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CCF Midweek Mayhem 182 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Amado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Amado!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amado misses with an uppercut. Gomes saw that one coming.
Amado blocks the body kick.
Gomes avoids the head kick by Amado.
Amado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomes scores with a hook to the body. Amado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomes connects with a high kick.
It looks like Aldo Amado has been cut.
Gomes scores with a sloppy right hand. Amado should have avoided that one.
Amado swings for the body but Gomes moves out of range.
Gomes throws a quick counter head kick but Amado was just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Gomes.
Gomes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Amado just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGomes.
Amado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Amado.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomes moves in looking to clinch but Amado pushes him off.
Amado tries to move into range but Gomes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amado throws a nice looking combination but Gomes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Amado swinging wildly here.
Gomes throws a sloppy head kick and Amado moves out of range easily.
Aldo Amado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amado throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gomes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Amado!
Gomes lands with a nice body kick.
Amado looks winded!
A big left from Amado misses.
Gomes throws out a powerful jab.
Amado is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Gomes Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Amado is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leonardo Gomes!
A relieved looking Leonardo Gomes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Staph Aureus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Llavicrep (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 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Staph Aureus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Llavicrep!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llavicrep throws a series of punches but Aureus avoids them all with ease.
Aureus tries to counter by clinching up but Llavicrep breaks away and moves out of range.
Staph Aureus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Llavicrep circles away from the clinch attempt.
Llavicrep misses with an uppercut.
Llavicrep swinging wildly here.
Llavicrep fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aureus, pushing him back against the cage.
Aureus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aureus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Llavicrep jumps guard but Aureus stands there with Llavicrep around his waist. Llavicrep gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aureus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Llavicrep's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llavicrep wants a takedown.
Llavicrep managing to block the knees to the body from Aureus.
Aureus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Llavicrep is defending well for now.
Llavicrep is trying to drag Aureus to the mat but Aureus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Staph Aureus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Llavicrep.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Llavicrep.
Aureus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Llavicrep.
Llavicrep is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aureus to keep the fight standing.
Aureus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Llavicrep has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aureus lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llavicrep tries to break the clinch but Aureus is controlling the position.
Llavicrep drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aureus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aureus dodges the punch combination from Llavicrep.
Aureus clinches with his opponent.
Llavicrep jumps guard but Aureus stands there with Llavicrep around his waist. Llavicrep gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Llavicrep is trying to break the clinch but Aureus is controlling him.
Llavicrep tries to pull guard but Aureus holds him up against the cage and eventually Llavicrep drops back down to his feet.
Aureus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Llavicrep has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Aureus is trying to keep an underhook but Llavicrep manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aureus is looking to get back to full guard here but Llavicrep has managed to pass to side control instead.
Llavicrep lands a nice forearm strike.
It looks like Staph Aureus has been cut.
Aureus is looking to regain half guard here but Llavicrep keeps moving and retains side control.
Llavicrep in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aureus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Llavicrep.
Llavicrep decides to stand back up. Llavicrep steps back and let's Aureus get back to his feet.
Aureus tries to clinch there but Llavicrep circles away.
Aureus is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Llavicrep!
Staph Aureus's cut is getting worse.
Aureus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Llavicrep will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aureus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Llavicrep paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Llavicrep avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Llavicrep changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Aureus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Llavicrep manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Llavicrep feints the counter takedown.
Llavicrep throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aureus counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aureus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aureus won't allow Llavicrep to sweep him here.
Llavicrep throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Aureus won't allow Llavicrep to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Llavicrep will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Staph Aureus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aureus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aureus lands with a kick to the temple. Llavicrep shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Llavicrep shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Aureus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Llavicrep changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aureus tries to avoid it but Llavicrep manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aureus to the ground. Aureus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Llavicrep shoots in for a double leg but Aureus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Staph Aureus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Llavicrep.
Aureus avoids the body shot from Llavicrep.
Aureus wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aureus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Llavicrep tries to avoid it but Aureus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Llavicrep to the ground. Llavicrep escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Llavicrep tries to counter with a clinch but Aureus shakes him off and moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Llavicrep scores with a four punch combination!
Staph Aureus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aureus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Llavicrep.
Aureus gets a clinch.
Llavicrep is trying to pull guard but Aureus has him pressed against the cage.
Aureus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aureus lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Aureus - that landed with a thud.
Llavicrep tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aureus smiles and moves away.
Llavicrep misses the shot to the body.
Aureus tries to counter with a takedown but Llavicrep is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aureus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Llavicrep.
Llavicrep darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aureus tries to kick Llavicrep off but Llavicrep keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aureus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aureus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Llavicrep scores with a couple of nice shots.
Staph Aureus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llavicrep lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jeez, Staph Aureus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Staph Aureus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Llavicrep!
Staph Aureus was interviewed post fight and said 'You win some you lose some . I'll be back, dont worry about it !'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Fertus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khal Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Fertus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fertus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Drogo slips under a jab from Fertus.
Drogo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drogo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFertus.
Fertus tests Drogo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Khal Drogo has been cut.
