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Ascension: Derail PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maukka Moukuttaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Waddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moukuttaja comes to the cage accompanied by Born to be alive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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288 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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199 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maukka Moukuttaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Waddell!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waddell moves into the clinch.
Moukuttaja breaks from the clinch.
Waddell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moukuttaja.
Waddell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moukuttaja sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waddell swings for the body but Moukuttaja moves out of range.
Waddell gets a clinch.
Waddell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Moukuttaja prevents it.
Moukuttaja blocks a body shot from Waddell.
Waddell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waddell wants a takedown.
Moukuttaja gets underhooks to prevent Waddell's takedown attempt.
Maukka Moukuttaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Waddell.
Waddell has picked Moukuttaja up - he's going for a ride! Waddell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Waddell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moukuttaja's head.
Moukuttaja wants to get back to his feet.
Waddell trying to control from half guard but Moukuttaja is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moukuttaja is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moukuttaja wants to improve his position but Waddell is controlling well.
Moukuttaja is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moukuttaja won't allow Waddell to pass to mount.
Moukuttaja is pressing down on Waddell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Waddell trying to control but Moukuttaja is working from the bottom.
Moukuttaja is pulling down on Waddell's head. It's preventing any offense from Waddell, at least for the moment.
Waddell throws an elbow that misses. Moukuttaja uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Waddell's guard. Nice move by Moukuttaja!
Waddell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waddell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moukuttaja looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Moukuttaja really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The crowd cheers as Moukuttaja lands an impressive looking overhand right. Waddell doesn't seem phased though.
A lazy left from Moukuttaja finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waddell tries to clinch but Moukuttaja is having none of it.
Moukuttaja ducks under a wild hook from Waddell.
A slow jab from Moukuttaja misses its intended target.
Waddell scores with a takedown into Moukuttaja's guard.
Waddell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waddell looking to sit in guard and control but Moukuttaja gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Moukuttaja will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moukuttaja wants to stand but Waddell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Moukuttaja forces his way into half guard.
Moukuttaja takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Moukuttaja tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Waddell.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moukuttaja prevents Waddell from improving his position.
Moukuttaja trying to control from half guard but Waddell is working away.
Moukuttaja decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Waddell looks to land a right hand but Moukuttaja moved out of range.
Maukka Moukuttaja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waddell scores with a jab to the body.
Waddell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moukuttaja.
Waddell misses the jab.
Moukuttaja just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Maukka Moukuttaja will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moukuttaja throws a shot from downtown. Waddell moves away and avoids it.
Moukuttaja fails to land with a series of punches.
Waddell throws a one two combo.
Waddell connects with a nice looking jab.
Waddell throws a lazy right hand but Moukuttaja sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Waddell defending well as Moukuttaja loads up on a big left hand.
Moukuttaja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moukuttaja just misses with a punch to the body.
Moukuttaja swats away the attempt to clinch by Waddell.
Waddell tries a low kick but Moukuttaja avoids it.
Waddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moukuttaja connects with a crisp jab.
Moukuttaja with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waddell misses with a hook.
Waddell misses with a left hand
enabling Moukuttaja to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Moukuttaja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waddell throws a lazy right hand but Moukuttaja sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Waddell loads up on a big right hand but Moukuttaja slips the punch.
Moukuttaja has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moukuttaja there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moukuttaja lands a big right hand that sends Waddell crashing to the mat! Moukuttaja stays standing though and waves Waddell back to his feet!
Waddell is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moukuttaja bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waddell misses with a low kick.
Waddell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moukuttaja sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waddell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Waddell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Moukuttaja is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Waddell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moukuttaja sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Moukuttaja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Waddell misses with a lunging right hand
and Moukuttaja counters with a nice body shot.
Moukuttaja lands a glancing blow to the side of Waddell's head.
Moukuttaja is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Waddell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moukuttaja.
Moukuttaja throws a looping overhand right but Waddell ducks down to avoid it.
Moukuttaja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Waddell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moukuttaja. Moukuttaja circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maukka Moukuttaja is winning the standup battle so far.
Waddell wants to land a leg kick but Moukuttaja is out of range.
Waddell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moukuttaja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moukuttaja lands a nice shot that snaps Waddell's head back.
Waddell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moukuttaja's corner calls for a 1-2. Moukuttaja obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Waddell clobbers Moukuttaja with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Waddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moukuttaja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Waddell throws out the jab.
Waddell jabs Moukuttaja to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Waddell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Moukuttaja did well to prevent Waddell getting side control.
Moukuttaja is pressing down on Waddell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moukuttaja has momentary wrist control but Waddell slips an elbow through the middle.
Moukuttaja is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moukuttaja is looking to stand up but Waddell isn't so interested in that idea.
Moukuttaja wants to sweep but no luck.
Waddell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moukuttaja works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moukuttaja is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moukuttaja keeping moving, preventing Waddell from controlling successfully.
Waddell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moukuttaja has his hands on Waddell's head, controlling the position.
Moukuttaja preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Waddell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Waddell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Waddell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Moukuttaja looking to hit a scissor sweep but Waddell is one step ahead there.
Waddell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waddell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maukka Moukuttaja dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Waddell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moukuttaja wants to get back to his feet but Waddell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Moukuttaja working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Waddell.
Moukuttaja is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Waddell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Waddell throws a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Moukuttaja holds on and takes a little breather.
Moukuttaja keeping moving, preventing Waddell from controlling successfully.
Moukuttaja wants to stand up but Waddell is controlling him.
Waddell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waddell trying to control but Moukuttaja is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moukuttaja takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Waddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waddell misses with a straight left.
Waddell tries to clinch up.
Waddell misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Waddell misses.
Moukuttaja is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Moukuttaja misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Waddell misses the target.
Moukuttaja moves out of range as Waddell strikes.
Waddell slips a jab and a cross from Moukuttaja.
Waddell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waddell throws a looping overhand right but Moukuttaja ducks down to avoid it.
Moukuttaja cracks Waddell with a good jab.
Moukuttaja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waddell.
Moukuttaja walks into a straight right hand from Waddell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moukuttaja is looking to clinch but Waddell is avoiding it.
Waddell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Moukuttaja to the mat! Moukuttaja manages to get full guard.
