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Whoop Ass Wednesday2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egon Ekkehard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Andre Moss has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andre Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Egon Ekkehard!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss is looking to clinch.
Ekkehard feints the counter takedown.
Ekkehard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moss.
Moss fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ekkehard gets a takedown into half guard.
Moss on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ekkehard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekkehard is working for a kimura but Moss is defending it quite comfortably.
Ekkehard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Ekkehard has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekkehard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ekkehard tries to pass to full mount but Moss defends it.
Moss is in trouble now - Ekkehard has advanced to mount!
Ekkehard controlling his opponent.
Moss in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekkehard unloading with bombs!
Moss tries to reverse the position but Ekkehard maintains control.
Ekkehard looking to isolate an arm here. Moss doesn't see it coming and as Ekkehard extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Ekkehard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Egon Ekkehard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Alberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gab Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Albert Alberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gab Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez shoots and misses
and Alberts counters with a head kick. That will keep Lopez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alberts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alberts.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alberts thinks about countering with a head kick.
Alberts stuffs the takedown.
Albert Alberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gab Lopez.
Alberts with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alberts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lopez misses with a takedown
and Lopez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Gab Lopez has been cut.
Lopez looks winded!
Alberts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alberts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gab Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alberts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alberts is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lopez.
Alberts is looking to slow Lopez down with leg kicks.
Lopez has a takedown stuffed.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alberts sprawls well. Alberts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Alberts throws a counter high kick but Lopez was just alert enough to avoid it.
Crunch! Alberts slams his shin into Lopez's torso.
Alberts lands a big head kick that sends Lopez tumbling to the mat! Alberts takes a step backwards and waves Lopez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alberts throws an overhand right that drops Lopez like a sack of potatoes! Alberts dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Alberts!
After winning the bout, Albert Alberts 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshimitzu Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lane Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba comes to the cage accompanied by Pride theme song blares through the speaker as fireworks erupt . This should be a great matchup!
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yoshimitzu Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lane Tate!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba gets a takedown into half guard.
Tate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sakuraba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sakuraba wants to take a breather but Tate is having none of it.
Sakuraba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sakuraba is keen to just control but Tate is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate trying to hold on to Sakuraba's head to control him but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sakuraba seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tate wants to control but Sakuraba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate looking for submissions off his back.
Sakuraba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sakuraba could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sakuraba lands strikes from half guard.
Sakuraba slips a nice elbow through Tate's hands, connecting with Tate's forehead.
Sakuraba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tate with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tate on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sakuraba lands a nice short elbow.
Tate flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sakuraba takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sakuraba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tate defending well though.
Sakuraba working Tate over with strikes.
Tate is staying active underneath Sakuraba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sakuraba is working away from the top position though.
Tate taking some punishment here, with Sakuraba in his half guard.
Sakuraba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sakuraba trying to control from half guard but Tate is working away.
Sakuraba working over Tate with some ground and pound. Tate looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tate is rocked!
Tate looks winded!
Sakuraba is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Tate is hurt! He's hurt bad - Sakuraba fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Tate from any more punishment! Congratulations to Sakuraba! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshimitzu Sakuraba!
In his post fight interview, Yoshimitzu Sakuraba started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Shilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen HANDS OF STONE -by ETOWN CONCRETE as his entrance music. Thiago Shilva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Shilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyson, as that shot connected.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shilva.
Shilva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyson unleashes a big counter combination but Shilva bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tyson takes a swing at Shilva's ribcage but misses.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shilva.
Tyson throws a counter combo.
Shilva wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
Shilva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shilva misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Shilva avoids nicely.
Shilva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shilva misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Tyson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shilva doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Thiago Shilva has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Tyson as Shilva shoots in.
Tyson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Shilva counters with a straight right hand.
Tyson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shilva wants to clinch but Tyson slips to the side
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shilva. Shilva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shilva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shilva looks to clinch
and Tyson counters with a huge left! Shilva is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tyson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Shilva from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tyson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Alcatraz Apparel, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarek Mace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Debo Xanets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jarek Mace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Debo Xanets!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xanets tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mace was well out of range. Poor timing from Xanets.
Mace feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Xanets takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Xanets tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xanets checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Xanets looks to land a combination but Mace avoids it well.
