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EVO 216: Epik High PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ravistra Bullkheli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lu Hao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullkheli comes to the cage accompanied by The Heavy - How You Like Me Now?. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravistra Bullkheli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lu Hao!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hao scores with a body shot.
Bullkheli has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bullkheli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It seemed like Hao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hao slips a straight right by Bullkheli.
Bullkheli throws a big shot that misses.
Hao with the counter takedown but Bullkheli avoids it easily.
Bullkheli looks to land a left hand but Hao moved out of range nicely.
Hao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bullkheli manages to avoid it.
A big right from Bullkheli misses.
Hao scores with a hook.
Bullkheli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bullkheli throws a front kick aimed at Hao's knee but Hao avoids it well.
Bullkheli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hao drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bullkheli defends it well.
Bullkheli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hao to score with a decent uppercut.
Hao throws a chopping leg kick but Bullkheli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hao takes a swing at Bullkheli's ribcage but misses.
Bullkheli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lu Hao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bullkheli misses with a low kick.
Hao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hao throws a body kick that misses.
Hao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullkheli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hao.
Hao feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hao makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hao is fighting to break Bullkheli's control of his arms but Bullkheli is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hao wants to pass the guard but Bullkheli is keeping the position.
Bullkheli is pulling down on Hao's head to control his posture.
Hao is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hao wants to control from the top but Bullkheli keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hao might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bullkheli haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bullkheli is looking to stand up but Hao isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hao.
Bullkheli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hao.
Hao closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bullkheli's guard.
Bullkheli is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hao presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullkheli prevents a body shot from Hao.
Bullkheli blocks a body shot from Hao.
Hao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullkheli throws a punch but it's blocked by Hao.
Bullkheli lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Bullkheli.
Hao changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bullkheli fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bullkheli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hao on the side of the head.
Bullkheli misses with a looping left.
Bullkheli catches Hao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bullkheli looks to throw the jab but Hao is out of range.
Ravistra Bullkheli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hao takes a swing at Bullkheli's ribcage but misses.
Hao throws a half hearted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bullkheli blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Bullkheli misses.
Hao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bullkheli as he avoids it easily.
Bullkheli lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Bullkheli misses
and Hao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bullkheli throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hao scores with a hook.
Bullkheli throws a leg kick but Hao moved away.
Hao scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bullkheli sneaks out the side door and pushes Hao away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Hao with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bullkheli counters with a right hand to the body.
Ravistra Bullkheli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lu Hao.
A shot to the liver by Bullkheli. Beautiful body shot.
Hao lands a leg kick that knocks Bullkheli off balance momentarily.
Hao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bullkheli.
Hao scores with a body shot.
Hao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bullkheli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bullkheli rather than just go for the knockout.
Bullkheli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bullkheli. Hao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bullkheli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bullkheli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hao on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravistra Bullkheli dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hao connects with a leg kick. Bullkheli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hao manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bullkheli on his heels. He'll look to pass Bullkheli's guard now, I'm sure.
Bullkheli has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hao off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bullkheli was well out of range. Poor timing from Hao.
Hao throws a solid leg kick but Bullkheli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hao.
Hao connects with a nice looking jab.
Hao defending well as Bullkheli loads up on a big left hand.
Hao scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bullkheli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hao misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Hao misses.
Bullkheli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bullkheli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hao cracks Bullkheli with an open hand slap.
Hao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bullkheli scoring well with a low kick there.
Hao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bullkheli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullkheli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hao.
A jab from Bullkheli misses.
Hao is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bullkheli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hao misses with an uppercut. Bullkheli saw that one coming.
Hao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hao swings widly with a right hand
and Bullkheli counters with an outside leg kick.
Hao staying out of range there.
Bullkheli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bullkheli takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bullkheli's sensitive parts.
Bullkheli looks to score with a jab to the body but Hao is just out of range.
Bullkheli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hao is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bullkheli. Hao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bullkheli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bullkheli tries to sprawl but Hao drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bullkheli has one foot on Hao's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hao lands a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao misses with an uppercut
and Bullkheli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bullkheli.
Bullkheli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lu Hao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bullkheli is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab from Hao.
Hao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hao ducks right into an uppercut from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Bullkheli.
Hao lands a really nice looking cross but Bullkheli seems unphased.
Hao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hao with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bullkheli counters with a stiff right hand.
Bullkheli just misses with a punch to the body.
Bullkheli feints and then cracks Hao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hao down.
Hao misses with a hook to the body
letting Bullkheli counter with a right hand.
Bullkheli scores with a jab to the body.
Bullkheli misses the body punch
and Hao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hao misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bullkheli will feel that in the morning.
Hao feints and then cracks Bullkheli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bullkheli down.
Bullkheli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hao.
Hao drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bullkheli defends it well.
Bullkheli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hao unleashes a big counter combination but Bullkheli bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bullkheli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as Bullkheli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bullkheli looks to throw the jab but Hao is out of range.
Hao misses with a hook to the body
and Bullkheli counters with a stiff right hand.
Hao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bullkheli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hao misses with a takedown attempt - Bullkheli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hao wants to clinch up but Bullkheli keeps it at a distance.
Hao throws a shot to the body.
Bullkheli cracks a nice hook into Hao's ribs.
Hao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bullkheli.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Bullkheli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bullkheli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bullkheli. No joy for Hao on that attempt.
Ravistra Bullkheli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lu Hao.
Bullkheli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hao. Hao obviously looking to wear him down.
Bullkheli throws a leg kick which misses Hao's front leg but catches the back leg as Hao tries to avoid it.
Bullkheli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hao's calf.
Hao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bullkheli in his tracks.
Jab, jab by Bullkheli - just one landing.
Bullkheli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hao.
Hao feints the counter takedown.
Hao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hao throws a front kick aimed at Bullkheli's knee but Bullkheli avoids it well.
Hao tests Bullkheli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bullkheli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hao throws the left hand but Bullkheli avoids the punch easily.
