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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Black Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynamite comes to the cage accompanied by Pet. Kuusela comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Promentory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Black Dynamite has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Black Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kuusela.
Kuusela throws a head kick but Dynamite moves out of range.
Dynamite throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuusela jabs Dynamite right on the nose. Dynamite blinks but takes it well.
Dynamite drops Kuusela with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kuusela looks back up at him and smiles so Dynamite waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kuusela is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Dynamite misses.
Dynamite throws out a loose jab but Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black Dynamite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dynamite checks a leg kick.
Dynamite throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuusela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dynamite cracks Kuusela with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kuusela is still on wobbly legs! Can Dynamite finish him?
Kuusela throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kuusela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dynamite throws out the jab.
Dynamite throws a powerful right kick. Kuusela tried to block low but the kick was high! Kuusela was taken right off of his feet! Dynamite jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Black Dynamite!
Our winner, Black Dynamite, 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 Adis Djurdjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Adis Djurdjevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Djurdjevic's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Djurdjevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Djurdjevic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anderson 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.
Adis Djurdjevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Djurdjevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Djurdjevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Djurdjevic.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Djurdjevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Djurdjevic controls his hands.
Djurdjevic misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Djurdjevic.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Djurdjevic lands a shot to the body.
Djurdjevic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anderson walks away with a smile on his face. Djurdjevic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick misses from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
Djurdjevic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Djurdjevic misses with the body kick
and Anderson counters with an inside leg kick.
Djurdjevic doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Djurdjevic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Djurdjevic has time to react.
Djurdjevic connects with a nice looking jab.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Djurdjevic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Djurdjevic is breathing heavily.
Anderson cracks the inside of Djurdjevic's front leg.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson pushes Djurdjevic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Djurdjevic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Djurdjevic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Austin Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Djurdjevic.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Djurdjevic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Djurdjevic has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Djurdjevic swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Djurdjevic manages to pull guard.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Djurdjevic is keeping the position.
Anderson postures up.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Djurdjevic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Djurdjevic is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Djurdjevic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anderson defends well.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Djurdjevic is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson landing with the ground and pound.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Djurdjevic is keeping the position.
Djurdjevic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Djurdjevic controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Djurdjevic throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Anderson tries to clinch but Djurdjevic is having none of it.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Djurdjevic throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Djurdjevic throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Djurdjevic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Djurdjevic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adis Djurdjevic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Djurdjevic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that half lands.
Djurdjevic drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson lands with a nice body kick.
Djurdjevic wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Djurdjevic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Djurdjevic connects with an inside leg kick.
Djurdjevic throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson darts in and clinches Djurdjevic up against the cage.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Djurdjevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Djurdjevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Djurdjevic pulls guard effortlessly.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Djurdjevic is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Djurdjevic keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Djurdjevic keeps moving.
Djurdjevic controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Djurdjevic keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Djurdjevic throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Djurdjevic avoids the body shot from Anderson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Djurdjevic.
Anderson lands a jab to Djurdjevic's midsection.
Austin Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Djurdjevic's head.
A head kick misses from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Djurdjevic. Anderson shrugs it off though.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Djurdjevic throws a sloppy head kick
and Anderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Djurdjevic keeps it at a distance.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Djurdjevic's head backwards.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Djurdjevic is out of range.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Djurdjevic.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Djurdjevic has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Djurdjevic back to the cage. Anderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Djurdjevic is rocked!
Anderson cracks Djurdjevic with a left hook right on the temple and Djurdjevic goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Anderson lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Djurdjevic is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Austin Anderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Austin Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Adis Djurdjevic had this to say: 'I can see the pasture..... and it's beginning to look green'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Azuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kabuto Wakizashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kabuto Wakizashi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Azuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabuto Wakizashi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wakizashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Azuma tries a low kick but Wakizashi avoids it.
Azuma scores with a nice strike.
Azuma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wakizashi fakes the leg kick and cracks Azuma in the body.
Wakizashi's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wakizashi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Azuma misses with a right hand
and Wakizashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Akira Azuma has been cut.
Wakizashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azuma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wakizashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wakizashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azuma shoots in looking for a takedown. Wakizashi tries to sprawl out of it but Azuma keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wakizashi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Azuma misses with a kick to the body
and Wakizashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Wakizashi throws an overhand right that lands on Azuma's shoulder, as Azuma tries to avoid the shot.
Azuma thows a leg kick but Wakizashi checks it
and Wakizashi counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wakizashi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Azuma. Azuma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Azuma throws the kick towards the body but Wakizashi avoids it.
Wakizashi scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azuma throws a leg kick
and Wakizashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wakizashi throws an overhand right that lands on Azuma's shoulder, as Azuma tries to avoid the shot.
Azuma misses with the combination.
Wakizashi blocks the body kick.
Azuma takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Azuma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wakizashi throws out the jab.
Azuma lands a nice looking body kick.
Wakizashi walks into a stiff left hand from Azuma.
Wakizashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azuma.
Wakizashi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Azuma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wakizashi throws out the jab.
Kabuto Wakizashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Azuma gets a clinch.
Wakizashi blocks a body shot from Azuma.
Azuma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azuma throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azuma managing to block the knees to the body from Wakizashi.
Azuma has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wakizashi regains guard immediately.
Wakizashi wants to get back to his feet but Azuma passes into half guard.
Wakizashi has his hands clasped together around Azuma's back. He's all about the action.
Nice strikes from Azuma there.
Azuma looks to land a strike but Wakizashi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi keeping moving, preventing Azuma from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Azuma'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.
Azuma throws an elbow that misses. Wakizashi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Azuma's guard. Nice move by Wakizashi!
Azuma keeping moving, preventing Wakizashi from controlling successfully.
Azuma trying to keep a closed guard but Wakizashi is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wakizashi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wakizashi wants to control from the top but Azuma keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Azuma is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wakizashi wants to control from the top but Azuma keeps moving.
Azuma trying to keep a closed guard but Wakizashi is proving a slippery customer.
Wakizashi sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Azuma doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Wakizashi paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Azuma - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Akira Azuma!
Akira Azuma decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lan Mandragoran!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandragoran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marsh tests Mandragoran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Lan Mandragoran has been cut.
Mandragoran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran drives through and clinches with Marsh against the cage.
Mandragoran working aggressively here.
Marsh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marsh manages to break the clinch.
Marsh checks the leg kick.
Marsh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marsh misses with a kick to the body.
Lan Mandragoran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandragoran misses with a shot to the body
and Marsh counters with a head kick that drops Mandragoran to the mat! Mandragoran scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Mandragoran is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mandragoran. Marsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mandragoran.
Jab by Marsh.
Mandragoran is still on wobbly legs! Can Marsh finish him?
Mandragoran throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marsh finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mandragoran looks winded!
Marsh weaves into range and cracks Mandragoran right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Mandragoran goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Marsh is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stan Marsh!
Stan Marsh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eliézer Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Ehrmantraut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Machado might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes. Ehrmantraut has chosen non existent as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Eliézer Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Michael Ehrmantraut!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Ehrmantraut. That snapped Machado's head back.
Ehrmantraut throws a big shot that misses.
Machado jabs at Ehrmantraut's body.
Machado throws a shot from downtown. Ehrmantraut moves away and avoids it.
Ehrmantraut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Machado lands with a shot to the body.
Machado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Machado tries to clinch up but Ehrmantraut circles away and keeps his distance.
Machado lands with a hook. Ehrmantraut tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Machado misses with a straight right.
Machado tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ehrmantraut counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Machado!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Ehrmantraut creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Machado sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ehrmantraut with the ground and pound but Machado regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ehrmantraut wants to control but Machado is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut content to control rather than advance.
Machado is not content to let Ehrmantraut control the position.
Ehrmantraut missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ehrmantraut throwing shots but Machado is blocking nicely.
