat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Fook throws an overhand right that lands on Goat's shoulder, as Goat tries to avoid the shot. Fook dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goat. That did some damage! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goat. Goat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fook moves away. Goat looks to land a body kick but Fook moved away. Goat lands a nice shot to the body.
Goat throws a body shot but no joy.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Goat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Nice body kick from Fook. Goat throws a hook but Fook avoids it easily. Fook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goat manages to avoid it. It seemed like Goat was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Goat has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fook. Goat throws out a loose jab but Fook uses good head movement to avoid it. Fook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goat.
Goat unleashes a big counter combination but Fook bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Fook misses with a body shot.
Goat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Goat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fook, as that shot connected.
Fook throws a leg kick and Goat makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fook really felt that one! Fook pivots, looking for a leg kick but Goat is out of range and Fook settles back down. Fook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goat.
Fook throws a solid leg kick but Goat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fook. Goat digs a good body shot into Fook's ribs. Jab by Fook.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Goat missing with a left hand there. Fook was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Fook scores with a jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Fook connects with a leg kick. Goat misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Fook. Goat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Goat slips a jab from Fook. Goat just misses with a punch to the body.
Fook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fook moves away. Goat scores with a jab to the body. Fook throws an off balance right hand
and Goat counters with a stiff right hand. Fook throws the left hand but Goat avoids the punch easily. Fook 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. Goat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Goat misses with an attempted mid kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A cross from Fook lands. Goat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Fook with a hook. Goat slips under a jab from Fook. Goat throws a jab when Fook was well out of range. Goat misses with a hook. Fook ducked under it nicely. Fook misses the shot to the body. Goat was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Goat jabs at Fook's body. Fook on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Fook has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fook there as he acknowledges the shot. Fook looks to land a right hand but Goat moved out of range. Fook swings for the body but Goat moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Goat on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Fook misses with a hook to the body
and Goat counters with a stiff right hand. Goat moves out of range of the leg kick from Fook. Goat looks to score with a jab to the body but Fook is just out of range.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Goat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fook. Fook cracks Goat with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fook pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Goat lands a head shot. A lazy left from Fook finds it's target. Fook drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Fook throws a looping overhand right but Goat ducks down to avoid it. Fook throws a series of punches but Goat moves out of range. Nice body kick from Goat. Goat looks to land a left hand but Fook moved out of range nicely. Goat misses the shot to the body. Fook lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Goat scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Goat throws a body shot but no joy. Fook seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Nice body kick there by Fook. Goat slips a straight right by Fook. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Billi Goat will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Fook throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. A jab lands there for Goat. A nice leg kick from Goat, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fook throws a body kick that misses. A big left from Fook misses. Fook scores with a hook to the body. Goat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Fook connects with a body shot. Fook takes a body punch but keeps moving. Good leg kick by Goat. Fook misses with a looping right. Goat throws a predictable looking body shot
and Goat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Goat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fook lands a nice shot that snaps Goat's head back.
Goat misses with the combination.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Fook staying out of range there. Fook throws a body shot but no joy. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goat! But no joy. A low kick from Fook is predictable there and Goat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Fook moves out of range of the leg kick from Goat. A looping hook to the body misses from Goat. Fook does a little dance to reset his feet. Fook misses the shot to the body. Fook moves out of range of the body kick. Fook throws the left hand but Goat avoids the punch easily. Fook misses with a lunging right hand
and Goat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Goat blocks a leg kick. Fook throws a head kick but Goat moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Fook lands an impressive looking overhand right. Goat doesn't seem phased though. Fook throws a leg kick but Goat moved away. Goat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fook has time to react.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Goat takes a shot right to the bread basket. Goat missing with a left hand there. Fook was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Fook uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Goat has time to react. Fook listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fook sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Goat checks a low kick from Fook. Fook listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Goat avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Fook lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fook misses the jab. Goat lands an overhand right. Goat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Fook just misses with a punch to the body.
Fook throws a shot from downtown. Goat moves away and avoids it. Goat swings for the body but Fook moves out of range.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice straight punches there by Fook. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fook. Goat throws a body shot but no joy. Fook takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Goat slips under a jab. Goat misses with an uppercut. Fook saw that one coming. Fook cracks Goat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Goat misses with a head kick.
Fook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fook walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Fook takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fook looks to land a body kick but Goat moved away. Fook slips under a jab. Fook throws out a loose jab but Goat uses good head movement to avoid it. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fook crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Goat - the referee stops the clock and Fook gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Goat. Fook manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. A looping hook to the body misses from Fook. Goat does a little dance to reset his feet. Goat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Goat cracks Fook with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Goat throws a body shot but no joy. Fook lands with a nice body kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Goat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fook was well out of range. Poor timing from Goat. As Goat backs away, Fook returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Fook comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Fook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goat.
Goat keeps Fook at a distance using the push kick. A slow jab from Fook misses its intended target. Fook takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fook connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Goat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Good leg kick by Goat. Goat slips a jab from Fook. Goat throws a push kick but Fook slaps the foot to one side. Goat pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fook is out of range and Goat settles back down.