Hao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bullkheli throws a big shot that misses.
Hao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bullkheli moves away from the strike by Hao.
Bullkheli looks to score with a jab to the body but Hao is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ravistra Bullkheli will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bullkheli.
Hao throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bullkheli was covering up waiting for the punch and Hao finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bullkheli is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bullkheli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bullkheli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bullkheli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bullkheli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hao was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullkheli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hao throws a good cross that connects.
Bullkheli throws a hook but Hao avoids it easily.
Hao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bullkheli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bullkheli counters with a three punch combo that has Hao backing up. Hao nods at Bullkheli to acknowledge the strikes.
Hao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bullkheli defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bullkheli sprawls well. Bullkheli wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hao gets slowly back to his feet.
Ravistra Bullkheli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lu Hao.
Hao shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bullkheli is refusing to be controlled, as Hao sits in half guard.
Hao stops Bullkheli from getting back to his feet.
Ravistra Bullkheli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hao seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bullkheli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hao looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lu Hao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao wants to take a breather but Bullkheli is having none of it.
Bullkheli tries to get to full guard but Hao has control of the leg.
Hao trying to advance position but Bullkheli counters by regaining guard.
Hao wants to control from the top but Bullkheli keeps moving.
Bullkheli controlling Hao's posture.
Hao content to stall in guard here.
Hao looking to sit in guard and control but Bullkheli gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hao has an active guard here but Bullkheli has managed to pass into half guard.
Hao wants to improve his position but Bullkheli is controlling well.
Bullkheli tries to pass to full mount but Hao defends it.
Hao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Bullkheli stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bullkheli blocks a head kick by Hao.
Nice defenses there by Hao.
A big left from Bullkheli misses.
Good exchange - Bullkheli coming out on top.
Hao throws a low kick but Bullkheli avoids it.
Hao scores with a spinning back kick!
Bullkheli lands a leg kick that knocks Hao off balance momentarily.
Hao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hao lands a nice hook to Bullkheli's body. Bullkheli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bullkheli.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hao.
Ravistra Bullkheli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hao throws a poor cross that misses
and Bullkheli counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ravistra Bullkheli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bullkheli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ravistra Bullkheli!
A very excited looking Ravistra Bullkheli made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaivo Huone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilafat Urskilz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huone comes to the cage accompanied by RMB - Spring. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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143 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
13 - 11 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaivo Huone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ilafat Urskilz!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urskilz throws the left hand but Huone avoids the punch easily.
Urskilz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huone, pushing him back against the cage.
Urskilz scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Huone.
Urskilz lands with a short shot to the head.
Huone lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Huone misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Urskilz.
Urskilz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Urskilz lands a nice uppercut.
Urskilz misses with a knee strike.
Urskilz lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urskilz tries a body shot but Huone blocks it.
Urskilz misses with a knee strike.
Huone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Urskilz backwards.
Urskilz lands a knee to the body.
Huone swings wildly with an uppercut but Urskilz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urskilz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Urskilz misses with a punch on the inside.
Urskilz struggles to land a body shot inside as Huone controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz manages to break the clinch.
Huone misses with an uppercut.
Urskilz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huone throws out the jab.
Urskilz throws a body kick that misses.
Huone throws a big shot that misses.
Urskilz throws a fast counter high kick but Huone manages to duck under it in time.
Urskilz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Huone throws an overhand right that lands on Urskilz's shoulder, as Urskilz tries to avoid the shot.
Huone wants to clinch but Urskilz slips to the side
and Urskilz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Huone looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Urskilz.
Huone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urskilz tries to pass to full mount but Huone defends it.
Urskilz working Huone over with strikes.
Urskilz trying to mount his opponent but Huone defends it.
We've been hearing good reports from Huone's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Urskilz throwing shots but Huone is blocking nicely.
Huone trying to hold on to Urskilz's head to control him but Urskilz postures up.
Urskilz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huone's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Urskilz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Urskilz winds up and cracks Huone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Urskilz lands a nice short elbow.
Huone is trying to stand back up but Urskilz is controlling him
Urskilz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Urskilz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Urskilz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huone keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huone makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Huone.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Urskilz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Urskilz won't allow Huone to get back to his feet.
Urskilz advances to half guard.
Urskilz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Urskilz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Urskilz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Huone is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilafat Urskilz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Urskilz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Urskilz slips under a jab from Huone.
A cross from Huone lands.
Urskilz swats away the attempt to clinch by Huone.
Huone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huone. Urskilz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urskilz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huone connects with the punch.
Huone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Huone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urskilz.
Huone doesn't manage to clinch there - Urskilz circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urskilz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Huone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Huone misses with an uppercut
and Urskilz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Huone.
Huone throws an overhand right that lands on Urskilz's shoulder, as Urskilz tries to avoid the shot.
Kaivo Huone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Huone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Urskilz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Urskilz raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Huone misses with a body shot.
Huone loads up on a big right hand but Urskilz slips the punch.
Huone misses with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Huone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Urskilz doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Urskilz counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urskilz slips a straight right by Huone.
Decent striking displayed by Huone there.
Urskilz misses with a straight left.
Huone is looking to clinch.
Huone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huone misses with a hook
and Urskilz counters with a body kick.
Huone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Urskilz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Huone scrambles back to his feet.
Huone connects with a single shot there.
Huone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huone blocks a jab.
Huone loads up on a big right hand but Urskilz slips the punch.
Urskilz lands a brutal head kick. Huone looks out on his feet and Urskilz throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ilafat Urskilz!
Our winner, Ilafat Urskilz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Feodor Shemelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shemelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . The crowd seem to be enjoying Thai's choice of entrance music: Town Called Malice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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202 lbs
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222 lbs
39 - 26 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Feodor Shemelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shemelianenko moves out of range of the body kick from Thai.
Shemelianenko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shemelianenko.
Muay Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thai.
Shemelianenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thai tries to land a body kick
and Shemelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
Thai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Feodor Shemelianenko has been cut.