Nice cross by Mace.
Mace lands a nice looking body kick.
Mace throws a one two combo.
Mace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mace moves into range and connects with a jab.
Xanets closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xanets keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xanets tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xanets on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mace. Mace obviously looking to wear him down.
Xanets moves to clinch but Mace breaks away
and Xanets takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xanets looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanets is looking to clinch.
Jab from Mace.
Xanets drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Xanets tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xanets takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mace scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Xanets tries to clinch up but Mace circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Mace wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mace scoring well with a low kick there.
Mace scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mace just misses with a punch to the body.
Mace walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xanets checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Xanets doesn't manage to clinch there - Mace circles away.
Xanets fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xanets shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xanets has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mace.
Mace scores with a punch to the head.
Mace is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mace buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xanets blocks a leg kick.
Xanets closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mace circles away.
Xanets tries to clinch there but Mace circles away.
Mace throws a leg kick
and Xanets counters by clinching up.
A right hand to the body from Mace.
Xanets lands a nice elbow.
Xanets displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mace up against the cage.
Mace throws a punch but it's blocked by Xanets.
Mace misses with a body punch.
Mace is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xanets is defending well for now.
Mace throws a head punch that misses.
Xanets takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Xanets.
Xanets putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mace in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Xanets lands a nice knee to the body.
Mace can't break the clinch.
Xanets has Mace pushed against the cage.
Mace is looking to control Xanets's arms but Xanets gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mace has his back to the cage.
Xanets unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Xanets slowing the pace effectively.
Xanets taking a breather.
Xanets receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Xanets dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mace tries to circle away but Xanets has him pinned against the cage.
Mace lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xanets looking to stall.
Xanets creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mace's defenses.
Xanets crunches a lovely knee into Mace's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xanets lands a knee to the body.
Xanets is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mace lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xanets stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Debo Xanets.
Xanets checks a low kick from Mace.
Xanets unleashes a big counter combination but Mace bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Good shot there by Mace.
Mace scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Mace finds it's way through Xanets's defenses.
Nice jab there from Mace.
Mace scores with a nice right hand.
Jarek Mace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xanets has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mace lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarek Mace dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Xanets fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Mace was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mace looks to land a combination but Xanets avoids it well.
Xanets tries to clinch but Mace moves out of range.
Mace misses with a leg kick.
Mace tries to keep at a distance but Xanets has taken the fight into the clinch.
Come on Xanets - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Xanets has Mace pressed against the cage, preventing Mace from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Xanets lands an elbow just above Mace 's eye.
Xanets slowing the pace effectively.
Xanets putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mace in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanets lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Xanets stalling against the cage.
Mace is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Xanets is pushing Mace up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mace tries to work over Xanets's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xanets lands an elbow inside.
Mace is trying to break the clinch but Xanets is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Xanets.
Xanets tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mace avoids it.
Xanets lands an elbow inside.
Mace lands a hook that snaps the head of Xanets backwards.
Xanets tries to land a knee to the head but Mace blocks with his arms.
Mace looking to throw knees to the head but Xanets is blocking nicely.
Mace takes a knee to the side of the body.
Xanets lands a good knee to the midsection. Mace won't want to take too many of those.
Xanets trying to control the position but instead, Mace has worked for underhooks and has pushed Xanets into the cage.
Mace blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xanets is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanets blocks an uppercut.
Xanets tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mace tries to break the clinch but Xanets is controlling the position.
Xanets tries to stall but Mace uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Xanets stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mace throws a punch but it's blocked by Xanets.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Xanets blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Xanets.
Xanets lands an elbow just above Mace 's eye.
Xanets lands a good knee to the midsection. Mace won't want to take too many of those.
Mace has had enough of the clinch but Xanets keeps him there for the moment.
Mace throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Xanets is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mace.
Mace tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Xanets landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Xanets landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mace tries to work over Xanets's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xanets connects with a knee to the head.
Mace tries for a takedown. No joy.
Xanets lands a nice knee to the body.
Xanets lands a nice elbow.
Xanets putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mace in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Come on Xanets - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Xanets stalling the fight.
