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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Borys Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borys Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lester Green!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Green circles away quickly and effectively.
Grabowski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Green back to the cage. Grabowski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Green tries to work over Grabowski's front leg with a kick but Grabowski checks it.
It looked like Grabowski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Green throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grabowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Green looks to land a body kick but Grabowski moved away.
Grabowski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Green misses with a right hand
and Grabowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grabowski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grabowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grabowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Green.
A slapping leg kick lands for Green.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green throws a body kick that misses.
Green turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grabowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grabowski.
Green feints the counter takedown.
Green is looking to slow Grabowski down with leg kicks.
Grabowski throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Grabowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Green looks for the body kick but Grabowski saw that one coming.
Grabowski misses with the combination.
Green buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Green throws a lazy head kick
and Grabowski counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grabowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Green's head.
Grabowski throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grabowski 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.
Green lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grabowski takes a step back to recover.
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!
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grabowski moves out of range of the body kick from Green.
Green throws a good cross that connects.
Green tries for a takedown but Grabowski circles away easily
letting Grabowski counter with a right hand.
Green wants to slow Grabowski down by chopping away at his legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grabowski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Green - the referee stops the clock and Grabowski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Green. Grabowski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski lands a slapping body shot.
Green looks for the body kick but Grabowski saw that one coming.
Grabowski tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Green fails with the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Green.
That kick from Green tenderised Grabowski's leg. Grabowski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grabowski with a jab.
Green misses with a body kick.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grabowski is able to avoid easily.
Grabowski appears to be looking for a big counter.
A bone on bone clash there as Grabowski blocks the leg kick.
Green throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green tries for a takedown but Grabowski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Borys Grabowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lester Green.
Grabowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Green's calf.
Green tries to land a leg kick but Grabowski saw it coming and moves away.
Green fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Green is looking to land body kicks.
Grabowski is looking to counter punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grabowski, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grabowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Green lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grabowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Green defending well as Grabowski loads up on a big left hand.
Green darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Grabowski kicks Green off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Borys Grabowski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Green misses with a takedown attempt
and Grabowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Grabowski.
Green's coach down at Lebowski MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Green's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Green.
Green looks to land a body kick but Grabowski moved away.
Grabowski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Borys Grabowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grabowski misses with a few strikes there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Green.
Grabowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Green throws a sloppy head kick and Grabowski moves out of range easily.
Grabowski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Green lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grabowski will feel that in the morning.
Grabowski misses with a straight right.
Green misses with a low kick as Grabowski jumps back.
Grabowski is looking for a counter combo.
Grabowski misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
Grabowski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Grabowski throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Green 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 Grabowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grabowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Green misses with the body kick
and Grabowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grabowski scores with a hook to the body. Green takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Borys Grabowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grabowski thuds his right hand into Green's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grabowski feints and then cracks Green's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Green down.
A solid body kick from Green.
Green is looking to chop away at Grabowski's legs.
Grabowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Green. That's going to slow Grabowski down.
Grabowski thows a leg kick but Green checks it
and Green counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grabowski's knee momentarily.
Green throws a hook but Grabowski avoids it easily.
Grabowski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Green.
A clash of legs there as Grabowski blocks the low kick.
Grabowski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green throws a wild body kick that Grabowski sees coming a mile off.
Grabowski throws a big counter combination but Green scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Green.
Grabowski blocks a head kick by Green.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Green connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Green throws a head kick that half lands.
Grabowski throws a leg kick
and Green counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green looks to clinch
letting Grabowski counter with a right hand.
Green throws a front kick aimed at Grabowski's knee but Grabowski avoids it well.
Nice jab there from Grabowski.
Grabowski takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Grabowski throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Green connects with a solid leg kick.
Green attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Grabowski throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Green throws a nice inside leg kick.
Green thows a body kick. Grabowski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green shoots and misses
and Grabowski counters with a good, hard body kick but Green shrugs it off.
A low kick from Green is predictable there
letting Grabowski counter with a right hand.
Grabowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grabowski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grabowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Grabowski checks the leg kick.
It looked like Grabowski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Green.
Green lands a front kick.
Grabowski takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Green misses with a looping left.
Grabowski moves forwards but Green connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lester Green will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Grabowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grabowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grabowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Green throws a leg kick but Grabowski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Green shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grabowski is looking for a counter combo.
Green scores with a push kick.
Green misses with a leg kick
and Grabowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Green fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Green with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grabowski counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabowski 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.
Grabowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Green should have avoided that one.
Grabowski throws a body kick that misses.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Green misses.
Grabowski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Grabowski.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Grabowski's shoulder, as Grabowski tries to avoid the shot.
Grabowski throws a counter high kick but Green was just alert enough to avoid it.
Green throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grabowski misses with a few strikes there.
Green tried to score with a low kick but Grabowski checks it.
Green throws a lazy head kick
and Grabowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grabowski cracks Green with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Green is rocked!
Grabowski misses with a straight right.
Good work by Grabowski as he checks the leg kick.
Grabowski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Green has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grabowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grabowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
letting Grabowski counter with a right hand.
Green moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Grabowski throws a series of punches but Green moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Green.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
Green has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Green there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grabowski misses with a body shot.
Grabowski throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grabowski swinging wildly here.
Grabowski throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Grabowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grabowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Green.
Green goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good work by Grabowski as he checks the leg kick.
Green throws a half hearted mid kick.
Borys Grabowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Green keeps Grabowski at a distance using the push kick.
Green throws out a loose jab but Grabowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grabowski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Green connects with an inside leg kick.
Green throws a body kick that misses
and Grabowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Grabowski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Green does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Green throws a lazy body kick
and Grabowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabowski throws out a powerful jab.
Green is still on wobbly legs! Can Grabowski finish him?
Green throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grabowski tries to work over Green's front leg with a kick but Green checks it.
Green drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Grabowski defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borys Grabowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grabowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borys Grabowski!
In his post fight interview, Borys Grabowski 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Sotto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonsil Clanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clanger has chosen Youth Blood as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Umberto Sotto Jr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Umberto Sotto Jr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Umberto Sotto Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonsil Clanger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clanger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clanger avoids the body shot from Sotto Jr.
Clanger tries to move into range but Sotto Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick by Sotto Jr misses
and Clanger counters with a single leg into guard. Sotto Jr didn't expect that.
Sotto Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Clanger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Clanger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sotto Jr keeping moving, preventing Clanger from controlling successfully.
Clanger being controlled here momentarily.
Sotto Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sotto Jr has control of Clanger's left arm, preventing Clanger from doing any damage.
Clanger cracks Sotto Jr with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger is pushing down on Sotto Jr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sotto Jr is fighting to maintain full guard but Clanger has managed to sneak the leg through.
Clanger is trying to control the action in half guard but Sotto Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sotto Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sotto Jr controlling the position for now.
Clanger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sotto Jr keeps working.
Sotto Jr keeping control of the position.
Sotto Jr is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sotto Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clanger.
Sotto Jr wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sotto Jr wants to control but Clanger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Umberto Sotto Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clanger avoids a kick to the body.
Clanger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clanger finds it's way round the side to connect with Sotto Jr's head.
Sotto Jr throws a head kick but Clanger moves out of range.
Clanger slips a straight right by Sotto Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr tries to land a leg kick but Clanger saw it coming and moves away.
A leg kick checked by Clanger.
Clanger feints the counter takedown.
Sotto Jr is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr tries to score with a low kick but Clanger moves his leg out of the way.