Thai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shemelianenko. Shemelianenko obviously looking to wear him down.
Thai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thai throws a lazy head kick
and Shemelianenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shemelianenko.
Thai lands a left hand.
Thai throws a punch but it's blocked by Shemelianenko.
Thai dodges an elbow strike from Shemelianenko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thai.
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!
Shemelianenko misses with a body punch.
Thai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thai 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai lands a jab.
Shemelianenko lands a jab to the nose.
A low kick from Thai misses
enabling Shemelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shemelianenko. That's going to slow Thai down.
Shemelianenko moves out of range of the body kick from Thai.
Shemelianenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shemelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thai.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shemelianenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shemelianenko is defended easily by Thai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai misses with a leg kick
and Shemelianenko counters with a series of strikes. Thai will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy body kick from Thai
and Shemelianenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thai tries to land a body kick
and Thai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shemelianenko takes a swing at Thai's ribcage but misses.
Thai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shemelianenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shemelianenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thai. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thai.
Good leg kick by Thai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Shemelianenko.
Thai swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Shemelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Shemelianenko moves out of range easily.
It looked like Shemelianenko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shemelianenko throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai misses with a body shot.
Shemelianenko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shemelianenko drops Thai with a left right combo! Shemelianenko follows him down to the ground into side control.
Thai is rocked!
That has opened up Muay Thai's cut even more.
A lull in the action here.
Thai is still in real trouble! Can Shemelianenko finish him?
Thai is trying to improve his position.
Shemelianenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Thai seems to have recovered his senses.
Shemelianenko is looking to take a break and control but Thai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Shemelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shemelianenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thai keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Thai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shemelianenko goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Thai has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shemelianenko but great work by Thai.
Shemelianenko is trying to get back to half guard.
Thai decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Shemelianenko is looking to land body kicks.
Thai pushes Shemelianenko away with a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko shoots in and drives through. Thai sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feodor Shemelianenko dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shemelianenko moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Shemelianenko misses the target.
Shemelianenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shemelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Feodor Shemelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Shemelianenko throws a right hand that Thai ducks under and follows up with a left that Thai also avoids with ease.
Thai looks for the body kick but Shemelianenko saw that one coming.
Shemelianenko quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Shemelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Thai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shemelianenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Thai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shemelianenko can pounce on him.
Shemelianenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thai can do to turn this around?
Thai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thai looks to land a body kick but Shemelianenko moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shemelianenko jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Thai throws a head kick that misses
and Shemelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shemelianenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shemelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shemelianenko tries to throw a body punch but Thai avoids it by throwing Shemelianenko back against the cage.
Shemelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shemelianenko cracks Thai with a nice body shot.
Shemelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shemelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shemelianenko lands with a light punch inside.
Shemelianenko gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Thai regains guard.
Shemelianenko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shemelianenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thai is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko stays in close to Thai's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shemelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Thai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shemelianenko wants to pass the guard but Thai is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shemelianenko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thai pulls Shemelianenko in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shemelianenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thai tries to land a leg kick but Shemelianenko saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Shemelianenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shemelianenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick by Thai misses
and Shemelianenko counters with a nice body kick.
Thai is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Thai misses.
Thai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thai throws a low kick but Shemelianenko avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Shemelianenko as he checks the leg kick.
Thai lands a head kick. Shemelianenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shemelianenko connects with a crisp jab.
The cut above Muay Thai's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shemelianenko feints and then cracks Thai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thai down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shemelianenko takes a swing at Thai's ribcage but misses.
Thai throws a head kick but Shemelianenko moves out of range.
Thai tries to land a leg kick but Shemelianenko saw it coming and moves away.
Thai lands a nice looking body kick.
Shemelianenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Thai throws a head kick but Shemelianenko moves out of range.
Shemelianenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shemelianenko misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feodor Shemelianenko dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Shemelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Thai moves forwards but Shemelianenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thai misses with a head kick.
Shemelianenko misses the jab.
Thai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shemelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Shemelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut lands for Shemelianenko. That snapped Thai's head back.
Thai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Thai tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Shemelianenko is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Thai buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Thai!! Thai is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Shemelianenko throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Feodor Shemelianenko!
Feodor Shemelianenko took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I want to credit this win to my new manager Mark O'Sullivan!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ada Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes into the arena with Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - Kill Again blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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33
215 lbs
28 - 16 - 0 |
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35
202 lbs
28 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ada Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crowe slips under a jab from Reyes.
Reyes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crowe.
Crowe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reyes counters with a three punch combo that has Crowe backing up. Crowe nods at Reyes to acknowledge the strikes.
Crowe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reyes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Ada Reyes has been cut.
Crowe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reyes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Reyes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crowe.
Reyes works the jab nicely.
Crowe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reyes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reyes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crowe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe lands an uppercut.
Reyes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Crowe is blocking nicely.
Crowe throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crowe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reyes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crowe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reyes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crowe or not.
Reyes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crowe.
Reyes landing knees to the head.
It looks like Eli Crowe has been cut.
Reyes throws an elbow but it misses.
Crowe lands an elbow inside.
Reyes gets through Crowe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crowe blocks an uppercut.
Reyes throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Crowe scores with a hook to the body.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reyes's elbow.
Reyes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crowe blocks it with crossed arms.
Reyes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Crowe fails to land.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Reyes.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crowe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reyes.
Reyes working aggressively here.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reyes.
Reyes avoiding damage as Crowe throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reyes.
Crowe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reyes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crowe missing with knees to the body.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crowe blocks it with crossed arms.
Crowe misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Reyes.
A short right from Reyes.
Crowe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reyes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Crowe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reyes can turn it around.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes pushes Crowe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crowe is leaning against Reyes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Reyes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Reyes.
Reyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reyes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reyes blocking some punches.
Crowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reyes tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Reyes misses with some punches.
Reyes effectively controlling the action here.
Crowe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reyes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crowe throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ada Reyes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crowe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reyes connects with a jab.