Xanets landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Xanets with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Xanets as Mace tries to tie him up.
Xanets lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Xanets.
Mace lands with a left to the head.
Xanets gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Xanets unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mace lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Xanets.
A frustrated look appears on Mace's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Xanets to work.
Xanets leaning against his opponent.
Mace is looking to break free of the clinch but Xanets has double underhooks.
Mace lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Xanets.
Xanets has Mace pressed against the cage.
Xanets crunches a lovely knee into Mace's ribcage.
Xanets lands an elbow that stopped Mace in his tracks for a moment.
Xanets stalling.
Mace misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Debo Xanets showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mace getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Xanets ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mace moves away.
Xanets throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mace tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Xanets is in Mace's guard.
Mace is looking to stand up but Xanets isn't so interested in that idea.
Xanets trying to control but Mace is working from the bottom.
Xanets really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mace. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mace has Xanets pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mace is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Xanets presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Xanets is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mace is defending well for now.
Xanets is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mace throws a head punch that misses.
Xanets unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Xanets will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mace up against the cage.
Mace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xanets's elbow.
Xanets putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mace in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Xanets lands an elbow just above Mace 's eye.
Xanets connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mace's face.
Mace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mace can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Xanets - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mace is trying to break the clinch but Xanets has him pressed against the cage.
Mace pushes off an throws an elbow but Xanets leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Xanets.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanets is stalling here.
Mace changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Xanets fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mace works the jab nicely.
Mace swats away the attempt to clinch by Xanets.
Mace tries to keep at a distance but Xanets has taken the fight into the clinch.
Xanets is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mace is keeping busy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mace as Xanets tries to tie him up.
Xanets is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Mace has denied him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mace tries to break free but Xanets pushes him back against the cage.
Mace is trying to break the clinch but Xanets is controlling him.
Xanets lands a nice knee to the body.
Mace can't find room to land a body shot as Xanets controls the action.
Xanets blocks the elbow strike.
Mace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xanets tries to clinch but Mace is having none of it.
Xanets is looking to clinch but Mace is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mace!
Mace throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Xanets.
Mace scores with a one two! Xanets had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xanets tries to clinch but Mace moves out of range.
Mace is looking to land body kicks.
Xanets throws a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mace. Xanets does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xanets drops his hands momentarily and Mace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jarek Mace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mace throws a lazy right hand but Xanets sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xanets fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xanets is looking to clinch but Mace is avoiding it.
As Xanets backs away, Mace returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Xanets showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mace.
Xanets tries to clinch there but Mace circles away.
Xanets jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xanets tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xanets wants to clinch up but Mace keeps it at a distance.
Jarek Mace is winning the standup battle so far.
Xanets has Mace up against the cage in a clinch.
Xanets lands a good knee to the midsection. Mace won't want to take too many of those.
Xanets pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xanets obliges.
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 Jarek Mace.
I think Mace 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jarek Mace!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jarek Mace thanked Alcatraz Apparel for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Wad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borhan Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borhan Khan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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186 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Wad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Borhan Khan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wad as he jumps to the side.
Wad lands the left hand.
Khan shoots in but no luck this time.
Wad was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt - Wad sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dick Wad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borhan Khan.
Wad misses with a looping right.
Wad just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan's coach down at Fitness elite 24/7 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Khan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khan has time to react.
Khan staying out of range there.
Borhan Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wad pinned against the cage. Wad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Khan with that takedown attempt.
Khan shoots for a double leg takedown but Wad sprawls well. He's pushed Khan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wad connects with a right hand. Khan shakes it off.
Wad misses the jab.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wad sprawls well. Wad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.
Wad throws a big counter combination but Khan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Khan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khan looks winded!
Khan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wad connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khan scrambles back to his feet.
Wad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khan is rocked!
Wad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Wad finish him?
Wad is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wad prevents it.
Wad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wad throws a big uppercut that drops Khan! More strikes from Wad and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Khan lies dazed against the cage as Wad celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Wad!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shoddy Body (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Katona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Katona will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shoddy Body!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leo Katona!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Katona misses
and Body counters with a nice body kick.
Body throws a jab when Katona was well out of range.
Katona throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Katona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Katona throws a head kick that misses.
