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AD306: Unbreakable PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reza Katebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Simenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Reza Katebi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sergei Simenkov!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Katebi there.
Simenkov ducks right into an uppercut from Katebi.
Katebi throws a leg kick but Simenkov checks it.
Katebi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katebi lands a head shot.
Simenkov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Katebi circles away.
Katebi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Katebi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Katebi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Katebi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simenkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Katebi throws a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Simenkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Katebi, which made it look bad.
Katebi swats away the attempt to clinch by Simenkov.
Katebi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simenkov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Katebi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reza Katebi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Simenkov.
Katebi throws a quick inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Simenkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katebi feints and then cracks Simenkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Simenkov down.
Katebi avoids the head kick by Simenkov.
Katebi throws a leg kick but Simenkov moved away.
Nice shot lands for Katebi.
Simenkov blocks a jab.
Katebi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Katebi throws a sloppy head kick and Simenkov moves out of range easily.
Reza Katebi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katebi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Katebi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Simenkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Simenkov moves out of range as Katebi strikes.
Simenkov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simenkov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Katebi holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katebi looking for a sweep. Not yet Katebi, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Katebi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Katebi pulls Simenkov in close to his closed guard and prevents Simenkov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Katebi wants to sweep but no luck.
Katebi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Katebi stopping the sweep attempt from Simenkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katebi postures up in Simenkov's guard and throws a big left but Simenkov blocks it.
Katebi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Simenkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Katebi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Katebi wants to control from the top but Simenkov keeps moving.
Katebi throws a big elbow that misses.
Katebi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Katebi trying to control but Simenkov is working from the bottom.
Simenkov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Katebi is one step ahead there.
Katebi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Katebi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Katebi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Katebi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Katebi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Katebi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Katebi won't allow Simenkov to sweep him here.
Katebi lands a couple of digs.
Katebi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simenkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Katebi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Katebi is working Simenkov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Katebi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reza Katebi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Katebi throws out a powerful jab.
Katebi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Simenkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Katebi misses with a wild body shot.
Simenkov dives in and grabs Katebi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Katebi pushes down on Simenkov's head and hops out.
Katebi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Katebi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Katebi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Katebi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Katebi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Katebi misses with a straight left.
Simenkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katebi.
Simenkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katebi.
Simenkov just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katebi misses with a leg kick
and Simenkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Katebi is looking to score with low kicks.
Katebi's corner calls for a 1-2. Katebi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simenkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katebi throws out the jab.
Katebi lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simenkov blocks a jab.
Simenkov looking to score a takedown here. Katebi is defending well but Simenkov drives through and ends up in Katebi's guard.
Simenkov 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.
Simenkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Simenkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Simenkov won't allow Katebi to sweep him here.
Katebi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Katebi has his foot on Simenkov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Simenkov works his way back into a safe position though.
Katebi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Simenkov is one step ahead there.
Katebi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Simenkov manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katebi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Katebi stops Simenkov from standing up.
Katebi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simenkov can do to turn this around?
Simenkov looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Katebi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simenkov doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Simenkov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Katebi. Simenkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katebi throws a hook but Simenkov blocks it.
Simenkov is looking to clinch but Katebi is avoiding it.
Katebi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Katebi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Katebi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Katebi tries to score with a low kick but Simenkov moves his leg out of the way.
Simenkov throws out a loose jab but Katebi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simenkov staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov is looking to clinch but Katebi is avoiding it.
Katebi tries to land a body kick
and Simenkov counters with a one-two to the body.
Katebi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Katebi wants it to stay on the feet.
Katebi gets caught napping as Simenkov dives in and scores a takedown. Katebi manages to retain guard.
Simenkov connects with a couple of short punches.
Katebi trying to keep a closed guard but Simenkov is proving a slippery customer.
Katebi is pulling down on Simenkov's head to control his posture.
Simenkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Katebi 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.
Katebi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simenkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katebi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Katebi controls Simenkov momentarily but Simenkov frees himself.
Simenkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Katebi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Katebi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Simenkov tried to score with a low kick but Katebi checks it.
Simenkov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Katebi as he jumps to the side.
Reza Katebi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Simenkov.
Katebi throws a jab but it's blocked by Simenkov.
Simenkov drives through and clinches with Katebi against the cage.
Katebi lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simenkov trying to control the position but instead, Katebi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simenkov into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reza Katebi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Katebi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simenkov counters with a good low kick that Katebi was not able to check.
Katebi misses with a low kick.
Katebi just misses with a punch to the body.
Simenkov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Katebi lands a nice hook to Simenkov's body. Simenkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Simenkov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice sprawl there from Katebi as Simenkov shoots in.
Simenkov shoots in and gets a takedown into Katebi's guard.
Simenkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Katebi is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Katebi is on top in guard.
Katebi wants to pass the guard but Simenkov is keeping the position.
Katebi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katebi passes into half guard.
Simenkov trying to hold on to Katebi's head to control him but Katebi postures up.
Katebi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Still in half guard, Katebi seems content to control.
Katebi works his way into full mount!
Katebi with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Katebi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Simenkov is squirming around, avoiding Katebi's attempts to control the action.
Katebi landing shots from mount.
Katebi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Katebi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Katebi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Simenkov is rocked!
Katebi connects with a bit shot that sees Simenkov covering up! More strikes from Katebi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Katebi is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reza Katebi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ is Here. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trey Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cena was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Goodman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cena's best efforts.
Cena looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goodman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Goodman looking for submissions off his back.
Cena is nestled in close to Goodman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cena landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cena drops an elbow to the side of Goodman's head.
Goodman actively working from the bottom here.
Cena lands with a punch from half guard.
Goodman felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cena looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cena drops an elbow to the side of Goodman's head.
Cena slips a nice elbow through Goodman's hands, connecting with Goodman's forehead.
Goodman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cena pulls his head out easily.
Cena takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cena working Goodman over with strikes.
Cena scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Goodman won't allow Cena to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman looking for submissions off his back.
Cena lands strikes from half guard.
Cena is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cena drops an elbow to the side of Goodman's head.
Cena is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cena is nestled in close to Goodman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Goodman has hold of Cena's hands but Cena slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Goodman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cena slips a nice elbow through Goodman's hands, connecting with Goodman's forehead.
Goodman is rocked!
Cena creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Goodman is out cold and this one is all over! Cena climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Felix Cena!
Felix Cena 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicol Bolas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicol Bolas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lars Nilsson's chin.
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicol Bolas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolas walks into a jab.
Bolas shoots for a takedown but Nilsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bolas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bolas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bolas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nilsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nilsson connects with a body shot.
Bolas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bolas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nilsson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Bolas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nilsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Nilsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bolas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nilsson keeps working.
Nilsson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nilsson is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Bolas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bolas wants to control but Nilsson is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nicol Bolas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nilsson wants it to stay on the feet.
Nilsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bolas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bolas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nilsson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicol Bolas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nilsson lands with a slapping head kick.
Some wild striking there from Nilsson.
Bolas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nilsson was covering up waiting for the punch and Bolas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bolas won't allow Nilsson to get back to his feet.
Bolas trying to control the position from guard on top but Nilsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bolas postures up in Nilsson's guard and throws a big left but Nilsson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson keeping moving, preventing Bolas from controlling successfully.
Bolas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bolas trying to control but Nilsson is working from the bottom.
Bolas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bolas throws a big elbow that misses.
Bolas trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nilsson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bolas wants to get back to his feet but Nilsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nilsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson gets to his feet - Bolas follows without any prompting.
Nilsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Nilsson. No joy for Bolas on that attempt.
Nilsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bolas fails with the takedown.
Bolas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nilsson lands a leg kick that knocks Bolas off balance momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nilsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bolas is rocked!
Bolas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nilsson as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson thuds a left hand into Bolas's body.
Nilsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Nilsson - just one landing.
Oh Bolas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bolas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nilsson.
Nilsson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bolas to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bolas looks to clinch but Nilsson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bolas taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lars Nilsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Hillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Kolmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramses Kolmas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
27 - 29 - 0 |
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270 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peyton Hillis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ramses Kolmas!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hillis swings widly with a right hand
and Kolmas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hillis won't be happy with that.
Kolmas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hillis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kolmas on the ground.
Kolmas is looking to take a break and control but Hillis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kolmas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kolmas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kolmas trying to control the action but Hillis is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolmas throws an elbow but Hillis slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillis is trying to buck Kolmas off.
Kolmas just content to control the position.
Hillis pushes Kolmas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kolmas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kolmas trying to control the action but Hillis is working from the bottom.
Hillis defending against the ground and pound.
Kolmas misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kolmas trying to control the position but Hillis is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolmas throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kolmas swings around for an armbar but Hillis sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kolmas's guard.
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.
Kolmas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hillis wanted to stand there but Kolmas had control of the position.
Hillis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hillis wants to stand but Kolmas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kolmas pulls Hillis in close to his closed guard and prevents Hillis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kolmas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hillis defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillis wanted to stand there but Kolmas had control of the position.
Kolmas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hillis is one step ahead there.
Hillis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hillis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kolmas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hillis has managed to get both his arms back between Kolmas's legs - danger averted.
Kolmas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hillis defends well.
That's four 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.
Kolmas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hillis is one step ahead there.
Kolmas has his hands on Hillis's head, controlling the position.
Hillis wants to stand but Kolmas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kolmas is trying to control the position but Hillis postures up.
