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Causing Havoc 52 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Han Ha Ha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Bradstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake Bradstone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Han Ha Ha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Drake Bradstone!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradstone moves out of range of the body kick from Ha Ha.
Bradstone has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ha Ha 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.
Ha Ha throws a sloppy head kick and Bradstone moves out of range easily.
Ha Ha throws a low kick, looking for Bradstone's leg but Bradstone calmly moves out of range.
Bradstone takes a swing at Ha Ha's ribcage but misses.
Ha Ha seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bradstone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ha Ha is able to avoid easily.
Ha Ha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bradstone feints a counter leg kick.
Bradstone throws a low kick but Ha Ha avoids it.
Bradstone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ha Ha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ha Ha wants to slow Bradstone down by chopping away at his legs.
Ha Ha lands a right hook to the body.
Ha Ha scores with a nice head shot.
Bradstone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradstone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ha Ha manages to avoid it.
Ha Ha lands a slapping body shot.
Ha Ha seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A lazy body kick from Bradstone
and Ha Ha counters with a leg kick.
Bradstone moves out of range of the body kick.
Ha Ha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradstone moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradstone gets through Ha Ha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bradstone lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Ha Ha fails to land.
Bradstone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ha Ha.
Ha Ha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ha Ha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ha Ha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bradstone stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bradstone.
Ha Ha misses with a punch to the body.
Ha Ha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ha Ha lands a body shot.
Ha Ha misses with a punch to the body.
Bradstone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Bradstone.
Bradstone gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ha Ha is trying to control the position but Bradstone postures up.
Bradstone wants to control from the top but Ha Ha keeps moving.
Bradstone cracks Ha Ha with a solid left hand.
Ha Ha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bradstone is controlling him.
Ha Ha keeping moving, preventing Bradstone from controlling successfully.
Bradstone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bradstone stops Ha Ha from standing up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bradstone lands a couple of digs.
Bradstone slips nicely into half guard.
Ha Ha wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone tries to pass to full mount but Ha Ha defends it.
Bradstone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ha Ha trying to control here.
Ha Ha is trying to stand back up but Bradstone is controlling him
Bradstone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ha Ha defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradstone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ha Ha knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ha Ha looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ha Ha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bradstone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ha Ha defends it nicely.
Ha Ha seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bradstone drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone wants to control from the top but Ha Ha keeps moving.
Ha Ha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bradstone.
Bradstone looking to pass the guard.
Ha Ha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bradstone on the ground.
Ha Ha seems keen to control Bradstone's posture.
Ha Ha keeping moving, preventing Bradstone from controlling successfully.
Ha Ha has his foot on Bradstone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bradstone works his way back into a safe position though.
Bradstone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ha Ha is pulling down on Bradstone's head to control his posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Drake Bradstone will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bradstone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ha Ha throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradstone. Ha Ha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradstone with a jab.
Bradstone connects with a solid leg kick.
Bradstone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradstone just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHa Ha.
Ha Ha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bradstone thows a body kick. Ha Ha tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ha Ha is looking to land body kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ha Ha moves out of range of the leg kick from Bradstone.
Bradstone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ha Ha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ha Ha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradstone misses with a wild body shot.
Bradstone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ha Ha rather than just go for the knockout.
Bradstone throws a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Ha Ha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bradstone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ha Ha moves out of range of the body kick.
Good work by Ha Ha as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradstone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ha Ha avoids the head kick by Bradstone.
Bradstone misses with a wild body shot.
Drake Bradstone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bradstone throws a lazy head kick
and Ha Ha counters with a nice leg kick.
Ha Ha throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bradstone counters with a left and a right that stings Ha Ha.
Ha Ha misses with a shot to the body
and Bradstone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Ha Ha - just one landing.
Ha Ha clinches with his opponent.
Bradstone looking to throw knees to the head but Ha Ha is blocking nicely.
Ha Ha gets through Bradstone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bradstone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bradstone has had enough of the clinch but Ha Ha keeps him there for the moment.
Ha Ha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradstone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ha Ha avoiding damage as Bradstone throws knees to the body.
Bradstone is leaning against Ha Ha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ha Ha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bradstone is looking to break free of the clinch but Ha Ha has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ha Ha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradstone manages to break the clinch.
Han Ha Ha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ha Ha looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradstone is just out of range.
Bradstone keeps the fight on the outside.
Bradstone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bradstone wants to land a leg kick but Ha Ha is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Ha Ha misses its target.