Katona moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Body looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Body controlling the action here.
Katona wants to control but Body is keeping busy.
Body seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Katona is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Body wants to free his trapped foot but Katona is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Body throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Katona is looking to improve his position.
Body wants to free his trapped foot but Katona is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Body prevents Katona from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Body seems to be working for a kimura but Katona defends the submission attempt.
Body controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Body throws a wild body kick that Katona sees coming a mile off.
Katona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Body paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Body misses with a hook. Katona ducked under it nicely.
Katona unleashes a big counter combination but Body bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Body looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Body misses with a wild body shot.
Katona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Body wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katona lands a two punch combo.
Body closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Katona did well to prevent Body getting side control.
Katona wants to control but Body is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Katona manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katona is trying to keep Body in close.
Katona might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Body haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Katona has an active guard here but Body has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Body throwing shots but Katona is blocking nicely.
Body content to control rather than advance.
Body is trying for a kimura here. Katona looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Body wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shoddy Body!
An intense looking Shoddy Body took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I come out here thinking does this guy think he can win ? he must know he will lose why did he even show up ? hey did you see The Chicken General here tonight ? i heard he was going to be here hey i got to go get him to sign some pics for me!peace out bitches !'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Jessup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Koza (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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215 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carl Jessup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damian Koza!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jessup scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jessup displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jessup scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jessup avoids it.
Jessup takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jessup avoids a wild elbow strike from Koza.
Jessup blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jessup managing to block the knees to the body from Koza.
Koza leaning his opponent against the cage.
Koza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koza trying to stall but Jessup improves his position.
Koza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jessup is defending well for now.
Koza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jessup managing to block the knees to the body from Koza.
Koza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koza blocks an uppercut.
Jessup looking to throw knees to the head but Koza is blocking nicely.
Jessup misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koza lands a knee to the body.
Jessup is breathing heavily.
Koza misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jessup taking a breather.
Jessup blocks an elbow strike.
Koza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jessup.
Koza tries to land knees in the clinch but Jessup avoids the damage to the body.
Jessup managing to block the knees to the body from Koza.
Jessup scores with a shot to the side of Koza's head.
Koza trying to land knees to the body.
Koza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jessup avoids it.
Koza missing with knees to the body.
Jessup tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koza's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jessup.
Jessup working aggressively here.
A short right from Jessup.
Jessup is trying to stall.
Koza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jessup is defending well for now.
Koza will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jessup up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koza throws an elbow but misses.
Koza lands an elbow just above Jessup 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jessup is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Koza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jessup taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Koza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jessup misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koza.
Koza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jessup dodges an elbow strike from Koza.
Jessup blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jessup looking to slow down the pace here.
Jessup blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jessup working aggressively here.
Koza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jessup's brow.
Koza tries to land knees in the clinch but Jessup avoids the damage to the body.
Jessup gets through Koza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jessup fails to land.
Koza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jessup.
Koza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jessup trying to stall but Koza improves his position.
Koza misses with a knee to the head.
Jessup swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jessup blocks the elbow strike.
Jessup managing to block the knees to the body from Koza.
Koza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jessup is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jessup takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Koza.
Koza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jessup blocks an elbow strike from Koza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koza misses with an elbow over the top.
Jessup takes an elbow to the temple.
Jessup avoids the elbow strike from Koza, against the cage.
Jessup misses with a punch on the inside.
Jessup avoids a wild elbow strike from Koza.
Jessup holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Koza just leaning against Jessup, taking a breather.
Koza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jessup avoiding damage as Koza throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Koza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jessup fails to land with a series of punches.
Koza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jessup throws a right and a left that Koza avoids nicely.
Jessup looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jessup throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A head kick misses from Jessup.
Sloppy strikes from Jessup. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jessup clinches.
Jessup pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koza misses with an elbow strike.
Jessup on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jessup just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koza's brow.
Koza missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koza stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Koza misses with a knee strike.
Damian Koza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A bit of stalling here from Jessup.
Koza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jessup looking to stall.
Jessup misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koza.
Koza tries to land knees in the clinch but Jessup avoids the damage to the body.
Jessup misses with a punch on the inside.