Waddell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moukuttaja pushes Waddell off and scrambles back to his feet.
Waddell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Waddell jabs at Moukuttaja's body.
Moukuttaja takes the fight into the clinch.
Waddell gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Moukuttaja regains guard.
Waddell wants to pass the guard but Moukuttaja is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waddell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Waddell wants to control from the top but Moukuttaja keeps moving.
Waddell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moukuttaja is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moukuttaja keeping moving, preventing Waddell from controlling successfully.
Waddell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maukka Moukuttaja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Waddell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Waddell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moukuttaja is trying to keep Waddell in close.
Waddell postures up in Moukuttaja's guard and throws a big left but Moukuttaja blocks it.
Waddell looking to pass the guard.
Moukuttaja avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Waddell trying to control but Moukuttaja is working from the bottom.
Michael Waddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Waddell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Waddell with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waddell stopping the sweep attempt from Moukuttaja.
Waddell connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Waddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moukuttaja has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Maukka Moukuttaja!
Maukka Moukuttaja decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Capwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Punani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capwell comes to the cage accompanied by The Haunted - 99. Harry Punani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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237 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mason Capwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Punani!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punani closes the distance and clinches up with Capwell, looking for a takedown. Punani pushes Capwell against the cage but Capwell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Punani lands a right hook to the body.
Punani will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Punani looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mason Capwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Punani.
Capwell looks to land a left hand but Punani moved out of range nicely.
Punani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Punani throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Capwell blocks a head kick by Punani.
Punani misses with a double jab
and Capwell counters with a stiff right hand.
Mason Capwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Punani misses its intended target.
Punani is trying hard to land a takedown here. Capwell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Punani takes a swing at Capwell's ribcage but misses.
Punani misses with a body shot.
Capwell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Punani walks into a stiff left hand from Capwell.
Punani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Capwell.
Punani rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Capwell counter with a right hand.
Punani has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Punani there as he acknowledges the shot.
Punani throws a hook to the side of Capwell's head but Capwell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punani swings for the body but Capwell moves out of range.
Capwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Capwell connects with a jab.
Capwell swings for the body but Punani moves out of range.
Punani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Capwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Punani.
Capwell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Punani. Punani obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Punani. That's going to slow Capwell down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Punani shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capwell checks a low kick from Punani.
Capwell avoids the body shot from Punani.
Capwell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Punani looks to land a left hand but Capwell moved out of range nicely.
Capwell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harry Punani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Punani throws a leg kick but Capwell moved away.
Punani throws a body kick that misses.
Punani stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punani misses with a wild body shot.
Punani manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Capwell on his heels. He'll look to pass Capwell's guard now, I'm sure.
Punani with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capwell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Punani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Punani works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Punani is figuring out what he wants to do next.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punani prevents Capwell from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Punani dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Punani shoots in but Capwell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Punani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Capwell keeps the fight on the outside.
Punani shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Punani shoots in and drives through. Capwell sprawls well.
Punani misses with a body punch
and Capwell counters with a two punch combo.
Capwell slips a jab from Punani.
Punani looks to score with a jab to the body but Capwell is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Punani, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Capwell.
Capwell ducks under a wild hook from Punani.
A big left from Capwell misses.
Punani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Capwell circles away quickly and effectively.
Punani throws a sloppy body shot
and Capwell counters with a stiff right hand.
Capwell avoids the body shot from Punani.
Punani misses the shot to the body.
Punani connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Punani throws a body punch but Capwell moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capwell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Punani misses with a left hand
and Capwell counters with a nice uppercut.
Punani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Capwell lands a nice shot that snaps Punani's head back.
Punani takes a swing at Capwell's ribcage but misses.
Punani thows a body shot but no joy.
Punani fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Capwell is out of range.
Capwell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Punani.
Punani looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mason Capwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Punani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capwell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Punani punishes Capwell's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Punani.
Punani blocks a jab.
Punani looks to score with a jab to the body but Capwell is just out of range.
Capwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Punani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punani scores with a jab to the jaw.
Punani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Capwell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capwell avoids the body shot from Punani.
Capwell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Capwell throws a big shot that misses.
Punani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Capwell.
Harry Punani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Capwell as Punani shoots in.
Punani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Punani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Capwell doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punani tries to clinch up.
Punani is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Capwell rather than just go for the knockout.
Capwell keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Punani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Punani throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Capwell throws a hook to the side of Punani's head but Punani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Punani wants to clinch.
Punani 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.
Punani fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Punani does no damage.
Punani is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Capwell throws a hook but Punani avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punani throws a leg kick but Capwell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Capwell scores with a nice right hand.
Punani throws a series of punches but Capwell avoids them all with ease.
Punani throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A leg kick checked by Capwell.
Capwell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Punani. Beautiful body shot.
Punani looks to score with a jab to the body but Capwell is just out of range.
Capwell throws a hook to the side of Punani's head but Punani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punani swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Punani is defended easily by Capwell.
Harry Punani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Punani takes a swing at Capwell's ribcage but misses.
Capwell blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Punani. Capwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Punani throws a hook but Capwell avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punani misses with a wild body shot.
Capwell avoids the body shot from Punani.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Punani.
Capwell throws a right hand that Punani ducks under and follows up with a left that Punani also avoids with ease.
Punani throws a hook but Capwell blocks it.
Punani has a takedown stuffed.
Punani just misses with a punch to the body.
Punani on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punani misses with a hook to the body
letting Capwell counter with a right hand.
Punani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Capwell moves away.
Punani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Punani wants to land a leg kick but Capwell is out of range.
Punani misses with a looping left.
Punani shoots for a double leg takedown but Capwell sprawls well. He's pushed Punani's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mason Capwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Punani.
Punani tries a head kick but it misses.
Punani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mason Capwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Punani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Punani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Punani has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Punani!
Our winner, Harry Punani, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tessenji Fuuhaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tessenji Fuuhaku!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuuhaku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bickle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fuuhaku takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bickle blocks a head kick by Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku takes a swing at Bickle 's ribcage but misses.
Fuuhaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuuhaku throws the kick towards the body but Bickle avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuuhaku.
Bickle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fuuhaku on the side of the head.
Fuuhaku with a hook.
Fuuhaku thows a leg kick but Bickle checks it
letting Bickle counter with a right hand.