Umberto Sotto Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sotto Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sotto Jr, as that shot connected.
Clanger throws a body punch but Sotto Jr moves out of range.
Clanger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sotto Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Sotto Jr looks to land a body kick but Clanger moved away.
Sotto Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sotto Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Clanger with the counter takedown but Sotto Jr avoids it easily.
Clanger throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Clanger avoids the body shot from Sotto Jr.
Clanger throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sotto Jr misses with a body shot.
And Clanger tries to counter it with a takedown but Sotto Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sotto Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clanger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sotto Jr throws a nice looking combination but Clanger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sotto Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Clanger dodges the punch combination from Sotto Jr.
Clanger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sotto Jr is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Clanger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clanger.
Clanger throws a body shot but no joy.
Sotto Jr misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umberto Sotto Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sotto Jr feints and then cracks Clanger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clanger down.
Umberto Sotto Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sotto Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sotto Jr walks into a left hand.
Clanger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clanger ducks under a wild hook from Sotto Jr.
Clanger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sotto Jr tries to land a body kick
and Clanger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sotto Jr won't be happy with that.
Clanger working away.
Clanger tries to score with some ground and pound. Sotto Jr controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sotto Jr sneaks back into half guard.
Clanger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clanger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotto Jr is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Clanger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sotto Jr is looking for a sweep. Clanger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clanger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
My spies in Ultimate MMA Training Center inform me that Clanger has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sotto Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clanger.
Sotto Jr wants to control but Clanger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clanger lands a nice short elbow.
Clanger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sotto Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Sotto Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Clanger throwing strikes but missing.
Sotto Jr looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sotto Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sotto Jr trying to control the position here.
Clanger throws a big elbow that misses.
Clanger is looking to work some ground and pound but Sotto Jr has wrist control.
Clanger postures up in Sotto Jr's guard and throws a big left but Sotto Jr blocks it.
Sotto Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clanger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Clanger working some strikes from top position.
Clanger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sotto Jr's head.
Sotto Jr is rocked!
Clanger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oh Sotto Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clanger gets to his feet and stands over Sotto Jr, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Sotto Jr felt that one! Clanger unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Sotto Jr from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yonsil Clanger!
An out of breath Yonsil Clanger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Denetov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexi Denetov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denetov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hoffman swivels and escapes.
Denetov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hoffman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hoffman tests Denetov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Alexi Denetov has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Hoffman has knocked Denetov down with a huge combo! Hoffman steps away and waves a wobbly Denetov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Denetov is rocked!
Crack! Hoffman connects with the perfect overhand right and Denetov falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Hoffman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Hoffman!
In his post fight interview, Jack Hoffman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Warfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lee Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels has chosen Kid Rock - Bawitdaba as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Dragon Warfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Lee Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warfist misses with an uppercut.
Daniels drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Warfist defends it well.
Daniels gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Warfist.
Daniels drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Warfist fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Warfist. Warfist obviously looking to wear him down.
Warfist misses with an uppercut
and Daniels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Warfist swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daniels. That's going to slow Warfist down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels throws a head kick but Warfist moves out of range.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but Warfist shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Warfist as he connects with a hook.
Daniels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Warfist is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Warfist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Daniels replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Warfist blocks it well.
Warfist tries to work over Daniels's front leg with a kick but Daniels checks it.
Warfist drives through and clinches with Daniels against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daniels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daniels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warfist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warfist.
Daniels struggles to land a body shot inside as Warfist controls his hands.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels lands a nice uppercut.
Daniels presses Warfist against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Daniels misses with a punch to the body.
Warfist breaks the clinch.
Warfist catches Daniels with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Warfist moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Dragon Warfist has been cut.
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Warfist moves away and avoids it.
Daniels misses with a hook
and Warfist counters with an inside leg kick.
Warfist moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Warfist connects with a leg kick. Daniels looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dragon Warfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels misses with a kick to the body.
Warfist will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Daniels is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warfist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Warfist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warfist moves into range and connects with a jab.
Warfist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daniels.
Warfist has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Warfist takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Daniels checks the leg kick nicely there.
Warfist moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Daniels lands a big head kick that sends Warfist tumbling to the mat! Daniels takes a step backwards and waves Warfist back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warfist was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Dragon Warfist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warfist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels throws the kick towards the body but Warfist avoids it.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daniels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Warfist paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Warfist checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Warfist throws a big counter combination but Daniels scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Warfist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warfist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Warfist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Warfist lands a jab.
Daniels lands an overhand right.
Daniels throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Warfist misses its target.
Daniels takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Daniels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daniels staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Warfist does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Warfist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Daniels has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist throws out a powerful jab.
Daniels misses with an uppercut.
Warfist lands a jab to Daniels's midsection.
Warfist changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Daniels there as he acknowledges the shot.
A shot to the liver by Warfist. Beautiful body shot.
Warfist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daniels misses with a right hand
enabling Warfist to counter with a crisp jab.
Daniels throws a jab when Warfist was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Warfist there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Warfist closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Warfist.
Warfist scores with a shot to the side of Daniels's head.
Warfist misses with a punch to the body.
Warfist misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragon Warfist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dragon Warfist's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Warfist misses with a jab to the body
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Warfist staying out of range there.
Warfist is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Warfist dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daniels. That did some damage!
Daniels misses with a body kick.
Warfist lands a body shot.
Warfist is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around?
Nice shot lands for Warfist.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warfist. That's going to slow Daniels down.
Daniels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Warfist counters with a good low kick that Daniels was not able to check.
Warfist cracks Daniels with a right hand to the side of the head.
Daniels misses with a straight left.
Warfist was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Daniels lands an overhand right.
Daniels fakes the leg kick and cracks Warfist in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warfist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dragon Warfist is winning the standup battle so far.
Warfist scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Daniels throws a hook but Warfist avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Daniels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfist lands a leg kick that knocks Daniels off balance momentarily.
Warfist takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Warfist moved away.
Warfist fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daniels is out of range.
Warfist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Warfist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warfist moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
Warfist lands with a thumping leg kick.
Warfist looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Daniels unleashes a big counter combination but Warfist bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Daniels misses the jab.
Warfist looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Daniels looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy left from Warfist finds it's target.
Warfist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daniels fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Warfist checks it well.
Warfist throwing a counter right hand but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Warfist keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Warfist is able to avoid easily.
Nice uppercut there from Warfist.
Warfist motions for Daniels to come forward. Warfist throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warfist throws a combination. Daniels tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warfist lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
Warfist fires out a quick counter leg kick but Daniels just manages to avoid it.
Warfist throws a sloppy head kick and Daniels moves out of range easily.
Warfist works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A shot to the body from Warfist misses
and Daniels counters with a low kick, right behind Warfist 's knee.
Warfist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warfist lands a right hook to the body.
Warfist sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Daniels scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daniels connects with a single shot there.
Warfist throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Warfist misses with a low kick.
Warfist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Warfist connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Daniels misses the jab.
Warfist is looking to counter punch.
Warfist throws a solid leg kick but Daniels takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Warfist.
Warfist pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Warfist tests Daniels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daniels throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Warfist.
Daniels misses with an uppercut. Warfist saw that one coming.
Daniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Warfist misses the target.
Warfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist blocks a jab.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
Daniels tries to land a front kick but Warfist steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Daniels throws a push kick but Warfist slaps the foot to one side.
A left lands for Warfist.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warfist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Daniels has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Warfist fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Warfist stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warfist.