Reyes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick and Crowe moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Reyes.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Crowe lands a lovely overhand right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crowe.
Reyes tries to move into range but Crowe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crowe misses with a hook
and Reyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eli Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes scores with a hook.
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crowe's head.
Crowe is rocked!
Reyes cracks Crowe with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Crowe looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Reyes finish him?
Oh Crowe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ada Reyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick and Crowe moves out of range easily.
Crowe misses with a looping right.
Reyes moves out of range of the strikes.
Reyes circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Crowe to the canvas! Crowe doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Reyes keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ada Reyes!
The defeated Eli Crowe had this to say: 'Goldurnit...'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnost Paskalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paskalev has chosen The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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32
148 lbs
24 - 13 - 1 |
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26
153 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richmond Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnost Paskalev!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch's corner calls for a 1-2. Finch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paskalev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Finch lands a nice hook to Paskalev's body. Paskalev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Finch lands a jab.
Finch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Finch throws a looping overhand right but Paskalev ducks down to avoid it.
Finch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paskalev with a poor takedown
and Finch counters with a low kick, right behind Paskalev 's knee.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Paskalev.
Finch throws a lazy uppercut
and Paskalev counters with a shoot takedown. Finch fights it but they end up in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paskalev postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Finch is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Paskalev, into his guard.
Paskalev has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Finch is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Paskalev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch tries to move to mount but Paskalev blocks the move with his legs.
Paskalev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Finch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Finch in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Paskalev tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paskalev keeps trying to improve his position.
Finch advances to full mount.
Finch is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Paskalev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Arnost Paskalev has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Finch.
Paskalev blocks a leg kick.
Paskalev with the counter takedown but Finch avoids it easily.
Richmond Finch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paskalev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finch throws a head kick that misses
and Paskalev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Finch won't be happy with that.
Finch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Paskalev landing a few strikes.
Finch has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Paskalev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Finch is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Finch wants to control but Paskalev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Paskalev trying to pass the guard but Finch defending well.
Paskalev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Finch wants to improve his position but Paskalev is controlling well.
Finch is working hard here to advance position.
Paskalev drops an elbow to the side of Finch's head.
Paskalev seems to be looking for submissions.
Finch is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Paskalev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finch keeps working.
Paskalev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Finch tries to get to full guard but Paskalev has control of the leg.
Paskalev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richmond Finch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnost Paskalev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Paskalev checks it well.
Paskalev keeps Finch at a distance using the push kick.
Finch cracks Paskalev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Finch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paskalev can do to turn this around?
Paskalev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finch.
Paskalev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Finch defends it well.
Finch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Finch tries to work over Paskalev's front leg with a kick but Paskalev checks it.
Finch throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Paskalev counters with a single leg into guard. Finch didn't expect that.
Paskalev being controlled here momentarily.
Paskalev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paskalev prevents Finch from getting back to his feet.
Paskalev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paskalev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paskalev chips away with some ground and pound.
Paskalev drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Finch dives on top into guard.
Finch 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.
Paskalev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paskalev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Finch defends it easily.
Finch passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev is looking for a sweep.
Paskalev 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.
Finch wants to control but Paskalev is keeping him busy.
Paskalev tries to bench press Finch off him but Finch keeps the position.
Finch trying to control the position but Paskalev is working away.
Paskalev is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
It looks like Finch is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch decides to stand up.
Finch throws a poor cross that misses
and Paskalev counters with a takedown into side control.
Paskalev lands a nice forearm strike.
Paskalev is trying to get an arm triangle but Finch is defending well.
Paskalev throws a strike aimed at the side of Finch's head but Finch avoids it well.
Paskalev in side control lands a decent elbow.
The strikes coming from Paskalev are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Paskalev working away.
Paskalev postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev tries to move into full mount but can't pass Finch's legs.
An elbow from Paskalev crashes against the mat.
Finch is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Paskalev scores with punches from side control.
Paskalev tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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!
Finch takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Paskalev tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Paskalev creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Paskalev moves into full mount!
Finch slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnost Paskalev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arnost Paskalev's cut.
That's time! Finch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paskalev.
Paskalev checks a leg kick.
Paskalev feints the counter takedown.
Finch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paskalev is out of range and Finch settles back down.
Finch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paskalev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Finch.
Finch throws a leg kick that misses.
Paskalev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finch throws a leg kick that is checked
and Paskalev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paskalev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Finch is keeping the position for now.
Paskalev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paskalev wants to control from the top but Finch keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paskalev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paskalev preventing the sweep.
Paskalev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Finch keeping full guard, as Paskalev tries to pass.
Paskalev pushing down on Finch's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Finch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Paskalev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Paskalev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Finch wants to improve his position but Paskalev is controlling well.
Finch keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Paskalev throws a strike but Finch avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Finch looking for a sweep. Not yet Finch, not yet.
Paskalev tries to free his leg and advance position but Finch is retaining full guard.
Finch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paskalev manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paskalev is on top in guard.
Finch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paskalev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Paskalev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Paskalev throws a big right hand that misses.
Paskalev scoring with some ground and pound.
Paskalev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paskalev distracts Finch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Finch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev won't allow Finch to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paskalev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Finch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paskalev postures up in Finch's guard and throws a big left but Finch blocks it.
Paskalev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paskalev tries to free his leg and advance position but Finch is retaining full guard.
Paskalev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Paskalev with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paskalev looking to pass the guard.
Arnost Paskalev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Finch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnost Paskalev really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnost Paskalev'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.
Finch misses with a hook. Paskalev ducked under it nicely.
Finch loads up on a big right hand but Paskalev slips the punch.
Paskalev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paskalev appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Finch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paskalev's hands.
Finch misses with an uppercut
and Paskalev counters with a slapping leg kick.
Finch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paskalev is out of range and Finch settles back down.
Paskalev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Finch defends it well.
Richmond Finch is winning the standup battle so far.
Finch scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paskalev moves out of range of the body kick from Finch.