Fuuhaku throws a jab when Bickle was well out of range.
Fuuhaku swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Bickle counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuuhaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bickle .
Fuuhaku throws a hook but Bickle avoids it easily.
A big right from Bickle misses.
Fuuhaku is looking to slow Bickle down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuuhaku tries to score with a low kick but Bickle moves his leg out of the way.
Bickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuuhaku avoids the body shot from Bickle .
Bickle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fuuhaku throws out the jab.
Fuuhaku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bickle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fuuhaku connects with a single shot there.
Fuuhaku digs a good hook to Bickle 's body.
A big left from Bickle misses.
Fuuhaku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bickle moves away from the strike by Fuuhaku.
Bickle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bickle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fuuhaku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fuuhaku connects with a right hand. Bickle shakes it off.
Tessenji Fuuhaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuuhaku throws a low kick but Bickle avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuuhaku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fuuhaku throws an overhand right that lands on Bickle 's shoulder, as Bickle tries to avoid the shot.
Fuuhaku thows a leg kick but Bickle checks it
and Bickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuuhaku connects with a nice looking jab.
Bickle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fuuhaku throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bickle avoids a kick to the body.
Bickle feints and then cracks Fuuhaku's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fuuhaku down.
Bickle clinches up against the cage.
Fuuhaku presses Bickle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fuuhaku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fuuhaku misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuuhaku blocks the elbow strike.
Fuuhaku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fuuhaku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Fuuhaku.
Bickle tries to land knees in the clinch but Fuuhaku avoids the damage to the body.
Fuuhaku misses with a punch to the body.
Fuuhaku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fuuhaku avoids the elbow strike from Bickle , against the cage.
Bickle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuuhaku throws a head punch that misses.
Fuuhaku blocks an uppercut.
Fuuhaku avoids the elbow strike from Bickle , against the cage.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Fuuhaku.
A right hook to the body lands for Bickle .
Bickle tries a body shot but Fuuhaku blocks it.
Fuuhaku throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bickle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fuuhaku lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bickle landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fuuhaku.
Bickle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tessenji Fuuhaku dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bickle connects with a leg kick. Fuuhaku looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fuuhaku thows a body shot but no joy.
Bickle tries to clinch but Fuuhaku is having none of it.
A jab lands there for Bickle .
Fuuhaku lands a leg kick that knocks Bickle off balance momentarily.
Bickle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fuuhaku.
Bickle slips under a jab.
Bickle throws a leg kick that misses.
Bickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Bickle .
Fuuhaku connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bickle . Bickle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bickle has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bickle tries a body shot but Fuuhaku blocks it.
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
Bickle lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuuhaku wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bickle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fuuhaku.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle .
Fuuhaku throws a head punch that misses.
Fuuhaku blocks an elbow strike from Bickle .
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku prevents a body shot from Bickle .
Fuuhaku working aggressively here.
Fuuhaku using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bickle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fuuhaku blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuuhaku gets through Bickle 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bickle lands a right hand.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Fuuhaku.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fuuhaku.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Fuuhaku.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bickle lands an elbow inside that Fuuhaku shrugs off.
It looks like Tessenji Fuuhaku has been cut.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Fuuhaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuuhaku misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands an uppercut.
Fuuhaku working aggressively here.
Bickle with a knee to the head.
Bickle throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fuuhaku obliges.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle throws an elbow that misses.
Fuuhaku landing knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fuuhaku.
A shot in the inside from Bickle .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle crunches a lovely knee into Fuuhaku's ribcage.
Fuuhaku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuuhaku tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fuuhaku working aggressively here.
Fuuhaku blocks an elbow strike.
Bickle digs a right hand underneath Fuuhaku's ribcage. Fuuhaku let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bickle lands a right hand.
Fuuhaku prevents a body shot from Bickle .
Fuuhaku tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Fuuhaku back against the cage.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Fuuhaku.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Bickle .
Fuuhaku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bickle 's elbow.
Bickle is working Fuuhaku over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tessenji Fuuhaku's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Fuuhaku throws the kick towards the body but Bickle avoids it.
Fuuhaku misses with a wild body shot.
Fuuhaku throws a hook to the side of Bickle 's head but Bickle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuuhaku uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bickle has time to react.
Bickle blocks a jab.
Bickle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Bickle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuuhaku moves away.
Fuuhaku misses with a looping left.
Fuuhaku lands with a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Bickle .
Bickle throws a hook but Fuuhaku blocks it.
Fuuhaku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bickle counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Fuuhaku throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bickle .
A jab from Fuuhaku misses.
A big right from Bickle misses.
Bickle lands a nice looking body shot.
Fuuhaku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bickle .
Fuuhaku looks to land a left hand but Bickle moved out of range nicely.
Bickle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuuhaku.
Bickle cracks a nice hook into Fuuhaku's ribs.
Fuuhaku misses with a looping right.
Fuuhaku loads up on a big right hand but Bickle slips the punch.
Bickle throws a body kick that misses.
Fuuhaku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tessenji Fuuhaku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuuhaku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bickle .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fuuhaku.
Bickle defending well as Fuuhaku loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Bickle lands.
Fuuhaku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bickle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickle staying out of range there.
Fuuhaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bickle !
Fuuhaku missing with a left hand there. Bickle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuuhaku walks into a jab.
Fuuhaku misses with a straight left.
Bickle takes a swing at Fuuhaku's ribcage but misses.
Fuuhaku misses with an uppercut. Bickle saw that one coming.
Fuuhaku takes a swing at Bickle 's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuuhaku. Bickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuuhaku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuuhaku misses with a straight right.
Bickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Bickle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bickle .
Fuuhaku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bickle moves out of range of the body kick from Fuuhaku.
Bickle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku looks to land a left hand but Bickle moved out of range nicely.
Bickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuuhaku is just out of range.
Fuuhaku misses with a low kick.
Bickle stalks Fuuhaku and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fuuhaku's face. Fuuhaku staggers backwards, shaken.
Bickle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bickle misses with a hook.
Bickle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands with a shot to the body.
Fuuhaku thows a leg kick but Bickle checks it
and Bickle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bickle .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuuhaku misses with a looping right.