Warfist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Warfist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daniels.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels throws a head kick but Warfist moves out of range.
Daniels swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Warfist.
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
A counter left hand to the body from Warfist misses its target.
Daniels takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragon Warfist dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dragon Warfist's cut.
That's time! Warfist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Daniels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Warfist connects with a leg kick. Daniels looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Warfist lands a nice shot to the body.
Warfist connects with an inside leg kick.
Daniels looking to score a takedown here. Warfist is defending well but Daniels drives through and ends up in Warfist's guard.
Warfist has control of Daniels's left arm, preventing Daniels from doing any damage.
Warfist has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Daniels won't allow Warfist to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Warfist's head.
Daniels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Warfist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfist is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Daniels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Daniels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Warfist wants to sweep but no luck.
Daniels throwing strikes but missing.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Warfist keeps moving.
Warfist has Daniels pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Warfist just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Warfist misses the shot to the body.
Warfist throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
Bobby Lee Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Daniels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daniels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Warfist scoring well with a low kick there.
Daniels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daniels attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Warfist lands with an uppercut that bounces Daniels off the cage and back into range.
Daniels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Warfist counters with an outside leg kick.
Warfist cracks Daniels with a good jab.
Warfist scores with a hook.
Warfist uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daniels has time to react.
Daniels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Daniels backs away, Warfist returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Daniels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warfist can pounce on him.
Daniels has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warfist. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warfist scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daniels doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
Warfist takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daniels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warfist can pounce on him.
Warfist misses with a low kick as Daniels jumps back.
Warfist feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Daniels's calf.
Daniels scores with the left hand. Warfist knows he should have avoided that one.
Warfist steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Daniels. That one must have hurt.
Warfist throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Daniels or perhaps it was just good defense by Warfist, which made it look bad.
Warfist tried to counter with a leg kick but Daniels avoided it.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warfist. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Daniels was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Warfist fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daniels.
A good leg kick by Warfist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist lands with an uppercut that bounces Daniels off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warfist throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Warfist lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Warfist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Warfist lands a nice shot that snaps Daniels's head back.
A head kick misses from Daniels.
Warfist scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daniels doesn't seem bothered though.
Warfist moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
Warfist lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warfist. That's going to slow Daniels down.
Daniels looks for the body kick but Warfist saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warfist lands a jab to Daniels's midsection.
Dragon Warfist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragon Warfist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Warfist, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragon Warfist!
Dragon Warfist seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henkka Seppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppala is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Children of Bodom - Smile pretty for the devil. Tarik Gibson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henkka Seppala's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henkka Seppala!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson instigates a clinch.
Gibson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gibson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Seppala.
Gibson trying to control the position but instead, Seppala has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gibson into the cage.
Gibson has Seppala pressed against the cage.
Gibson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Seppala up against the cage.
Seppala leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gibson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gibson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gibson lands with a left to the head.
Gibson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seppala is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson throws an elbow but it misses.
Gibson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seppala throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gibson blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Seppala takes a shot to the head.
Gibson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Seppala letting Gibson take a breather here.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
Seppala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seppala.
We've been informed that Seppala 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.
Seppala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seppala stalling in the clinch but Gibson improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gibson.
Gibson stalling.
Seppala tries a body shot but Gibson blocks it.
Seppala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gibson avoids it.
Gibson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gibson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from Gibson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Seppala - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gibson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Seppala fails to land.
Seppala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gibson lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gibson.
A short right from Seppala on the inside.
Gibson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gibson stalling against the cage.
Gibson manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson moves into the clinch successfully.
Gibson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seppala content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Seppala scores with a shot to the side of Gibson's head.
Gibson looking to slow down the pace here.
Gibson throws a punch but it's blocked by Seppala.
Gibson is trying to force a seperation but Seppala has the dominant position.
Gibson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice elbow from Seppala.
It looks like Tarik Gibson has been cut.
Seppala blocks a body shot from Gibson.
Nice body punch from Gibson - that landed with a thud.
Gibson trying to stall but Seppala improves his position.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Seppala tries to throw a body punch but Gibson avoids it by throwing Seppala back against the cage.
Gibson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands with a right to the head.
Gibson lands a body punch.
Seppala tries a knee to the head but Gibson blocks it.
Seppala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gibson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gibson defending well as Seppala loads up on a big left hand.
That kick from Gibson tenderised Seppala's leg. Seppala is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seppala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gibson momentarily.
Gibson wants to land a leg kick but Seppala is out of range.
Seppala throws the kick towards the body but Gibson avoids it.
Gibson throws a head kick but Seppala moves out of range.
Gibson misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarik Gibson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tarik Gibson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gibson throws a front kick aimed at Seppala's knee but Seppala avoids it well.
Gibson connects with a body shot that sends Seppala's belly button to the back.
Gibson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seppala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gibson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seppala scores with a sloppy right hand. Gibson should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Gibson there.
Gibson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seppala can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Seppala.
Seppala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gibson can pounce on him.
Seppala takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gibson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seppala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Seppala is rocked!
Gibson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Seppala momentarily.
Seppala is still on wobbly legs! Can Gibson finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seppala is able to avoid easily.
A lazy body kick from Seppala
and Gibson counters with a stiff right hand.
Gibson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seppala. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppala slips a jab and a cross from Gibson.
Seppala is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gibson digs a good hook to Seppala's body.
Gibson cracks Seppala with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Seppala tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Gibson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Seppala is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarik Gibson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zackary Finyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester comes to the cage accompanied by Twisted. Finyard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Your pussy's glued to a building on fire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
51 - 24 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zackary Finyard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Lester.
Lester throws a nice outside leg kick.
Finyard looks to land a combination but Lester avoids it well.
Finyard throws a wild body kick that Lester sees coming a mile off.
Lester dips to his left and cracks Finyard with an uppercut!
Lester takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Finyard lands a head kick. Lester smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lester moves into the clinch.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but Finyard avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
Lester digs a right hand underneath Finyard's ribcage. Finyard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lester using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finyard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lester throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finyards head.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
Finyard can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Finyard managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finyard.
Lester misses with a body punch.
Finyard misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Lester.
Finyard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lester up against the cage.
Lester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finyard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Finyard misses with the head strike.
Finyard is looking to control Lester's arms but Lester gets an underhook and turns him. Now Finyard has his back to the cage.
A body shot lands from Finyard.
Finyard misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lester.
Finyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester lands a body punch.
Finyard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lester seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Finyard can turn it around.
Lester tries a knee to the head but Finyard blocks it.
A short right from Finyard on the inside.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
Lester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finyard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Lester.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester blocks the body kick.
Lester throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Lester does it's job there.
Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finyard scores with a hook.
A good leg kick by Finyard.
Lester lands a high kick!
Lester clinches up with Finyard and pushes him back against the cage.
Lester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Finyard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finyard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lester lands a shoulder strike.
Lester lands with a left to the head.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lester lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finyard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lester misses with a punch on the inside.
Lester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lester is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lester lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finyard backwards.
Finyard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Finyard blocks an elbow strike.
Finyard takes an elbow to the temple.
Lester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finyard misses with some punches.
Lester connects with a knee to the head.
Finyard breaks the clinch.
Finyard wants to clinch but Lester slips to the side
and Lester counters with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Finyard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finyard 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.
Finyard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finyard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lester stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finyard.
Lester scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lester is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finyard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lester turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Finyard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Finyard throws a body kick that misses.