Machado is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ehrmantraut scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ehrmantraut is trying to control. Machado wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Machado is pressing down on Ehrmantraut's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ehrmantraut working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ehrmantraut postures up in Machado's guard and throws a big left but Machado blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ehrmantraut looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ehrmantraut makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ehrmantraut trying to control the position from guard on top but Machado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machado lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Machado looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ehrmantraut has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ehrmantraut is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado is looking to advance position but Ehrmantraut has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ehrmantraut cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ehrmantraut sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Machado taking shots to the head.
Machado tries to lock up and control but Ehrmantraut gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ehrmantraut with shots to the head and body - Machado looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ehrmantraut looking to ground and pound but Machado is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado is desperately trying to improve his position but Ehrmantraut has a good base and remains in mount.
Machado holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ehrmantraut tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Machado slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Machado blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ehrmantraut thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Machado's head.
Ehrmantraut is trying to control. Machado wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ehrmantraut throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Machado is not content to let Ehrmantraut control the position.
Ehrmantraut not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Machado trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Ehrmantraut dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Machado checks a low kick from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut shoots in but no luck this time.
Machado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Machado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ehrmantraut feints the counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Machado.
Ehrmantraut throws a good cross that connects.
Machado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Michael Ehrmantraut has been cut.
Ehrmantraut takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ehrmantraut thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eliézer Machado is winning the standup battle so far.
Machado moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Machado lands a body shot.
Machado clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Machado.
Machado can't find room to land a body shot as Ehrmantraut controls the action.
Ehrmantraut gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ehrmantraut looking to sit in guard and control but Machado gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ehrmantraut being controlled here, momentarily.
Machado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ehrmantraut being controlled here, momentarily.
Ehrmantraut trying to keep a closed guard but Machado is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Machado slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Machado has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Machado wants to pass the guard but Ehrmantraut is keeping the position.
Ehrmantraut being controlled here, momentarily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Machado jabs Ehrmantraut right on the nose. Ehrmantraut blinks but takes it well.
Machado misses with a two punch combination.
Machado tries to clinch there but Ehrmantraut circles away.
Ehrmantraut tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ehrmantraut throws a lazy body kick
and Machado holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Machado lands with a left to the head.
Our sources have told us that Machado has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Machado lands a nice uppercut.
Ehrmantraut'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut avoids a wild elbow strike from Machado.
Ehrmantraut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machado.
Machado keeps control of Ehrmantraut as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machado scores with a shoulder strike.
Machado blocks an uppercut.
Machado blocks an uppercut.
Machado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Machado.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ehrmantraut pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machado tries to clinch up but Ehrmantraut circles away and keeps his distance.
Ehrmantraut is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A swing and a miss from Ehrmantraut.
Machado seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliézer Machado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Ehrmantraut's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick by Ehrmantraut misses
and Machado counters with a stiff right hand.
Machado lands a big right hand that sends Ehrmantraut crashing to the mat! Machado stays standing though and waves Ehrmantraut back to his feet!
Ehrmantraut is rocked!
Ehrmantraut takes a swing at Machado's ribcage but misses.
Ehrmantraut is still on wobbly legs! Can Machado finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Machado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ehrmantraut tries to work over Machado's front leg with a kick but Machado checks it.
Machado lands with a straight right. Ehrmantraut didn't see that one coming.
Ehrmantraut throws a leg kick but Machado sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ehrmantraut thuds a left hand into Machado's body.
Ehrmantraut gets tackled into the cage by Machado. Machado maintains the clinch.
Ehrmantraut seems to have recovered his senses.
Come on Ehrmantraut - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Machado lands an elbow just above Ehrmantraut 's eye.
Machado prevents Ehrmantraut from breaking the clinch.
Ehrmantraut can't break the clinch.
Ehrmantraut lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Ehrmantraut tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machado's elbow.
A short right from Ehrmantraut on the inside.
Ehrmantraut dodges an elbow strike from Machado.
Machado throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Machado lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut struggles to land a body shot inside as Machado controls his hands.
Machado blocks a body shot from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Machado pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Machado fails to land.
Machado misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado throws an elbow that misses.
Ehrmantraut breaks the clinch.
Machado throws a series of punches but Ehrmantraut moves out of range.
Ehrmantraut fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Machado on the side of the head.
Ehrmantraut takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ehrmantraut thumps Machado with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machado scores with a hook.
Machado tests Ehrmantraut's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machado is out of range and Ehrmantraut settles back down.
Ehrmantraut connects with a jab.
Machado lands with a shot to the body.
Ehrmantraut throws a lazy right hand but Machado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Ehrmantraut tries to get set, Machado tries to push him back and clinch up but Ehrmantraut manages to avoid the attempt.
Ehrmantraut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machado tries to counter by clinching up but Ehrmantraut breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut lands with a hook. Machado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Machado misses with a double jab.
Ehrmantraut staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Ehrmantraut misses.
Ehrmantraut closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Machado scores with a nice strike.
Ehrmantraut tries a head kick but it misses.
Ehrmantraut looks to throw the jab but Machado is out of range.
Ehrmantraut walks into a stiff left hand from Machado.
Machado digs a good hook to Ehrmantraut's body.
Machado has closed the distance and engaged Ehrmantraut in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ehrmantraut is trying to trip Machado. He has hold of a leg but Machado is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ehrmantraut persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ehrmantraut not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut preventing the sweep.
Ehrmantraut missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ehrmantraut pushing down on Machado's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Machado is trying to maintain the position but Ehrmantraut is very close to passing his half guard.
Ehrmantraut working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ehrmantraut is trying to control the action in half guard but Machado is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ehrmantraut thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eliézer Machado.
I think Machado has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eliézer Machado!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan TheMan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Scotty Doesn't Know. TheMan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Get Up Again kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Stan TheMan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 28 - 1, fighting out of London, Stan TheMan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
TheMan connects with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scott 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 TheMan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from TheMan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
TheMan 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.
TheMan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
Scott looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Scott scoring well with a low kick there.
Scott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but TheMan swivels and escapes.
A looping hook to the body misses from TheMan. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
TheMan throws a body shot but no joy.
Scott takes a swing at TheMan's ribcage but misses.
TheMan lands a jab-cross combination.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but TheMan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice side step and TheMan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Scott cracks TheMan with an open hand slap.
TheMan throws a solid leg kick but Scott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at TheMan.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but TheMan manages to avoid it.
TheMan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A leg kick checked by TheMan.
Esteban Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott throws a leg kick which misses TheMan's front leg but catches the back leg as TheMan tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott misses with a telegraphed body shot
and TheMan counters with a right hand to the body.
TheMan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good leg kick by Scott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
TheMan is looking to slow Scott down with leg kicks.
TheMan checks the leg kick.
Scott uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before TheMan has time to react.
A low kick from Scott is predictable there
letting TheMan counter with a right hand.
Scott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Scott misses with a hook. TheMan ducked under it nicely.
Scott closes the distance and pushes TheMan back into the cage.
Scott working aggressively here.
TheMan struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
TheMan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
TheMan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheMan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
TheMan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
TheMan lands a nice shot to the body.
TheMan staying out of range there.
TheMan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Scott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. TheMan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
TheMan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
TheMan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scott. Scott obviously looking to wear him down.
Scott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
TheMan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Scott rather than just go for the knockout.
Scott throws a leg kick but TheMan checks it.
Nice uppercut lands for TheMan. That snapped Scott's head back.
Scott throws a body kick that misses
and TheMan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheMan slips under a jab.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract TheMan.
Stan TheMan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and TheMan moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from TheMan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Scott shoots in looking for a takedown. TheMan tries to sprawl out of it but Scott keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. TheMan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esteban Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
TheMan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and TheMan wants it to stay on the feet.
A little jabbing left from TheMan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
TheMan blocks a leg kick.
TheMan moves out of range of the leg kick from Scott.
TheMan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scott's calf.