Fuuhaku throws a lazy right hand but Bickle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bickle throws a low kick, looking for Fuuhaku's leg but Fuuhaku calmly moves out of range.
Fuuhaku misses with a straight left.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuuhaku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bickle missing with a left hand there. Fuuhaku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Fuuhaku misses its intended target.
A head kick by Fuuhaku misses
and Bickle counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bickle .
Fuuhaku misses with a body kick.
Bickle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
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 Travis Bickle .
I think Bickle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tessenji Fuuhaku!
Our winner, Tessenji Fuuhaku, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Plexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Red Right Hand. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fatu Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Plexico!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plexico scores with a head kick.
It looks like Fatu Tua has been cut.
Plexico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plexico circles away from the clinch attempt
and Plexico counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plexico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tua tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Plexico counters with a right hand to the body.
Tua is breathing heavily.
Plexico catches Tua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tua darts in trying to clinch
and Plexico counters with a nice body shot.
Plexico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plexico circles away from the clinch attempt
and Plexico counters with a right hand that sends Tua tumbling to the canvas! Can Plexico finish him? He dives into Tua's guard looking to do just that!
Tua is rocked!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Plexico sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plexico connects with a couple of short punches.
Plexico works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Plexico is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Plexico trying to control the action but Tua is working from the bottom.
Tua on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tua tries to get out of the position.
Plexico scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Plexico.
Tua is staying active underneath Plexico, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Plexico prevents Tua from improving his position.
Plexico is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tua!
Tua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Plexico on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Plexico.
Tua might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tua is looking to improve his position but Plexico isn't that keen on the idea.
Plexico looking to control and managing it successfully.
Plexico lands a big elbow - Tua is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Tua is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lukasz Plexico!
Lukasz Plexico gave a mention to KAISER in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke comes to the cage accompanied by Runnin With The Devil. Rivera has chosen Your Hand in Mine as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke throws a shot from downtown. Rivera moves away and avoids it.
Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Denke throws out the jab.
Denke tries to work over Rivera's front leg with a kick but Rivera checks it.
Denke punishes Rivera's body with a nice straight punch.
Karl Denke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Denke throws a right hand that misses
and Rivera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Denke thinking.
A jab from Rivera finds it's way through Denke's defenses.
Denke lands a nice shot to the body.
Denke pushes Rivera away with a front kick.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Denke moves out of range easily.
Denke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Denke ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
Rivera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Denke looks to throw the jab but Rivera is out of range.
Denke misses with a low kick.
Denke misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Denke.
Denke throws a leg kick which misses Rivera's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivera tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denke. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denke avoids the body shot from Rivera.
Denke throws a solid leg kick but Rivera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Denke.
Rivera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Denke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivera manages to avoid it.
Denke throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Denke misses the target.
Rivera slips under a jab.
Rivera moves out of range as Denke strikes.
Rivera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Rivera misses.
A jab from Denke misses.
The fighters circling - Rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Denke throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.
Denke thumps Rivera with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Denke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Denke.
Rivera throws a jab when Denke was well out of range.
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!
Denke scores with a jab. Rivera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rivera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Denke misses with an uppercut. Rivera saw that one coming.
Denke throws a solid leg kick but Rivera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Denke.
Rivera connects with a single shot there.
Rivera scores with a jab. Denke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rivera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Denke.
Rivera scores with a nice right hand.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Denke.
Denke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denke thumps Rivera with a low kick.
Denke has his takedown stuffed
and Rivera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Denke throws a front kick aimed at Rivera's knee but Rivera avoids it well.
Rivera connects with a body shot.
Denke throws an overhand right that lands on Rivera's shoulder, as Rivera tries to avoid the shot.
Rivera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a lazy head kick
and Rivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Rivera misses.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Denke.
A decent looking cross lands there for Denke.
Rivera slips a jab from Denke.
Denke lands a jab.
Rivera throws a looping overhand right but Denke ducks down to avoid it.
Rivera throws a body punch but Denke moves out of range.
Denke tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke slips a jab from Rivera.
Denke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivera's waist but Rivera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Denke off to one side.
Carlos Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Denke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karl Denke will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Denke throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Denke.
Denke throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivera counters with a big head kick but Denke shrugs it off.
Denke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick from Rivera lands but Denke takes it in his stride.
Denke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Denke blocks the low kick.
Rivera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Denke.
Denke throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denke swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Denke connects with a leg kick. Rivera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Denke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Denke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Karl Denke is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.
Denke throws a leg kick that misses.
Denke throws a right and a left that Rivera avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
Denke throws a head kick but Rivera moves out of range.
Denke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy left from Rivera finds it's target.
Denke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Denke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Denke takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Denke throws the kick towards the body but Rivera avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Rivera. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Denke misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Denke misses.
Rivera gets a clinch.
Rivera breaks the clinch.
Rivera misses the shot to the body.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Denke lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denke misses with a head kick.
Denke motions for Rivera to come forward. Denke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Denke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Denke does no damage.
A shot to the liver by Rivera. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Denke.
Denke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Denke misses with a low kick.
Denke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Denke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rivera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Denke closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rivera to the mat! Rivera manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rivera looking to control.
Rivera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denke pushes down on Rivera's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rivera wants to control but Denke is keeping busy.
Denke throwing shots but Rivera is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is looking to control Denke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rivera avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rivera is trying to stand up here but Denke is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera gets full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denke stands up over Rivera, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Denke tries to free his leg and advance position but Rivera is retaining full guard.
Rivera wants to get back to his feet but Denke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Denke from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Denke dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
Rivera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Denke.
Rivera looks for the body kick but Denke saw that one coming.
Denke throws a body kick that misses
and Rivera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Denke.
Denke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rivera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Denke throws the kick towards the body but Rivera avoids it.
Denke misses with a low kick.
Denke moves out of range as Rivera strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rivera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Rivera blocks a head kick by Denke.
Denke misses with a left hand
and Rivera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Denke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Denke.
Rivera throws a nice looking combination but Denke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Denke misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rivera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denke connects with a leg kick. Rivera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Denke.
Denke looks to land a right hand but Rivera moved out of range.
Denke misses the shot to the body.
Denke lands a two punch combo.
Denke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rivera as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera sizes up Denke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Rivera staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denke misses with an uppercut.