Finyard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finyard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lester jabs Finyard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lester fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Finyard checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester throws a body punch but Finyard moves out of range.
Lester tries to clinch but Finyard moves out of range.
Finyard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Finyard cracks the inside of Lester's front leg.
Lester attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lester connects with a leg kick. Finyard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finyard looks to land a right hand but Lester moved out of range.
Lester on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finyard. Finyard obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Finyard misses.
Lester throws a good cross that connects.
Lester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finyard can do to turn this around?
Finyard has a takedown stuffed.
Lester displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Finyard.
Good standup being displayed there by Finyard as he connects with a hook.
Finyard misses with an uppercut. Lester saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester misses with a kick to the body.
Lester looks to land a right hand but Finyard moved out of range.
Lester lands a slapping body shot.
Lester staying out of range there.
Lester fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finyard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finyard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lester circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finyard. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lester throwing a counter right hand but Finyard manages to avoid it.
Finyard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lester lands a leg kick that knocks Finyard off balance momentarily.
Finyard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Finyard throws a hook but Lester blocks it.
Finyard loads up on a big right hand but Lester slips the punch.
Lester connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Finyard momentarily.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finyard.
Some bone on bone action there as Lester checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lester swinging wildly here.
Moe Lester is winning the standup battle so far.
Lester throws a sloppy body shot
and Finyard counters with an inside leg kick.
Moe Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finyard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Finyard lunges at Lester with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lester's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finyard lands with a kick to the temple. Lester shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Finyard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finyard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lester cracks the inside of Finyard's front leg.
Nice body kick there by Lester.
Lester has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finyard finds it's way round the side to connect with Lester's head.
Lester on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Finyard scores with a push kick.
Lester throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Finyard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finyard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lester misses with a wild combination.
Finyard throws a jab but it's blocked by Lester.
Finyard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lester jabs Finyard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finyard clinches up with Lester and pushes him back against the cage.
Finyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finyard struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.
Lester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Finyard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Finyard misses with a body punch.
Finyard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finyard pushes Lester back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Lester.
Finyard is working for takedown but Lester is calmly controlling the position for now.
Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zackary Finyard.
Finyard tries to score a body lock takedown but Lester shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lester throws an elbow but it misses.
Finyard scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester working aggressively here.
Finyard avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.
Lester missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lester fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Finyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Finyard avoids the damage to the body.
Finyard is trying to break the clinch but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Finyard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Lester on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finyard tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Lester lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Lester.
Lester throws an elbow but it misses.
Finyard tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Finyard back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Moe Lester will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Finyard shoots in and drives through. Lester sprawls well.
Zackary Finyard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finyard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lester. Lester obviously looking to wear him down.
Lester with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lester lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Lester.
Good leg kick by Lester there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Finyard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lester seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lester throws a head kick but Finyard moves out of range.
Lester takes a swing at Finyard's ribcage but misses.
Lester takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Finyard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finyard throws a head kick that misses.
Lester throws a leg kick which misses Finyard's front leg but catches the back leg as Finyard tries to avoid it.
Finyard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Finyard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lester.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finyard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lester throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Finyard. That snapped Lester's head back.
Lester fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finyard is out of range.
Lester drives through and clinches with Finyard against the cage.
Finyard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lester or not.
Finyard tries to break the clinch but Lester is controlling the position.
Finyard tries to break free but Lester pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lester obliges.
Finyard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Finyard misses with a punch to the body.
Finyard stalling in the clinch but Lester improves position.
Finyard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lester missing with knees to the body.
Finyard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finyard can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lester lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Finyard has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Lester tries to work over Finyard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lester lands an elbow inside.
A shot in the inside from Lester.
A left hand lands to the body for Finyard.
Moe Lester has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Finyard wants to get back to striking at distance but Lester won't allow it.
Lester lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Finyard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Finyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Finyard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finyard is pushing Lester up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lester connects with a nasty looking knee right to Finyard's face.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lester.
Lester lands a body shot.
Lester lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lester scores with a knee to the head.
Finyard misses with the head strike.
Finyard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Finyard can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Finyard avoids the damage to the body.
Finyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Lester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finyard avoids it.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Finyard.
Lester using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lester scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester lands a body punch.
Lester lands with a short shot to the head.
Lester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lester lands a nice knee to the body.
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finyard misses with a punch to the body.
Lester digs a right hand into Finyard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Finyard's gas tank.
Lester lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Finyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finyard tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Finyard back against the cage.
Finyard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Finyard misses with a body punch.
Lester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finyard blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Lester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lester has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Lester!
An out of breath Moe Lester thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mac Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itagaki Fukuzawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukuzawa has chosen In Flames - Colony as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Mac Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Itagaki Fukuzawa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukuzawa forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fukuzawa throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson checks a low kick from Fukuzawa.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fukuzawa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson slips a straight right by Fukuzawa.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fukuzawa misses the shot to the body.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fukuzawa scores with a kick to the body.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fukuzawa's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukuzawa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Fukuzawa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jackson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jackson struggling a bit here.
Fukuzawa trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fukuzawa.
Jackson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Fukuzawa slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
Fukuzawa stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Jackson tries to roll over but Fukuzawa keeps him under control.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fukuzawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fukuzawa slows the pace down in half guard.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fukuzawa winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jackson is trying is best to control the position here.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fukuzawa.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fukuzawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fukuzawa ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Fukuzawa tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa misses with a series of wild punches.
Fukuzawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
It looked like Jackson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fukuzawa.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Fukuzawa misses with an uppercut.
Fukuzawa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fukuzawa is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Jackson connects with an inside leg kick.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fukuzawa misses with a few strikes there.
Mac Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fukuzawa. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Fukuzawa counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Fukuzawa.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fukuzawa! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa misses the jab.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson throws a front kick that sends Fukuzawa stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Fukuzawa.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson jabs Fukuzawa right on the nose. Fukuzawa blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Itagaki Fukuzawa has been cut.
Fukuzawa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fukuzawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mac Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Itagaki Fukuzawa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Fukuzawa moves out of range easily.
Fukuzawa tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fukuzawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fukuzawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fukuzawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Fukuzawa avoids it.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Fukuzawa sees coming a mile off.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fukuzawa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson.
Fukuzawa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jackson 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!
Fukuzawa throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Fukuzawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fukuzawa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fukuzawa blocks a leg kick.
Fukuzawa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fukuzawa digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Fukuzawa throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Fukuzawa lands with a nice body kick.
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fukuzawa.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Fukuzawa counters with a nice leg kick.
Jackson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Fukuzawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson swings for the body but Fukuzawa moves out of range.
Fukuzawa throws a fast counter high kick but Jackson manages to duck under it in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Fukuzawa blocks the leg kick.
Fukuzawa tries a quick counter leg kick but Jackson is wise to it.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Fukuzawa throws a leg kick
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Fukuzawa.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fukuzawa.
Jackson scores with a push kick.
Fukuzawa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Fukuzawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fukuzawa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Fukuzawa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
Jackson lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fukuzawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fukuzawa moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Fukuzawa clinches up against the cage.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mac Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fukuzawa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fukuzawa.
Jackson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jackson throws the left hand but Fukuzawa avoids the punch easily.
Jackson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jackson moves out of range as Fukuzawa strikes.
Jackson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fukuzawa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Fukuzawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Fukuzawa.
Crunch! Jackson slams his shin into Fukuzawa's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Fukuzawa slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson takes a swing at Fukuzawa's ribcage but misses.