Kolmas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hillis defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramses Kolmas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kolmas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hillis lands with a cross.
Peyton Hillis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kolmas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hillis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kolmas throws out the jab.
Kolmas shoots in looking for a takedown. Hillis tries to sprawl out of it but Kolmas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hillis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolmas fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Hillis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Peyton Hillis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramses Kolmas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmas takes one on the button.
A nice combination there by Hillis.
Kolmas keeps Hillis at a distance using the push kick.
Kolmas ducks right into an uppercut from Hillis.
Kolmas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kolmas fails with a takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hillis.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kolmas or perhaps it was just good defense by Hillis, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillis misses with the combination.
Kolmas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hillis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kolmas manages to circle out of the way.
Hillis missing with a left hand there. Kolmas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kolmas changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hillis gets caught napping as Kolmas dives in and scores a takedown. Hillis manages to retain guard.
Kolmas postures up in Hillis's guard and throws a big left but Hillis blocks it.
Hillis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kolmas is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolmas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kolmas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kolmas looking to sit in guard and control but Hillis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kolmas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hillis is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ramses Kolmas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hillis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kolmas is proving hard to escape from.
Kolmas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hillis is posturing up here but Kolmas has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Hillis tries to roll out but it's too tight and Hillis has to tap! Slick submission there by Kolmas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ramses Kolmas!
An out of breath Ramses Kolmas 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Park Jae Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance Boudreau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jae Sung kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gangnam Style by PSY. Boudreau has chosen Miracle - We Ain't Scared as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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37
198 lbs
27 - 11 - 0 |
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35
195 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Park Jae Sung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chance Boudreau !
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jae Sung connects with a single shot there.
Jae Sung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boudreau throws out the jab.
Jae Sung lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick lands from Boudreau .
Boudreau pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jae Sung is out of range and Boudreau settles back down.
No luck for Jae Sung with that takedown attempt.
Jae Sung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boudreau .
It looked like Jae Sung was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boudreau .
Jae Sung tries to land a leg kick but Boudreau saw it coming and moves away.
Boudreau appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jae Sung moves forwards but Boudreau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreau tried to score with a low kick but Jae Sung checks it.
Boudreau has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boudreau displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jae Sung.
Jae Sung looks for a takedown but Boudreau sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Park Jae Sung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreau throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jae Sung counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boudreau , as that shot connected.
Jae Sung lands a jab to Boudreau 's midsection.
Jae Sung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boudreau .
Boudreau misses with a lunging right hand
and Jae Sung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jae Sung misses with a left hand
and Boudreau counters with a stiff right hand.
Boudreau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jae Sung.
Boudreau throws a jab when Jae Sung was well out of range.
Jae Sung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boudreau .
Boudreau only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jae Sung looks to score with a jab to the body but Boudreau is just out of range.
Boudreau flicks out a counter leg kick but Jae Sung steps away.
Jae Sung forces Boudreau back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boudreau .
Jae Sung looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jae Sung throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jae Sung decides to pull guard.
Boudreau trying to control but Jae Sung is working from the bottom.
Boudreau stopping the sweep attempt from Jae Sung.
Boudreau avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jae Sung trying to keep a closed guard but Boudreau is proving a slippery customer.
Jae Sung looking for a guillotine here but Boudreau defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jae Sung is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jae Sung is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boudreau is aware though and is defending well.
Jae Sung 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.
Jae Sung wants to improve his position but instead Boudreau has moved into half guard.
Boudreau keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boudreau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jae Sung misses with a wild body shot.
Jae Sung tries a head kick but it misses.
Boudreau only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jae Sung moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boudreau scores with a leg kick.
Boudreau takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boudreau misses with a low kick.
As Boudreau backs away, Jae Sung returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chance Boudreau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jae Sung throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Boudreau to counter with a crisp jab.
Jae Sung takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boudreau moves out of range as Jae Sung throws a body kick.
Jae Sung changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boudreau tries to avoid it but Jae Sung manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boudreau to the ground. Boudreau escapes though and pops straight back up 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 Park Jae Sung will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jae Sung throws a hook but Boudreau blocks it.
Jae Sung misses with a few strikes there.
Boudreau only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boudreau avoids the body shot from Jae Sung.
Boudreau lands with an overhand left.
Jae Sung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boudreau moves away.
Jae Sung gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boudreau counters with a leg kick.
Boudreau throws a leg kick which misses Jae Sung's front leg but catches the back leg as Jae Sung tries to avoid it.
Jae Sung explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Boudreau .
Jae Sung misses with a straight left.
Jae Sung throws a leg kick but Boudreau moved away.
Jae Sung lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boudreau 's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jae Sung throws a leg kick but Boudreau checks it.