Scott throws a leg kick but TheMan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scott fails to land the takedown.
A lazy body kick from Scott
enabling TheMan to counter with a crisp jab.
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and TheMan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by TheMan - just one landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for TheMan.
Scott is breathing heavily.
Scott scores with a crisp jab that stopped TheMan in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Scott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
TheMan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jab, jab by TheMan - just one landing.
TheMan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Scott on the side of the head.
TheMan throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
TheMan looks to throw the jab but Scott is out of range.
TheMan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Scott throws the kick towards the body but TheMan avoids it.
Scott connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
TheMan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
TheMan cracks Scott with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan TheMan 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.
TheMan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Scott fakes a jab and throws a low kick but TheMan checks it well.
TheMan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scott 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.
TheMan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Scott fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
TheMan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scott on the side of the head.
Scott keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TheMan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
TheMan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
TheMan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
TheMan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Scott.
Stan TheMan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling TheMan to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott slips a jab from TheMan.
TheMan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scott counters with a nice leg kick.
TheMan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scott.
Scott smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Scott lands an overhand right.
Scott gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and TheMan counters with a straight right hand.
TheMan tests Scott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot by Scott.
TheMan slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from TheMan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
TheMan throws a head kick that misses
and Scott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
TheMan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
TheMan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
TheMan throws a leg kick
and Scott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheMan is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Scott.
TheMan connects with a nice looking jab.
Scott is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Scott.
Scott lands with a nice body punch.
TheMan throws a head kick that misses.
TheMan swings widly with a right hand
and Scott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but TheMan manages to avoid it.
Scott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scott scores with a nice head shot.
Some bone on bone action there as TheMan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
TheMan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
TheMan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott closes the distance but TheMan moves to the side
and TheMan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
TheMan digs a good body shot into Scott's ribs.
TheMan lands a body shot.
Scott looks to throw the jab but TheMan is out of range.
Scott sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
TheMan misses with a hook.
Scott throws a body kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by TheMan.
TheMan lands a leg kick that knocks Scott off balance momentarily.
Scott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Scott lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Scott is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
TheMan blocks the body kick.
Scott throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and TheMan counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from TheMan! But no joy.
TheMan throws a leg kick but Scott sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
TheMan scores with a jab to the head.
Scott decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
TheMan kicks Scott off and gets back to his feet.
Scott connects with a single shot there.
TheMan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Scott slips under a jab.
Scott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
TheMan misses with a looping left.
TheMan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big left from TheMan misses.
A little feinted left hand from Scott on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stan TheMan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
TheMan checks a leg kick nicely.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
TheMan ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
TheMan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Scott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
TheMan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
TheMan throws a one two combo.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but TheMan moves away.
Scott lands a right hook to the body.
Scott shoots in but TheMan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott catches TheMan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
TheMan connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling TheMan to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheMan misses with a head kick.
Scott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
TheMan lands a nice hook to Scott's body. Scott takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scott throws an overhand right that lands on TheMan's shoulder, as TheMan tries to avoid the shot.
Scott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scott misses with a right hand
and TheMan counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! TheMan looks at the referee who does nothing so TheMan lands a crushing right that sends Scott to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan TheMan!
An out of breath Stan TheMan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arni Jarnkarl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Malverde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesus Malverde has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arni Jarnkarl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Malverde!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malverde checks a leg kick.
Jarnkarl throws an off balance right hand
and Malverde counters with an outside leg kick.
Jarnkarl throws a head kick that misses
and Malverde counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Malverde takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jarnkarl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malverde looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Malverde misses with a low kick as Jarnkarl jumps back.
Jarnkarl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malverde motions for Jarnkarl to come forward. Malverde throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malverde will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Jarnkarl wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arni Jarnkarl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malverde defending well as Jarnkarl loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malverde defending well as Jarnkarl loads up on a big left hand.
Malverde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jarnkarl lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jarnkarl ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Malverde takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkarl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Malverde was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jarnkarl comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jarnkarl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jarnkarl wants to clinch up but Malverde keeps it at a distance.
Malverde pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jarnkarl is out of range and Malverde settles back down.
Good exchange - Malverde coming out on top.
Jarnkarl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malverde was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl blocks a head kick by Malverde.
Malverde has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jarnkarl moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jarnkarl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malverde if he has to take too many more of those.
Jarnkarl jabs Malverde to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jarnkarl throws a leg kick
and Malverde counters with a nice kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malverde 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 Jarnkarl has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jarnkarl and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jarnkarl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malverde.
Jarnkarl looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malverde punishes Jarnkarl's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malverde looks to land a body kick but Jarnkarl moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malverde throws the kick towards the body but Jarnkarl avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Jarnkarl on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Malverde on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jarnkarl. Jarnkarl obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarnkarl. Malverde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarnkarl 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.
Malverde now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Malverde moves into the clinch successfully.
Malverde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malverde is trying to pull guard but Jarnkarl turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Malverde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarnkarl manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Malverde lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jarnkarl doesn't seem phased though.
Jarnkarl with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malverde tries a head kick but it misses.
Malverde ducks under a wild hook from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Malverde throws a leg kick but Jarnkarl sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl connects with a leg kick. Malverde looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malverde tries for a takedown but Jarnkarl sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Malverde scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Malverde fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jarnkarl tries to clinch but Malverde moves out of range.
Jarnkarl moves out of range of the body kick.
Malverde motions for Jarnkarl to come forward. Malverde throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jarnkarl walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Malverde checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jarnkarl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malverde misses with a kick to the body
and Jarnkarl holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Malverde lands a shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Malverde obliges.
Jarnkarl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malverde lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Jarnkarl.
Malverde tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arni Jarnkarl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Malverde.
Jarnkarl blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jarnkarl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malverde takes a swing at Jarnkarl's ribcage but misses.
Malverde connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malverde drops his hands momentarily and Jarnkarl takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jarnkarl misses with a straight left.
Jarnkarl moves out of range of the body kick.
Jarnkarl misses with an uppercut.
Jarnkarl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Jarnkarl there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jarnkarl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malverde.
Jarnkarl tries a low kick but Malverde avoids it.
Malverde feints a counter leg kick.
Malverde takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malverde misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malverde throws the kick towards the body but Jarnkarl avoids it.
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 Arni Jarnkarl will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jarnkarl takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malverde attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jarnkarl walks into a stiff left hand from Malverde.
Malverde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jarnkarl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jarnkarl blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Jarnkarl is predictable there
and Malverde counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jarnkarl thinking.
A big left from Malverde misses.
Jarnkarl throwing a counter right hand but Malverde manages to avoid it.
Malverde throws a low kick, looking for Jarnkarl's leg but Jarnkarl calmly moves out of range.
Jarnkarl lands a leg kick that knocks Malverde off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malverde throws a right hand that Jarnkarl ducks under and follows up with a left that Jarnkarl also avoids with ease.
Jesus Malverde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jarnkarl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malverde moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarnkarl. Malverde does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malverde misses with a wild body shot.
Jarnkarl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malverde checks it well.
Malverde misses with a wild body shot.
A nice combination there by Malverde.
Malverde avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jarnkarl misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good work by Jarnkarl as he checks the leg kick.
Jarnkarl looks to land a left hand but Malverde moved out of range nicely.
Jarnkarl gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malverde.
Malverde stuns Jarnkarl with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jarnkarl throws an overhand right that lands on Malverde's shoulder, as Malverde tries to avoid the shot.
Jarnkarl takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jarnkarl misses with a wild body shot.
Jarnkarl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malverde. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malverde moves out of range as Jarnkarl throws a body kick.
Malverde fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malverde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malverde has closed the distance and engaged Jarnkarl in a clinch.
Malverde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jarnkarl misses with a body punch.
Malverde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jarnkarl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jarnkarl taking a breather.
Jarnkarl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malverde or not.