Denke misses with a right hand
and Rivera counters with a one-two to the body.
Denke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivera moves into the clinch successfully.
Denke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera takes a shot to the head.
Rivera blocks the elbow strike.
Rivera manages to break the clinch.
Rivera throws a low kick, looking for Denke's leg but Denke calmly moves out of range.
Denke misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a body punch but Rivera moves out of range.
A big right from Denke misses.
Denke throws a front kick aimed at Rivera's knee but Rivera avoids it well.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Denke.
Rivera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Denke at a distance.
Denke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Denke misses the jab.
Denke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rivera swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Denke misses with a straight left.
Rivera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denke throws the kick towards the body but Rivera avoids it.
Rivera with a hook.
Denke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Denke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rivera avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denke slips a straight right by Rivera.
Rivera checks the leg kick.
Carlos Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivera throws a right hand that misses
and Denke counters with a low kick, right behind Rivera 's knee.
Denke with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Denke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivera walks into a stiff left hand from Denke.
Denke checks the leg kick nicely there.
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 Karl Denke.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Denke, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Denke!
During a confident post fight interview, Karl Denke thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colin Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vernon Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendry comes to the cage accompanied by Seed - By Sublime. Vernon Turner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Colin Hendry's chin.
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163 lbs
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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
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Hendry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Vernon Turner!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Turner.
A jab from Turner misses.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
Hendry misses the body punch
and Turner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hendry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hendry moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Hendry throws a low kick but Turner avoids it.
Hendry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turner momentarily.
Hendry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner lands with a cross.
Hendry wants to land a leg kick but Turner is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hendry.
A lazy left from Turner finds it's target.
Hendry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turner finds it's way round the side to connect with Hendry's head.
Turner digs a good hook to Hendry's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner has managed to clinch.
Turner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Turner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turner.
A jab from Turner misses.
Turner scores with a nice right hand.
Turner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hendry is trying to get back to half guard.
Hendry sneaks back into half guard.
Turner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Turner is thwarting Hendry's attempts to control the position.
Hendry taking some punishment here, with Turner in his half guard.
Turner passes into side control, despite Hendry's attempt to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner working the ground and pound but Hendry is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendry is trying to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Turner seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Turner misses with the ground and pound.
Hendry is trying to get back to half guard.
Turner working the head and body with strikes.
Turner scores with punches from side control.
Turner creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hendry sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hendry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Turner connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hendry some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Turner cracks Hendry with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner 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.
Turner goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hendry rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Turner's guard! Nice work there by Hendry!
Hendry wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
Hendry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turner is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry stopping the sweep attempt from Turner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Turner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hendry looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hendry stuffs the takedown attempt from Turner. Turner gets slowly back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Hendry as he connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hendry takes one to the chin there.
Hendry throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Turner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hendry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turner is out of range.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Hendry ducks down to avoid it.
Hendry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hendry throws a nice looking combination but Turner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A clash of legs there as Turner blocks the low kick.
Hendry tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry jabs Turner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendry.
Hendry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Turner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hendry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Colin Hendry is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner throws a hook but Hendry blocks it.
Hendry lands with a nice body punch.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turner blocks a low kick nicely.
Turner tries to clinch there but Hendry circles away.
Hendry keeps the fight on the outside.
Hendry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner thows a body shot but no joy.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Turner or perhaps it was just good defense by Hendry which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands with a straight right. Hendry didn't see that one coming.
Hendry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Colin Hendry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Hendry misses its intended target.
Hendry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Turner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Colin Hendry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vernon Turner.
Nice takedown defense from Hendry. No joy for Turner on that attempt.
Hendry tried to score with a low kick but Turner checks it.
Hendry throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Turner checks a leg kick.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hendry manages to avoid it.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Turner swinging wildly here.
Good work by Turner as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hendry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt.
Hendry misses with an uppercut.
Hendry misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Turner moves away from the strike by Hendry.
Hendry's corner calls for a 1-2. Hendry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turner throws out a powerful jab.
Vernon Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendry misses with a wild body shot.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hendry moves away.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Hendry moves away and avoids it.
Turner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hendry throws a nice looking combination but Turner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Hendry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hendry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hendry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hendry throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hendry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turner.
Hendry slips a jab from Turner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner shoots in but Hendry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hendry moves away.
A punch combination from Turner misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Hendry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendry.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Hendry dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendry misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Hendry.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner throws a series of punches but Hendry avoids them all with ease.
Turner throws a right and a left that Hendry avoids nicely.
Turner lands with a nice body punch.
Hendry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Turner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hendry at a distance.
Turner lands a jab to the head.
Hendry misses with a looping left.
Hendry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hendry throws a good cross that connects.
Hendry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a body punch but Hendry moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turner throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hendry tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Turner is in Hendry's guard.
Turner throws an elbow that misses. Hendry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turner's guard. Nice move by Hendry!
Turner being controlled here, momentarily.
Hendry stops Turner from standing up.
Vernon Turner has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendry being controlled here momentarily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vernon Turner has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hendry.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendry.
Hendry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turner in his tracks.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner cracks Hendry with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner dodges the punch combination from Hendry.
Hendry throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner scores with a hook.
Hendry takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Hendry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Hendry's shoulder, as Hendry tries to avoid the shot.
Hendry keeps the fight on the outside.
Hendry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turner.
Turner misses with a hook to the body
and Hendry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hendry trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner is working for a submission of some sort.
Turner looks to land a strike but Hendry avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Hendry has wrist control.
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!
Hendry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turner is one step ahead there.
Turner is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner works over Hendry with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vernon Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vernon Turner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freeman Blackford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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274 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Freeman Blackford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blaze Christianson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christianson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackford.
Blackford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Christianson to counter with a crisp jab.
Blackford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Christianson to score with a decent uppercut.
Blackford misses with a low kick as Christianson jumps back.
Freeman Blackford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christianson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christianson dives in and grabs Blackford's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blackford pushes down on Christianson's head and hops out.
Blackford wants to clinch up but Christianson keeps it at a distance.
Blackford throws a leg kick that is checked
and Christianson counters with a good, hard body kick but Blackford shrugs it off.
Christianson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackford misses with a straight left.