Boudreau only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boudreau walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jae Sung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boudreau throws a low kick but Jae Sung moves out of range easily.
Jae Sung is looking to counter the offense by Boudreau and move into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Boudreau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boudreau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jae Sung counters with a head kick.
Park Jae Sung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Boudreau . No joy for Jae Sung on that attempt.
A little jabbing left from Boudreau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Jae Sung misses.
A nice side step and Boudreau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boudreau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jae Sung connects with a crisp jab.
Boudreau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Park Jae Sung is winning the standup battle so far.
Boudreau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boudreau is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jae Sung closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Boudreau out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Park Jae Sung!
In his post fight interview, Park Jae Sung started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rab Rehab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barclay comes to the cage accompanied by I Am The Walrus. Rehab has chosen saturday nights alright for fighting as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
184 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
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177 lbs
37 - 28 - 0 |
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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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Barclay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rab Rehab!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barclay explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barclay tries to clinch up
and Rehab counters with a low kick, right behind Barclay 's knee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barclay.
Rehab shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barclay throws a solid leg kick but Rehab takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barclay.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barclay, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rehab avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barclay throws a body shot but no joy.
Andy Barclay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barclay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barclay catches Rehab with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barclay circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Rehab drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Barclay follows Rehab to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Barclay!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Andy Barclay waved his t-shirt featuring Fury Nutrition Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Idea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Idea has chosen Boss of All Bosses as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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37
137 lbs
31 - 21 - 0 |
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36
141 lbs
35 - 19 - 1 |
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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
31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Idea!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idea throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Idea fights it but they end up in guard.
Idea has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Idea seems keen to control Jackson's posture.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Idea keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Idea looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea has momentary wrist control but Jackson slips an elbow through the middle.
Idea has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Idea keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Idea 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Idea keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Idea has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Idea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson throws a right hand that Idea ducks under and follows up with a left that Idea also avoids with ease.
Idea scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Idea attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bad Idea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Idea on his heels. He'll look to pass Idea's guard now, I'm sure.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Idea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Idea controlling Jackson's posture.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Idea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Idea.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Idea.
Idea lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson lands a jab to Idea's midsection.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A shot to the body from Idea misses
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Idea on his heels. He'll look to pass Idea's guard now, I'm sure.
Jackson cracks Idea with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Jackson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Idea misses the body punch
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Idea swivels and escapes.
Idea appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Idea is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Jackson throws a right hand that Idea ducks under and follows up with a left that Idea also avoids with ease.
Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Idea avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Idea blocks a jab.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Idea throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea checks a leg kick.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Idea can do to turn this around?
Idea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Idea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Idea is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Idea.
Idea walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Idea throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Idea moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Idea sprawls well. Idea wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Idea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea lands a nice looking body kick.
Idea misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Idea throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donnie Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Idea misses
and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Idea didn't expect that.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Idea keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Idea looking to control.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Idea trying to control the position.
Idea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Idea.
Idea misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a thumping low kick.
Jackson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Idea defends well and Jackson ends up having to push Idea into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Idea let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Idea lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Idea takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Donnie Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Idea moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idea misses the body punch
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Idea looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Idea wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Idea is predictable there
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Idea thinking.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Idea fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Idea missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Idea lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Jackson closes the distance and pushes Idea back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Idea is defending well.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Idea avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Idea swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Idea walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Idea throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Idea only half commits.
Idea just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Idea tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Idea misses with a wild combination.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Idea circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Idea was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Idea defends well and Jackson ends up having to push Idea into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Idea throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Idea ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Idea throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Idea only half commits.
A quick step to the side and Jackson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Idea lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Idea swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Idea throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Idea missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bad Idea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Idea with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Idea misses with a straight left.
Idea takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson jabs Idea right on the nose. Idea blinks but takes it well.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Idea sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Idea's waist but Idea gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Idea moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Idea connects with a body shot.
Idea takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idea motions for Jackson to come forward. Idea throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Idea dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Idea.
Idea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Idea lands a body shot.
Idea swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Idea.
Donnie Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Jackson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jackson is looking to score with low kicks.
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Idea throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson tries to counter by clinching up but Idea breaks away and moves out of range.
Idea thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Idea is predictable there
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Idea scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Idea scores with a nice head shot.
Idea thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Idea. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Idea.
Idea misses with an uppercut
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Idea fails with the takedown.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bad Idea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Jackson!
Donnie Jackson took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
Bad Idea spoke after the fight, saying 'My time has come.. I think its soon time to retire.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying O Donnell's choice of entrance music: Anti by Mayhem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
186 lbs
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191 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brenden Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Myles O Donnell!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott ducks under a wild hook from O Donnell.