Koza dodges an elbow strike from Jessup.
Koza misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Koza as Jessup tries to tie him up.
Jessup avoids a wild elbow strike from Koza.
Jessup throws a punch but it's blocked by Koza.
Koza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jessup has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jessup is defending well for now.
Jessup is struggling to control the position.
Koza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koza tries to land knees in the clinch but Jessup avoids the damage to the body.
Koza trying to land knees to the body.
Jessup looking to stall.
Jessup swings wildly with an uppercut but Koza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jessup avoids it.
Koza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jessup blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jessup swings wildly with an uppercut but Koza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koza lands an elbow inside that Jessup shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jessup blocks the elbow strike.
Jessup throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jessup avoids it.
Jessup throws a punch but it's blocked by Koza.
Jessup pushes off an throws an elbow but Koza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jessup is stalling here.
Jessup trying to stall but Koza improves his position.
Koza blocks an elbow strike from Jessup.
Koza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jessup.
Koza misses with an elbow strike.
Koza lands an elbow inside.
Jessup goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jessup swings wildly with an uppercut but Koza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jessup fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koza lands a knee to the body.
Koza missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koza blocks an uppercut.
Jessup blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koza misses with an elbow strike.
Koza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jessup throws a punch but it's blocked by Koza.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Koza as Jessup tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jessup as Koza tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Jessup.
Jessup is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koza is keeping busy.
Koza lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jessup lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koza.
It looks like Carl Jessup has been cut.
Koza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jessup is defending well for now.
Jessup avoids the elbow strike from Koza, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carl Jessup will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carl Jessup's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Koza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jessup lands a nice shot to the body.
Jessup swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jessup throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jessup tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koza wants to counter with a clinch but Jessup pushes him away.
We've been told by Jessup's head coaches at The GYM (20 elite coaches on the Island !!!) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jessup throws out a powerful jab.
Jessup misses the shot to the body.
Koza tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koza forces Jessup back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jessup blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jessup blocks an elbow strike from Koza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jessup throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koza blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jessup.
Koza pushes off an throws an elbow but Jessup leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koza trying to land knees to the body.
Jessup is looking to control Koza's arms but Koza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jessup has his back to the cage.
Koza trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Koza.
Jessup looking to stall.
Koza lands an elbow inside that Jessup shrugs off.
Jessup swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jessup tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A body shot lands from Jessup.
Koza blocks an uppercut.
Koza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jessup.
Jessup wants to stall.
Jessup blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jessup doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koza misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Koza.
Jessup doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jessup lands an uppercut.
Jessup lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jessup effectively controlling the action here.
Koza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koza lands a nice elbow.
Jessup struggles to land a body shot inside as Koza controls his hands.
Jessup lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koza or not.
Jessup on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koza tries to land knees in the clinch but Jessup avoids the damage to the body.
Koza trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Koza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jessup throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koza misses with an elbow over the top.
Jessup misses with a knee strike.
Koza lands an elbow inside that Jessup shrugs off.
Koza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jessup is defending well for now.
Jessup on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koza throws an elbow but misses.
Koza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koza lands a damaging elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jessup avoiding damage as Koza throws knees to the body.
Koza blocks a body shot from Jessup.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jessup takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Koza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jessup blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jessup misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koza throws an elbow but misses.
Jessup throws an elbow but it misses.
Jessup avoids the elbow strike from Koza, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jessup throws an elbow but misses.
Jessup blocks an elbow strike from Koza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koza tries to land knees in the clinch but Jessup avoids the damage to the body.
Jessup has a couple of punches blocked by Koza.
Jessup blocks an elbow strike.
Koza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jessup misses with a body punch.
Jessup tries to throw a body punch but Koza avoids it by throwing Jessup back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Koza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Koza has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Koza!
Carl Jessup spoke after the fight, saying '
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mamad Mouba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Griegorij Dudkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamad Mouba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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136 lbs
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mamad Mouba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Griegorij Dudkov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dudkov has time to react.
Mouba thows a body kick. Dudkov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dudkov loads up on a big right hand but Mouba slips the punch.
Mouba thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dudkov misses with a wild body shot.