Malverde tries to work over Jarnkarl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jarnkarl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malverde misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Jarnkarl.
A short right from Malverde on the inside.
Jarnkarl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl lands a hook that snaps the head of Malverde backwards.
Malverde misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Malverde misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Malverde fails to land.
Nice body punch from Malverde - that landed with a thud.
Jarnkarl blocking some punches.
Malverde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malverde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jarnkarl prevents a body shot from Malverde.
Malverde softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malverde working aggressively here.
Jarnkarl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malverde backwards.
Jarnkarl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jesus Malverde seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Malverde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malverde throws a head punch that misses.
Malverde pushes Jarnkarl back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jarnkarl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malverde backwards.
Jarnkarl scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Jarnkarl - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jarnkarl.
Malverde scores with a shoulder strike.
Jarnkarl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malverde throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jarnkarl lands an uppercut.
Jarnkarl can't find room to land a body shot as Malverde controls the action.
Jarnkarl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jarnkarl presses Malverde against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jarnkarl.
Malverde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jarnkarl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jarnkarl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malverde misses with the head strike.
Jarnkarl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malverde backwards.
Malverde blocks an uppercut.
Malverde has a couple of punches blocked by Jarnkarl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesus Malverde will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jarnkarl lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jarnkarl misses with a hook
and Malverde counters with a leg kick.
Malverde scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheers as Jarnkarl lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malverde doesn't seem phased though.
Jarnkarl looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malverde checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jarnkarl paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Malverde throws a leg kick
enabling Jarnkarl to counter with a crisp jab.
Malverde takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Malverde finds it's way through Jarnkarl's defenses.
Malverde lunges at Jarnkarl with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jarnkarl's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarnkarl throws a chopping leg kick but Malverde manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jarnkarl tests Malverde's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jarnkarl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malverde.
Jarnkarl misses with a low kick as Malverde jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkarl throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A good leg kick by Jarnkarl.
Malverde scores with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl checks a leg kick.
Jarnkarl lands a nice shot to the body.
Jarnkarl misses with an uppercut. Malverde saw that one coming.
Malverde flicks out a counter leg kick but Jarnkarl steps away.
Jarnkarl connects with a solid leg kick.
Jarnkarl takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jarnkarl connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jarnkarl lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Malverde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jarnkarl ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarnkarl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malverde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Malverde throws a front kick that sends Jarnkarl stumbling back into the cage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malverde.
Jarnkarl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malverde.
Jarnkarl needs to keep his hands up - Malverde had a free shot at his head there.
Jarnkarl lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jarnkarl throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malverde sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jarnkarl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Malverde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jarnkarl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jarnkarl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jarnkarl tries to break the clinch but Malverde is controlling the position.
Jarnkarl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Malverde scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jarnkarl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malverde misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Malverde.
Jarnkarl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malverde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malverde.
Malverde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jarnkarl lands a left hand.
Jarnkarl tries to throw a body punch but Malverde avoids it by throwing Jarnkarl back against the cage.
Malverde prevents a body shot from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jarnkarl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malverdes head.
Malverde misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jarnkarl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malverde lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Malverde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jarnkarl lands an uppercut.
Jarnkarl gets through Malverde's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Malverde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malverde tries to work over Jarnkarl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malverde misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarnkarl lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Malverde lands a left hand.
Malverde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malverde jumps guard but Jarnkarl stands there with Malverde around his waist. Malverde gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Malverde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jarnkarl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malverde misses with a body punch.
Jarnkarl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malverde's elbow.
Jarnkarl misses with a punch to the body.
Malverde is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jarnkarl to keep the fight standing.
Jarnkarl lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malverde working aggressively here.
Malverde scores with a shot to the side of Jarnkarl's head.
Jarnkarl misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Jarnkarl as the two fighters clinch.
Malverde misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arni Jarnkarl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jarnkarl 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 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickie Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirty has chosen Dear Penis - Country song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dickie Dirty!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balkan misses with an uppercut
and Dirty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Balkan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dirty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balkan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dirty throws out the jab.
Dirty throws a big shot that misses.
Dirty just misses with a punch to the body.
Balkan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dirty digs a good body shot into Balkan's ribs.
Balkan defending well as Dirty loads up on a big left hand.
Dirty lands with a nice body punch.
Dirty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkan.
Dirty is looking to clinch.
Balkan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Balkan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dirty counters with a straight right hand.
Balkan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dirty is looking to chop away at Balkan's legs.
Dirty connects with a right hand. Balkan shakes it off.
Dickie Dirty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balkan connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balkan takes one on the button.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Dirty.
Dirty connects with a right hand. Balkan shakes it off.
Dirty throws a sloppy body shot
letting Balkan counter with a right hand.
Dirty lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Balkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dirty.
Balkan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Balkan.
Balkan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Balkan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dirty.
Balkan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dirty.
Balkan moves out of range of the leg kick from Dirty.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dirty.
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!
Balkan blocks a jab.
Dirty throws a wild body kick that Balkan sees coming a mile off.
Dirty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dirty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Balkan connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab from Dirty.
Balkan misses with a low kick.
Dirty flicks out a counter leg kick but Balkan steps away.
Dirty is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Balkan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dirty.
Dirty is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Balkan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Balkan scores with a sloppy right hand. Dirty should have avoided that one.
Balkan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dirty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dirty connects with a jab.
Dirty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balkan at a distance.
Dirty scores with a hook.
Balkan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Balkan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balkan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balkan avoids the body shot from Dirty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty slips under a jab.
Dirty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balkan.
Dirty misses with a low kick.
Balkan avoids the head kick by Dirty.
An attempted straight right counter from Balkan misses the target.
Balkan scores with a nice right hand.
Balkan throws a hook but Dirty blocks it.
Dirty throws a shot from downtown. Balkan moves away and avoids it.
Balkan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Dirty misses
and Balkan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balkan throws a body kick that misses
and Dirty counters with a nice leg kick.
Balkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dirty was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkan.
Dirty throws out a leg kick but Balkan moves out of range and Dirty only half commits.
That kick from Balkan tenderised Dirty's leg. Dirty is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balkan tries to sprawl but Dirty drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balkan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dirty.
Dirty trying to control from Balkan's half guard. Balkan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirty postures up in Balkan's guard and throws a big left but Balkan blocks it.
Balkan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dirty wants to sweep but no luck.
Dirty has his hands on Balkan's head, controlling the position.
Balkan postures up.
Balkan wants to control from the top but Dirty keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dirty is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dickie Dirty dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The crowd cheers as Dirty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Balkan doesn't seem phased though.
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dirty blocks a head kick by Balkan.
Balkan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dirty throws the left hand but Balkan avoids the punch easily.
Balkan avoids the body shot from Dirty.
Balkan misses with a low kick.
Balkan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dirty.
Dickie Dirty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balkan checks a leg kick.
Dirty throws a solid leg kick but Balkan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dirty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Balkan.
Dirty tries to clinch up but Balkan circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dirty misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dirty throws a shot to the body.
Balkan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dirty swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Balkan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dirty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dirty lands some shots froms side control.
Balkan parries the strikes from Dirty easily there. Dirty is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Balkan to escape.
Balkan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dirty has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Balkan is taking a breather. Dirty says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dirty tries to get to full guard but Balkan has control of the leg.
Balkan wants to work for an arm triangle but Dirty is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Well, if Balkan 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.
Dirty wants to control but Balkan is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dirty knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Balkan is trying to control. Dirty wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Balkan trying to mount his opponent but Dirty defends it.
Balkan is working hard here to advance position.
Balkan trying to control the pace.
Dirty is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty moves into full guard.
Dirty looking to control.
Balkan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dirty's guard.
Dirty trying to control from the bottom.
Dirty gets back to full guard.
Dirty looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balkan is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan advances to half guard.
Balkan trying to control from half guard but Dirty is working away.
Balkan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dirty actively working from the bottom here.