A jab lands there for Ha Ha.
Bradstone throws a right hand that Ha Ha ducks under and follows up with a left that Ha Ha also avoids with ease.
Ha Ha tries to score with a low kick but Bradstone moves his leg out of the way.
Ha Ha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ha Ha.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bradstone! But no joy.
Bradstone throws a sloppy head kick and Ha Ha moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ha Ha. That's going to slow Bradstone down.
Bradstone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ha Ha as he avoids it easily.
Bradstone scoring well with a low kick there.
Bradstone gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bradstone working the ground and pound.
Bradstone trying to control the position but Ha Ha is working away.
Bradstone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ha Ha is trying to control Bradstone's posture but Bradstone avoids it.
Bradstone is looking to take a break and control but Ha Ha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bradstone in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Ha Ha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ha Ha tries to buck Bradstone off but Bradstone is having none of it.
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.
An elbow from Bradstone crashes against the mat.
Bradstone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ha Ha is not content to let Bradstone control the position.
Ha Ha on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bradstone prevents Ha Ha from escaping the position.
Bradstone misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ha Ha is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bradstone has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bradstone in side control, throwing shots but Ha Ha defends.
Ha Ha is trying to improve his position.
Bradstone working the head with strikes.
Bradstone trying to control the position but Ha Ha is working away.
Bradstone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Bradstone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bradstone swinging wildly here.
Bradstone throws a sloppy head kick and Ha Ha moves out of range easily.
Ha Ha dips to his left and cracks Bradstone with an uppercut!
Bradstone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ha Ha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bradstone scrambles back to his feet.
Bradstone steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ha Ha. That one must have hurt.
Bradstone takes one on the button.
Bradstone misses with a kick to the body.
Ha Ha 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.
Bradstone moves out of range of the strikes.
Ha Ha throws a head kick but Bradstone moves out of range.
Bradstone throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ha Ha was covering up waiting for the punch and Bradstone finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ha Ha is pulling down on Bradstone's head to control his posture.
Bradstone postures up and lands a big shot to Ha Ha's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ha Ha has his hands on Bradstone's head, controlling the position.
Ha Ha's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bradstone throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bradstone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ha Ha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bradstone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bradstone wants to control from the top but Ha Ha keeps moving.
Ha Ha is pulling down on Bradstone's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradstone trying to control but Ha Ha is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ha Ha cracks the inside of Bradstone's front leg.
Han Ha Ha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ha Ha swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradstone.
Ha Ha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bradstone's head.
Bradstone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ha Ha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bradstone throws a head kick that misses.
Ha Ha misses with a low kick.
Ha Ha ducks under a wild hook from Bradstone.
Ha Ha throws a head kick that Bradstone semi-blocks.
It looks like Drake Bradstone has been cut.
Bradstone takes a swing at Ha Ha's ribcage but misses.
Ha Ha misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Bradstone. That snapped Ha Ha's head back.
Bradstone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ha Ha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone scores with a jab.
Bradstone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bradstone throws a front kick aimed at Ha Ha's knee but Ha Ha avoids it well.
Ha Ha throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ha Ha. That's going to slow Bradstone down.
Bradstone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bradstone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ha Ha's head backwards.
Bradstone throws a head kick but Ha Ha moves out of range.
Ha Ha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bradstone clinches up with Ha Ha and pushes him back against the cage.
Bradstone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ha Ha struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradstone controls his hands.
Bradstone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bradstone has had enough of the clinch but Ha Ha keeps him there for the moment.
Drake Bradstone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ha Ha is working Bradstone over against the cage.
Bradstone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ha Ha scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ha Ha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drake Bradstone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ha Ha dodges an elbow strike from Bradstone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ha Ha tries a body shot but Bradstone blocks it.
Bradstone can't get the takedown.
Ha Ha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bradstones head.
Ha Ha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bradstone backwards.
Ha Ha presses Bradstone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Bradstone.
A left hand lands to the body for Ha Ha.
Bradstone goes for a takedown attempt but Ha Ha pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ha Ha misses the shot to the body.
Bradstone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ha Ha throws a big shot that misses.
Bradstone moves out of range of the body kick.
Ha Ha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradstone lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ha Ha will feel that in the morning.
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 Han Ha Ha.
I think Bradstone 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Bradstone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Tellegio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Tellegio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke digs a good body shot into Tellegio's ribs.
Cooke 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.
Cooke swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke lands a leg kick that knocks Tellegio off balance momentarily.