Fukuzawa lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Fukuzawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fukuzawa misses with a head kick.
Jackson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Fukuzawa feints a counter leg kick.
Fukuzawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fukuzawa misses with a looping left.
Fukuzawa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Fukuzawa's head back.
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 Mac Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Itagaki Fukuzawa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fukuzawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fukuzawa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fukuzawa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jackson.
Fukuzawa throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson throws a chopping leg kick but Fukuzawa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fukuzawa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
Fukuzawa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Fukuzawa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fukuzawa checks a low kick from Jackson.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses.
Fukuzawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fukuzawa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jackson takes a step back to recover.
Jackson lands a slapping 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!
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuzawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Fukuzawa moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fukuzawa manages to avoid it.
Fukuzawa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fukuzawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fukuzawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Fukuzawa misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fukuzawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fukuzawa.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
Fukuzawa needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson feints and then cracks Fukuzawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fukuzawa down.
Jackson scores with a spinning back kick!
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Fukuzawa.
Itagaki Fukuzawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fukuzawa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jackson cracks Fukuzawa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fukuzawa tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Fukuzawa lands a right hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Fukuzawa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
Fukuzawa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fukuzawa lands a jab to the nose.
Mac Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
Fukuzawa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fukuzawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Fukuzawa moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Fukuzawa throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good shot there by Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa with a nice cross.
Fukuzawa thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Fukuzawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fukuzawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson slips under a jab from Fukuzawa.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Fukuzawa moves out of range easily.
Fukuzawa 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.
Fukuzawa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson scores with a kick to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Fukuzawa misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fukuzawa's calf.
Fukuzawa throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fukuzawa misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fukuzawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fukuzawa connects with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Fukuzawa.
Jackson tests Fukuzawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson checks a low kick from Fukuzawa.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fukuzawa finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Fukuzawa is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fukuzawa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fukuzawa checks a leg kick.
Fukuzawa misses with a hook to the body
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Itagaki Fukuzawa.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan's entrance music is Immortal Technique- The Cause of Death. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustafa Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anastasio on the side of the head.
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Anastasio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anastasio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anastasio moves away.
Khan misses with a body kick.
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan looks for the body kick but Anastasio saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Anastasio down.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anastasio moves away.
Khan is looking to wear down Anastasio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anastasio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anastasio moves forwards but Khan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Khan blocks the low kick.
Anastasio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anastasio momentarily.
Anastasio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khan.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan throws a low kick but Anastasio moves out of range easily.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Anastasio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anastasio takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan throwing a counter right hand but Anastasio manages to avoid it.
Anastasio lands a head kick!
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Anastasio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Khan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anastasio - the referee stops the clock and Khan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anastasio. Khan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khan scores with a jab.
Khan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anastasio slips under a jab.
Khan misses with the body kick
and Anastasio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anastasio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Anastasio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anastasio.
Anastasio tries a head kick but it misses.
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Khan slams his shin into Anastasio's torso.
Anastasio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anastasio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jab, jab by Khan - just one landing.
Khan clobbers Anastasio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anastasio.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Anastasio saw it coming and moves away.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anastasio.
Khan connects with a solid leg kick.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Anastasio lands the left hand.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses.
Anastasio looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Anastasio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anastasio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anastasio moves away from the strike by Khan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anastasio! But no joy.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Anastasio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice jab there from Anastasio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anastasio cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.
Khan tries to score with a low kick but Anastasio moves his leg out of the way.
Khan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anastasio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khan throws a hook but Anastasio avoids it easily.
Khan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anastasio counters with a thumping low kick.
Anastasio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anastasio misses with a leg kick.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anastasio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anastasio raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Anastasio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anastasio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khan throws a chopping leg kick but Anastasio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khan throws a wild body kick that Anastasio sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mustafa Khan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khan avoids the body shot from Anastasio.
Khan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Anastasio ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Anastasio misses
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
Anastasio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anastasio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khan lands a lovely overhand right.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anastasio throws a leg kick
and Khan counters with a body kick.
Anastasio misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Anastasio blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
Anastasio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Anastasio misses.
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Khan misses.
Anastasio 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.
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan is looking to slow Anastasio down with leg kicks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Anastasio might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Khan has got the better of the exchanges.
Anastasio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Anastasio.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Khan connects with an inside leg kick.
Khan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan throws a leg kick but Anastasio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khan, right into the meat.
Anastasio lands a right hook to the body.
Anastasio connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Anastasio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio misses with a low kick.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Anastasio blocks a head kick by Khan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan tries to keep at a distance but Anastasio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anastasio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan presses Anastasio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khan is trying to break free.
A short left from Anastasio.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anastasio is looking to control Khan's arms but Khan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anastasio has his back to the cage.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Anastasio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Anastasio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anastasio struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Khan.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Khan does it's job there.
Anastasio misses with a wild body shot.
Anastasio misses with a left hand
and Anastasio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anastasio manages to avoid it.
Anastasio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anastasio.
Some bone on bone action there as Anastasio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anastasio throws a good cross that connects.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a solid leg kick but Khan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anastasio.
A bone on bone clash there as Anastasio blocks the leg kick.
Khan with a jab.
Anastasio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anastasio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anastasio under the eye.
Anastasio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anastasio thumps Khan with a low kick.
Khan walks into a left hand.
Anastasio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anastasio slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan throws a low kick but Anastasio moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Anastasio slams his shin into Khan's torso.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anastasio. Anastasio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anastasio throws a leg kick but Khan moved away.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anastasio was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Anastasio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Khan misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Khan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anastasio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan thumps Anastasio with a low kick.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses.
Anastasio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anastasio takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Khan throws out a leg kick but Anastasio moves out of range and Khan only half commits.
Anastasio tries to work over Khan's front leg with a kick but Khan checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Anastasio off balance momentarily.
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan lands with a hook. Anastasio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mustafa Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Anastasio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anastasio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan throws the left hand but Anastasio avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A solid body kick from Khan.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan throws a head kick but Anastasio moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anastasio, right into the meat.
Khan lands with a hook. Anastasio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anastasio.
Khan misses with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khan checks a leg kick.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Anastasio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Khan lands a jab to the head.
Anastasio avoids the body shot from Khan.
A head kick misses from Anastasio.
Khan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Anastasio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan walks into a left hand.
Anastasio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anastasio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anastasio misses with a low kick.
Khan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anastasio moves out of range of the body kick.
Anastasio throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Khan looks to land a body kick but Anastasio moved away.
Anastasio throws a low kick, looking for Khan's leg but Khan calmly moves out of range.
Khan misses the jab.
Anastasio defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan throws a front kick aimed at Anastasio's knee but Anastasio avoids it well.
Anastasio moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Khan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anastasio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khan is out of range.
Anastasio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Anastasio throws a good cross that connects.
Khan stuns Anastasio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anastasio throws out a leg kick but Khan moves out of range and Anastasio only half commits.
Khan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anastasio's calf.
Khan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anastasio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anastasio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan swings for the body but Anastasio moves out of range.
Nice shot by Khan.
Anastasio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anastasio misses with a low kick as Khan jumps back.
Khan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Anastasio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anastasio in his tracks.
Khan lands a nice hook to Anastasio's body. Anastasio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anastasio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anastasio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khan. Khan obviously looking to wear him down.
Anastasio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anastasio on the side of the head.
Anastasio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Anastasio blocks a jab.
Anastasio cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.
Anastasio misses with a looping right.