Balkan is trying to control. Dirty wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Balkan is thwarting Dirty's attempts to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dirty is looking to improve his position.
Dirty is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dickie Dirty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Balkan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dirty connects with an inside leg kick.
Balkan throws a hook but Dirty blocks it.
Dirty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dirty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balkan.
Dirty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Balkan's head backwards.
Dirty tries to move into range but Balkan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dirty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Balkan does it's job there.
Balkan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balkan lands a leg kick that knocks Dirty off balance momentarily.
Dirty throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Balkan was covering up waiting for the punch and Dirty finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dirty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balkan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Balkan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Dirty in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dickie Dirty has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dirty throws an elbow that misses. Balkan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dirty's guard. Nice move by Balkan!
Dirty controls Balkan momentarily but Balkan frees himself.
Balkan wants to control from the top but Dirty keeps moving.
Dirty is trying to control the position but Balkan postures up.
Dirty seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balkan preventing the sweep.
Balkan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Balkan is fighting to break Dirty's control of his arms but Dirty is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dirty bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Balkan's guard.
Balkan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dirty wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan looking to control.
Balkan is really struggling to control Dirty but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Balkan has his foot on Dirty's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dirty works his way back into a safe position though.
Balkan is trying to control the position but Dirty postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dirty throws a chopping leg kick but Balkan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Balkan misses with a wild body shot.
Dirty throws a lazy right hand but Balkan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dirty throws a low kick, looking for Balkan's leg but Balkan calmly moves out of range.
And Balkan counters with a quick kick to the body but Dirty blocks it.
Dirty throws a low kick but it's checked well by Balkan.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Balkan misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dirty. Dirty obviously looking to wear him down.
Dirty fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Balkan misses its target.
Balkan scores with a leg kick.
Dirty fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Dirty.
Dirty moves in looking to clinch but Balkan pushes him off.
Balkan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Balkan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dirty tests Balkan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dirty works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balkan misses with an uppercut. Dirty saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Balkan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balkan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dirty.
Dirty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balkan.
Balkan jabs at Dirty's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dickie Dirty really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Balkan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dirty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balkan throws out the jab.
Dirty defending well as Balkan loads up on a big left hand.
Dirty throws a leg kick
letting Balkan counter with a right hand.
Balkan ducks under a wild hook from Dirty.
Dirty jabs Balkan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balkan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dirty's calf.
Dirty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dirty appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dirty looks to throw the jab but Balkan is out of range.
Balkan moves out of range of the leg kick from Dirty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dirty throws out a counter right but Balkan avoids it with no problem.
Balkan misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Balkan blocks the leg kick.
Balkan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Balkan moves out of range as Dirty strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dirty's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Balkan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dirty blocks a head kick by Balkan.
Dirty stuns Balkan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dirty misses with an uppercut. Balkan saw that one coming.
Balkan misses with a looping left.
Dirty looks to throw the jab but Balkan is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Dirty misses.
Dirty throws a wild body kick that Balkan sees coming a mile off.
Balkan lands a leg kick that knocks Dirty off balance momentarily.
Dirty gets the takedown into side control.
Dirty is looking to take a break and control but Balkan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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!
Balkan is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is holding Dirty down, trying to stall.
Dirty connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Balkan some visible discomfort.
Dirty tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dirty has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dirty trying to control the action but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Dirty in side control, throwing shots but Balkan defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty scoring with punches from side control.
Dirty staying calm.
Balkan tries to bench press Dirty off him but Dirty keeps the position.
Dirty looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Balkan is avoiding damage well.
Dirty landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dirty landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dirty creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Balkan tries to improve position but can't.
Dirty misses with the ground and pound.
Dirty cracks Balkan with a big right hand but Balkan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dirty wants to control but Balkan is keeping him busy.
Dirty scoring with punches and elbows.
Dirty lands a nice forearm strike.
Balkan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dirty throws an elbow but Balkan slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dickie Dirty dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Balkan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dirty misses with an attempted mid kick.
Balkan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dirty lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dirty punishes Balkan's body with a nice straight punch.
Dirty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balkan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balkan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Dirty counter with a right hand.
Balkan throws a low kick but Dirty avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balkan.
Dirty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dirty. Dirty circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A low kick from Dirty misses
and Balkan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Balkan is looking to chop away at Dirty's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balkan throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dirty to counter with a crisp jab.
Jami Balkan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balkan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balkan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Balkan looks to score with a jab to the body but Dirty is just out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dirty crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Balkan - the referee stops the clock and Dirty gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Balkan. Dirty manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Balkan moves out of range as Dirty strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Balkan checks a leg kick.
Balkan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Balkan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dirty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dirty lands with a kick to the ribs.
Balkan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dirty moves out of range of the body kick from Balkan.
Dirty misses with a low kick.
Jami Balkan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dirty, right into the meat.
Balkan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dirty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dirty.
Nice defenses there by Dirty.
Dirty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dirty throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Balkan to counter with a crisp jab.
Balkan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Balkan backing away here, and Dirty unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Balkan throws a jab when Dirty was well out of range.
Balkan tries a head kick but it misses.
Dirty thuds his right hand into Balkan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dirty avoids the body shot from Balkan.
Dirty takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan tries to pull guard but Dirty forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Dirty.
Dirty blocks a body shot from Balkan.
Dirty blocking some punches.
Dirty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balkan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dirty or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balkan.
Balkan lands with a left to the head.
Dirty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balkan misses with a punch on the inside.
Balkan scores with a hook to the body.
Dirty tries to throw a body punch but Balkan avoids it by throwing Dirty back against the cage.
Dirty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Balkan.
Nice body punch from Dirty.
Balkan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dirty lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirty jumps guard but Balkan stands there with Dirty around his waist. Dirty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Balkan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dirty or not.
Dickie Dirty is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dirty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dirty.
Balkan blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Balkan fails to land.
Balkan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dirty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balkan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirty prevents a body shot from Balkan.
Balkan tries to throw a body punch but Dirty avoids it by throwing Balkan back against the cage.
Dirty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balkan misses with some punches.
Balkan blocking some punches.
Balkan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dirty blocks a body shot from Balkan.
Balkan can't find room to land a body shot as Dirty controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jami Balkan.
I think Dirty 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 Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dickie Dirty!
After the fight, Dickie Dirty was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Zsasz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stem Cell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zsasz comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac: When We Ride ft. Outlawz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Zsasz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stem Cell!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cell scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Cell misses.
Cell takes a swing at Zsasz's ribcage but misses.
Zsasz throws a hook but Cell blocks it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cell - that will leave a mark!
Cell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zsasz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cell.
A quick step to the side and Zsasz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zsasz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cell.
Zsasz tried to counter with a leg kick but Cell avoided it.
Zsasz throws a front kick that sends Cell stumbling back into the cage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zsasz checks a leg kick.
Zsasz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zsasz throws a looping overhand right but Cell ducks down to avoid it.
Cell throws out a counter right but Zsasz avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zsasz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Cell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Zsasz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cell fails to land the takedown.
Victor Zsasz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zsasz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cell.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Zsasz lands a head shot.
Zsasz is looking to slow Cell down with leg kicks.
Zsasz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zsasz scores with a shot to the body.
Cell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zsasz can pounce on him.
A big right from Cell misses.
Zsasz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zsasz cracks Cell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Zsasz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cell.
Cell throwing shots but Zsasz is blocking nicely.
Cell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zsasz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zsasz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zsasz is trying to stand.
Zsasz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cell.
Zsasz trying to hold on to Cell's head to control him but Cell postures up.
Cell controlling the action here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zsasz feints and then cracks Cell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cell down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell tries to bum rush Zsasz with a series of wild strikes but Zsasz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zsasz throws a body punch but Cell moves out of range.
Cell throws a jab but it's blocked by Zsasz.
Cell just misses with a punch to the body.
Zsasz jabs at Cell's body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cell.