Tellegio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tellegio throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke tries to clinch there but Tellegio circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tellegio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Tellegio ducks down to avoid it.
Tellegio tried to counter with a leg kick but Cooke avoided it.
Cooke tries to land a leg kick but Tellegio saw it coming and moves away.
Tellegio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooke is out of range and Tellegio settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Tellegio.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Tellegio is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cooke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellegio throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
We've been hearing reports that Tellegio has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Tellegio misses its target.
Cooke throws a head kick that Tellegio semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tellegio.
Cooke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tellegio jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cooke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tellegio. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Tellegio.
Cooke misses the jab.
Tellegio tries to counter with a takedown but Cooke is quick to defend against it.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tellegio wants to slow Cooke down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke gets tackled into the cage by Tellegio. Tellegio maintains the clinch.
Tellegio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tellegio blocks it with crossed arms.
Cooke is working Tellegio over against the cage.
Tellegio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tellegio swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Tellegio.
Tellegio is pushing Cooke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tellegio.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke stalling in the clinch but Tellegio improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Cooke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tellegio tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Tellegio misses with some punches.
Tellegio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tellegio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooke.
Tellegio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Cooke.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tellegio is keeping busy.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke tries to stall but Tellegio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tellegio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tellegio blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooke lands a hook that snaps the head of Tellegio backwards.
Tellegio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cooke pushes Tellegio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tellegio as Cooke tries to tie him up.
Tellegio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooke.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Cooke on the inside.
Cooke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tellegio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Tellegio.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tellegio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tellegio misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio throws a big shot that misses.
Tellegio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tellegio slips a straight right by Cooke.
Tellegio misses with a few strikes there.
Tellegio swings widly with a right hand
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Tellegio lands a front kick.
Tellegio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Tellegio.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tellegio lunges at Cooke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cooke's hand.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tellegio.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Tellegio is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Tellegio working aggressively here.
Tellegio tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooke avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tellegio connects with a solid leg kick.
Tellegio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tellegio.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tellegio.
Tellegio avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Cooke takes a swing at Tellegio's ribcage but misses.
Cooke digs a good hook to Tellegio's body.
Cooke motions for Tellegio to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tellegio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tellegio tries to clinch but Cooke is having none of it.
Cooke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tellegio.
That kick from Tellegio tenderised Cooke's leg. Cooke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cooke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tellegio. Tellegio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tellegio has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellegio throws a push kick but Cooke slaps the foot to one side.
Cooke throws out a counter right but Tellegio avoids it with no problem.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cooke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tellegio misses the jab.
Tellegio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Cooke as he checks the leg kick.
Tellegio backing away here, and Cooke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Tellegio throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke jabs at Tellegio's body.
Cooke misses with a looping right.
Cooke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tellegio rather than just go for the knockout.
Tellegio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cooke feints and then cracks Tellegio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tellegio down.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
Tellegio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tellegio misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
Tellegio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooke checks a low kick from Tellegio.
Tellegio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tellegio wants to clinch up but Cooke keeps it at a distance.
Tellegio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tellegio connects with a single shot there.
Tellegio misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tellegio, as that shot connected.
Cooke throws a solid leg kick but Tellegio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cooke.
Tellegio tried to score with a low kick but Cooke checks it.
Tellegio throws a solid leg kick but Cooke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tellegio.
Tellegio throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellegio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke throws a good cross that connects.
Tellegio scoring well with a low kick there.
Tellegio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tellegio throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tellegio 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.
Cooke tries a quick counter leg kick but Tellegio is wise to it.
Tellegio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tellegio tries to clinch up but Cooke circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cooke! But no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Tellegio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tellegio throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a nice leg kick.
Cooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tellegio rushes Cooke and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tellegio fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke is looking to control Tellegio's arms but Tellegio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooke has his back to the cage.
Tellegio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tellegio pushes Cooke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tellegio tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cooke looking to slow down the pace here.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tellegio blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Tellegio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Cooke misses with a knee strike.
Cooke avoiding damage as Tellegio throws knees to the body.
Tellegio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Tellegio.
Cooke stalling in the clinch but Tellegio improves position.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Tellegio.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tellegio prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Tellegio throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Tellegio being controlled against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Cooke.
Tellegio tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooke avoids the damage to the body.
Cooke stalls.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Victor Tellegio will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tellegio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
A lazy left from Cooke finds it's target.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooke misses the jab.