Drogo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khal Drogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fertus throws a hook to the side of Drogo's head but Drogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drogo dives in and grabs Fertus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fertus pushes down on Drogo's head and hops out.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fertus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fertus has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Drogo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drogo is out of range and Fertus settles back down.
Drogo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Drogo tries to clinch up.
Drogo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fertus counters with a straight right hand.
Drogo with a poor takedown
letting Fertus counter with a right hand.
Drogo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fertus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fertus lands a nice shot to the body.
Drogo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fertus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Drogo somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fertus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drogo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fertus defends well and Drogo ends up having to push Fertus into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fertus stuffs the takedown attempt from Drogo. Drogo gets slowly back to his feet.
Fertus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Drogo or perhaps it was just good defense by Fertus, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fertus wants it to stay on the feet.
Drogo backing away here, and Fertus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Drogo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khal Drogo's cut is getting worse.
Fertus swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo closes the distance and clinches up with Fertus, looking for a takedown. Drogo pushes Fertus against the cage but Fertus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fertus throws an overhand right that lands on Drogo's shoulder, as Drogo tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Fertus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fertus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fertus circles away.
Fertus misses with a head kick.
Drogo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Drogo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fertus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khal Drogo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Drogo tries for a takedown but Fertus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fertus is looking for the big counter here.
Drogo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drogo is looking to clinch.
Fertus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drogo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fertus throws a nice looking combination but Drogo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Fertus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khal Drogo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drogo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fertus wants to counter with a clinch but Drogo pushes him away.
Fertus stalks Drogo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drogo's face. Drogo staggers backwards, shaken.
Khal Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fertus lands a left and a right that send Drogo crashing to the mat, dazed. Fertus thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fertus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drogo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fertus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drogo.
Drogo misses with a takedown
enabling Fertus to counter with a crisp jab.
Jeez, Khal Drogo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Khal Drogo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Fertus!
A less than humble Mike Fertus misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eagles Giants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichiro Kosugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eagles Giants has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eagles Giants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichiro Kosugi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosugi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kosugi showed some decent athleticism there.
Giants tries to roll over but Kosugi keeps him under control.
Kosugi is looking to advance position but Giants won't allow it.
Kosugi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Giants tries to reverse the position but Kosugi maintains control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosugi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Giants?
Kosugi breaks from Giants's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Giants taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giants tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kosugi dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kosugi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giants is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kosugi avoids the attempt from Giants to control.
Kosugi wants to control the pace but Giants is squirming around nicely.
Giants keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kosugi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kosugi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Giants looks a forlorn figure.
Kosugi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Giants working to try and regain half guard.
Kosugi with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Kosugi.
Kosugi lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Giants's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kosugi looking to control but Giants is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kosugi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kosugi trying to control but Giants is having none of it.
Giants manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kosugi is trying to work for a kimura but Giants is defending well.
Kosugi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giants keeps working.
Ground and pound from Kosugi.
Kosugi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi wants to free his trapped foot but Giants is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Giants looking for submissions off his back.
Giants actively working from the bottom here.
Kosugi is working for a kimura but Giants is defending it quite comfortably.
Kosugi is trying to control. Giants wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kosugi is thwarting Giants's attempts to control the position.
Kosugi is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Giants is looking to control Kosugi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Giants avoid being mounted?
Kosugi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kosugi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kosugi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've been informed that Kosugi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Giants avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kosugi.
Kosugi is keen to just control but Giants is a slippery customer.
Kosugi slips a nice elbow through Giants's hands, connecting with Giants's forehead.
Kosugi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Giants!
Giants is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichiro Kosugi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kosugi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giants.
Eagles Giants is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giants doesn't manage to clinch there - Kosugi circles away.
Kosugi misses with a takedown attempt
and Giants counters with a stiff right hand.
Giants is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kosugi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kosugi dives in for a single leg takedown but Giants sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kosugi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Giants scores with a jab to the head.
Kosugi tries to clinch
letting Giants counter with a right hand.
Kosugi lands a body shot.
Giants shoots in but Kosugi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosugi scores with a takedown into Giants's guard.
Giants looking for subs off his back but Kosugi has passed one foot through into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosugi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giants trying to hold on to Kosugi's head to control him but Kosugi postures up.
Kosugi is working for a kimura but Giants is defending it quite comfortably.
Giants with the active half guard here but Kosugi passes nicely into side control.
Kosugi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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.
Kosugi wants to control but Giants is keeping him busy.
Kosugi misses with the ground and pound.
Giants is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kosugi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Giants to see if he's OK.
Giants struggling a bit here.
Kosugi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Giants has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giants tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kosugi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kosugi tries to advance to mount but Giants denies him.
Ichiro Kosugi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Giants is not content to let Kosugi control the position.
Giants struggling a bit here.
Kosugi in side control lands a decent elbow.
Giants is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on Giants's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kosugi is working Giants over with some ground and pound from side control.
Giants tries to buck Kosugi off but Kosugi is having none of it.
Kosugi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Giants sneaks back into half guard.
Kosugi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kosugi is working for a kimura but Giants is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kosugi is trying to control the action in half guard but Giants is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichiro Kosugi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kosugi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giants shoots in looking for a takedown. Kosugi tries to sprawl out of it but Giants keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kosugi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kosugi lands with an overhand left.