Anastasio tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Khan clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Khan's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Anastasio throws a body kick that misses.
Anastasio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anastasio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Khan as he connects with a hook.
Anastasio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Anastasio eats them both and turns towards Khan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anastasio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anastasio throws a low kick but Khan moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan defending well as Anastasio loads up on a big left hand.
Anastasio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anastasio throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anastasio manages to avoid it.
Anastasio is trying to counter with his kicks.
Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anastasio.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anastasio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khan is out of range and Anastasio settles back down.
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Anastasio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Anastasio blocks a head kick by Khan.
Anastasio ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Anastasio cracks Khan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anastasio can do to turn this around?
Anastasio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio moves out of range of the leg kick from Khan.
Khan throws a leg kick but Anastasio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anastasio was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Anastasio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anastasio ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
A good leg kick by Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick
and Khan counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anastasio.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anastasio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anastasio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khan avoids the head kick by Anastasio.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khan tries to work over Anastasio's front leg with a kick but Anastasio checks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Khan.
Anastasio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Khan.
Anastasio throws a body shot but no joy.
Anastasio scoring well with a low kick there.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khan swings for the body but Anastasio moves out of range.
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but Anastasio seems unphased.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anastasio.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with the body kick
and Anastasio counters with a left to the body.
Anastasio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khan is out of range and Anastasio settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
and Anastasio counters with a good, hard body kick but Khan shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anastasio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Anastasio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anastasio misses with an uppercut.
Khan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Anastasio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Anastasio slips the punch.
Khan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khan lands a head shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Anastasio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Khan had his way with Anthony Anastasio in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khan, right into the meat.
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Anastasio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan wants to land a leg kick but Anastasio is out of range.
Anastasio throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Anastasio scores with a head kick.
Anastasio moves away from the strike by Khan.
Anastasio throws a counter combo.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Anastasio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan avoids the head kick by Anastasio.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a leg kick which misses Khan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khan tries to avoid it.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan motions for Anastasio to come forward. Khan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Anastasio.
Khan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Anastasio just manages to avoid it.
Anastasio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anastasio blocks a leg kick.
Anastasio checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Anastasio.
Khan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan throws the left hand but Anastasio avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Khan misses.
Anastasio scores with a leg kick.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Anastasio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Khan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Anastasio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khan checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anastasio.
Anastasio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khan blocks a head kick by Anastasio.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Anastasio is just out of range.
Anastasio scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Anastasio tenderised Khan's leg. Khan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anastasio slips a straight right by Khan.
Anastasio misses with a kick to the body.
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anastasio doesn't seem bothered though.
Anastasio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Khan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Khan is predictable there
and Anastasio counters with a body kick that stops Khan in his tracks momentarily.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anastasio.
Anastasio unleashes a big counter combination but Khan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Anastasio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Nice defenses there by Anastasio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Khan as he checks the leg kick.
Anastasio takes one to the chin there.
Anastasio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anastasio ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anastasio, right into the meat.
Anastasio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anastasio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Khan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Anastasio moved out of range.
Anthony Anastasio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right-left combo lands from Anastasio.
Khan tries to move into range but Anastasio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anastasio connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Anastasio follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A head kick by Anastasio misses
and Khan counters with a thumping low kick.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Anastasio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Anastasio takes one to the side of the head.
Khan scores with a three punch combo!
Anastasio tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Anastasio finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Anastasio.
Anastasio is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Anastasio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anastasio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khan takes a swing at Anastasio's ribcage but misses.
Mustafa Khan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anastasio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mustafa Khan.
Well Khan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mustafa Khan!
Our winner, Mustafa Khan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vanilla Ice Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Pietrzak (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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vanilla Ice Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartek Pietrzak!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ice Cold scores with the left hand. Pietrzak knows he should have avoided that one.
Pietrzak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ice Cold misses with a low kick.
Ice Cold connects with an inside leg kick.
Pietrzak avoids the body shot from Ice Cold.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ice Cold.
Pietrzak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pietrzak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Ice Cold misses the target.
Ice Cold 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.
Ice Cold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pietrzak was well out of range. Poor timing from Ice Cold.
The fighters circling - Pietrzak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ice Cold throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pietrzak.
Ice Cold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ice Cold digs a good body shot into Pietrzak's ribs.
Ice Cold on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bartek Pietrzak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pietrzak digs a good body shot into Ice Cold's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Pietrzak misses the target.
Ice Cold is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pietrzak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pietrzak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ice Cold throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice Cold looks to land a body kick but Pietrzak moved away.
Ice Cold swings for the body but Pietrzak moves out of range.
Pietrzak misses with a looping left.
Ice Cold throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pietrzak avoids it.
Pietrzak lunges at Ice Cold with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ice Cold's hand.
Pietrzak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ice Cold is fending him off so far but Pietrzak persists. Nope, Ice Cold circles away and we're back to standing.
Some bone on bone action there as Ice Cold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pietrzak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pietrzak scores with a jab. Ice Cold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ice Cold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pietrzak.
Ice Cold walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pietrzak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ice Cold counters with a nice uppercut.
Pietrzak blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Pietrzak. No joy for Ice Cold on that attempt.
Pietrzak blocks a jab.
Pietrzak is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ice Cold misses with a low kick.
Ice Cold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pietrzak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ice Cold throws a sloppy body shot
and Pietrzak counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pietrzak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ice Cold wants to control but Pietrzak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ice Cold is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Pietrzak trying to control the action but Ice Cold is working from the bottom.
Pietrzak is pressing down on Ice Cold's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ice Cold is holding on for now.
Ice Cold makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ice Cold.
Pietrzak cracks Ice Cold with a solid left hand.
Pietrzak looking to sit in guard and control but Ice Cold gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pietrzak trying to keep a closed guard but Ice Cold is proving a slippery customer.
Pietrzak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ice Cold being controlled here momentarily.
Pietrzak trying to keep a closed guard but Ice Cold is proving a slippery customer.
Ice Cold trying to control but Pietrzak is working from the bottom.
Pietrzak lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ice Cold manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pietrzak manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak keeping moving, preventing Ice Cold from controlling successfully.
Pietrzak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ice Cold throws a big elbow that misses.
Ice Cold cracks Pietrzak with a solid left hand.
Pietrzak wants to sweep but no luck.
Ice Cold passes Pietrzak's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pietrzak manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pietrzak looking for a sweep. Not yet Pietrzak, not yet.
Ice Cold is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartek Pietrzak dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ice Cold avoids a kick to the body.
Pietrzak cracks a nice hook into Ice Cold's ribs.
Ice Cold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak flicks out a counter leg kick but Ice Cold steps away.
Pietrzak moves out of range of the body kick from Ice Cold.
Pietrzak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Ice Cold misses.
Ice Cold looks for the body kick but Pietrzak saw that one coming.
Pietrzak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ice Cold tries a low kick but Pietrzak avoids it.
Ice Cold takes a swing at Pietrzak's ribcage but misses.
Pietrzak throws a hook to the side of Ice Cold's head but Ice Cold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietrzak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ice Cold.
Pietrzak checks a low kick from Ice Cold.
Pietrzak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ice Cold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pietrzak just misses with a punch to the body.
Vanilla Ice Cold is winning the standup battle so far.
Ice Cold scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Pietrzak misses
and Ice Cold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pietrzak connects with an inside leg kick.
Ice Cold walks into a straight right hand from Pietrzak.
Nice body punch from Ice Cold.