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 See How Fook. I think Fook has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:47 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... See How Fook! See How Fook 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 Ben Crispian (ranked 32 p4p, 15 weight class) and Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit (ranked 4 p4p, 2 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Crispian! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 24 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Crispian is just out of range. Crispian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Crispian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit takes one on the button. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crispian. Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick. A swing and a miss from Crispian. Crispian digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs. Crispian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts. Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit. Crispian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crispian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit. Crispian takes a body punch but keeps moving. Crispian scores with a jab. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Crispian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Crispian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crispian's hands. Crispian swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand. Crispian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at League of Shadows MMA in the buildup to the fight. Ben Crispian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Crispian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Sitsongrit blocks a jab. Crispian staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit rushes Crispian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Crispian is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage. Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Sitsongrit keeps control of Crispian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crispian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A good leg kick by Crispian. Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Crispian is just out of range. Crispian feinted there with a counter leg kick. Crispian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Crispian avoids it. Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. Crispian moves out of range of the strikes. Crispian jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Crispian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Crispian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crispian misses with a straight left.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Crispian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Crispian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body. Sitsongrit throws a jab when Crispian was well out of range. Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crispian. Crispian obviously looking to wear him down.
Crispian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Crispian misses with a hook. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy. Crispian connects with a leg kick. A solid leg kick lands there for Crispian.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit. Crispian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Crispian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Crispian misses with an uppercut. Crispian misses with a body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crispian. A nice leg kick from Crispian, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crispian throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily. Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Crispian keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Crispian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Sitsongrit lands a front kick. Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crispian. Crispian scores with a kick to the midsection. Crispian motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Crispian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Crispian backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses. A big right from Crispian misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy. Crispian thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick. Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Crispian's ribs. A punch combination from Crispian misses. Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Crispian loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch. Sitsongrit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Crispian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Crispian thows a left - swing and a miss!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Crispian throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range. Crispian cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches. A body shot lands from Crispian.
Crispian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Crispian throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Crispian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage. Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crispian backwards. Crispian wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Crispian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crispian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Crispian slips under a jab from Sitsongrit. A nice inside leg kick there by Crispian. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down. Crispian throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit walks into a straight right hand from Crispian. Crispian is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Crispian is looking to land body kicks. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Crispian dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crispian throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick from Crispian is predictable there enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab. Crispian throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely. Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Crispian slips the punch. It looked like Crispian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Ben Crispian is winning the standup battle so far. Crispian scores with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Crispian.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crispian, as that shot connected.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit. Crispian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crispian throws a leg kick that misses. Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Crispian 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. Crispian throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range. Crispian missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A telegraphed right hand from Crispian misses the target. Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Crispian saw that one coming. Crispian scores with a hook. Crispian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Crispian scores with a leg kick.
Crispian moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes. Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Crispian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked and Crispian counters with a nice leg kick. Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Crispian moves out of range. Sitsongrit throws a hook but Crispian blocks it. Crispian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head. Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crispian can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crispian sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Crispian walks into a left hand. Crispian jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action! Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Crispian staying out of range there. Crispian is looking to score with low kicks. Sitsongrit wants to slow Crispian down by chopping away at his legs.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Crispian ducked under it nicely. Crispian throws a big counter combination but Sitsongrit scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Sitsongrit moves out of range as Crispian strikes. Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crispian.
Crispian misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Crispian moved away. Crispian misses with a wild body shot. Crispian lands the left hand. Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Crispian ducked under it nicely. Crispian lands with a right hand.
Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Crispian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Sitsongrit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crispian's efforts to push away.
Crispian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crispian thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick. Crispian looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range. Crispian backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Crispian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing. Sitsongrit throws a hook but Crispian blocks it. Crispian lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head. Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crispian was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit. Crispian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsongrit can do to turn this around? Crispian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Crispian.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Crispian lands the left hand. Crispian ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit. Crispian tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it. A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Crispian misses with a left hand enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab. Crispian connects with a solid leg kick. Crispian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Crispian connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crispian is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Crispian misses with a straight left. A big right from Sitsongrit misses. Sitsongrit misses the jab. Nice body punch from Crispian. Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Crispian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Crispian lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit's head back.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crispian. Crispian lands a head shot. Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Crispian. Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks. Crispian ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Crispian ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit. Crispian cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap. An inside leg kick lands from Crispian. Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Crispian dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action!
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crispian to score with a decent uppercut. Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Crispian. Crispian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Crispian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Crispian takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crispian.
Crispian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Crispian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with an outside leg kick.
Crispian checks a low kick from Sitsongrit. Crispian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Crispian ducked under it nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes. Crispian scores with a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for Crispian.
Nice defenses there by Crispian. Crispian ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Crispian looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A big right from Sitsongrit misses. Crispian throws a leg kick that misses. Crispian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Crispian throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range. Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crispian. Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Crispian's ribs. Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses. Crispian throws a leg kick and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand! Good leg kick by Crispian. Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses. Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crispian. Crispian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Crispian throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it. Crispian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Crispian avoids a kick to the body.