Dudkov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mouba. That one must have hurt.
Mouba moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dudkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Mouba backs off Dudkov throws a huge counter combo but Mouba manages to avoid it all.
Mouba scores with a push kick.
Mouba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dudkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mouba.
Mouba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dudkov. Dudkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mouba misses with a body kick.
Dudkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mouba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No joy there for Dudkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dudkov slips a straight right by Mouba.
A combination from Dudkov does no damage.
Mouba lands with a nice body kick.
Mouba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dudkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dudkov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mouba.
Mouba throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dudkov's head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mouba or perhaps it was just good defense by Dudkov, which made it look bad.
Dudkov lands an overhand right.
Mouba scores with a push kick.
Dudkov throws a series of punches but Mouba moves out of range.
Mamad Mouba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dudkov swinging wildly here.
Mouba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dudkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mouba.
Mouba moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mouba thuds his shin into the meat of Dudkov's side.
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!
Mouba connects with a solid leg kick.
Mouba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dudkov moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mouba shoots in but Dudkov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dudkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mouba throws a push kick but Dudkov slaps the foot to one side.
Despite the aggression on Dudkov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dudkov misses with the combination.
Dudkov throws a right and a left that Mouba avoids nicely.
Mouba delivers a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mouba.
Dudkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick there by Mouba.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mouba.
Dudkov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body kick from Mouba.
Dudkov misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouba scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mouba.
Mouba misses with a body kick.
Dudkov unleashes a big counter combination but Mouba bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dudkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mouba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mouba thows a body kick. Dudkov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dudkov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mouba.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamad Mouba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dudkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mouba circles away quickly and effectively.
Dudkov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mouba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dudkov misses the shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mouba.
Mouba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mouba cracks the inside of Dudkov's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Mouba.
Mouba misses with a hook. Dudkov ducked under it nicely.
Mouba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Griegorij Dudkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudkov takes a swing at Mouba's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Dudkov.
Dudkov throws a body punch but Mouba moves out of range.
Dudkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mouba circles away quickly and effectively.
Dudkov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mouba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dudkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dudkov slips under a jab from Mouba.
Mouba throws a head kick that Dudkov semi-blocks.
Mouba tries a head kick but it misses.
Dudkov lands with a cross.
Dudkov swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mouba slips a jab and a cross from Dudkov.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mouba.
Mouba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamad Mouba dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mouba cracks the inside of Dudkov's front leg.
Dudkov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mouba counters with a thumping low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mouba.
Dudkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mouba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mouba!
A nice combination there by Dudkov.
Mouba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dudkov tries to avoid it but Mouba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dudkov to the ground. Dudkov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mouba throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dudkov.
Mouba throws a push kick but Dudkov slaps the foot to one side.
Dudkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dudkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mouba.
Mouba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Dudkov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from Mouba lands but Dudkov takes it in his stride.
Mouba is looking to slow Dudkov down with leg kicks.
Mouba lands a head kick!
Dudkov moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouba tries to land a front kick but Dudkov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dudkov dodges the punch combination from Mouba.
Mouba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudkov throws a series of punches but Mouba avoids them all with ease.
Dudkov moves out of range of the body kick from Mouba.
Dudkov tries to bum rush Mouba with a series of wild strikes but Mouba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mouba shoots in for a takedown but Dudkov shows good takedown defense.
Mouba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dudkov checks a leg kick.
Mouba slips a straight right by Dudkov.
Mouba drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dudkov sprawls and moves away.
Dudkov looks to land a right hand but Mouba moved out of range.
Mouba half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dudkov throws a right and a left that Mouba avoids nicely.
Dudkov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dudkov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mouba. That one must have hurt.
Dudkov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griegorij Dudkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dudkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mouba. That's going to slow Dudkov down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mouba misses with a kick to the body.
Dudkov looks to land a combination but Mouba avoids it well.
Mouba half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mouba throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dudkov's head.
Mouba connects with a leg kick. Dudkov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mouba shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dudkov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mouba throws a big elbow that misses.
Mouba lands a couple of elbows.
Mouba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mouba keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dudkov's head.
Mouba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dudkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dudkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mouba.