Cell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Cell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zsasz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zsasz connects with a leg kick. Cell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cell avoids the body shot from Zsasz.
Cell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zsasz moves out of range of the body kick from Cell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zsasz.
Zsasz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cell throws a jab when Zsasz was well out of range.
Zsasz throws the left hand but Cell avoids the punch easily.
Zsasz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cell doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Zsasz scores with a leg kick.
Zsasz throws an overhand right that lands on Cell's shoulder, as Cell tries to avoid the shot.
Cell throws an off balance right hand
and Zsasz counters with a thumping low kick.
Zsasz lands with a hook. Cell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zsasz throws a low kick but Cell moves out of range easily.
A big left from Zsasz misses.
Zsasz works the jab nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cell 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 Zsasz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zsasz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zsasz manages to get to full guard.
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 Victor Zsasz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A shot to the body from Cell misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zsasz defending well as Cell loads up on a big left hand.
Cell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zsasz ducks right into an uppercut from Cell.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cell.
Victor Zsasz is winning the standup battle so far.
Cell misses with a takedown attempt
and Zsasz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cell cracks Zsasz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cell darts in looking for a takedown but Zsasz gets double underhooks and turns Cell into the cage.
Zsasz scores with a push kick.
Cell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zsasz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zsasz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zsasz keeping full guard, as Cell tries to pass.
Cell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cell throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsasz wants to stand up but Cell is controlling him.
Cell lands a couple of elbows.
Cell throws an elbow that misses. Zsasz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cell's guard. Nice move by Zsasz!
Cell seems keen to control Zsasz's posture.
Zsasz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cell keeping moving, preventing Zsasz from controlling successfully.
Zsasz is fighting to break Cell's control of his arms but Cell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zsasz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zsasz wants to pass the guard but Cell is keeping the position.
Cell has Zsasz pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zsasz sizes up Cell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell throws a jab but it's blocked by Zsasz.
Zsasz misses with a head kick.
Cell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zsasz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zsasz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cell's head.
Nice shot by Zsasz.
Cell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zsasz kicks Cell off and gets to his feet.
Cell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zsasz is able to avoid easily.
Zsasz is looking to counter with a body kick.
Zsasz throws a lazy body kick
and Cell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zsasz misses with a low kick.
Zsasz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cell manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Cell as he connects with a hook.
Zsasz moves out of range as Cell throws a body kick.
Zsasz throws a wild body kick that Cell sees coming a mile off.
Cell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zsasz.
Nice jab there from Zsasz.
Zsasz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cell misses with a two punch combination.
Cell shoots in for a takedown but Zsasz shows good takedown defense.
Victor Zsasz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stem Cell.
Cell shoots in for a double leg but Zsasz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zsaszs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cell tries to bum rush Zsasz with a series of wild strikes but Zsasz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zsasz is looking to counter punch.
Zsasz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cell.
Zsasz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zsasz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stem Cell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zsasz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zsasz stuffs the takedown attempt from Cell. Cell gets slowly back to his feet.
Cell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zsasz.
Cell misses with a hook.
Cell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zsasz is trying to get back to his feet.
Cell in side control, throwing shots but Zsasz defends.
Cell throws an elbow but Zsasz slips to the side and avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cell has knee on belly momentarily but Zsasz bucks him off and regains half guard.
Zsasz taking some punishment here, with Cell in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell looks to land a strike but Zsasz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cell with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zsasz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Zsasz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cell doesn't seem bothered though.
Cell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zsasz moves out of range of the leg kick from Cell.
Zsasz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zsasz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
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!
Zsasz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cell manages to avoid it.
Cell tries to clinch up.
Cell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zsasz.
Cell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zsasz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cell tries to close the distance and clinch but Zsasz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Cell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zsasz cracks Cell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cell walks into a straight right hand from Zsasz.
Zsasz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zsasz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cell 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Cell misses
and Zsasz counters with a good low kick that Cell was not able to check.
Cell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cell misses with a lunging right hand
and Zsasz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cell throws a right hand that misses
and Zsasz counters with a solid body kick.
Cell scores with a punch to the head.
Cell lands with a straight right. Zsasz didn't see that one coming.
Cell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zsasz throws a body punch but Cell moves out of range.
Cell feints the counter takedown.
Cell loads up on a big right hand but Zsasz slips the punch.
Zsasz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cell.
Zsasz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zsasz.
A punch lands to the side of Zsasz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zsasz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cell is out of range and Zsasz settles back down.
Cell misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cell misses with a looping right.
Cell moves out of range of the leg kick from Zsasz.
Cell throws a big shot that misses.
Zsasz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cell throws a combination that misses
and Zsasz counters with a straight right hand.
Cell drives through with a takedown into Zsasz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zsasz controlling the position.
Stem Cell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cell throwing strikes but missing.
Zsasz wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Zsasz clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cell doesn't manage to clinch there - Zsasz circles away.
Zsasz throws a hook but Cell avoids it easily.
Zsasz takes a swing at Cell's ribcage but misses.
Cell scores with a head kick.
It looks like Victor Zsasz has been cut.
Zsasz throws a lazy right hand but Cell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zsasz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zsasz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cell.
Cell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zsasz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cell lands a nice hook to Zsasz's body. Zsasz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cell missing with a left hand there. Zsasz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cell misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheers as Zsasz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cell doesn't seem phased though.
Cell drops his hands momentarily and Zsasz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Zsasz misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsasz connects with a jab.
Cell closes the distance and clinches.
Cell lands a left hand.
Cell working aggressively here.
Zsasz prevents a body shot from Cell.
Cell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zsasz can't find room to land a body shot as Cell controls the action.
Zsasz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zsasz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zsasz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cell misses with an uppercut. Zsasz saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Zsasz misses its target.
Zsasz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cell.
Cell throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Zsasz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zsasz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cell is able to avoid easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zsasz.
Zsasz scores with a hook.
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 slapping leg kick lands for Zsasz.
Cell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zsasz is out of range.
Zsasz misses with a body shot.
Cell throws out a loose jab but Zsasz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cell lands a jab to the head.
Cell misses with a body shot.
Zsasz misses with an uppercut. Cell saw that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Zsasz as Cell shoots in.
Zsasz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zsasz wants it to stay on the feet.
Cell is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cell tries to clinch there but Zsasz circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell misses with a lunging right hand
and Zsasz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zsasz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cell.
Cell misses with a looping left.
Zsasz slips under a jab from Cell.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zsasz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cell - the referee stops the clock and Zsasz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cell. Zsasz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cell closes the distance and clinches.
Cell swings wildly with an uppercut but Zsasz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zsasz throws a punch but it's blocked by Cell.
Cell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zsasz after a bit of a struggle.
Victor Zsasz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stem Cell.
Zsasz is trying to break free.
Zsasz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cell has him pressed against the cage.
Zsasz looking to throw knees to the head but Cell is blocking nicely.
Cell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zsasz's efforts to push away.
Cell stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zsasz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zsasz looks to throw a body kick
and Cell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Zsasz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zsasz jabs Cell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Cell.
Cell fails to land the takedown.
Cell throws a jab when Zsasz was well out of range.
Cell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zsasz.
Zsasz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cell manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Victor Zsasz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Victor Zsasz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Zsasz.
Cell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cell lands with an uppercut that bounces Zsasz off the cage and back into range.
Cell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zsasz.
Cell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Cell misses.
Zsasz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zsasz has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Cell has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
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 shot in the inside from Zsasz.
Cell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zsasz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cell throws a hook to the side of Zsasz's head but Zsasz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zsasz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsasz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cell.
Cell throws a shot from downtown. Zsasz moves away and avoids it.
Zsasz throws a lazy right hand but Cell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zsasz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zsasz misses with a hook. Cell ducked under it nicely.
Cell throws a jab when Zsasz was well out of range.
Cell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zsaszs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zsasz is looking to chop away at Cell's legs.
Cell just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cell.