Christianson misses with a body shot.
Blackford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Christianson.
Blackford lands an overhand right.
Blackford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Blackford.
Blackford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Freeman Blackford has been cut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Blackford enables Christianson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blackford manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Blackford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Christianson manages to get himself to full guard.
Blackford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christianson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Christianson has control of Blackford's left arm, preventing Blackford from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christianson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blackford manages to get himself to full guard.
Blackford trying to keep a closed guard but Christianson is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Freeman Blackford just wasn't active enough.
Blackford closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blackford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christianson connects with a right hand. Blackford shakes it off.
Blackford throws a jab when Christianson was well out of range.
Christianson checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Blackford. Those never looked like landing.
Blackford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christianson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christianson blocks a low kick nicely.
Blackford throws the left hand but Christianson avoids the punch easily.
Blackford scores with a jab. Christianson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blackford on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blackford lands a right hook to the body.
Christianson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackford thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Blackford misses.
Christianson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackford is looking to clinch but Christianson is avoiding it.
Blackford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christianson. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackford misses with a looping right.
Christianson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackford.
Blackford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christianson.
Blackford throws an off balance right hand
and Christianson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Blackford really felt that one!
Blackford is breathing heavily.
Christianson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Christianson decides to stand up.
Blackford scores with a nice head shot.
Blackford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Christianson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christianson checks the leg kick.
Christianson takes a swing at Blackford's ribcage but misses.
Christianson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Christianson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freeman Blackford's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Christianson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blackford throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Christianson counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Christianson looks at the referee who does nothing so Christianson lands a crushing right that sends Blackford to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blaze Christianson!
Blaze Christianson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colt Riley!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Dawkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dawkins is looking to land body kicks.
Dawkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dawkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dawkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riley's sensitive parts.
Riley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dawkins swivels and escapes.
Dawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Riley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dawkins looks for a takedown but Riley sprawls well.
Dawkins throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Dawkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Riley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Riley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Riley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dawkins lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Colt Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley misses with a series of wild punches.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dawkins throws the kick towards the body but Riley avoids it.
Dawkins scores with a nice head shot.
Riley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dawkins.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riley looks to land a combination but Dawkins avoids it well.
Dawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riley moves away.
Dawkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dawkins tries to clinch but Riley is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins scores with a jab. Riley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Riley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dawkins's waist but Dawkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riley off to one side.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawkins manages to avoid it.
Dawkins fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Riley to the ground. Dawkins is now in Riley's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dawkins prevents Riley from getting back to his feet.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.
Riley controls Dawkins momentarily but Dawkins frees himself.
Riley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dawkins postures up in Riley's guard and throws a big left but Riley blocks it.
Dawkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riley is trying to control the position but Dawkins postures up.
Dawkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Dawkins connects with a couple of short punches.
Riley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.
Dawkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.
Dawkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins throwing strikes but missing.
Riley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riley looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dawkins puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Riley trying to hold on to Dawkins's head to control him but Dawkins postures up.
Dawkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riley defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins throwing shots but Riley is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley is trying to control but can't.
Riley is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Dawkins dominated that round.
That's time! Dawkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dawkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dawkins.
Dawkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dawkins wants to clinch.
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Dawkins.
A jab from Riley does it's job there.
Riley takes one to the chin there.
Riley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dawkins counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley misses with a shot to the body
and Dawkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Riley's knee momentarily.
A big left from Riley misses.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley misses with the combination.
Dawkins lands a jab to the head.
Riley fails to land the takedown.
Dawkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riley's sensitive parts.
Riley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Dawkins.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dawkins!
Dawkins thuds his right hand into Riley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawkins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dawkins postures up.
Riley wants to sweep here but Dawkins controlling him for the moment.
Riley is breathing heavily.
Dawkins looking to sit in guard and control but Riley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dawkins holds on and takes a little breather.
Dawkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Dawkins, not yet.
Dawkins has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Riley is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dawkins.
Dawkins is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Riley.
Dawkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dawkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dawkins wants to sweep here but Riley controlling him for the moment.
Riley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dawkins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Riley has managed to get both his arms back between Dawkins's legs - danger averted.
Dawkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Riley trying to control but Dawkins is working from the bottom.
Riley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dawkins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Riley has managed to get both his arms back between Dawkins's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a big right hand that misses.
Richard Dawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dawkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Riley landing some decent shots from guard.
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!
Riley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dawkins is looking for a triangle but Riley pushes his legs off easily.
Dawkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawkins pulls Riley in close to prevent any damage.
Dawkins is trying to control the position but Riley postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Dawkins dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Riley throws a nice looking combination but Dawkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses.
Dawkins gets tackled into the cage by Riley. Riley maintains the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dawkins.
It looks like Colt Riley has been cut.
Riley tries a body shot but Dawkins blocks it.
Riley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dawkinss head.
Dawkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Dawkins as the two fighters clinch.
Dawkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawkins takes a shot to the head.
Dawkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Riley gets an underhook and turns Dawkins into the cage.
Dawkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Riley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dawkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dawkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riley's waist but Riley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dawkins off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins wants to land a leg kick but Riley is out of range.
Riley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dawkins napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dawkins wants to control but Riley postures up.
Riley grinds an elbow into Dawkins's temple.
Riley throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dawkins works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Dawkins is staying active underneath Riley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dawkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Riley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Riley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins has hold of Riley's hands but Riley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dawkins is trying to maintain the position but Riley is very close to passing his half guard.
Riley thows a huge punch but Dawkins dodges it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawkins is looking for a sweep. Riley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dawkins looking for submissions off his back.
Riley prevents Dawkins from improving his position.
Dawkins is trying to control but Riley passes into side control!
Riley lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley cracks Dawkins with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Riley working the head with strikes.
Dawkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Dawkins tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Riley presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Dawkins is trying to escape the mount.
Dawkins taking shots to the head.
Riley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dawkins?
Dawkins is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawkins is working to get back to half guard.
Oh Dawkins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Riley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Riley lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Dawkins! Riley sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Dawkins and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Colt Riley!
After winning the bout, Colt Riley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Adamsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen Lil Wayne feat. Drake and Jadakiss - It's Good as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Adamsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Watson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson avoids the body shot from Adamsky.