Paskalev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Finch is looking to score with low kicks.
Paskalev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Finch defends it well.
Paskalev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Paskalev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Finch sneaks out the side door and pushes Paskalev away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskalev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paskalev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finch.
Paskalev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Finch defends it well.
Paskalev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paskalev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Paskalev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Finch.
Paskalev throws a leg kick
and Finch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paskalev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finch. Finch obviously looking to wear him down.
Finch throws the kick towards the body but Paskalev avoids it.
Finch misses with a two punch combination.
Paskalev feints a counter leg kick.
Finch misses with a hook.
Paskalev with the counter takedown but Finch avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paskalev thinks about the counter body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paskalev.
Paskalev walks into a straight right hand from Finch.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paskalev.
Paskalev feints the counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch misses the shot to the body.
Paskalev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Finch takes a swing at Paskalev's ribcage but misses.
Paskalev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Finch scores with a leg kick.
Finch misses with a leg kick.
Paskalev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Paskalev moves out of range of the body kick from Finch.
Paskalev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev shoots in looking for a takedown but Finch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paskalev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
Paskalev feints a counter leg kick.
Finch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good exchange - Finch coming out on top.
Paskalev blocks a jab.
Paskalev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Finch defends it well.
Paskalev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Finch misses with a wild body shot.
Paskalev appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Finch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paskalev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paskalev.
Finch is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Paskalev dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch parries the strikes from Paskalev easily there. Paskalev is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Finch to escape.
Paskalev postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Finch wants to get back to his feet but Paskalev drags him back down.
Finch tries to buck Paskalev off but Paskalev is having none of it.
Paskalev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Paskalev is putting a hurting on Finch here, landing some big shots from side control.
Paskalev throws a strike aimed at the side of Finch's head but Finch avoids it well.
Paskalev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richmond Finch had his way with Arnost Paskalev in that round.
The cut man is working on Arnost Paskalev's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paskalev.
Paskalev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paskalev scrambles back to his feet.
Finch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Finch. That snapped Paskalev's head back.
Finch misses with a body kick.
Paskalev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Paskalev slips under a jab from Finch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paskalev.
Paskalev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Finch checks a low kick from Paskalev.
Finch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A lazy body kick from Finch
and Paskalev counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Finch!
Finch dodges the ground and pound from Paskalev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch is trying to get back to half guard.
Paskalev looks up at the clock and then as Finch takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Paskalev smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Paskalev lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Finch's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Paskalev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Finch, who protects the arm well.
Finch stops Paskalev from passing to mount.
Paskalev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev working the ground and pound.
Finch is trying to control Paskalev's posture but Paskalev avoids it.
Paskalev scores with punches from side control.
Finch prevents Paskalev from improving position.
Paskalev is trying to get an arm triangle but Finch is defending well.
Check out the look on Paskalev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch dodges the ground and pound from Paskalev.
Finch avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Paskalev.
Paskalev is trying to get an arm triangle but Finch is defending well.
Paskalev misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Paskalev looks up at the clock and then as Finch takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Paskalev smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Paskalev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Finch is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev throws a strike aimed at the side of Finch's head but Finch avoids it well.
Paskalev moves into full mount!
Paskalev avoids the attempt from Finch to control.
Finch holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Paskalev tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Paskalev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Paskalev.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paskalev looking to finish Finch with some ground and pound. This is bad for Finch!
Finch avoids a series of strikes thrown by Paskalev.
A nice elbow there by Paskalev.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnost Paskalev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paskalev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnost Paskalev!
During a confident post fight interview, Arnost Paskalev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Richmond Finch spoke after the fight, saying 'I guess I'll be drowning my sorrows instead of celebrating at tonight's after party. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Chin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy Jenova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Chin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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285 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, The Chin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holy Jenova!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenova misses with a left hand
letting Chin counter with a right hand.
Jenova throws a wild body kick that Chin sees coming a mile off.
Jenova throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jenova just manages to avoid it.
Chin throws a body kick that misses.
Chin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenova throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jenova throws a leg kick but Chin moved away.
Chin tried to counter with a leg kick but Jenova avoided it.
Chin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jenova has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jenova lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like The Chin has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jenova has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jenova and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slow jab from Jenova misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Jenova. Beautiful body shot.
Holy Jenova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chin avoids the head kick by Jenova.
Chin throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Jenova misses its intended target.
Jenova throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jenova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin lands a nice looking body shot.
Jenova staying out of range there.
Jenova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jenova avoids it.
Jenova pushes Chin away with a front kick.
Jenova scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chin is breathing heavily.
Jenova moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jenova swings for the body but Chin moves out of range.
Chin lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jenova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jenova throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jenova scores with a sloppy right hand. Chin should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jenova.
We've been informed that Jenova 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jenova. That one must have hurt.
Chin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jenova lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chin will feel that in the morning.
Chin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenova takes a swing at Chin's ribcage but misses.
Jenova lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chin takes a step back to recover.
Chin dodges the punch combination from Jenova.
Chin throws a shot from downtown. Jenova moves away and avoids it.
Jenova stuns Chin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jenova connects with a right hand. Chin shakes it off.
Jenova scores with a nice body kick.
Jenova lands with a nice body punch.
Jenova stuns Chin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jenova looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jenova tries to land a leg kick but Chin saw it coming and moves away.
Jenova shoots in looking for a takedown but Chin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jenova's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Chin's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jenova or perhaps it was just good defense by Chin, which made it look bad.
A big right from Jenova misses.
Jenova throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Chin tumbling to the canvas!
Chin is rocked!
Chin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenova.
Oh Chin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenova wants to pass the guard but Chin is keeping the position.
Chin keeping moving, preventing Jenova from controlling successfully.
Chin seems to have got his legs back now.
Jenova trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chin pulls Jenova in close to prevent any damage.
Chin trying to control the position.
Jenova stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jenova trying to control but Chin is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenova postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chin is trying to keep Jenova in close.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jenova wants to control from the top but Chin keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenova.