Zsasz wants to land a leg kick but Cell is out of range.
Zsasz throws a leg kick that misses.
Zsasz throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Zsasz finds it's way through Cell's defenses.
Stem Cell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell sizes up Zsasz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zsasz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cell misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Zsasz misses its target.
Cell shoots in for a double leg but Zsasz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zsasz tries a low kick but Cell avoids it.
Zsasz scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick from Cell misses.
Zsasz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cell doesn't seem bothered though.
Zsasz staying out of range there.
Zsasz throws a right hand that Cell ducks under and follows up with a left that Cell also avoids with ease.
Cell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zsasz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zsasz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cell is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good leg kick by Zsasz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cell throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Cell misses.
Zsasz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zsasz stuffs the takedown attempt from Cell. Cell gets slowly back to his feet.
Victor Zsasz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stem Cell.
Zsasz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cell.
Cell misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Cell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zsasz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cell moves away.
Cell feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz throws a big shot that misses.
Zsasz swats away the attempt to clinch by Cell.
Zsasz misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Zsasz.
Zsasz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cell needs to keep his hands up - Zsasz had a free shot at his head there.
Cell is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cell tries to clinch but Zsasz moves out of range.
Cell 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.
Cell throws a jab but it's blocked by Zsasz.
Cell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Zsasz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zsasz just misses with a punch to the body.
Victor Zsasz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zsasz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Zsasz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zsasz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Zsasz!
Victor Zsasz is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Victor Zsasz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Stem Cell was interviewed post fight and said 'Looks like its time for apoptosis.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daken Akihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Livin It Up. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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162 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
56 - 13 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daken Akihiro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donowitz cracks the inside of Akihiro's front leg.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Akihiro checks it.
Donowitz lands with a nice body punch.
Donowitz lands a nice hook to Akihiro's body. Akihiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Donowitz is looking to chop away at Akihiro's legs.
Akihiro throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akihiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Donowitz.
Akihiro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A lazy body kick from Akihiro
and Donowitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akihiro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donowitz momentarily.
Donowitz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akihiro throws a low kick but Donowitz moves out of range easily.
Donowitz throwing a counter right hand but Akihiro manages to avoid it.
Akihiro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Akihiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donowitz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akihiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donowitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akihiro throws a leg kick but Donowitz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Donowitz throwing a counter right hand but Akihiro manages to avoid it.
Akihiro throws an off balance right hand
and Donowitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akihiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akihiro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Donowitz lands with an overhand left.
Akihiro throws a leg kick but Donowitz checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Akihiro.
A big left from Akihiro misses.
Donowitz throws a lazy right hand but Akihiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donowitz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akihiro can pounce on him.
Donowitz misses with a straight left.
Akihiro throws a looping overhand right but Donowitz ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Donowitz.
Akihiro has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Akihiro misses with a kick to the body
and Donowitz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donowitz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donowitz misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Donowitz misses its target.
Donowitz misses with a straight left.
Akihiro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donowitz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Akihiro scores with a hook.
Akihiro misses with an uppercut.
Akihiro misses with a kick to the body
and Donowitz counters with a straight right hand.
Jab by Donowitz.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akihiro. That's going to slow Donowitz down.
Akihiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donowitz throws out the jab.
A lazy body kick from Akihiro
and Donowitz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Donowitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donowitz lands with a kick to the temple. Akihiro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Akihiro misses with a wild combination.
That kick from Akihiro tenderised Donowitz's leg. Donowitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Donowitz.
Akihiro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donowitz walks into a jab.
Donowitz misses with a hook. Akihiro ducked under it nicely.
Akihiro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donowitz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Donowitz misses the target.
Akihiro misses with a straight right.
Donowitz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akihiro. Akihiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Akihiro throws a low kick but Donowitz moves out of range easily.
Akihiro misses with a looping left.
Donowitz scoring well with a low kick there.
Donowitz thows a body kick. Akihiro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akihiro.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Donowitz.
Donowitz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akihiro misses with a leg kick
and Donowitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akihiro lands a nice shot that snaps Donowitz's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz connects with an inside leg kick.
Akihiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donowitz misses with a hook. Akihiro ducked under it nicely.
Donowitz blocks the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donowitz.
Donowitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akihiro avoids a kick to the body.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Donowitz cracks Akihiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Akihiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Akihiro scores with a jab to the head.
Akihiro throws a hook but Donowitz avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Left hook, right uppercut from Akihiro.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Akihiro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donowitz misses with a looping left.
Donowitz slips under a jab from Akihiro.
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 Donny Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz'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.
Akihiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donowitz throws a hook to the side of Akihiro's head but Akihiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donowitz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Akihiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
Akihiro throws a wild body kick that Donowitz sees coming a mile off.
Donowitz misses with a body kick.
Akihiro checks a leg kick.
Donowitz scores with a shot to the body.
Donny Donowitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Akihiro walks into a straight right hand from Donowitz.
Donowitz jabs Akihiro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Akihiro thumps Donowitz with a low kick.
Donowitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akihiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donowitz tries to score with a low kick but Akihiro moves his leg out of the way.
Daken Akihiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Donowitz 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 Akihiro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Akihiro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Akihiro replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Donowitz blocks it well.
Donowitz cracks the inside of Akihiro's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Akihiro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akihiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donowitz throws the kick towards the body but Akihiro avoids it.
Akihiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Donowitz.
Akihiro tries to move into range but Donowitz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Donowitz misses.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Donowitz slips under a jab.
Donowitz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Akihiro misses the shot to the body.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut. Akihiro saw that one coming.
Akihiro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donowitz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Akihiro throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Akihiro misses the target.
Akihiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donowitz.
Donowitz is looking to counter punch.
Akihiro throws a leg kick
and Donowitz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Donowitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akihiro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro lunges at Donowitz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Donowitz's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Akihiro.
Donowitz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Akihiro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Akihiro is just out of range.
Akihiro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donowitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akihiro, as that shot connected.
Akihiro throws a lazy right hand but Donowitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donowitz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donowitz throws a leg kick that misses.
Donowitz throws a shot from downtown. Akihiro moves away and avoids it.
Akihiro just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Donowitz.
Donowitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akihiro.
Akihiro was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A telegraphed right hand from Akihiro misses the target.
Donowitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donowitz checks a low kick from Akihiro.
Donowitz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Donowitz scores with a jab. Akihiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akihiro digs a good hook to Donowitz's body.
Donowitz throws a right hand that misses
and Akihiro counters with a nice body shot.
Donowitz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters circling a little - Akihiro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Akihiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donowitz scores with a hook to the body. Akihiro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Akihiro wants to land a leg kick but Donowitz is out of range.
Akihiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Akihiro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Donowitz is out of range and Akihiro settles back down.
Donowitz checks a low kick from Akihiro.
Akihiro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donowitz wants to slow Akihiro down by chopping away at his legs.
Akihiro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Akihiro throws a sloppy body shot
and Donowitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donowitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akihiro checks a low kick from Donowitz.
Akihiro misses with a body kick.
Donowitz misses with a right hand
and Akihiro counters with a nice leg kick.
Akihiro throws a leg kick
and Donowitz counters with a good low kick that Akihiro was not able to check.
Akihiro thows a leg kick but Donowitz checks it
and Donowitz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Akihiro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donowitz's sensitive parts.
Akihiro tries to land a front kick but Donowitz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donowitz is looking to chop away at Akihiro's legs.
Akihiro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akihiro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Akihiro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akihiro misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donowitz, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daken Akihiro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
That's time! Donowitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Akihiro blocks a head kick by Donowitz.
A telegraphed right hand from Akihiro misses the target.
It looked like Donowitz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Akihiro.
Donowitz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akihiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Donowitz.
Donowitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Akihiro is just out of range.
Donowitz misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akihiro.
Donowitz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Akihiro moves out of range.
Donowitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akihiro moves out of range of the body kick.