Cooke cracks Tellegio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tellegio ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Tellegio throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Tellegio throws a big shot that misses.
Tellegio loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Tellegio closes the distance and clinches.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellegio misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tellegio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tellegio misses with the head strike.
Cooke trying to control the position but instead, Tellegio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooke into the cage.
Tellegio blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Victor Tellegio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cooke looking to slow down the pace here.
Cooke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tellegio fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Tellegio fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cooke looking to slow down the pace here.
Tellegio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Tellegio as the two fighters clinch.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tellegio.
Cooke tries to break the clinch but Tellegio is controlling the position.
A short left from Tellegio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio lands a shot to the body.
Cooke wants to stall.
Tellegio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooke is looking to break free of the clinch but Tellegio has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tellegio's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Tellegio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cooke avoiding damage as Tellegio throws knees to the body.
Tellegio working aggressively here.
Come on Cooke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tellegio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tellegio lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tellegio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke trying to stall but Tellegio improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Cooke.
Tellegio stalling the fight.
Tellegio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Tellegio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tellegio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tellegio misses with some punches.
Tellegio trying to land knees to the body.
Tellegio misses with some punches.
Cooke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tellegio blocks it with crossed arms.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tellegio.
Tellegio misses with the head strike.
Cooke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tellegio lands a left hand.
Tellegio is pushing Cooke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cooke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke is trying to stall.
Tellegio misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Tellegio.
Tellegio trying to land knees to the body.
Tellegio throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Tellegio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Tellegio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tellegio 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Tellegio!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tugg Speedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eder Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcao has chosen Goldberg Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tugg Speedman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Eder Falcao!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcao takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Eder Falcao has been cut.
Speedman staying out of range there.
Speedman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Falcao counters with a nice leg kick.
Speedman throws a push kick but Falcao slaps the foot to one side.
Falcao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Speedman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Falcao moves away from the strike by Speedman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcao misses with a low kick.
Speedman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Falcao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedman feints and then cracks Falcao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Falcao down.
Falcao throws a series of punches but Speedman avoids them all with ease.
Falcao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A low kick from Speedman is predictable there
letting Falcao counter with a right hand.
Speedman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speedman moves into the clinch.
Speedman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Speedman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Speedman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Falcao's efforts to push away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Falcao 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.
Speedman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speedman can't find room to land a body shot as Falcao controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Speedman lands a shoulder strike.
Speedman struggles to land a body shot inside as Falcao controls his hands.
Falcao misses with some punches.
A short left from Falcao.
Falcao swings wildly with an uppercut but Speedman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speedman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speedman lands with a right to the head.
Speedman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Speedman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Falcao tries to throw a body punch but Speedman avoids it by throwing Falcao back against the cage.
Speedman tries a body shot but Falcao blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Falcao.
Speedman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Falcao throws a hook to the side of Speedman's head but Speedman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Speedman lands an overhand right.
Falcao is rocked!
Falcao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Speedman.
Falcao is still on wobbly legs! Can Speedman finish him?
Falcao wants to stay close but Speedman steps back to make room for something. Falcao seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Speedman and Falcao drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tugg Speedman!
Our winner, Tugg Speedman, 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.
Eder Falcao spoke after the fight, saying 'I am disappointed. I knew I had him but hes a great fighter. hats off to him. Good luck in the finals. I'm pulling for you. Get your tickets now! Thanks to my manager Matt Donovan, my sponsors; Instinct and Machiavelli. Thank you!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekkarinen comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Gold has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Gold!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold misses with a straight right.
Pekkarinen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gold connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pekkarinen scrambles back to his feet.
Pekkarinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pekkarinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Gold tries to sprawl out of it but Pekkarinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gold manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gold scores with a shot to the body.
Pekkarinen misses with a head kick.
Gold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekkarinen loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
Pekkarinen scores with a hook.
Gold throws a big shot that misses.
Gold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pekkarinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pekkarinen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gold. Pekkarinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen fails with the takedown
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pekkarinen misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gold crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pekkarinen - the referee stops the clock and Gold gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pekkarinen. Gold manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pekkarinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gold keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Gold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gold misses with a hook.
Pekkarinen misses with a looping right.
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pekkarinen manages to avoid it.
Pekkarinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Gold backs away, Pekkarinen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gold misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pekkarinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gold blocks a jab.
Pekkarinen thumps Gold with a low kick.
That kick from Pekkarinen tenderised Gold's leg. Gold is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pekkarinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No luck for Pekkarinen with that takedown attempt.