Jenova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chin manages to avoid it.
Jenova scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenova waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Chin. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Chin to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Chin seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Jenova passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chin trying to remain calm as Jenova controls from the top position.
Jenova's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holy Jenova dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Chin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chin tries to clinch but Jenova is having none of it.
Jenova connects with a body shot.
Chin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from Jenova. Those never looked like landing.
Jenova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jenova throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jenova. That's going to slow Chin down.
Jenova bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Chin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jenova has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jenova fakes the body blow, causing Chin to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Chin goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Holy Jenova!
A less than humble Holy Jenova misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evil Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kullervo comes to the cage accompanied by Kullervo Entrance Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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30 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evil Kullervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Lockyer!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lockyer. Kullervo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kullervo throws a combination that misses
and Lockyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lockyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kullervo.
Lockyer working aggressively here.
Lockyer takes a shot to the head.
Lockyer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kullervo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lockyer lands with a light punch inside.
Lockyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kullervo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lockyer's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lockyer can't find room to land a body shot as Kullervo controls the action.
Lockyer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kullervo lands a hook that snaps the head of Lockyer backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer lands a body shot.
Kullervo misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lockyer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kullervo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kullervo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kullervo looking to control.
Kullervo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kullervo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lockyer is looking to work some ground and pound but Kullervo has wrist control.
Lockyer throwing strikes but missing.
Lockyer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kullervo looking for a guillotine here but Lockyer defends easily.
Lockyer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kullervo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lockyer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kullervo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kullervo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lockyer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lockyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lockyer landing some decent shots from guard.
It looks like Evil Kullervo has been cut.
Lockyer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lockyer is looking to stand up but Kullervo won't let him.
Lockyer is in close to Kullervo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lockyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Kullervo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lockyer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kullervo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lockyer throws out the jab.
Lockyer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lockyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darren Lockyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kullervo scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lockyer misses the target.
Kullervo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lockyer misses with a low kick.
Lockyer throws a hook but Kullervo blocks it.
Kullervo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lockyer.
Lockyer throws a lazy uppercut
and Kullervo counters with a nice leg kick.
Lockyer with a nice cross.
Lockyer checks a leg kick.
Lockyer sizes up Kullervo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer drops Kullervo with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Kullervo! Lockyer dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Lockyer!
Darren Lockyer decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Evil Kullervo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I think my heart is broken.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quaid comes into the arena with Total Recall blaring out of the sound system. Joe Frazier will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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33
260 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Frazier!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quaid sizes up Frazier with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Frazier throws a leg kick that misses.
Quaid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frazier counters with a left to the body.
Quaid misses with a straight right.
Quaid has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Frazier finds it's way round the side to connect with Quaid's head.
Frazier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frazier scores with a hook.
Quaid misses with a left hand
and Frazier counters with a thumping low kick.
Quaid with a hook.
Frazier throws a hook to the side of Quaid's head but Quaid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quaid throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Frazier on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quaid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quaid moves out of range of the body kick from Frazier.
Frazier on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Quaid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Quaid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Frazier has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Quaid connects with a body shot that sends Frazier's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frazier misses the jab.
Frazier takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Quaid lands a glancing blow to the side of Frazier's head.
A slow jab from Quaid misses its intended target.
Frazier throws a hook but Quaid avoids it easily.
Quaid throws a lazy uppercut
and Frazier counters with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Quaid.
Quaid throws a body punch but Frazier moves out of range.
Frazier looks to land a combination but Quaid avoids it well.
Quaid checks a low kick from Frazier.
Frazier is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Frazier goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Quaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frazier lets loose with a powerful body kick. Quaid will feel that in the morning.
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!
Quaid thuds a left hand into Frazier's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid connects with a single shot there.
Frazier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quaid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frazier.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frazier! But no joy.
Frazier throws a right hand that Quaid ducks under and follows up with a left that Quaid also avoids with ease.
Quaid half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Quaid blocks a jab.
Quaid connects with a right hand. Frazier shakes it off.
Frazier misses with a double jab
and Quaid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quaid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frazier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quaid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frazier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quaid is looking to counter punch.
Quaid misses with a right hand
and Frazier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quaid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quaid throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Quaid fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Frazier to the ground. Quaid is now in Frazier's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Frazier holds on and takes a little breather.
Frazier is trying to keep Quaid in close.
Quaid throwing strikes from guard but Frazier blocks nicely.
Quaid content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Quaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Frazier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frazier pulls Quaid in close to his closed guard and prevents Quaid from doing any damage or advancing position.
Frazier keeping moving, preventing Quaid from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Frazier trying to control the position here.
Frazier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Frazier looking to control.
Quaid is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Quaid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quaid throws a jab but it's blocked by Frazier.
Nice shot lands for Quaid.
Frazier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frazier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quaid.
Frazier slips under a jab.
Frazier tries to counter by closing the distance.
Quaid scores with a sloppy right hand. Frazier should have avoided that one.
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 Douglas Quaid will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Frazier throws a body punch but Quaid moves out of range.
Frazier throws a body kick that misses.
Frazier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Frazier moves away from the strike by Quaid.
A little jabbing left from Frazier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frazier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Quaid.
Frazier leaves Quaid with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Frazier throws a lazy right hand but Quaid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frazier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quaid blocks a jab.
Frazier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quaid has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Frazier throws the left hand but Quaid avoids the punch easily.
Frazier takes a swing at Quaid's ribcage but misses.
Quaid takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier moves away from the strike by Quaid.
Frazier tests Quaid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Frazier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Frazier throws out a loose jab but Quaid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quaid tries to counter with a takedown but Frazier is quick to defend against it.
Quaid dodges the punch combination from Frazier.
Quaid tries to counter with a takedown but Frazier is quick to defend against it.
Frazier wants to land a leg kick but Quaid is out of range.
Frazier moves out of range as Quaid strikes.
Frazier is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Quaid with a body shot.
Frazier slips under a jab from Quaid.
Frazier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quaid misses with a body shot.