O Donnell scores with a jab to the head.
Nice shot lands for O Donnell.
We've been told by Abbott's head coaches at Madz **21 Elite coaches** that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big right from Abbott misses.
Abbott takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Abbott throws a solid leg kick but O Donnell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abbott.
O Donnell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Donnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abbott throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by O Donnell - just one landing.
Abbott closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into O Donnell's guard.
O Donnell scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myles O Donnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Donnell closes the distance and clinches.
O Donnell letting Abbott take a breather here.
A hook to the body from Abbott.
O Donnell is leaning against Abbott and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for O Donnell.
O Donnell misses with an elbow over the top.
O Donnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Donnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Donnell tries to throw a body punch but Abbott avoids it by throwing O Donnell back against the cage.
Abbott is working for takedown but O Donnell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Abbott working aggressively here.
O Donnell lands an uppercut.
O Donnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Abbott controls his hands.
Abbott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Donnell misses with a body punch.
Abbott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Donnell prevents the takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from O Donnell.
The referee calls for Abbott to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abbott.
O Donnell misses with a body punch.
O Donnell just leaning against Abbott, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Donnell throws an elbow but it misses.
O Donnell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abbott or not.
Abbott manages to pull guard.
O Donnell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Abbott has O Donnell pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abbott managing to control the position.
O Donnell sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Abbott looking for a sweep. Not yet Abbott, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
O Donnell pushes Abbott up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Abbott.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Donnell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Donnell tries a body shot but Abbott blocks it.
Abbott wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brenden Abbott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbott misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
O Donnell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Brenden Abbott has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Abbott.
O Donnell working aggressively here.
O Donnell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abbott backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Donnell.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abbott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Abbott.
O Donnell tries to throw a body punch but Abbott avoids it by throwing O Donnell back against the cage.
O Donnell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abbott blocks a body shot from O Donnell.
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abbott scores with a shot to the side of O Donnell's head.
Abbott lands a hook that snaps the head of O Donnell backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myles O Donnell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brenden Abbott's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abbott takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abbott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Donnell.
O Donnell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Donnell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Donnell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Abbott decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
O Donnell works his way to full guard. Good work.
O Donnell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
O Donnell is controlling Abbott's posture.
Abbott won't allow O Donnell to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott is looking to work some ground and pound but O Donnell has wrist control.
Abbott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Donnell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abbott looking to pass the guard.
O Donnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Donnell pulls Abbott in close to his closed guard and prevents Abbott from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Abbott postures up.
Abbott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abbott is looking to work some ground and pound but O Donnell has wrist control.
Abbott prevents O Donnell from getting back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Our spies down at at Bruize Brothers inform us that O Donnell has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abbott's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
O Donnell wants to stand up but Abbott is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Abbott engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Abbott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abbott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Abbott tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but O Donnell defends well and Abbott ends up having to push O Donnell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A jab from Abbott misses.
O Donnell scores with a nice head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abbott.
Abbott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Donnell.
As O Donnell looks to move away, Abbott throws a big counter combo bu O Donnell just gets out of the way.
O Donnell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abbott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Myles O Donnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Abbott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell cracks Abbott with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Donnell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Donnell there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Donnell throws a body punch but Abbott moves out of range.
Abbott looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
O Donnell moves out of range of the leg kick from Abbott.
Abbott throws a leg kick but O Donnell checks it.
Abbott is looking to land body kicks.
Abbott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abbott thows a leg kick but O Donnell checks it
and O Donnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from O Donnell.
O Donnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abbott takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abbott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Donnell pinned against the cage. O Donnell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Donnell's waist but O Donnell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Abbott off to one side.
O Donnell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brenden Abbott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Donnell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbott with a hook.
O Donnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abbott throws a looping overhand right but O Donnell ducks down to avoid it.
Abbott checks a leg kick.
Abbott was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Donnell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abbott counters with a nice uppercut.
O Donnell checks the leg kick.
O Donnell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Abbott misses the target.
O Donnell misses with a looping left.
Abbott misses with a kick to the body
and O Donnell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abbott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myles O Donnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brenden Abbott's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
O Donnell slips a jab and a cross from Abbott.
Abbott tries a low kick but O Donnell avoids it.
Abbott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abbott misses with a hook.
Abbott throws a hook but O Donnell avoids it easily.
O Donnell misses with a right hand
and Abbott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abbott on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Abbott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Donnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Donnell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abbott closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Donnell circles away.
O Donnell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Abbott has time to react.
O Donnell blocks a leg kick.
O Donnell scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell is looking to clinch but Abbott is avoiding it.