Giants shoots in looking for a takedown but Kosugi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Giants's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kosugi 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.
Kosugi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Giants's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giants keeping moving, preventing Kosugi from controlling successfully.
Giants had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kosugi defends it easily.
Kosugi advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosugi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giants keeps working.
Giants is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Giants is staying active underneath Kosugi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Giants trying to hold on to Kosugi's head to control him but Kosugi postures up.
Giants is trying to get back to full guard.
Giants trying to control from the bottom.
Kosugi content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Giants is defending against the submission attempts here by Kosugi.
Giants on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Kosugi there.
Kosugi wants to control but Giants is keeping him busy.
Giants trying to control but Kosugi postures up.
Giants is looking for a sweep. Kosugi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giants is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kosugi pulls his head out easily.
Kosugi prevents Giants from improving his position.
Giants wants to control the action here but instead Kosugi manages to pass to full mount!
Giants sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Giants looking for submissions off his back.
Kosugi moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Giants.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kosugi just content to control the position.
Kosugi cracks Giants with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi working the ground and pound from side control.
Kosugi tries to advance to mount but Giants instead regains half guard.
Kosugi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Giants knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Giants has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Kosugi escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Kosugi!
Kosugi cracks Giants with a big elbow.
Giants tries to improve position but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kosugi trying to control the action but Giants is working from the bottom.
Kosugi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Giants knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichiro Kosugi really dominated that round.
That's time! Giants's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Giants misses the body punch
and Kosugi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Giants's guard.
Kosugi looking to pass the guard.
Kosugi trying to control but Giants is working from the bottom.
Kosugi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Giants is keeping the position for now.
Giants preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosugi controlling from the top position.
Giants preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kosugi tries to free his leg and advance position but Giants is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giants is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kosugi 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.
Giants looking for a guillotine here but Kosugi defends easily.
Kosugi stands and throws Giants's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kosugi trying to control the action but Giants is working from the bottom.
Kosugi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kosugi controlling from side mount.
Giants can't do much from the bottom here.
Kosugi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Giants knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kosugi working away.
Giants gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giants looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Giants is defending against the submission attempts here by Kosugi.
Giants is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Giants is trying to control but can't.
Kosugi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Giants!
Giants is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kosugi working Giants over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi with good strikes from the mount here!
Kosugi looking for a guillotine from mount but Giants is having none of it.
Kosugi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Giants is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kosugi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Giants is looking to escape.
Kosugi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kosugi controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kosugi looking for a guillotine from mount but Giants is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichiro Kosugi dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kosugi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giants looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kosugi is defended easily by Giants.
Kosugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giants.
Kosugi tries to clinch up but Giants circles away and keeps his distance.
Giants shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kosugi as he avoids it easily.
Kosugi swings for the body but Giants moves out of range.
Kosugi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giants shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kosugi sprawls well. Kosugi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Giants gets slowly back to his feet.
Kosugi works over Giants's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosugi looks to throw a body kick
and Giants counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kosugi with a nice cross.
Kosugi has a takedown stuffed.
Kosugi tries to keep at a distance but Giants has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giants tries to throw a body punch but Kosugi avoids it by throwing Giants back against the cage.
Giants misses with a punch to the body.
Giants tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giants throws a head punch that misses.
Eagles Giants has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giants stuffs the takedown.
Giants is looking to counter with head kicks.
Eagles Giants has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichiro Kosugi.
Kosugi tries to move into range but Giants moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Ichiro Kosugi has been cut.
Giants avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giants tries to clinch but Kosugi is having none of it.
Giants throws a sloppy head kick
and Kosugi counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giants is trying to improve his position.
Kosugi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Giants knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Giants is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giants tries to escape but Kosugi is in control.
Giants takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kosugi trying to control the action but Giants is working from the bottom.
Kosugi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Giants gets back to half guard.
Kosugi is trying to control the action in half guard but Giants is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Giants looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kosugi lands a nice short elbow.
Ichiro Kosugi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kosugi with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Giants that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kosugi trying to control but Giants is having none of it.
Giants throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kosugi. What's that going to do exactly?
Kosugi blocks Giants's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Giants swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kosugi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichiro Kosugi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kosugi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Ichiro Kosugi!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Ichiro Kosugi!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Ichiro Kosugi!
Ichiro Kosugi wins by unanimous decision!
Ichiro Kosugi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oskar Winogrodzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jones (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 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oskar Winogrodzki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Winogrodzki down.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Winogrodzki circles away.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Winogrodzki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Winogrodzki.
Winogrodzki throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winogrodzki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winogrodzki feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Winogrodzki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winogrodzki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones feints and then cracks Winogrodzki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winogrodzki down.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winogrodzki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Winogrodzki.
Jones tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Winogrodzki swinging wildly here.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winogrodzki checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch there but Winogrodzki circles away.
Winogrodzki feinted with a counter takedown.
Jack Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Jones tenderised Winogrodzki's leg. Winogrodzki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones stuns Winogrodzki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Winogrodzki misses.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Winogrodzki in the body.