Pietrzak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pietrzak on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ice Cold throws a wild body kick that Pietrzak sees coming a mile off.
Good work by Pietrzak as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Pietrzak.
Ice Cold checks a leg kick.
Pietrzak missing with a left hand there. Ice Cold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ice Cold throws a push kick but Pietrzak slaps the foot to one side.
Ice Cold throws a wild body kick that Pietrzak sees coming a mile off.
Ice Cold ducks under a wild hook from Pietrzak.
Ice Cold throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pietrzak scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ice Cold.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pietrzak.
Ice Cold cracks the inside of Pietrzak's front leg.
Ice Cold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Pietrzak misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ice Cold.
Ice Cold sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pietrzak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Pietrzak backs away, Ice Cold returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pietrzak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ice Cold manages to avoid it.
Pietrzak fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ice Cold on the side of the head.
Pietrzak throws a hook but Ice Cold blocks it.
Ice Cold 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.
Ice Cold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pietrzak with a poor takedown
and Ice Cold finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pietrzak swings widly with a right hand
and Ice Cold counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ice Cold throws a push kick but Pietrzak slaps the foot to one side.
Ice Cold takes a swing at Pietrzak's ribcage but misses.
Ice Cold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pietrzak manages to avoid it.
Ice Cold misses with a low kick.
Ice Cold scores with a hook.
Pietrzak lands a nice looking body shot.
Pietrzak misses with a straight right.
Pietrzak scores with a jab to the head.
Ice Cold misses with a left hand
and Pietrzak counters with a low kick, right behind Ice Cold 's knee.
Ice Cold scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ice Cold. Pietrzak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ice Cold bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ice Cold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pietrzak's calf.
Pietrzak misses with a low kick as Ice Cold jumps back.
A telegraphed right hand from Ice Cold misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ice Cold moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pietrzak misses with a head kick.
Pietrzak moves out of range as Ice Cold throws a body kick.
Ice Cold missing with a left hand there. Pietrzak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pietrzak feints the counter takedown.
Pietrzak bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ice Cold's head.
Pietrzak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vanilla Ice Cold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartek Pietrzak.
Pietrzak jabs Ice Cold right on the nose. Ice Cold blinks but takes it well.
Ice Cold lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pietrzak at a distance.
Pietrzak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pietrzak moves out of range of the leg kick from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pietrzak.
Ice Cold blocks a leg kick.
Ice Cold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vanilla Ice Cold dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pietrzak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pietrzak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ice Cold.
Pietrzak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pietrzak moves out of range of the strikes.
Ice Cold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pietrzak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pietrzak scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Ice Cold's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ice Cold prevents Pietrzak from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietrzak controls the position.
Ice Cold is looking for a sweep.
Pietrzak is trying to move to mount but Ice Cold reverses beautifully and ends up in Pietrzak's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice Cold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pietrzak is trying to keep Ice Cold in close.
Ice Cold wants to control from the top but Pietrzak keeps moving.
Ice Cold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ice Cold looking to sit in guard and control but Pietrzak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pietrzak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pietrzak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pietrzak wants to control from the top but Ice Cold keeps moving.
Pietrzak won't allow Ice Cold to sweep him here.
Pietrzak connects with a couple of short punches.
Pietrzak throws a big right hand that misses.
Pietrzak postures up and lands a big shot to Ice Cold's brow.
Pietrzak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ice Cold is trying to keep Pietrzak in close.
Pietrzak wants to control from the top but Ice Cold keeps moving.
Ice Cold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pietrzak is one step ahead there.
Ice Cold trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak misses with an uppercut. Ice Cold saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ice Cold checks a leg kick.
Ice Cold appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ice Cold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pietrzak manages to avoid it.
Pietrzak drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ice Cold defends it well.
Pietrzak lands with an uppercut that bounces Ice Cold off the cage and back into range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ice Cold.
Nice body kick from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pietrzak connects with a body shot that sends Ice Cold's belly button to the back.
Ice Cold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pietrzak manages to avoid it.
Ice Cold takes a swing at Pietrzak's ribcage but misses.
Pietrzak moves out of range of the body kick.
Pietrzak moves out of range of the body kick.
Pietrzak looks to land a right hand but Ice Cold moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ice Cold does no damage.
Ice Cold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ice Cold pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pietrzak is out of range and Ice Cold settles back down.
Pietrzak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ice Cold.
Pietrzak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ice Cold misses with a leg kick
and Pietrzak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pietrzak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pietrzak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pietrzak has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ice Cold.
Pietrzak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pietrzak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ice Cold. Ice Cold obviously looking to wear him down.
Ice Cold smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ice Cold, right into the meat.
Pietrzak lands a nice shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ice Cold 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 Pietrzak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pietrzak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pietrzak ducks under a wild hook from Ice Cold.
Pietrzak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ice Cold manages to avoid it.
Pietrzak moves away from the strike by Ice Cold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bartek Pietrzak just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ice Cold gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pietrzak counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ice Cold!
Pietrzak scoring with punches and elbows.
Pietrzak working away.
Ice Cold parries the strikes from Pietrzak easily there. Pietrzak is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ice Cold to escape.
Pietrzak lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pietrzak trying to control the action but Ice Cold is working from the bottom.
Ice Cold wants to control but Pietrzak postures up.
Pietrzak tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietrzak throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak lands some shots froms side control.
Ice Cold manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ice Cold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pietrzak is trying to get back to full guard.
Bartek Pietrzak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pietrzak is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pietrzak slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ice Cold wants to control from the top but Pietrzak keeps moving.
Pietrzak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ice Cold trying to control the position from guard on top but Pietrzak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pietrzak working a defensive guard here.
Pietrzak trying to control the position here.
Ice Cold wants to control from the top but Pietrzak keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ice Cold checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ice Cold connects with a body shot.
Ice Cold throws out a loose jab but Pietrzak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pietrzak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pietrzak with a jab.
Pietrzak throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ice Cold counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pietrzak scores with a shot to the body.
Ice Cold fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pietrzak checks it well.
Pietrzak throws a counter combo.
Pietrzak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pietrzak misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ice Cold is out of range and Pietrzak settles back down.
Ice Cold checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pietrzak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ice Cold throws a hook but Pietrzak blocks it.
Pietrzak throws out a loose jab but Ice Cold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ice Cold lands a leg kick that knocks Pietrzak off balance momentarily.
Ice Cold throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ice Cold darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pietrzak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ice Cold swivels and escapes.
Pietrzak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ice Cold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pietrzak moves away.
Pietrzak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pietrzak 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.
Pietrzak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Bartek Pietrzak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pietrzak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pietrzak misses with a straight left.
Jab by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ice Cold throws a big shot that misses.
Ice Cold scores with a leg kick.
Pietrzak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ice Cold throws out the jab.
Ice Cold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pietrzak.
Ice Cold throws a push kick but Pietrzak slaps the foot to one side.
Ice Cold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ice Cold throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ice Cold tries to land a leg kick but Pietrzak saw it coming and moves away.
Ice Cold misses with a kick to the body.
Pietrzak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ice Cold looks to throw the jab but Pietrzak is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak misses with a wild body shot.
Ice Cold slips a jab and a cross from Pietrzak.
Ice Cold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pietrzak lands a jab to the head.
Pietrzak swings for the body but Ice Cold moves out of range.
Ice Cold tests Pietrzak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ice Cold scores with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pietrzak. That's going to slow Ice Cold down.
Pietrzak throws a jab when Ice Cold was well out of range.