O Donnell connects with a leg kick. Abbott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abbott throws a hook to the side of O Donnell's head but O Donnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Donnell connects with a crisp jab.
Abbott is rocked!
O Donnell lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Abbott falls backwards - clearly groggy! O Donnell dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myles O Donnell!
A victorious Myles O Donnell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cinder Smaug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tee Nah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
253 lbs
29 - 10 - 0 |
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28
285 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cinder Smaug!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tee Nah!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nah connects with a looping right hand.
Smaug misses with a body kick.
Nah throws a hook to the side of Smaug's head but Smaug sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smaug looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Nah misses the target.
A combination from Smaug does no damage.
Nah 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.
Nah misses with a straight right.
Smaug throws a head kick that misses.
Smaug thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nah misses the jab.
Nah lands a nice shot that snaps Smaug's head back.
Smaug misses with a looping left.
Smaug darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Smaug misses the target.
Smaug loads up on a big right hand but Nah slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nah! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smaug connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nah. Nah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smaug thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nah if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smaug uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nah.
Nah drops his hands momentarily and Smaug takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smaug looks to land a left hand but Nah moved out of range nicely.
Nah misses with a hook.
Cinder Smaug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nah throws the left hand but Smaug avoids the punch easily.
Nah takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Smaug blocks a head kick by Nah.
Smaug looks to land a combination. Nah sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Tee Nah has been cut.
Smaug chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smaug looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nah misses with a right hand
and Smaug counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smaug drops Nah with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nah looks back up at him and smiles so Smaug waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nah is rocked!
Smaug ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Nah's jaw. Nah's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Smaug does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cinder Smaug!
Cinder Smaug retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Cinder Smaug 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Manolo Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fu comes to the cage accompanied by A Fifth Of Beethoven. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manolo Fu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seppo Hovi!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu motions for Hovi to come forward. Fu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fu tries to score with a low kick but Hovi moves his leg out of the way.
Fu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hovi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fu lands a jab.
Hovi slips a straight right by Fu.
Hovi missing with a left hand there. Fu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hovi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hovi swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Fu to counter with a crisp jab.
Fu looks to land a combination but Hovi avoids it well.
Hovi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hovi throws the left hand but Fu avoids the punch easily.
Fu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hovi.
Fu misses with a wild body shot.
Hovi just misses with a punch to the body.
Fu delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fu staying out of range there.
We've been informed that Hovi 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu keeps Hovi at a distance using the push kick.
Fu dips to his left and cracks Hovi with an uppercut!
Fu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hovi throws out a counter right but Fu avoids it with no problem.
Hovi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Hovi misses.
Hovi looks to throw the jab but Fu is out of range.
Fu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
Hovi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hovi looks to land a right hand but Fu moved out of range.
Hovi looks to land a left hand but Fu moved out of range nicely.
Fu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hovi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Fu misses the target.
Hovi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fu on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Fu.
Fu thuds a left hand into Hovi's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Fu.
Fu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hovi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hovi.
Hovi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi slips under a jab from Fu.
Fu staying out of range there.
Fu lands with a slapping head kick.
Hovi checks a leg kick nicely.
Hovi throws an off balance right hand
and Fu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hovi looks to land a left hand but Fu moved out of range nicely.
Fu throws a body punch but Hovi moves out of range.
Fu throws a one two combo.
Fu cracks Hovi with a good jab.
Fu misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Hovi misses.
Fu throws a quick counter head kick but Hovi was just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hovi.
Fu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hovi circles away quickly and effectively.
Hovi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Fu.
Hovi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fu misses with an uppercut. Hovi saw that one coming.
Hovi lands a really nice looking cross but Fu seems unphased.
Hovi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fu.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi blocks a leg kick.
Hovi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fu.
Fu cracks Hovi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hovi throws a lazy uppercut
and Fu counters with a nice uppercut.
Fu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fu misses with a body shot.
Fu blocks the body kick.
Fu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hovi is out of range.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fu misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws a leg kick
and Fu counters with a low kick, right behind Hovi 's knee.
Fu tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hovi throws a front kick aimed at Fu's knee but Fu avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fu checks a leg kick.
Hovi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hovi misses with a looping left.
Fu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hovi just manages to avoid it.
Hovi throws a looping overhand right but Fu ducks down to avoid it.
Hovi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu.
A punch combination from Hovi misses.
A quick step to the side and Fu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Fu misses its intended target.
Fu lands with a cross.
Hovi throws a poor cross that misses
and Fu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hovi.
Hovi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fu.
Fu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hovi.
Fu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fu looks to score with a jab to the body but Hovi is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hovi avoids the body shot from Fu.
Fu misses with a leg kick.
Fu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hovi moves away.
Hovi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Hovi - just one landing.
Fu misses with a body shot.