Watson moves out of range of the body kick from Adamsky.
Watson closes the distance and pushes Adamsky back into the cage.
Watson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watson is looking to land body kicks.
Watson tries to clinch
enabling Adamsky to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Thomas Watson has been cut.
Adamsky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Watson misses with a straight right.
Watson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Watson lands a front kick.
That kick from Adamsky tenderised Watson's leg. Watson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Watson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamsky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watson is looking to clinch but Adamsky is avoiding it.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adamsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adamsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Watson.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adamsky.
Watson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Adamsky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adamsky needs to keep his hands up - Watson had a free shot at his head there.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adamsky moves away.
Adamsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson avoids the body shot from Adamsky.
Watson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Adamsky counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Adamsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adamsky wants to land a leg kick but Watson is out of range.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adamsky manages to avoid it.
Adamsky wants to slow Watson down by chopping away at his legs.
Watson swings for the body but Adamsky moves out of range.
Adamsky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adamsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Watson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Watson avoids the body shot from Adamsky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a body kick that misses.
Adamsky throws a leg kick
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
Watson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Adamsky counters with a head kick. That will keep Watson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Watson is rocked!
Adamsky throws a monster overhand right that drops Watson! Adamsky follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Adamsky!
A very excited looking Mike Adamsky made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din comes into the arena with قنب هندي blaring out of the sound system. 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 light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurokawa Kenji!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from al Din misses its intended target.
Kenji throws a leg kick
and al Din counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kenji doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
al Din misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenji.
Kenji throws a head punch that misses.
Kenji throws a head punch that misses.
al Din lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
al Din breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
al Din displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenji throws out the jab.
al Din moves into range and clinches up with Kenji.
al Din misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kenji fails to land.
Kenji misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
al Din with an attempt at a knee that misses.
al Din jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kenji walks away with a smile on his face. al Din gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kenji lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and al Din has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from al Din and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kenji dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on al Din. That did some damage!
Kenji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din jabs Kenji right on the nose. Kenji blinks but takes it well.
al Din pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from Kenji.
Kurokawa Kenji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Din pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kenji is out of range and al Din settles back down.
al Din misses with a kick to the body.
al Din looks to land a left hand but Kenji moved out of range nicely.
al Din moves away from the strike by Kenji.
A cross from Kenji lands.
Kenji looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenji takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
al Din tries to clinch up.
al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from al Din.
Kenji lands a jab to the head.
Kenji pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenji throws out a leg kick but al Din moves out of range and Kenji only half commits.
al Din misses with a body shot
and Kenji makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kenji shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
al Din slips under a jab.
Kenji feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to al Din's calf.
al Din thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenji tries to land a leg kick but al Din saw it coming and moves away.
al Din throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kenji takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kenji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenji looks to land a left hand but al Din moved out of range nicely.
Kenji feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to al Din's calf.
al Din pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kenji is out of range and al Din settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kenji.
Kenji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
al Din avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
al Din on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kenji. Kenji obviously looking to wear him down.
al Din bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kenji's head.
al Din wants to slow Kenji down by chopping away at his legs.
Jab by Kenji.
Kenji tries to work over al Din's front leg with a kick but al Din checks it.
Kenji finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
al Din feints and then cracks Kenji's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kenji down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenji scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din blocks a leg kick.
Kenji connects with the punch.
Kenji throws a hook but al Din blocks it.
al Din moves out of range of the leg kick from Kenji.
al Din keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenji.
al Din lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kenji tries a head kick but it misses.
al Din with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kenji to score with a decent uppercut.
al Din scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kenji throws a hook to the side of al Din's head but al Din sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenji defending well as al Din loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kenji. That's going to slow al Din down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Kenji as he checks the leg kick.
Nice body kick from al Din.
Kenji scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kurokawa Kenji will probably get the nod.
That's time! al Din's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kenji throws a right hand that misses
and al Din counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kurokawa Kenji seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenji misses the jab.
Kenji misses with an uppercut.
Kenji attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
al Din takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kenji misses with a hook to the body
and al Din counters with a body kick that stops Kenji in his tracks momentarily.
Kenji's jab looks to have found its range, popping al Din under the eye.
The fighters circling - al Din throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenji fakes a jab and throws a low kick but al Din checks it well.
al Din slips a straight right by Kenji.
al Din moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kenji cracks the inside of al Din's front leg.
Kenji throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
al Din is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Kenji. Beautiful body shot.
al Din has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kenji.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din moves out of range of the strikes.
Kenji fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but al Din is out of range.
Kenji scores with a nice body kick.
al Din tries to clinch there but Kenji circles away.
al Din misses with a body shot.
al Din throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kenji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din is looking to wear down Kenji with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
al Din chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kenji can pounce on him.
Kenji scores with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Kenji.
al Din avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenji throws the left hand but al Din avoids the punch easily.
Kenji takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
Kenji connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenji throws a lazy right hand but al Din sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenji dodges the punch combination from al Din.
A punch lands to the side of al Din 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenji throws out a loose jab but al Din uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenji misses with an uppercut.
Kenji throws a leg kick that is checked
and al Din connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Kurokawa Kenji has been cut.
Kenji will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kenji misses with a low kick as al Din jumps back.
Kenji connects with a body shot.
al Din lands a leg kick that knocks Kenji off balance momentarily.
Kenji misses with a lunging right hand
and Kenji takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
al Din throws a wild body kick that Kenji sees coming a mile off.
Kenji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by al Din.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din swings for the body but Kenji moves out of range.
al Din scores with a leg kick.
Kenji is looking to chop away at al Din's legs.
Kenji looks to throw the jab but al Din is out of range.
Kenji lands a straight punch to the body, keeping al Din at a distance.
Kenji tried to score with a low kick but al Din checks it.
Kenji throws a leg kick that misses.
Kenji connects with a crisp jab.
Kenji throws a solid leg kick but al Din takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kenji.
Kenji throws out a loose jab but al Din uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kenji walks into a stiff left hand from al Din.
al Din drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Din moves into the clinch.
Kenji lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from al Din.
al Din tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Din working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kenji.
al Din lands a hook that snaps the head of Kenji backwards.