Frazier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frazier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quaid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quaid.
That kick from Frazier tenderised Quaid's leg. Quaid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Quaid misses with a body shot.
Joe Frazier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Frazier misses.
Frazier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frazier lands a head shot.
Frazier lands with a hook. Quaid tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Frazier misses with an uppercut.
Quaid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Frazier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quaid scores with a jab. Frazier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Frazier with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quaid to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid throws a shot from downtown. Frazier moves away and avoids it.
Quaid misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Quaid.
Quaid swings widly with a right hand
and Frazier counters with a leg kick.
Quaid takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Quaid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice jab there from Quaid.
Donk. Frazier catches Quaid right on the button with a cross.
Frazier lands a nice looking body shot.
Quaid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frazier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frazier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quaid.
Nice shot lands for Frazier.
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!
Frazier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quaid.
Quaid misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Frazier counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier throws a body kick that misses.
Quaid misses with a body shot.
Frazier flicks out a counter leg kick but Quaid steps away.
Quaid is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quaid checks a leg kick.
Quaid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Quaid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Quaid with a poor takedown
and Frazier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Quaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frazier lands a lovely overhand right.
Frazier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quaid's sensitive parts.
Quaid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frazier scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quaid is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Quaid is rocked!
Frazier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Frazier cracks Quaid with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Frazier!
Joe Frazier took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Douglas Quaid stepped up to the mic, saying 'That one was from Santa!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bowser Stormcrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowser Stormcrow had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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176 lbs
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174 lbs
19 - 5 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bowser Stormcrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kantaro Hoshino!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stormcrow slips under a jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to the body from Stormcrow misses
and Hoshino counters with a right hand to the body.
Stormcrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoshino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stormcrow lands with a hook. Hoshino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stormcrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoshino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Stormcrow.
Stormcrow scores with a body shot.
Bowser Stormcrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stormcrow connects with a solid leg kick.
Stormcrow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hoshino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoshino moves out of range of the strikes.
Stormcrow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hoshino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormcrow throws a lazy head kick
and Hoshino counters with a left to the body.
Stormcrow takes a swing at Hoshino's ribcage but misses.
Stormcrow misses the shot to the body.
Stormcrow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoshino.
Stormcrow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Bowser Stormcrow has been cut.
Stormcrow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoshino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stormcrow.
Stormcrow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hoshino has time to react.
Stormcrow feints and then cracks Hoshino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoshino down.
Stormcrow misses with an uppercut
and Hoshino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stormcrow lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stormcrow misses with a wild body shot.
Stormcrow is looking to wear down Hoshino with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stormcrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stormcrow wants to clinch.
Hoshino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stormcrow tries to clinch up.
Hoshino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoshino circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoshino! But no joy.
Hoshino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoshino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stormcrow scores with a jab.
Stormcrow throws an off balance right hand
and Hoshino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoshino takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stormcrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow wants to clinch up but Hoshino keeps it at a distance.
Stormcrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoshino. That did some damage!
Stormcrow throws a sloppy head kick and Hoshino moves out of range easily.
Hoshino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stormcrow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hoshino is out of range and Stormcrow settles back down.
Stormcrow with a jab.
Stormcrow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circling - Hoshino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stormcrow darts in trying to clinch
and Stormcrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stormcrow misses with a shot to the body
and Hoshino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stormcrow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hoshino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stormcrow thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow scores with a decent looking hook.
Stormcrow throws the kick towards the body but Hoshino avoids it.
Hoshino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A cross from Stormcrow lands.
Hoshino has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Stormcrow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoshino has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stormcrow.
Stormcrow slips under a jab.
Stormcrow is looking to counter with head kicks.
Stormcrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hoshino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoshino avoids the body shot from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick but Hoshino sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hoshino moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Stormcrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Hoshino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick but Hoshino sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hoshino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A good leg kick by Stormcrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowser Stormcrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bowser Stormcrow's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stormcrow misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Hoshino was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoshino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stormcrow counters with a nice body kick.
Stormcrow throws a head kick that misses
enabling Hoshino to counter with a crisp jab.
Stormcrow tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Hoshino does it's job there.
Stormcrow drives through and clinches with Hoshino against the cage.
Hoshino misses with the head strike.
Hoshino gets through Stormcrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoshino manages to break the clinch.
Hoshino swats away the attempt to clinch by Stormcrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stormcrow takes a swing at Hoshino's ribcage but misses.
Hoshino on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stormcrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoshino, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormcrow can't find room to land a body shot as Hoshino controls the action.
Stormcrow misses with the head strike.
Stormcrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoshino can do to turn this around?
Stormcrow tries to throw a body punch but Hoshino avoids it by throwing Stormcrow back against the cage.
Stormcrow lands an uppercut.
Hoshino manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hoshino.
Stormcrow delivers a nice body kick.
Stormcrow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoshino has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stormcrow ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Stormcrow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hoshino takes a step back to recover.
Stormcrow wants to clinch up but Hoshino keeps it at a distance.
Hoshino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoshino ducks under a wild hook from Stormcrow.
Hoshino lands a nice looking body shot.
Stormcrow thows a leg kick but Hoshino checks it
and Hoshino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Hoshino checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Stormcrow.
Hoshino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stormcrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hoshino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stormcrow tries to land a front kick but Hoshino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Hoshino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stormcrow throws a shot to the body.
Stormcrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoshino.
Stormcrow tried to counter with a leg kick but Hoshino avoided it.
Hoshino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hoshino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hoshino throws the left hand but Stormcrow avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Stormcrow. That snapped Hoshino's head back.
Stormcrow connects with a jab.
Stormcrow bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Stormcrow.
A little jabbing left from Hoshino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick which misses Hoshino's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoshino tries to avoid it.
Hoshino jabs Stormcrow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hoshino checks a leg kick.
Hoshino throws out a counter right but Stormcrow avoids it with no problem.
Stormcrow throws a low kick but Hoshino moves out of range easily.
Stormcrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Stormcrow misses with a right hand
and Hoshino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stormcrow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hoshino's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stormcrow throws a chopping leg kick but Hoshino manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hoshino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hoshino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stormcrow throws a front kick aimed at Hoshino's knee but Hoshino avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Hoshino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stormcrow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow swings widly with a right hand
and Hoshino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Stormcrow misses its intended target.
Hoshino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoshino lands a big uppercut and Stormcrow crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stormcrow looks OK. Hoshino waves Stormcrow back to his feet!
Stormcrow is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stormcrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoshino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh Stormcrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stormcrow ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hoshino counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kantaro Hoshino!
Kantaro Hoshino is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kantaro Hoshino thanked FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Custer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Custer.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Custer defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Custer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Custer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Custer wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
We've been hearing reports that Custer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid body kick from Hunt.
Custer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunt.
Custer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Custer was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Custer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Custer is avoiding it.
Hunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Custer moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Custer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Custer was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Custer misses with a hook
and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hunt.
Custer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hunt walks away with a smile on his face. Custer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Custer counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Custer grinds an elbow into Hunt's temple.
Hunt is looking for a sweep.
Hunt wants to control but Custer postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Custer wants to take a breather but Hunt manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Custer.
Hunt has control of Custer's left arm, preventing Custer from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Custer throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.
Custer 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.
Custer is in close to Hunt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Hunt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Custer trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Custer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Custer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Custer throwing strikes but missing.
Hunt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Custer's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt advances to half guard.
Custer is trying to get back to full guard.
Custer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but Custer defending well.
Custer trying to hold on to Hunt's head to control him but Hunt postures up.
Custer gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Custer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Custer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt misses with the combination.
Custer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Custer feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Custer misses with a straight left.
Custer swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Custer throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt works Custer's body with a nice hook.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Custer moved out of range.
Custer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Custer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Custer.
Custer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Custer stuns Hunt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Custer.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Custer.
Hunt feints and then cracks Custer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Custer down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Custer, right into the meat.
Custer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hunt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Custer. Custer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Custer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hunt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Custer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Custer is looking to wear down Hunt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Custer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Custer checks it.
Custer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Custer.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Custer moved out of range nicely.
Custer feinted with a counter takedown.
Custer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Custer wants to land a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Custer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Custer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt catches Custer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Custer. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Custer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Custer misses the shot to the body.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Custer circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Custer has time to react.
Custer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Custer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hunt but Hunt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to clinch but Custer moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Custer effectively controlling the action here.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Custer.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Custer backwards.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Custer.
Custer is trying to pull guard but Hunt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Custer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Custer lands a head shot.
Hunt works Custer's body with a nice hook.
Hunt moves out of range as Custer strikes.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Custer moves away from the strike by Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hunt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hunt tries to move into range but Custer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Custer slips the punch.
Custer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A left lands for Custer.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
Custer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Custer works the jab nicely.
Custer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt works Custer's body with a nice hook.
Hunt checks the leg kick.
Hunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Phol Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Custer looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt sizes up Custer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab from Hunt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunt.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
Jab from Custer.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Custer.
Custer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Custer throws a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
It seemed like Hunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Custer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hunt won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Custer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Custer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hunt sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hunt is looking to reverse the position.
Jesse Custer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Custer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hunt is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Custer crashes against the mat.
Hunt avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Custer.
Hunt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hunt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer lands a nice forearm strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Custer.
The strikes coming from Custer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Custer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hunt sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hunt tries to buck Custer off but Custer is having none of it.
Hunt dodges the ground and pound from Custer.
Hunt sneaks back into half guard.
Custer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunt keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Custer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Custer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hunt wants to sweep but Custer has passed to side control!
Hunt regains half guard, as Custer was trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Custer clearly takes 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.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Custer.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Custer.
Custer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt pushes Custer away with a front kick.
Hunt swinging wildly here.
Custer attempts a counter takedown but Hunt avoids it well and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Custer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Custer.
Custer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hunt lands the left hand.
Hunt connects with a looping right hand.
Hunt scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Custer.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Custer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Custer misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Custer misses with a body shot.
Custer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Custer slips a straight right by Hunt.
Hunt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Custer scores with a jab to the head.
Good work by Custer as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.
Custer digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
Custer throws a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Custer moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunt.
Custer connects with a body shot.
Custer throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Custer checks a low kick from Hunt.
Custer attempts a counter takedown but Hunt avoids it well and moves away.
Hunt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Custer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Custer connects with a leg kick. Hunt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Custer is defended easily by Hunt.
Custer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Custer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Phol Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Custer moves away.
Custer feinted with a counter takedown.
Custer looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Custer attempts a counter takedown but Hunt avoids it well and moves away.
Custer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hunt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Custer walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Custer moves away.
Custer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hunt under the eye.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Custer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Custer.
A nice side step and Hunt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Custer throws a big shot that misses.
Custer throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Custer ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Phol Hunt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Custer.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Custer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Custer.
Custer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hunt jabs Custer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Custer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Custer moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Custer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt scores with a hook.
Hunt tries to clinch but Custer moves out of range.
Hunt lands a really nice looking cross but Custer seems unphased.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Custer.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Custer.
Custer takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Custer.
Hunt feints a counter leg kick.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Custer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Custer attempts a counter takedown but Hunt avoids it well and moves away.
Custer lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Custer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Custer defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Custer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Custer feinted with a counter takedown.
Custer looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Custer tries to counter with a takedown but Hunt is quick to defend against it.
Hunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Custer in his tracks.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Custer moves away.
Hunt cracks Custer with a good jab.
Jesse Custer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Hunt finds it's way through Custer's defenses.
Custer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Custer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt defending well as Custer loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.
Custer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Custer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Hunt lands a jab to Custer's midsection.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Custer manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Custer misses
and Hunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Custer throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Custer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Phol Hunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hunt catches Custer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Custer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Custer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunt feints and then cracks Custer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Custer down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hunt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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