Mouba stops Dudkov from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouba postures up in Dudkov's guard and throws a big left but Dudkov blocks it.
Mouba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dudkov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mouba is controlling him.
Dudkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mouba.
Mouba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dudkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mouba with a nice head shot there.
Mouba working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dudkov's head.
Mouba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mouba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mouba throws a big elbow that misses.
Dudkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mouba with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mouba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dudkov.
A right-left combo lands from Dudkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Dudkov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mouba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mamad Mouba is winning the standup battle so far.
Mouba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dudkov's sensitive parts.
Mouba lands with a shot to the body.
Mouba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dudkov can do to turn this around?
Mouba thuds his shin into the meat of Dudkov's side.
Dudkov misses with a few strikes there.
A clash of legs there as Dudkov blocks the low kick.
It seemed like Dudkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mouba misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mouba shoots for a double leg takedown but Dudkov sprawls well. He's pushed Mouba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamad Mouba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mouba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dudkov sprawls well. Dudkov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mouba gets slowly back to his feet.
Dudkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mouba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dudkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mouba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamad Mouba dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dudkov moves out of range as Mouba throws a body kick.
Dudkov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dudkov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mouba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dudkov is out of range.
Dudkov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dudkov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mouba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dudkov.
Mouba attempts a counter takedown but Dudkov avoids it well and moves away.
Dudkov looks to land a combination but Mouba avoids it well.
Dudkov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mouba rather than just go for the knockout.
Mouba lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dudkov takes a step back to recover.
Mouba looks to land a body kick but Dudkov moved away.
Dudkov tries to bum rush Mouba with a series of wild strikes but Mouba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mouba is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dudkov.
Dudkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mouba lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dudkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mouba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mouba. That's going to slow Dudkov down.
Mouba with a nice cross.
Dudkov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dudkov duly obliges.
Dudkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mouba throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Dudkov.
Mouba feinted with a counter takedown.
Mouba fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dudkov avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Dudkov.
Mouba feints and then cracks Dudkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dudkov down.
Mouba keeps Dudkov at a distance using the push kick.
Mouba connects with a leg kick. Dudkov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mouba slips a jab and a cross from Dudkov.
Mouba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dudkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mouba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dudkov misses with a few strikes there.
Dudkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mouba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudkov lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Mouba.
Both fighters circling a little - Mouba finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mouba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dudkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mouba!
Dudkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dudkov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dudkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dudkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid body kick from Mouba.
Dudkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mouba moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mouba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mouba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mouba lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dudkov will feel that in the morning.
Mouba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouba misses with a body shot.
Mouba swings for the body but Dudkov moves out of range.
Mouba lands with a kick to the temple. Dudkov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mouba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Some wild striking there from Dudkov.
Mouba throws a nice head kick!
Dudkov scores with a jab. Mouba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dudkov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mouba has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fighters circling - Dudkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mouba takes a swing at Dudkov's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Dudkov. Those never looked like landing.
Dudkov lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mouba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dudkov.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mouba - that will leave a mark!
Dudkov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mouba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dudkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mouba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudkov.
Mouba lands a leg kick that knocks Dudkov off balance momentarily.
Mouba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dudkov circles away.
Mouba lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Mouba misses.
Dudkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mouba is looking to land body kicks.
Dudkov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mamad Mouba did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dudkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mouba is just out of range.
Mouba is looking to land body kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mouba.
Dudkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mouba.
Mouba shoots in for a takedown but Dudkov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dudkov throws a counter combo.
Mouba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudkov.
Mouba throws a push kick but Dudkov slaps the foot to one side.
Mouba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dudkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Dudkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouba cracks the inside of Dudkov's front leg.
Dudkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mouba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Dudkov. Those never looked like landing.
Mouba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mouba lands a high kick!
Dudkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudkov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mouba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mouba moves away from the strike by Dudkov.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dudkov enables Mouba to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dudkov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mouba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dudkov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dudkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mouba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mouba stops Dudkov from standing up.
Mouba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dudkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mouba throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dudkov throws a nice looking combination but Mouba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouba misses with a body kick.
Mouba dodges the punch combination from Dudkov.
Dudkov slips a jab and a cross from Mouba.
Mouba delivers a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mouba throws a head kick that misses.