Kenji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
al Din blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din looking to throw knees to the head but Kenji is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Kenji fails to land.
al Din tries to throw a body punch but Kenji avoids it by throwing al Din back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurokawa Kenji showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kenji throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Kenji misses.
Kenji throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kenji will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kenji misses with a low kick.
al Din moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as al Din blocks the leg kick.
Kenji tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenji misses with a wild body shot.
al Din avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
al Din takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kenji chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before al Din can pounce on him.
Kenji swings widly with a right hand
and al Din counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
al Din throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenji misses with a leg kick
and al Din counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kenji takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
al Din lands with a short punch from the clinch.
al Din pushes Kenji back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
al Din blocks an uppercut.
Kenji misses with a punch on the inside.
al Din blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for al Din.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al Din creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kenji tries to work over al Din's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
al Din tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kenji smiles and moves away.
al Din lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenji off the cage and back into range.
That has opened up Kurokawa Kenji's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenji throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
al Din misses the shot to the body.
al Din tries to clinch but Kenji moves out of range.
Kenji is looking to slow al Din down with leg kicks.
Kenji slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kenji misses with a hook. al Din ducked under it nicely.
al Din staying out of range there.
Kenji with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
al Din takes one to the side of the head.
al Din clinches up with Kenji and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenji.
Kenji pushes al Din back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenji lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on al Din's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kenji can't find room to land a body shot as al Din controls the action.
Kenji misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from al Din as the two fighters clinch.
Kenji misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenji working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kenji creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
al Din gets control of Kenji's arms and successfully pulls guard. al Din will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kenji being controlled here momentarily.
al Din is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
al Din working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kenji has passed into half guard!
Kenji decides to stand up.
Nice jab there from Kenji.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenji tests al Din's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kenji.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Taj al Din did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kenji fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt al Din.
Kenji throws a big shot that misses.
Kenji scoring well with a low kick there.
al Din misses with a body kick.
al Din just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenji checks the leg kick.
Kenji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Din manages to avoid it.
al Din lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenji.
Kenji throws a good cross that connects.
al Din moves out of range of the body kick from Kenji.
Kenji drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Din avoids the body shot from Kenji.
A leg kick checked by al Din.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenji feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits al Dins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kenji throws a leg kick
and al Din counters with a nice uppercut.
Kenji throws a big shot that misses.
Kenji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from al Din.
Kenji shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
al Din slips a jab from Kenji.
Kenji lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kenji misses with a body shot.
al Din throws a wild body kick that Kenji sees coming a mile off.
Kenji dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on al Din. That did some damage!
Kenji throws a leg kick but al Din checks it.
Kenji finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenji.
Kenji uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from al Din.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from al Din, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenji connects with a body shot that sends al Din's belly button to the back.
al Din misses with a wild body shot.
al Din keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenji.
Kenji misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from al Din.
Kenji connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kenji throws a head kick that misses
and al Din counters with a leg kick.
Kenji is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
al Din looks for the body kick but Kenji saw that one coming.
Kenji thumps al Din with a low kick.
al Din just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenji throws a leg kick which misses al Din's front leg but catches the back leg as al Din tries to avoid it.
al Din misses the shot to the body.
al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din walks into a stiff left hand from Kenji.
Kenji pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenji misses with a looping left.
al Din pulls out of a head kick attempt.
al Din dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
al Din blocks a head kick by Kenji.
al Din scores with a nice right hand.
Kenji tries to work over al Din's front leg with a kick but al Din checks it.
Kenji attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kenji misses with a body shot
and al Din counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
al Din looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji scores with a decent looking hook.
Kenji lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenji misses with a looping right.
al Din throws a body kick that misses.
al Din slips under a jab.
al Din is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
al Din misses with a hook.
Kenji missing with a left hand there. al Din was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kenji cracks a nice hook into al Din's ribs.
al Din cracks Kenji with an open hand slap.
Kenji walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. al Din checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenji moves away.
al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from al Din.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kurokawa Kenji will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kenji scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
al Din closes the distance and clinches.
al Din fails to pull guard.
al Din gets control of Kenji's arms and successfully pulls guard. al Din will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kenji gets to his feet. al Din looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
al Din staying out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from al Din. Kenji shrugs it off though.
Kenji thows a body shot but no joy.
al Din thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenji throws a shot from downtown. al Din moves away and avoids it.
Kenji digs a good body shot into al Din's ribs.
al Din connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenji.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al Din moves away.
al Din takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kenji misses with a body shot
and al Din counters with a nice body kick.
Kenji is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kenji swings away with a leg kick that misses.
al Din throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Kenji misses.
al Din throws a body kick that misses.
Kenji tries to work over al Din's front leg with a kick but al Din checks it.
Kenji misses with a right hand
enabling al Din to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenji takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kenji misses with a hook. al Din ducked under it nicely.
al Din lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenji off the cage and back into range.
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!
al Din clinches up with Kenji and pushes him back against the cage.
Taj al Din has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
al Din unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kenji misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenji tried to land a shot to the body but connects with al Din's elbow.
al Din connects with a knee to the head.
al Din misses with a punch to the body.
al Din throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kenji blocks it with crossed arms.
al Din misses with a hook to the ribs.
al Din struggles to land a body shot inside as Kenji controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenji misses with some punches.
Kenji working aggressively here.
Taj al Din has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kenji lands a shot to the body.
Kenji working aggressively here.
Kenji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but al Din has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
al Din tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
al Din blocks an uppercut.
al Din breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
al Din fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kenji lands with a hook. al Din tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some wild striking there from Kenji.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din wants to clinch up but Kenji keeps it at a distance.
Kenji looks to throw the jab but al Din is out of range.
al Din steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenji.
al Din tries to clinch there but Kenji circles away.
Kenji has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from al Din.
al Din defending well as Kenji loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from al Din misses the target.
Kenji connects with a good right hand that stumbles al Din. al Din circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
al Din takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kenji throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Din fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kenji.
Kenji throws an ugly left hook that misses
and al Din counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The cut above Kurokawa Kenji's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kenji staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taj al Din showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kenji 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kurokawa Kenji!
Kurokawa Kenji is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Kurokawa Kenji thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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