Akihiro feints a counter leg kick.
Donowitz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donowitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akihiro's sensitive parts.
Donowitz throws a hook but Akihiro blocks it.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Donowitz misses
and Akihiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Akihiro checks the leg kick.
Akihiro scores with a leg kick.
Donowitz connects with a high kick.
Donowitz 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Donowitz 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 Akihiro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Akihiro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Akihiro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Akihiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donowitz backing away here, and Akihiro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Donowitz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Donowitz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donowitz tries to move into range but Akihiro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Donowitz throws an overhand right that lands on Akihiro's shoulder, as Akihiro tries to avoid the shot.
Akihiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donowitz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Akihiro checks it well.
Donowitz backing away here, and Akihiro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Akihiro misses with a head kick.
Akihiro tries to move into range but Donowitz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz throws a hook to the side of Akihiro's head but Akihiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro throws a sloppy head kick and Donowitz moves out of range easily.
Donowitz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akihiro to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Akihiro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Donowitz doesn't seem phased though.
Donowitz missing with a left hand there. Akihiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akihiro throws a sloppy head kick
and Donowitz counters with a good low kick that Akihiro was not able to check.
Donowitz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Akihiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Akihiro misses.
The crowd cheers as Akihiro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Donowitz doesn't seem phased though.
Akihiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Donowitz is just out of range.
Donowitz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Akihiro just manages to avoid it.
Akihiro defending well as Donowitz loads up on a big left hand.
Donowitz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Akihiro.
A bone on bone clash there as Donowitz blocks the leg kick.
Akihiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akihiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akihiro tries to land a leg kick but Donowitz saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a leg kick that misses.
Donowitz lands with a good body shot.
Akihiro checks a low kick from Donowitz.
Akihiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akihiro lands a nice looking body kick.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akihiro.
Akihiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Akihiro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Akihiro.
An inside leg kick from Akihiro misses.
Nice shot lands for Akihiro.
Donowitz avoids the head kick by Akihiro.
Nice cross by Akihiro.
Akihiro throws a poor cross that misses
letting Donowitz counter with a right hand.
Donowitz misses with a hook. Akihiro ducked under it nicely.
Donowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro thows a leg kick but Donowitz checks it
and Donowitz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Akihiro really felt that one!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akihiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akihiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akihiro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Akihiro tenderised Donowitz's leg. Donowitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akihiro.
Donowitz is looking to counter punch.
Akihiro throws a leg kick that misses.
Donowitz misses with a leg kick.
Akihiro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Akihiro moves out of range of the body kick from Donowitz.
Akihiro with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akihiro.
Donowitz lands with a shot to the body.
Akihiro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donowitz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akihiro.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Akihiro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Donny Donowitz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick by Akihiro misses
and Donowitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akihiro with a jab.
Akihiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donowitz throws a shot from downtown. Akihiro moves away and avoids it.
Donowitz throws out a loose jab but Akihiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akihiro lands with a nice body punch.
Donowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akihiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Donowitz.
Akihiro loads up on a big right hand but Donowitz slips the punch.
Donowitz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Akihiros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akihiro.
Donowitz lands with a nice body punch.
Donowitz is looking to score with low kicks.
Donowitz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Donowitz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Donowitz does it's job there.
Donowitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akihiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Akihiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donowitz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Akihiro checks it.
Donowitz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akihiro. That's going to slow Donowitz down.
A shot to the liver by Akihiro. Beautiful body shot.
Akihiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice cross by Akihiro.
Akihiro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Donowitz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A low kick from Akihiro misses
and Donowitz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Akihiro looks to land a right hand but Donowitz moved out of range.
Donowitz cracks a nice hook into Akihiro's ribs.
Donowitz digs a good hook to Akihiro's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akihiro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Donowitz blocks the leg kick.
Akihiro slips under a jab from Donowitz.
Akihiro was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Akihiro tried to score with a low kick but Donowitz checks it.
Donowitz takes a swing at Akihiro's ribcage but misses.
Akihiro throws a leg kick
and Donowitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akihiro moves out of range of the body kick.
And Akihiro responds with a good body kick, but Donowitz manages to step out the way in time.
Donowitz missing with a left hand there. Akihiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akihiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Donowitz.
Donowitz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Donowitz - that will leave a mark!
Akihiro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Akihiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donowitz moves away.
Donowitz checks a low kick from Akihiro.
Akihiro throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akihiro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donowitz cracks the inside of Akihiro's front leg.
A leg kick checked by Donowitz.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akihiro moves away.
Akihiro lands a two punch combo.
Donowitz looks to land a body kick but Akihiro moved away.
Donowitz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Donowitz moves out of range as Akihiro strikes.
Akihiro avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Akihiro! But no joy.
Donowitz looks to throw the jab but Akihiro is out of range.
Akihiro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Donowitz at a distance.
Donowitz looks to land a right hand but Akihiro moved out of range.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Akihiro.
Akihiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Akihiro.
Akihiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akihiro swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
Akihiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Akihiro misses with a straight right.
Donowitz tries to land a leg kick but Akihiro saw it coming and moves away.
A little jabbing left from Akihiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Akihiro lands the left hand.
Donowitz tries to work over Akihiro's front leg with a kick but Akihiro checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Akihiro.
Akihiro throws a head kick that misses
and Donowitz counters with a good low kick that Akihiro was not able to check.
Akihiro swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akihiro scores with a push kick.
Akihiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donowitz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akihiro connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Daken Akihiro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Akihiro checks a leg kick.
Akihiro only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Akihiro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Akihiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donowitz lands a nice shot to the body.
Akihiro ducks right into an uppercut from Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akihiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Akihiro misses with an uppercut.
Akihiro misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akihiro throws a leg kick but Donowitz checks it.
Donowitz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Akihiro misses with a kick to the body.
Akihiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akihiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donowitz throws out the jab.
Donowitz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Akihiro doesn't seem bothered though.
Donowitz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Donowitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akihiro.
Donowitz blocks a leg kick.
Donowitz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Akihiro moves out of range.
Akihiro flicks out a counter leg kick but Donowitz steps away.
A swing and a miss from Akihiro.
Donowitz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Akihiro just manages to avoid it.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akihiro.
Donowitz scores with a nice right hand.
Donowitz throws a hook to the side of Akihiro's head but Akihiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akihiro throws a push kick but Donowitz slaps the foot to one side.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akihiro moves away.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Akihiro moves out of range.
Akihiro throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donowitz catches Akihiro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donowitz takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akihiro's sensitive parts.
Akihiro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Donowitz scores with a jab.
Donowitz tries to move into range but Akihiro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Donowitz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Akihiro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Akihiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akihiro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donowitz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Akihiro is out of range.
Akihiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Donowitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akihiro checks a low kick from Donowitz.
A jab from Donowitz finds it's way through Akihiro's defenses.
Akihiro misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donowitz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donowitz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Akihiro under the eye.
Donowitz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akihiro scores with a jab.
Akihiro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donowitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akihiro's sensitive parts.
Donowitz missing with a left hand there. Akihiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Donowitz as he connects with a hook.
Donowitz throws a hook but Akihiro blocks it.
Akihiro lands a leg kick that knocks Donowitz off balance momentarily.
Akihiro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Donowitz counters with a nice body kick.
Donowitz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Donowitz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akihiro can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Akihiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donowitz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Akihiro misses with a low kick.
Donowitz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Akihiro moved away.
Donowitz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donowitz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Akihiro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donowitz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akihiro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Donowitz to score with a decent uppercut.
Akihiro slips under a jab.
Akihiro throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Akihiro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akihiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Donowitz does it's job there.
Akihiro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut.
Donowitz slips a straight right by Akihiro.
A counter left hand to the body from Donowitz misses its target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Donowitz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donowitz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:48
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Donny Donowitz!
Donny Donowitz 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, Daken Akihiro stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good fight...If i had to lose at least it was to someone with a badass nickname.'.
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