Crispian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crispian. Crispian wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Crispian moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes. Crispian cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. A decent looking cross lands there for Crispian. Sitsongrit swings for the body but Crispian moves out of range.
Crispian throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Crispian is just out of range. Crispian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crispian throws out the jab. Sitsongrit punishes Crispian's body with a nice straight punch. Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target. Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crispian. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet. Crispian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it. Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Crispian wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range. Crispian throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it. Crispian is looking to score with low kicks. Some bone on bone action there as Crispian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Sitsongrit walks into a jab. Sitsongrit misses with a looping left. Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Crispian uses good head movement to avoid it. Crispian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick. Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Crispian throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Crispian throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well. Crispian with a hook. A bone on bone clash there as Crispian blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses. Crispian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Crispian lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Crispian does a little dance to reset his feet. Crispian lands a head shot. This has been an exciting period of action! Crispian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Crispian's ribcage but misses. A low kick lands for Crispian.
Nice body kick from Crispian. Sitsongrit moves out of range as Crispian strikes. Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Crispian.
Crispian scores with a leg kick.
Crispian scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Crispian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crispian. Crispian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Crispian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Crispian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crispian. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ben Crispian did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crispian throws a leg kick that is checked and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Crispian pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sitsongrit is looking to slow Crispian down with leg kicks. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Crispian sees it coming and moves out of range. Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Crispian slips the punch. Crispian takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Crispian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Crispian slips a jab from Sitsongrit. A big left from Sitsongrit misses. Crispian lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back to recover. Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Crispian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Crispian connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off. Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crispian throws out the jab. Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Crispian. Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Crispian misses with an uppercut. A jab from Sitsongrit misses. Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Crispian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Crispian scores with a nice body kick.
Crispian swings away with a leg kick that misses. Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Crispian avoids it with no problem. Crispian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot. Crispian misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Crispian is wise to it. Crispian throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it. Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crispian moves away. Crispian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Crispian misses with a shot to the body letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand. Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Crispian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Crispian saw that one coming. Crispian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Crispian connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Crispian scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Crispian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crispian. Crispian misses with a wild body shot. Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Crispian moved out of range nicely. Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Crispian slaps the foot to one side. Crispian throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely. Crispian throws a nice inside leg kick. A nice leg kick lands there from Crispian. A right-left combo lands from Crispian. Crispian checks the leg kick. Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Crispian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Crispian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Crispian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away. Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Crispian ducks down to avoid it. Crispian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Crispian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Crispian throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit. Crispian thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand. Crispian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. A jab from Crispian misses. Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crispian sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sitsongrit throws a hook but Crispian blocks it. Sitsongrit swings for the body but Crispian moves out of range.
Crispian scores with a nice body kick.
Crispian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Crispian lands a body shot.
Crispian throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Crispian misses with a straight left. Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Crispian moved out of range. Crispian dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Crispian misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body. Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. A telegraphed right hand from Crispian misses the target. Crispian with the inside leg kick. Sitsongrit has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Crispian. Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot. Crispian is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks. Crispian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit. Crispian loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch. Crispian lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ben Crispian will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Crispian. Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Crispian checks it. A low kick lands for Crispian.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing. Crispian lands with a right hand. Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Crispian jabs at Sitsongrit's body. Crispian moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Crispian misses with a wild body shot. Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Crispian slaps the foot to one side. Crispian staying out of range there. Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Crispian moved away. Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing. Crispian connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back. Crispian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Crispian connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Sitsongrit 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. Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Crispian's body. Crispian thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick. Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crispian. Crispian 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. Crispian scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Crispian. Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Crispian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crispian misses with a wild body shot. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy. Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Crispian moves out of range. Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Crispian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Crispian scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The fighters circling - Crispian throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Crispian blocks a jab. A left lands for Crispian. Crispian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit. A solid leg kick lands there for Crispian.
Crispian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crispian. Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss! Crispian defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand. Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses. Crispian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Sitsongrit misses with a looping right. Sitsongrit is looking to slow Crispian down with leg kicks. Crispian throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely. Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Crispian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Crispian jumps back.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Crispian throws a chopping leg kick but Sitsongrit manages to avoid taking any serious damage. A decent looking body kick lands there for Crispian. Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crispian scores with a leg kick.
Crispian misses with a looping left. Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Crispian is out of range. Crispian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crispian throws a nice inside leg kick. Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crispian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Sitsongrit misses with a straight right. The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crispian. Crispian obviously looking to wear him down.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Decent striking displayed by Crispian there. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Crispian feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Crispian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away. Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Crispian throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it. A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Crispian down. Crispian slips under a jab. An inside leg kick lands from Crispian. Crispian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crispian connects with a crisp jab. Crispian misses with a kick to the body and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ben Crispian has been cut. Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crispian was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Crispian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Crispian lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Crispian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight! Ben Crispian showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crispian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Crispian! Ben Crispian retains his featherweight title! Ben Crispian thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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