Gold throws out a counter right but Pekkarinen avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauri Pekkarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Pekkarinen. That's going to slow Gold down.
Pekkarinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pekkarinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gold scores with a shot to the body.
Pekkarinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pekkarinen connects with a body shot that sends Gold's belly button to the back.
Gold misses with a straight left.
Pekkarinen defending well as Gold loads up on a big left hand.
Pekkarinen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pekkarinen moves out of range as Gold strikes.
Pekkarinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gold's sensitive parts.
Lauri Pekkarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold throws a jab when Pekkarinen was well out of range.
Pekkarinen slips a straight right by Gold.
Gold misses with a wild body shot.
Danny Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pekkarinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pekkarinen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pekkarinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pekkarinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gold misses with a body shot
and Pekkarinen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gold is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pekkarinen is controlling him.
Pekkarinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Pekkarinen stops Gold from standing up.
Pekkarinen throws an elbow that misses. Gold uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pekkarinen's guard. Nice move by Gold!
Gold stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pekkarinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pekkarinen fails to land the takedown.
Pekkarinen defending well as Gold loads up on a big left hand.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekkarinen is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Gold. No joy for Pekkarinen on that attempt.
Pekkarinen slips a straight right by Gold.
Pekkarinen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gold just manages to avoid it.
Pekkarinen is looking to clinch.
A jab from Pekkarinen finds it's way through Gold's defenses.
Gold getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Lauri Pekkarinen has been cut.
Pekkarinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pekkarinen lands a high kick!
Gold looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pekkarinen slips a straight right by Gold.
Gold throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Pekkarinen as he connects with a hook.
Pekkarinen misses with an uppercut
letting Gold counter with a right hand.
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 Lauri Pekkarinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen's cut.
That's time! Pekkarinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that half lands.
Gold misses with a wild body shot.
Pekkarinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Gold off the cage and back into range.
Pekkarinen misses with a body kick.
Pekkarinen misses with a wild body shot.
Pekkarinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pekkarinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pekkarinen dives in and grabs Gold's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gold pushes down on Pekkarinen's head and hops out.
Pekkarinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Gold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen dives in for a single leg takedown but Gold sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lauri Pekkarinen is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Gold.
Nice defenses there by Gold.
Gold loads up on a big right hand but Pekkarinen slips the punch.
Pekkarinen throws the kick towards the body but Gold avoids it.
Pekkarinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pekkarinen can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Pekkarinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold works Pekkarinen's body with a nice hook.
Pekkarinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Gold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pekkarinen can pounce on him.
Pekkarinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gold is fending him off so far but Pekkarinen persists. Nope, Gold circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauri Pekkarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold blocks the body kick.
Gold throws the left hand but Pekkarinen avoids the punch easily.
Pekkarinen throws a solid leg kick but Gold takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen staying out of range there.
Pekkarinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Pekkarinen is looking to land body kicks.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick but Gold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pekkarinen throws a low kick, looking for Gold's leg but Gold calmly moves out of range.
Gold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pekkarinen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pekkarinen showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pekkarinen trying to control the action but Gold is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold is looking to escape.
Gold has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Pekkarinen is on him like a limpet, forcing Gold back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Pekkarinen.
Gold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gold lands a jab to the nose.
Pekkarinen cracks Gold with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pekkarinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Gold misses with a lunging right hand
and Pekkarinen counters with a straight right hand.
Pekkarinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pekkarinen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gold tries to kick Pekkarinen off but Pekkarinen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pekkarinen lands a nice short elbow.
Pekkarinen prevents Gold from standing back up.
Pekkarinen trying to control from half guard but Gold is working away.
Pekkarinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pekkarinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Gold is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pekkarinen is nestled in close to Gold, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gold looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gold has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Pekkarinen is on him like a limpet, forcing Gold back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pekkarinen misses with a punch to the body.
Gold working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Pekkarinen fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Pekkarinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gold misses with a hook.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pekkarinen missing with a left hand there. Gold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold slips under a jab from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pekkarinen ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Gold throws a hook to the side of Pekkarinen's head but Pekkarinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gold fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold takes one to the chin there.
Pekkarinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Pekkarinen half committed to a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Gold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A head kick by Pekkarinen misses
and Gold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gold checks a low kick from Pekkarinen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gold, as that shot connected.
Pekkarinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pekkarinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pekkarinen slips under a jab from Gold.
Gold blocks a leg kick.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekkarinen is just out of range.
Pekkarinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pekkarinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pekkarinen - that will leave a mark!
Pekkarinen tries to land a leg kick but Gold saw it coming and moves away.
Gold misses the body punch
and Pekkarinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pekkarinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Gold should have avoided that one.
Gold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pekkarinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that Gold semi-blocks.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pekkarinen lands with a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Gold misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pekkarinen.
Gold takes one to the side of the head.
Pekkarinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Pekkarinen as he connects with a hook.
Pekkarinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pekkarinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gold cracks Pekkarinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pekkarinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pekkarinen gets a takedown into half guard.
Pekkarinen thows a huge punch but Gold dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen is just content to waste time from the top position. Gold takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pekkarinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pekkarinen throwing strikes from guard but Gold blocks nicely.
Pekkarinen lands a couple of elbows.
Pekkarinen stops Gold from standing up.
Gold is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pekkarinen working some strikes from top position.
Pekkarinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold wriggles free and stands up.
A big right from Gold misses.
Pekkarinen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gold swivels and escapes.
Gold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pekkarinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Gold.
Pekkarinen moves out of range as Gold strikes.
Gold misses the jab.
Gold is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pekkarinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pekkarinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Gold's head.
Gold keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pekkarinen misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen thows a body kick. Gold tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pekkarinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pekkarinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gold connects with a body shot that sends Pekkarinen's belly button to the back.
Gold misses with a double jab
and Pekkarinen counters with a straight right hand.
Gold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pekkarinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gold with a jab.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Pekkarinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pekkarinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Pekkarinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Pekkarinen.
Gold feints a jab promting Pekkarinen to slip. Gold then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pekkarinen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pekkarinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Gold.
I think Gold 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Gold!
Danny Gold 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucifer Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Palhares finds it's target.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Palhares.
We've been informed that Campbell has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Palhares throws out a loose jab but Campbell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campbell just misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell cracks Palhares with a right hand to the side of the head.
Palhares misses the body punch
and Campbell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
A telegraphed right hand from Palhares misses the target.
Campbell throws out a counter right but Palhares avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares loads up on a big right hand but Campbell slips the punch.
Campbell works the jab nicely.
Palhares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campbell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Palhares.
Campbell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Palhares defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Palhares is just out of range.
Palhares dives in for a single leg takedown but Campbell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Campbell throws a low kick but Palhares moves out of range easily.
Palhares changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Campbell misses with the combination.
Campbell looks to throw the jab but Palhares is out of range.
Stephen Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Palhares. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Palhares.
Campbell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Campbell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palhares listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Campbell throws a leg kick
and Palhares counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Palhares.
Palhares working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Campbell's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palhares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Palhares trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Palhares 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.
Campbell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
Palhares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Palhares throws an elbow that misses. Campbell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Palhares's guard. Nice move by Campbell!
Palhares looking for a guillotine here but Campbell defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Palhares's head.
Campbell content to stall in guard here.
Campbell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Palhares working a defensive guard here.
Palhares has Campbell pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Palhares wants to sweep here but Campbell controlling him for the moment.
Palhares looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Campbell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Palhares has his hands on Campbell's head, controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Campbell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Palhares tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Campbell is in Palhares's guard.
Palhares escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Campbell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Campbell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stephen Campbell will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Palhares misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Campbell! But no joy.
Palhares clobbers Campbell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Campbell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palhares.
Lucifer Palhares is winning the standup battle so far.
Campbell misses the shot to the body.
Campbell clobbers Palhares with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Palhares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Palhares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campbell.
Campbell misses with a hook. Palhares ducked under it nicely.
Campbell throws a chopping leg kick but Palhares manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Palhares looks to land a left hand but Campbell moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares with a hook.
Campbell moves away from the strike by Palhares.
Campbell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Campbell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a looping right.
Palhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
Campbell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Campbell tries to score with a low kick but Palhares moves his leg out of the way.
Campbell misses with an uppercut.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Palhares.
Campbell with the counter takedown but Palhares avoids it easily.
Campbell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Palhares on the side of the head.
Campbell tries to bum rush Palhares with a series of wild strikes but Palhares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palhares misses with a lunging right hand
and Campbell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Campbell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Campbell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stephen Campbell has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares wants to control but Campbell is keeping busy.
Campbell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Palhares's head.
Palhares wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Campbell there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Campbell is working away from the top position though.
Palhares is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Campbell trying to control the action but Palhares is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is looking to improve his position.