Hovi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fu cracks the inside of Hovi's front leg.
Hovi misses with a series of wild punches.
Fu throws an overhand right that lands on Hovi's shoulder, as Hovi tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Hovi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fu misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hovi throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Fu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hovi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Manolo Fu is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Hovi.
Hovi throws out a loose jab but Fu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fu seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hovi lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hovi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi misses with a body shot.
Hovi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hovi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hovi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hovi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hovi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hovi throws out a loose jab but Fu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fu swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
Fu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fu just misses with a punch to the body.
Fu backing away here, and Hovi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hovi misses with an uppercut. Fu saw that one coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Fu scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hovi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu looks to throw the jab but Hovi is out of range.
Hovi throws a jab when Fu was well out of range.
Fu is looking to slow Hovi down with leg kicks.
Hovi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hovi.
Good shot there by Fu.
Fu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hovi slips under a jab from Fu.
Hovi slips under a jab from Fu.
A telegraphed right hand from Hovi misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hovi.
Hovi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fu moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Fu misses the target.
Hovi misses with a hook. Fu ducked under it nicely.
Fu throws a leg kick which misses Hovi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hovi tries to avoid it.
Fu ducks right into an uppercut from Hovi.
Fu misses with an uppercut
and Hovi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good work by Fu as he checks the leg kick.
Fu is looking to slow Hovi down with leg kicks.
Fu misses with a wild body shot.
Fu takes a swing at Hovi's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Hovi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hovi throws a jab when Fu was well out of range.
Hovi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hovi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hovi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hovi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A bone on bone clash there as Fu blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Hovi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fu scores with a hook to the body. Hovi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fu scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fu tries to land a front kick but Hovi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hovi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hovi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hovi loads up on a big right hand but Fu slips the punch.
Hovi moves out of range as Fu throws a body kick.
Hovi misses with an uppercut.
Hovi throws a shot from downtown. Fu moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Fu.
Fu blocks a jab.
Hovi misses with an uppercut
and Fu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hovi misses with a looping right.
Fu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fu misses with a straight left.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Hovi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hovi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fu on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seppo Hovi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hovi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hovi throws a wild body kick that Fu sees coming a mile off.
Fu ducks under a wild hook from Hovi.
Fu misses with a wild body shot.
Fu misses with a body shot.
Fu takes one to the chin there.
Hovi misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fu.
Hovi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fu.
The fighters circling - Hovi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Hovi backs away, Fu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fu. Hovi shrugs it off though.
A punch lands to the side of Hovi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Hovi misses.
Good exchange - Hovi coming out on top.
Hovi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hovi misses with a looping left.
Fu is looking to score with low kicks.
Hovi throws a hook but Fu avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi misses with a left hand
and Fu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hovi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fu.
Fu is looking to slow Hovi down with leg kicks.
Fu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hovi throws a body punch but Fu moves out of range.
Fu lands a jab to Hovi's midsection.
Fu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi misses with a low kick.
Hovi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hovi! But no joy.
Fu misses with an uppercut.
Fu lands a leg kick that knocks Hovi off balance momentarily.
Hovi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hovi throws a hook to the side of Fu's head but Fu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Fu misses the target.
Hovi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hovi.
Fu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fu misses with a leg kick
and Hovi counters with a right hand to the body.
Hovi lands with a right hand.
Hovi throws a hook but Fu blocks it.
Hovi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fu takes a swing at Hovi's ribcage but misses.
Hovi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fu back to the cage. Hovi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hovi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Hovi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hovi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fu. That one must have hurt.
Hovi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fu throws a right and a left that Hovi avoids nicely.
Hovi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hovi drops his hands momentarily and Fu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hovi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab from Hovi.
Fu slips under a jab from Hovi.
Hovi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut there from Fu.
Hovi misses with a hook. Fu ducked under it nicely.
Hovi moves out of range as Fu throws a body kick.
Fu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hovi's hands.
The fighters circling - Hovi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hovi takes one to the side of the head.
Hovi throws a hook but Fu blocks it.
Fu slips a straight right by Hovi.
Hovi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fu scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu misses with a lunging right hand
and Hovi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fu staying out of range there.
A jab from Hovi misses.
As Hovi backs away, Fu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fu misses with a body kick.
Fu throws a body shot but no joy.
Hovi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fu lands a right hook to the body.
Hovi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fu ducks under a wild hook from Hovi.
Fu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hovi misses with a right hand
and Fu counters with a nice uppercut.
Hovi throws an overhand right that lands on Fu's shoulder, as Fu tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Hovi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hovi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hovi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hovi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Seppo Hovi just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hovi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hovi throws a jab but it's blocked by Fu.
Hovi swings for the body but Fu moves out of range.