Winogrodzki is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones throws the left hand but Winogrodzki avoids the punch easily.
Winogrodzki attempts a counter takedown but Jones avoids it well and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Winogrodzki in his tracks.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Winogrodzki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones misses.
Winogrodzki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Winogrodzki swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Winogrodzki misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Winogrodzki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winogrodzki.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Winogrodzkis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Winogrodzki misses with a straight right.
Winogrodzki ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Winogrodzki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones misses with a right hand
enabling Winogrodzki to counter with a crisp jab.
Winogrodzki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones wants to counter with a clinch but Winogrodzki pushes him away.
Winogrodzki throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Winogrodzki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Oskar Winogrodzki has been cut.
Jones throws a head kick but Winogrodzki moves out of range.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winogrodzki manages to avoid it.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones throws a head kick but Winogrodzki moves out of range.
It looked like Winogrodzki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winogrodzki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones moves out of range as Winogrodzki throws a body kick.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Winogrodzki.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winogrodzki.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Winogrodzki tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Winogrodzki blocks a jab.
Winogrodzki throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Winogrodzki.
A swing and a miss from Winogrodzki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winogrodzki was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oskar Winogrodzki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Winogrodzki lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Winogrodzki avoids it.
Jab from Winogrodzki.
Winogrodzki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Winogrodzki at a distance.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Winogrodzki loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Winogrodzki looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Winogrodzki looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winogrodzki misses with the combination.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Jones misses.
Winogrodzki throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Winogrodzki throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Winogrodzki. Winogrodzki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Winogrodzki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Winogrodzki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Winogrodzki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Winogrodzki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jack Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Winogrodzki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones jabs Winogrodzki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Winogrodzki off balance momentarily.
Jones checks a low kick from Winogrodzki.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winogrodzki. That did some damage!
Winogrodzki lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Winogrodzki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Winogrodzki checks a leg kick nicely.
Winogrodzki tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Winogrodzki avoids a kick to the body.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Winogrodzki might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Winogrodzki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winogrodzki punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winogrodzki manages to avoid it.
Winogrodzki throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Winogrodzki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Winogrodzki misses with a body shot.
Winogrodzki looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Winogrodzki's calf.
Winogrodzki moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Winogrodzki checks a leg kick.
Winogrodzki just misses with a punch to the body.
Winogrodzki swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jones. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Winogrodzki sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winogrodzki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Winogrodzki ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Winogrodzki changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
A little feinted left hand from Winogrodzki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones misses.
Winogrodzki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Winogrodzki counters with a stiff right hand.
Winogrodzki throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Jones tries to counter by closing the distance.
Winogrodzki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Winogrodzki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Winogrodzki misses the target.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Winogrodzki feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Winogrodzki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winogrodzki's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winogrodzki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones looks for the body kick but Winogrodzki saw that one coming.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones throws a combination that misses
so Winogrodzki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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 Oskar Winogrodzki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oskar Winogrodzki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Winogrodzki misses the target.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Winogrodzki misses with a double jab.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Winogrodzki was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Winogrodzki scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Winogrodzki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winogrodzki was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Winogrodzki thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winogrodzki momentarily.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winogrodzki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Winogrodzki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Winogrodzki counters with a stiff right hand.
Winogrodzki throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Winogrodzki just misses with a punch to the body.
Winogrodzki looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones jabs at Winogrodzki's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Winogrodzki swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Winogrodzki misses the jab.
Jones cracks Winogrodzki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Winogrodzki scores with a jab to the body.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Winogrodzki's head but Winogrodzki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Winogrodzki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winogrodzki checks a leg kick.
Winogrodzki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Winogrodzki on the side of the head.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oskar Winogrodzki's cut is getting worse.
Winogrodzki tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Winogrodzki on the inside.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winogrodzki is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a body shot but Winogrodzki blocks it.
Winogrodzki blocks an uppercut.
Winogrodzki has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones prevents Winogrodzki from breaking the clinch.
Winogrodzki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Winogrodzki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones delivers a nice body kick.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winogrodzki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winogrodzki tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Winogrodzki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki 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.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Winogrodzki off balance momentarily.
Winogrodzki throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Winogrodzki scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Winogrodzki's head.
Winogrodzki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Winogrodzki misses with a body shot.
Winogrodzki misses with a hook.
Winogrodzki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Winogrodzki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winogrodzki misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Jones really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oskar Winogrodzki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones scores with a jab.
Winogrodzki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Winogrodzki throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Winogrodzki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Winogrodzki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Winogrodzki does no damage.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones digs a good hook to Winogrodzki's body.
Winogrodzki lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Winogrodzki misses its intended target.
Winogrodzki misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winogrodzki avoids the head kick by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a right hand
enabling Winogrodzki to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones scores with a kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Winogrodzki moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Winogrodzki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Winogrodzki's belly button to the back.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Winogrodzki's front leg but catches the back leg as Winogrodzki tries to avoid it.
Winogrodzki throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Winogrodzki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones misses with a looping right.
A big left from Jones misses.