Pietrzak throws a head kick that misses.
Ice Cold on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab, jab by Pietrzak - just one landing.
Pietrzak throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Ice Cold there.
Vanilla Ice Cold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ice Cold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pietrzak moves away.
Ice Cold throws a leg kick but Pietrzak moved away.
Pietrzak looks to throw the jab but Ice Cold is out of range.
Pietrzak throws a leg kick
and Ice Cold counters by moving into the clinch.
Pietrzak tries to land a knee to the head but Ice Cold blocks with his arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ice Cold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ice Cold.
Ice Cold blocks an uppercut.
Pietrzak wants a takedown.
Pietrzak tries to pull guard but Ice Cold holds him up against the cage and eventually Pietrzak drops back down to his feet.
Ice Cold misses with a body punch.
Ice Cold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ice Cold is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bartek Pietrzak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vanilla Ice Cold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartek Pietrzak.
Pietrzak prevents a body shot from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ice Cold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ice Cold gets through Pietrzak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ice Cold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pietrzak's elbow.
Ice Cold struggles to land a body shot inside as Pietrzak controls his hands.
Ice Cold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ice Cold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pietrzak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ice Cold is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pietrzak to keep the fight standing.
Ice Cold tries to throw a body punch but Pietrzak avoids it by throwing Ice Cold back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak breaks the clinch.
Ice Cold scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Ice Cold.
Ice Cold fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pietrzak just manages to avoid it.
Ice Cold misses with a straight right.
Pietrzak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Good exchange - Pietrzak coming out on top.
Pietrzak shoots in looking for a takedown. Ice Cold tries to sprawl out of it but Pietrzak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ice Cold manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Ice Cold was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pietrzak.
Ice Cold on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pietrzak.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pietrzak cracks a nice hook into Ice Cold's ribs.
Pietrzak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ice Cold.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vanilla Ice Cold.
I think Pietrzak 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 James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bartek Pietrzak!
Bartek Pietrzak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Vanilla Ice Cold had this to say: 'My next fight is my last one. My body is not the same as it once was, and the desire to compete has faded, as well.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jameson Connemara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jameson Connemara has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jameson Connemara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarethyan misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan takes a swing at Connemara's ribcage but misses.
Nazarethyan misses with an uppercut
and Connemara counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Suren Nazarethyan has been cut.
Connemara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan throws a lazy right hand but Connemara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Connemara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Connemara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Connemara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan misses the shot to the body.
Connemara scores with a sloppy right hand. Nazarethyan should have avoided that one.
Connemara scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazarethyan throws a hook to the side of Connemara's head but Connemara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nazarethyan dives in and scores a takedown into Connemara's guard.
Connemara looking for a sweep. Not yet Connemara, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nazarethyan stops Connemara from standing up.
Nazarethyan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Connemara is pulling down on Nazarethyan's head to control his posture.
Nazarethyan chips away with some ground and pound.
Connemara looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nazarethyan wants to control from the top but Connemara keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connemara pulls Nazarethyan in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Connemara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connemara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nazarethyan misses with a takedown
and Connemara counters with a straight right hand.
Connemara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nazarethyan tries to land a body kick
and Connemara counters with a nice right hand that sends Nazarethyan toppling to the canvas! Nazarethyan scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Connemara finish him?!
Nazarethyan is rocked!
Nazarethyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nazarethyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Connemara finish him?
Suren Nazarethyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazarethyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Connemara moves out of range of the body kick from Nazarethyan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nazarethyan.
Connemara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nazarethyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nazarethyan seems to have recovered his senses.
Nazarethyan shoots in and gets a takedown into Connemara's guard.
Nazarethyan throwing strikes from guard but Connemara blocks nicely.
Connemara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nazarethyan throws a big elbow that misses.
Nazarethyan throwing strikes from guard but Connemara blocks nicely.
Nazarethyan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Connemara wants to control but Nazarethyan passes easily into half guard.
Nazarethyan is trying to control the action in half guard but Connemara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Connemara is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Connemara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Connemara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nazarethyan defending well as Connemara loads up on a big left hand.
Nazarethyan feints the counter takedown.
Nazarethyan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nazarethyan lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nazarethyan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nazarethyan postures up.
Connemara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nazarethyan throws a big elbow that misses.
Connemara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nazarethyan wants to control from the top but Connemara keeps moving.
Nazarethyan looking to sit in guard and control but Connemara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Connemara looking to pass the guard.
Nazarethyan looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jameson Connemara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Suren Nazarethyan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nazarethyan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Connemara jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nazarethyan misses with a low kick.
Connemara avoids the body shot from Nazarethyan.
Connemara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Connemara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nazarethyan. That did some damage!
Nazarethyan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Connemara. That did some damage!
Connemara tries to clinch up but Nazarethyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Nazarethyan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Connemara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Connemara avoids the body shot from Nazarethyan.
Connemara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nazarethyan is out of range.
A cross from Nazarethyan lands.
Connemara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarethyan missing with a left hand there. Connemara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nazarethyan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Connemara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Connemara misses with a low kick as Nazarethyan jumps back.
Connemara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazarethyan.
Connemara lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan throws a leg kick but Connemara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nazarethyan lands a slapping body shot.
Nazarethyan misses with a body kick.
Nazarethyan lands a jab to Connemara's midsection.
Connemara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jameson Connemara is winning the standup battle so far.
Connemara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nazarethyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Connemara misses with a low kick as Nazarethyan jumps back.
Nazarethyan throws a jab when Connemara was well out of range.
Nazarethyan throws a hook to the side of Connemara's head but Connemara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Connemara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan scores with a hook to the body. Connemara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nazarethyan is looking to land body kicks.
Connemara connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazarethyan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Connemara counters with an inside leg kick.
Connemara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Connemara moves out of range of the body kick from Nazarethyan.
Connemara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That kick from Nazarethyan tenderised Connemara's leg. Connemara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Connemara misses with a hook. Nazarethyan ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nazarethyan.
Connemara lands a front kick.
Connemara scores with a shot to the body.
Nazarethyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connemara moves away.
Connemara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazarethyan.
Connemara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Connemara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the body from Nazarethyan misses
and Connemara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan throws a low kick but Connemara moves out of range easily.
Connemara connects with a body shot.
Nazarethyan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Connemara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nazarethyan is breathing heavily.
Nazarethyan misses with an uppercut
and Connemara counters with a nice uppercut.
Connemara sends Nazarethyan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Connemara is motioning to the referee to let Nazarethyan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Connemara lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connemara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazarethyan is looking to land body kicks.
Connemara half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nazarethyan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Connemara rather than just go for the knockout.
Connemara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Nazarethyan blocks the leg kick.
Nazarethyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Connemara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connemara lands with a nice body punch.
Jameson Connemara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazarethyan moves out of range of the body kick.
Nazarethyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Connemara manages to avoid it.
Connemara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good exchange - Nazarethyan coming out on top.
Connemara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nazarethyan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good work by Connemara as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Connemara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nazarethyan.
Nice uppercut lands for Connemara. That snapped Nazarethyan's head back.
Connemara throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connemara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nazarethyan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Connemara.
Connemara moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Connemara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jameson Connemara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Suren Nazarethyan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nazarethyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connemara.
Nazarethyan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Connemara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Connemara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazarethyan misses with a hook to the body
and Connemara counters with a crisp right that sends Nazarethyan to the canvas! Connemara follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jameson Connemara!
Jameson Connemara retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Jameson Connemara 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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