Mouba clobbers Dudkov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mouba shoots in looking for a takedown but Dudkov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mouba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dudkov misses with a wild combination.
Dudkov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mouba scores with a push kick.
Dudkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mouba tries to counter with a takedown but Dudkov is quick to defend against it.
Mouba looks to land a body kick but Dudkov moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudkov throws a body punch but Mouba moves out of range.
A combination from Dudkov does no damage.
Dudkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dudkov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dudkov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mouba eats them both and turns towards Dudkov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mouba lands a head kick!
No joy there for Mouba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Despite the aggression on Dudkov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mouba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dudkov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dudkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mouba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mouba. That's going to slow Dudkov down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudkov misses with a body shot.
Dudkov swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouba misses with a kick to the body.
Dudkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mouba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dudkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mouba.
Mouba misses with a takedown attempt - Dudkov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamad Mouba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dudkov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dudkov duly obliges.
Dudkov throws an off balance right hand
and Mouba counters by moving into the clinch.
Mouba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mouba manages to break the clinch.
Mouba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dudkov tries to bum rush Mouba with a series of wild strikes but Mouba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mouba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mouba lands a nice looking body kick.
Mouba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mouba missing with a left hand there. Dudkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mamad Mouba will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mouba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dudkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Mouba tenderised Dudkov's leg. Dudkov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mouba lands a high kick!
Dudkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mouba fakes the leg kick and cracks Dudkov in the body.
Dudkov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mouba throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mouba throws a push kick but Dudkov slaps the foot to one side.
Dudkov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mouba counters with a low kick, right behind Dudkov 's knee.
Dudkov avoids a kick to the body.
Mouba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good leg kick by Mouba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mouba throws a body kick that misses.
Mouba looks to land a body kick but Dudkov moved away.
A nice side step and Dudkov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mouba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dudkov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mouba eats them both and turns towards Dudkov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No joy there for Dudkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Dudkov does no damage.
Mouba throws a low kick but Dudkov avoids it.
Mouba throws a wild body kick that Dudkov sees coming a mile off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mouba.
Dudkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mouba throws out the jab.
Mouba throws a front kick aimed at Dudkov's knee but Dudkov avoids it well.
Dudkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Mouba drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dudkov sprawls and moves away.
Good leg kick by Mouba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dudkov defending well as Mouba loads up on a big left hand.
Mouba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mouba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mouba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mouba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mouba connects with a leg kick. Dudkov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mouba throws a leg kick but Dudkov checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouba connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mouba. Dudkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mouba looks for the body kick but Dudkov saw that one coming.
Mouba fails with a takedown attempt.
Dudkov is looking for the big counter here.
Dudkov misses with a two punch combination.
Mouba lands a head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dudkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mouba lands with a slapping head kick.
Dudkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mouba can pounce on him.
Dudkov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mouba backs up against the cage.
Dudkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dudkov checks a leg kick.
Dudkov throws a nice looking combination but Mouba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mouba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouba misses with a looping left.
Dudkov misses with a wild combination.
Dudkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mouba moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Dudkov. Those never looked like landing.
Dudkov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mouba throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mouba lands a head kick!
Dudkov throws a series of punches but Mouba avoids them all with ease.
Good shot there by Mouba.
Mouba thuds his shin into the meat of Dudkov's side.
Dudkov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mouba.
Mouba misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mouba.
Mouba throws a head kick that misses.
Dudkov unleashes a big counter combination but Mouba bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dudkov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mouba - the referee stops the clock and Dudkov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mouba. Dudkov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mouba feints and then cracks Dudkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dudkov down.
Dudkov throws a low kick but Mouba avoids it.
Mouba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mouba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mouba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mouba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dudkov is looking for the big counter here.
Dudkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Mouba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mouba connects with a leg kick. Dudkov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mouba. That's going to slow Dudkov down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dudkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mouba manages to avoid it.
Griegorij Dudkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mamad Mouba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dudkov avoids the head kick by Mouba.
Dudkov throws a counter combo.
Mouba throws a body kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamad Mouba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mouba has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 50:46
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamad Mouba!
Mamad Mouba retains his featherweight title!
Mamad Mouba decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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