Winogrodzki tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winogrodzki's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones slips under a jab from Winogrodzki.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winogrodzki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Winogrodzki tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winogrodzki.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winogrodzki. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winogrodzki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones thows a leg kick but Winogrodzki checks it
and Winogrodzki counters with a takedown into side control.
Winogrodzki creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jones sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Winogrodzki sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jones is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Winogrodzki in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ground and pound from Winogrodzki seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Winogrodzki lands a nice forearm strike.
Jones regains half guard, as Winogrodzki was trying to land strikes.
Winogrodzki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Winogrodzki with the ground and pound but Jones uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Winogrodzki looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jack Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Oskar Winogrodzki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones throws a push kick but Winogrodzki slaps the foot to one side.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Winogrodzki moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Winogrodzki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Winogrodzki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Winogrodzki misses with a wild body shot.
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Winogrodzki.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Winogrodzki's ribs.
Winogrodzki lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Jones drives through and clinches with Winogrodzki against the cage.
Winogrodzki has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Jones.
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.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Winogrodzki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Winogrodzki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Winogrodzki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Winogrodzki avoids the damage to the body.
Oskar Winogrodzki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winogrodzki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Winogrodzki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winogrodzki tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Winogrodzki is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Winogrodzki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winogrodzki is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries a body shot but Winogrodzki blocks it.
Jones has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Winogrodzki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jones can turn it around.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winogrodzki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Winogrodzki misses with a looping left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winogrodzki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oskar Winogrodzki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Winogrodzki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
Jack Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winogrodzki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winogrodzki takes one on the button.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winogrodzki.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Winogrodzki circles away.
A quick step to the side and Winogrodzki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones slips a jab from Winogrodzki.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Winogrodzki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 for Jack Jones!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jack Jones!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Jack Jones!
Jack Jones wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Jack Jones 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 Krzysztof Kothciushco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earnest Abe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abe has chosen Uncle Sam Goddamn as his entrance music. Earnest Abe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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283 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kothciushco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Earnest Abe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kothciushco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kothciushco feints a jab promting Abe to slip. Kothciushco then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kothciushco throws a series of punches but Abe moves out of range.
Abe pushes Kothciushco up against the cage in a clinch.
Kothciushco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kothciushco can't find room to land a body shot as Abe controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kothciushco.
Kothciushco has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Abe manages to break the clinch.
Abe connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abe darts in trying to clinch
and Kothciushco counters with a stiff right hand.
Abe pushes Kothciushco up against the cage in a clinch.
Abe stalls.
Abe lands an uppercut.
Abe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abe wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kothciushco trying to control the position but instead, Abe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kothciushco into the cage.
Kothciushco is leaning against Abe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kothciushco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kothciushco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Kothciushco - that landed with a thud.
Abe looks winded!
Kothciushco lands a left hand.
Abe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Abe prevents a body shot from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco misses with a punch on the inside.
Abe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abe scores with a hook to the body.
Kothciushco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kothciushco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abe is defending well for now.
Kothciushco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abe avoiding damage as Kothciushco throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kothciushco's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kothciushco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kothciushco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kothciushco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abe throws a punch but it's blocked by Kothciushco.
Kothciushco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abe backwards.
Kothciushco stalling in the clinch.
Kothciushco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kothciushco lands with a right hand.
Abe has closed the distance and engaged Kothciushco in a clinch.
Kothciushco displaying some good clinch control by pressing Abe up against the cage.
Kothciushco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abe is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kothciushco as the two fighters clinch.
Kothciushco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abe avoids it.
Kothciushco tries to throw a body punch but Abe avoids it by throwing Kothciushco back against the cage.
Kothciushco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abe is defending well for now.
A short right from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kothciushco looking to stall.
Kothciushco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kothciushco missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kothciushco.
Kothciushco digs a right hand into Abe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abe's gas tank.
Kothciushco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kothciushco gets a clinch.
Kothciushco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kothciushco misses with a body punch.
Kothciushco trying to stall but Abe improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco tries to land knees in the clinch but Abe avoids the damage to the body.
Kothciushco is working Abe over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abe is defending well for now.
Abe taking a breather.
Kothciushco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kothciushco is working Abe over against the cage.
Kothciushco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kothciushco cracks the inside of Abe's front leg.
Earnest Abe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kothciushco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abe circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kothciushco. Abe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kothciushco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abe.
Kothciushco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kothciushco connects with the punch.
Abe moves to clinch but Kothciushco breaks away
and Kothciushco counters with a low kick, right behind Abe 's knee.
Kothciushco dives in for a single leg takedown but Abe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Kothciushco dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Kothciushco.
Abe misses with a low kick.
Kothciushco tries to counter by clinching up but Abe breaks away and moves out of range.
Kothciushco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Despite the aggression on Abe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Abe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Abe gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kothciushco makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kothciushco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abe can do to turn this around?
Kothciushco misses with a hook.
Kothciushco rushes Abe and presses him up against the cage.
Kothciushco misses with a punch to the body.
Kothciushco tries a body shot but Abe blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Kothciushco as the two fighters clinch.
Kothciushco struggles to land a body shot inside as Abe controls his hands.
Kothciushco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kothciushco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abe is breathing heavily.