Fu throws a lazy right hand but Hovi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hovi swings widly with a right hand
and Hovi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fu throws a body shot but no joy.
Hovi moves out of range of the body kick from Fu.
Fu lands with a cross.
Fu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fu moves out of range of the leg kick from Hovi.
Fu throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Hovi - just one landing.
Fu throws the kick towards the body but Hovi avoids it.
Hovi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fu misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu tries to score with a low kick but Hovi moves his leg out of the way.
Hovi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Hovi.
Fu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fu scores with a jab.
Hovi ducks under a wild hook from Fu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hovi! But no joy.
Hovi misses with a hook to the body
and Fu counters with a one-two to the body.
Hovi takes a swing at Fu's ribcage but misses.
Hovi's corner calls for a 1-2. Hovi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fu takes one to the side of the head.
Fu connects with a right hand. Hovi shakes it off.
Fu misses with a wild combination.
Hovi dodges the punch combination from Fu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu tries a head kick but it misses.
Fu with a jab.
Hovi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fu moves out of range of the strikes.
Fu throws a lazy uppercut
and Hovi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fu walks into a stiff left hand from Hovi.
Fu lands with a nice body punch.
Fu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fu throws a leg kick but Hovi moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Fu.
Hovi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fu loads up on a big right hand but Hovi slips the punch.
Hovi misses the jab.
Hovi misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu misses the shot to the body.
Hovi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hovi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hovi swings for the body but Fu moves out of range.
Fu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hovi's head.
Fu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fu throws a hook but Hovi blocks it.
Fu scores with a head kick.
Hovi scores with a nice head shot.
Hovi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fu misses with a straight right.
Fu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hovi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hovi throws out a loose jab but Fu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi connects with a looping right hand.
Hovi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hovi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hovi misses with an uppercut
and Fu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fu tries to score with a low kick but Hovi moves his leg out of the way.
Fu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hovi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good leg kick by Fu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hovi.
A counter left hand to the body from Fu misses its target.
Fu with a jab.
Hovi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu.
Fu walks into a stiff left hand from Hovi.
Hovi throws a right hand that misses
and Fu counters with a good, hard body kick but Hovi shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hovi throws a jab but it's blocked by Fu.
Fu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu had his way with Seppo Hovi in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hovi blocks a jab.
Hovi lands with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fu checks a leg kick.
Hovi throws a jab but it's blocked by Fu.
Fu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hovi was well out of range. Poor timing from Fu.
Fu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hovi throws a jab when Fu was well out of range.
Hovi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fu moves away.
Hovi scores with a hook to the body. Fu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hovi.
Fu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fu, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu connects with a body shot.
Hovi misses with a low kick.
Fu dips to his left and cracks Hovi with an uppercut!
Fu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hovi manages to avoid it.
Fu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fu.
Hovi punishes Fu's body with a nice straight punch.
Fu throws a front kick aimed at Hovi's knee but Hovi avoids it well.
Fu misses with a low kick.
Fu missing with a left hand there. Hovi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hovi throws out a loose jab but Fu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fu looks to land a combination but Hovi avoids it well.
Hovi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hovi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Hovi tenderised Fu's leg. Fu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hovi throws a leg kick
and Fu counters with a nice leg kick.
Hovi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hovi has time to react.
Hovi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fu can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hovi throws a hook but Fu avoids it easily.
Fu scores with a punch to the head.
Hovi looks to throw the jab but Fu is out of range.
Hovi throws a hook but Fu blocks it.
Fu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fu cracks a nice hook into Hovi's ribs.
Hovi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hovi misses with a hook
and Fu counters with a slapping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hovi.
Fu loads up on a big right hand but Hovi slips the punch.
Fu throws a head kick but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi throws a hook but Fu avoids it easily.
Fu wants to land a leg kick but Hovi is out of range.
Hovi with a jab.
Hovi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi misses with a looping left.
Fu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hovi misses with a hook
and Fu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Hovi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fu. That's going to slow Hovi down.
Fu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hovi lands a lovely overhand right.
Fu connects with a body shot.
Fu defending well as Hovi loads up on a big left hand.
Fu scores with a leg kick.
Hovi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Fu moved away.
Fu is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Fu.
Hovi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hovi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good exchange - Hovi coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Hovi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A punch lands to the side of Hovi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hovi looks to land a combination but Fu avoids it well.
Fu thumps Hovi with a low kick.
Fu scores with a spinning back kick!
A swing and a miss from Hovi.
Hovi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hovi throws a nice looking combination but Fu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fu misses with a leg kick
and Hovi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fu slips a straight right by Hovi.
A jab from Hovi does it's job there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manolo Fu.
Well Fu 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:47
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolo Fu!
Manolo Fu retains his middleweight title!
Manolo Fu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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