Palhares is not content to let Campbell control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice shot lands for Palhares.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campbell. Palhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palhares scores with a jab to the head.
Campbell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Campbell misses its intended target.
Palhares attempts a counter takedown but Campbell avoids it well and moves away.
Palhares misses with an uppercut. Campbell saw that one coming.
Campbell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palhares tries to counter with a takedown but Campbell is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a leg kick
and Palhares counters with a takedown into side control.
Palhares works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Palhares cracks Campbell with a big right hand but Campbell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell tries to buck Palhares off but Palhares is having none of it.
Palhares cracks Campbell with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Campbell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Palhares looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Palhares thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Palhares tries for a kimura but Campbell is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucifer Palhares dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palhares throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Campbell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Campbell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Palhares avoids it really well and circles away.
Palhares misses with an uppercut. Campbell saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Palhares misses the target.
Campbell throws a series of punches but Palhares moves out of range.
Palhares drops down looking for a counter takedown but Campbell sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Campbell throws a big shot that misses.
Campbell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Palhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campbell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palhares.
Palhares rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palhares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Palhares.
Campbell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Campbell trying to control from half guard but Palhares is working away.
Palhares is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Palhares manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is pulling down on Campbell's head. It's preventing any offense from Campbell, at least for the moment.
Palhares wants to sweep but no luck.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Palhares keeps moving.
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Campbell works over Palhares with some ground and pound from guard.
Palhares working for a triangle but Campbell defends it easily.
Palhares is looking to sweep but instead, Campbell has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Campbell is looking for submissions but instead, Palhares has regained full guard.
Campbell wants to pass the guard but Palhares is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Palhares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Palhares working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Campbell trying to control but Palhares is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Campbell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Campbell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stephen Campbell!
A victorious Stephen Campbell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Byhenikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Byhenikov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Harbinger. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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198 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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199 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Igor Byhenikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neal Bob!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byhenikov misses with a hook. Bob ducked under it nicely.
Byhenikov scores with a punch to the head.
Byhenikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bob misses with a left hand
letting Byhenikov counter with a right hand.
A big left from Bob misses.
A punch lands to the side of Byhenikov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Byhenikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bob misses with a wild combination.
Byhenikov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bob cracks Byhenikov with a hook to the temple - Byhenikov is on wobbly legs here! Bob swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Byhenikov falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bob wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Neal Bob!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Neal Bob waved his t-shirt featuring Arcticus University: London's logo in front of the cameras.
Igor Byhenikov was interviewed post fight and said 'I almost let you win JUST because of how good you look in Arcticus gear. =) '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Coulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pott has chosen I Luv It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Coulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Pott!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pott throws an overhand right that lands on Coulson's shoulder, as Coulson tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Coulson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pott has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Coulson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Coulson wants to slow Pott down by chopping away at his legs.
Coulson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coulson.
Coulson throws a body punch but Pott moves out of range.
Phil Coulson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Coulson closes the distance and clinches.
Coulson misses with a punch on the inside.
Coulson throws a head punch that misses.
Coulson lands with a light punch inside.
Pott has a couple of punches blocked by Coulson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pott blocks an uppercut.
Coulson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coulson digs a right hand into Pott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pott's gas tank.
Pott holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pott tries to stall but Coulson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Coulson pushes Pott back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coulson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coulson cracks Pott with a nice body shot.
Coulson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pott is looking to control Coulson's arms but Coulson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pott has his back to the cage.
Coulson lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Coulson.
Pott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coulson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Coulson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pott gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Coulson lands a right hand.
Coulson digs a right hand underneath Pott's ribcage. Pott let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Coulson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pott avoiding damage.
Pott struggles to land a body shot inside as Coulson controls his hands.
Coulson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coulson.
Coulson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coulson.
Pott looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coulson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Coulson.
Coulson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coulson lands a left hand.
Coulson misses with some punches.
Pott misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Coulson.
Coulson has Pott pressed against the cage, preventing Pott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coulson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coulson pushes Pott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coulson pushes Pott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coulson tries to score a body lock takedown but Pott shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pott looking to stall.
Coulson lands a hook that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
Coulson tries to throw a body punch but Pott avoids it by throwing Coulson back against the cage.
Coulson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coulson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coulson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pott.
Pott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coulson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
I was talking to Coulson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Coulson fails to land.
Pott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coulson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
Coulson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Coulson throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Coulson.
Pott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coulson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coulson lands a hook that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
Coulson working aggressively here.
Pott looking to stall.