Kothciushco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abe at a distance.
Kothciushco sizes up Abe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kothciushco drives through and clinches with Abe against the cage.
Krzysztof Kothciushco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kothciushco tries to land knees in the clinch but Abe avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe takes a shot to the head.
Kothciushco just leaning against Abe, taking a breather.
Kothciushco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abe avoids it.
Abe has a couple of punches blocked by Kothciushco.
Kothciushco looking to throw knees to the head but Abe is blocking nicely.
Kothciushco lands a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kothciushco.
Kothciushco scores with a shot to the side of Abe's head.
Kothciushco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Kothciushco.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kothciushco here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kothciushco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abe misses with a punch on the inside.
Kothciushco looking to throw knees to the head but Abe is blocking nicely.
Kothciushco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kothciushco tries to land a knee to the head but Abe blocks with his arms.
Kothciushco lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kothciushco lands a right hand.
Kothciushco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco with a knee to the head.
Kothciushco tries to throw a body punch but Abe avoids it by throwing Kothciushco back against the cage.
Kothciushco taking a breather.
Abe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kothciushco is pushing Abe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abe.
Kothciushco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kothciushco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kothciushco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kothciushco lands a knee to the body.
Kothciushco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abe avoids it.
Kothciushco digs a right hand underneath Abe's ribcage. Abe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kothciushco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abe.
Abe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abe is defending well for now.
Kothciushco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kothciushco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kothciushco is trying to stall.
Kothciushco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kothciushco scores a nice knee to the body.
Kothciushco lands with a left to the head.
Kothciushco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abe's elbow.
Kothciushco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kothciushco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kothciushco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abe.
Abe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kothciushco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abe.
Abe tries to clinch but Kothciushco moves away
and Kothciushco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abe moves away from the strike by Kothciushco.
Kothciushco throws a right hand that Abe ducks under and follows up with a left that Abe also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Abe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abe closes the distance and pushes Kothciushco back into the cage.
A short uppercut from Abe.
Abe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kothciushco trying to land knees to the body.
Abe has a couple of punches blocked by Kothciushco.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abe prevents a body shot from Kothciushco.
Abe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Abe blocks a body shot from Kothciushco.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Kothciushco dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kothciushco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kothciushco is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Donk. Kothciushco catches Abe right on the button with a cross.
Kothciushco lands a slapping body shot.
Kothciushco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Abe misses.
Kothciushco lands a head shot.
Abe moves into the clinch.
Abe is trying to break the clinch but Kothciushco has him pressed against the cage.
Kothciushco tries to throw a body punch but Abe avoids it by throwing Kothciushco back against the cage.
Abe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abe working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Abe managing to block the knees to the body from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco misses with a punch to the body.
Kothciushco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kothciushco blocking some punches.
Kothciushco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kothciushco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krzysztof Kothciushco is winning the standup battle so far.
Abe wants to clinch.
Kothciushco takes a swing at Abe's ribcage but misses.
Kothciushco misses with a looping left.
Kothciushco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kothciushco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abe moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kothciushco.
Abe has Kothciushco up against the cage in a clinch.
Kothciushco misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kothciushco trying to control the position but instead, Abe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kothciushco into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kothciushco.
Abe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kothciushco looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kothciushco can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Kothciushco.
Abe prevents a body shot from Kothciushco.
A head punch on the inside from Kothciushco fails to land.
Kothciushco stalling against the cage.
Abe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kothciushco tries a body shot but Abe blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kothciushco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kothciushco can't find room to land a body shot as Abe controls the action.
Abe misses with some punches.
Kothciushco blocking some punches.
Kothciushco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kothciushco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abe avoids it.
Kothciushco manages to break the clinch.
Kothciushco stalks Abe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Abe's face. Abe staggers backwards, shaken.
Abe lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kothciushco falls backwards - clearly groggy! Abe dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earnest Abe!
A very excited looking Earnest Abe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caeser Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caeser Augustus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Caeser Augustus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCracken clinches.
McCracken misses with a body punch.
McCracken breaks the clinch.
McCracken scores with a push kick.
McCracken throws a right and a left that Augustus avoids nicely.
Augustus closes the distance and clinches up with McCracken, looking for a takedown. Augustus pushes McCracken against the cage but McCracken circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McCracken scores with a head kick.
It looks like Caeser Augustus has been cut.
McCracken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Augustus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCracken throws a half hearted mid kick.
Augustus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Augustus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been informed that McCracken has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McCracken throws a body kick that misses.
Augustus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCracken moves into the clinch.
Augustus has been working on his balance at Fighting Fitness & Freedom, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by McCracken.
McCracken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paul McCracken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCracken scoring well with a low kick there.
McCracken looks for the body kick but Augustus saw that one coming.
Augustus 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.
McCracken tries to land a body kick
and Augustus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Augustus drops back looking for a leg! McCracken is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McCracken manages to kick Augustus off! Augustus jumps back into McCracken's guard.
Augustus throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus works over McCracken with some ground and pound from guard.
McCracken keeping moving, preventing Augustus from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Augustus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McCracken wants to get back to his feet but Augustus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Augustus works over McCracken with some ground and pound from guard.
Augustus is pushing down on McCracken's leg trying to pass to half guard. McCracken is fighting to maintain full guard but Augustus has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augustus is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McCracken is just riding it out for now. Augustus eventually gives up the hold.
Augustus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Augustus lands a nice short elbow.
Augustus trying to control from half guard but McCracken is working away.
Augustus trying to work for an americana but McCracken has managed to regain full guard.
Augustus throws a big elbow that misses.
Augustus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McCracken wants to get back to his feet but Augustus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McCracken looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Augustus passes into half guard.
Well, if Augustus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McCracken has hold of Augustus's hands but Augustus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Augustus thows a huge punch but McCracken dodges it nicely.
Augustus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McCracken trying to control here.
Augustus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Augustus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Augustus is looking for a kimura but McCracken is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Augustus to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul McCracken will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Caeser Augustus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McCracken tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Augustus counters with a shoot takedown. McCracken fights it but they end up in guard.
Augustus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Augustus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Augustus is working McCracken over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McCracken looking to hit a scissor sweep but Augustus is one step ahead there.
Augustus throws a big elbow that misses.
McCracken really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Augustus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Augustus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Augustus throws a big right hand that misses.
Augustus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McCracken can't keep his opponent in guard - Augustus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Augustus seems to be working for a kimura but McCracken defends the submission attempt.
Augustus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Augustus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McCracken is trying to stand.
McCracken is not content to let Augustus control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken wants to get back to full guard.
Augustus throwing shots but McCracken is blocking nicely.
Augustus trying to control from half guard but McCracken is working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McCracken throws a solid leg kick but Augustus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McCracken.
Augustus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCracken.
McCracken lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCracken gets caught napping as Augustus dives in and scores a takedown. McCracken manages to retain guard.
Augustus trying to control but McCracken is working from the bottom.
Augustus preventing the sweep.
Augustus controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus throwing strikes but missing.
Augustus postures up.
Augustus chips away with some ground and pound.
Augustus cracks McCracken with a solid left hand.
Caeser Augustus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Augustus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Augustus wants to control from the top but McCracken keeps moving.
Augustus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCracken can do to turn this around?
Augustus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Augustus with a flurry of punches that miss.
McCracken utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus scoring with some ground and pound.
Augustus landing some decent shots from guard.
Augustus won't allow McCracken to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augustus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Augustus lands a couple of elbows.
Augustus is looking to work some ground and pound but McCracken has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Augustus looking to sit in guard and control but McCracken gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McCracken stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Augustus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caeser Augustus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Caeser Augustus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Augustus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McCracken has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Augustus is working away from the top position though.
Augustus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Augustus is looking to take a break and control but McCracken is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCracken trying to control from the bottom.
Augustus is trying to control the action in half guard but McCracken is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Augustus moves into full mount! McCracken won't be happy about that!
McCracken is desperately trying to improve his position but Augustus has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken wants to control but Augustus is having none of it.
Augustus jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but McCracken manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Augustus working away.
Augustus working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McCracken managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Augustus.
Augustus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McCracken wants to control but Augustus postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus in side control lands a decent elbow.
Augustus in side control, throwing shots but McCracken defends.
Augustus lands a few punches from side control.
McCracken is not content to let Augustus control the position.
Augustus controls the position.
McCracken is not content to let Augustus control the position.
McCracken managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Augustus.
Augustus wants to control but McCracken is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken regains half guard.
Augustus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Augustus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Augustus thows a huge punch but McCracken dodges it nicely.
Augustus is trying to control the action in half guard but McCracken is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Augustus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Augustus prevents McCracken from improving his position.
McCracken wants to control but Augustus is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Augustus is trying to control. McCracken wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Augustus checks a low kick from McCracken.
McCracken will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Augustus feinted with a counter takedown.
Augustus shoots in and bounces McCracken off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Augustus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCracken works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Augustus is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McCracken is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McCracken has escaped and now he's on top!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Augustus has McCracken pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caeser Augustus clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Caeser Augustus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Augustus keeps the fight on the outside.
Augustus drops down looking for a counter takedown but McCracken sprawls and moves away.
McCracken tries to clinch up but Augustus circles away and keeps his distance.
McCracken looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Augustus drops down looking for a counter takedown but McCracken sprawls and moves away.
Good work by Augustus as he checks the leg kick.
Augustus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Paul McCracken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCracken looks to throw a body kick
and Augustus counters with a takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McCracken can do anything to dispel that myth.
An elbow from Augustus crashes against the mat.
Augustus tries to move into full mount but can't pass McCracken's legs.
McCracken is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McCracken is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Augustus has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Augustus punishing his opponent with strikes.
McCracken is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Augustus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Augustus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McCracken is rocked!
Augustus softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and McCracken is out cold! Augustus jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caeser Augustus!
A relieved looking Caeser Augustus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Clawnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Oarsman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clawnes comes to the cage accompanied by My name is MUD. Cosmo Oarsman struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Clawnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cosmo Oarsman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Clawnes misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Clawnes or perhaps it was just good defense by Oarsman, which made it look bad.
Clawnes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Cosmo Oarsman has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Clawnes.
Clawnes scores with a punch to the head.
Clawnes looks for a takedown but Oarsman sprawls well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clawnes 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 Oarsman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oarsman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oarsman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clawnes's head.
Clawnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oarsman.
Oarsman dodges the punch combination from Clawnes.
Oarsman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clawnes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Our sources have told us that Clawnes has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Clawnes throws an elbow that misses.
Clawnes lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oarsman tries to land knees in the clinch but Clawnes avoids the damage to the body.
Oarsman blocks an elbow strike from Clawnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clawnes misses with an elbow over the top.
Clawnes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oarsman struggles to land a body shot inside as Clawnes controls his hands.
Oarsman lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Thomas Clawnes has been cut.
Clawnes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clawnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Oarsman lands a shoulder strike.
Oarsman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oarsman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clawnes is defending well for now.
Oarsman connects with a knee to the head.
Clawnes looking to throw knees to the head but Oarsman is blocking nicely.
Clawnes throws an elbow but it misses.
Clawnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oarsman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oarsman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clawnes.
Clawnes blocks the elbow strike.
Oarsman misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clawnes lands an elbow inside.
Oarsman throws a head punch that misses.
Oarsman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Clawnes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Oarsman can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clawnes is defending well for now.
Clawnes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clawnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oarsman misses with a punch on the inside.
Oarsman throws a punch but it's blocked by Clawnes.
Oarsman misses with the head strike.
Oarsman dodges an elbow strike from Clawnes.
Oarsman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oarsman avoids the elbow strike from Clawnes, against the cage.
Oarsman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clawnes's elbow.
Clawnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Oarsman backwards.
Clawnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oarsman lands an elbow just above Clawnes 's eye.
Oarsman avoids the elbow strike from Clawnes, against the cage.
Clawnes throws an elbow that misses.
Clawnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oarsman backwards.
Clawnes throws an elbow but it misses.
Oarsman trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Oarsman.
Clawnes throws an elbow that misses.
Clawnes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clawnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clawnes lands a nice uppercut.
Clawnes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clawnes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Clawnes.
Oarsman looks winded!
Clawnes is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Clawnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oarsman lands an elbow inside.
Oarsman tries a body shot but Clawnes blocks it.
Clawnes lands an uppercut.
Clawnes tries to throw a body punch but Oarsman avoids it by throwing Clawnes back against the cage.
A short left from Clawnes.
Clawnes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clawnes blocks the elbow strike.
Oarsman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clawnes scores with a shoulder strike.
Clawnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oarsman's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clawnes lands an elbow just above Oarsman 's eye.
Oarsman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clawnes's elbow.
Clawnes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clawnes throws an elbow that misses.
Clawnes lands a nice elbow.
Clawnes scores with a hook to the body.
Oarsman dodges an elbow strike from Clawnes.
Oarsman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clawnes lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Clawnes on the inside.
Clawnes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oarsman backwards.
Clawnes lands an elbow inside.
Oarsman is rocked!
Clawnes dips a shoulder and cracks Oarsman with a mighty uppercut! Oarsman falls back against the cage and Clawnes unloads with a barrage of strikes! Oarsman is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Clawnes screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Clawnes!
Thomas Clawnes very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patryk Szczerbiec has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patryk Szczerbiec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaun Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've been told by Szczerbiec's head coaches at Rape Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Szczerbiec checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Szczerbiec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szczerbiec swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Szczerbiec keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Szczerbiec throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
It looks like Shaun Johnson has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Szczerbiec drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Szczerbiec has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Szczerbiec is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczerbiec's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Szczerbiec tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Szczerbiec lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Szczerbiec missing with knees to the body.
Johnson tries to break free but Szczerbiec pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Szczerbiec tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Szczerbiec back against the cage.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Szczerbiec is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Szczerbiec lands a nice knee to the body.
Szczerbiec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Szczerbiec misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Szczerbiec misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Szczerbiec into the cage.
Szczerbiec dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Szczerbiec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Szczerbiec.
A punch lands to the side of Szczerbiec 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson throws the left hand but Szczerbiec avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Szczerbiec tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Szczerbiec misses with a low kick.
Johnson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Szczerbiec lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Szczerbiec.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szczerbiec lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Szczerbiec misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Good standup being displayed there by Szczerbiec as he connects with a hook.
Szczerbiec stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Szczerbiec. Johnson shrugs it off though.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Szczerbiec sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Patryk Szczerbiec has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Johnson.
Johnson throws the left hand but Szczerbiec avoids the punch easily.
Szczerbiec scores with a jab to the jaw.
Szczerbiec takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Szczerbiec moves away.
Johnson 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!
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Szczerbiec's leg but Szczerbiec calmly moves out of range.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Szczerbiec.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Szczerbiec sprawls well.
Szczerbiec is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Szczerbiec is looking to clinch.
Szczerbiec throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Szczerbiec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Szczerbiec moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Szczerbiec counters with a stiff right hand.
Szczerbiec lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Johnson is rocked!
A head kick by Szczerbiec - that's a beauty! Johnson is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Szczerbiec can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Patryk Szczerbiec!
A relieved looking Patryk Szczerbiec thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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