Coulson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coulson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Coulson.
Pott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Coulson on the inside.
Pott is rocked!
Coulson lands with a right to the head.
Pott is still on wobbly legs! Can Coulson finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Coulson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coulson dips a shoulder and cracks Pott with a mighty uppercut! Pott falls back against the cage and Coulson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Pott is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Coulson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Coulson!
Phil Coulson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Sturm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Kha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Sturm!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturm cracks the inside of Kha's front leg.
Sturm tries to close the distance and clinch but Kha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kha swings for the body but Sturm moves out of range.
Kha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sturm counters with a thumping low kick.
Sturm throws a head kick that misses.
Kha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sturm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sturm!
Kha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sturm! But no joy.
Sturm jabs Kha right on the nose. Kha blinks but takes it well.
Kha jabs Sturm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Kha needs to keep his hands up - Sturm had a free shot at his head there.
Kha is looking to clinch but Sturm is avoiding it.
Kha avoids the body shot from Sturm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm misses with a jab to the body
and Kha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sturm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kha tried to counter with a leg kick but Sturm avoided it.
The fighters circling - Sturm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kha throwing a counter right hand but Sturm manages to avoid it.
Kha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sturm is out of range and Kha settles back down.
Sturm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kha.
Sturm misses with a hook
enabling Kha to counter with a crisp jab.
Sturm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kha was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturm.
Kha lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sturm misses the jab.
Sturm looks to land a combination but Kha avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and Kha tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturm works the jab nicely.
Nice body kick from Sturm.
The fighters circling - Kha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kha definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sturm misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturm thows a leg kick but Kha checks it
and Kha counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Sturm.
Kha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sturm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturm lands a head shot.
Kha works Sturm's body with a nice hook.
Sturm on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sturm misses with a two punch combination.
Kha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sturm scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kha jabs Sturm right on the nose. Sturm blinks but takes it well.
Kha checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sturm gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Kha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturm lands with a right hand.
Kha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sturm tries to work over Kha's front leg with a kick but Kha checks it.
Sturm has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kha.
Kha throws the kick towards the body but Sturm avoids it.
Kha cracks Sturm with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sturm misses with a hook.
Sturm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kha lands an overhand right.
Kha punishes Sturm's body with a nice straight punch.
Kha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sturm.
Nice body kick there by Sturm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kha misses with a low kick as Sturm jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturm loads up on a big right hand but Kha slips the punch.
Sturm blocks a head kick by Kha.
Kha tries a low kick but Sturm avoids it.
Sturm misses the jab.
Sturm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kha appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sturm throws out a leg kick but Kha moves out of range and Sturm only half commits.
Kha scores with a spinning back kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Kha misses the target.
Kha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturm.
Sturm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Sturm.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturm can't find room to land a body shot as Kha controls the action.
Sturm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kha's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Sturm dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kha misses with a kick to the body.
Kha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sturm! But no joy.
A clash of legs there as Sturm blocks the low kick.
Kha misses with a straight left.
Sturm swings for the body but Kha moves out of range.
Oooooh!!! Sturm has knocked Kha down with a huge combo! Sturm steps away and waves a wobbly Kha back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Kai Kha has been cut.
Sturm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kha. Kha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kha is rocked!
Sturm throws a push kick but Kha slaps the foot to one side.
Oh Kha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sturm looks to score with a jab to the body but Kha is just out of range.
Kha seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturm lands a big head kick that sends Kha to the canvas! Sturm follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Sturm!
An out of breath Felix Sturm thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irbek Alborov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogo comes to the cage accompanied by Tribes song. Alborov has chosen Unicorn Powered Anal Lube as his entrance music. Khal Drogo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Khal Drogo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Irbek Alborov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alborov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alborov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alborov misses with an uppercut. Drogo saw that one coming.
Alborov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alborov. Drogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alborov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drogo.
Alborov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alborov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Drogo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Irbek Alborov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drogo ducks under a wild hook from Alborov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Drogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drogo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drogo feinted with a counter takedown.
Alborov swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Alborov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alborov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drogo moves away from the strike by Alborov.
Drogo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A bone on bone clash there as Alborov blocks the leg kick.
Drogo throws a push kick but Alborov slaps the foot to one side.
Alborov misses the shot to the body.
Alborov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Irbek Alborov has been cut.
Drogo throws a leg kick which misses Alborov's front leg but catches the back leg as Alborov tries to avoid it.
Drogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alborov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alborov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drogo counters with a low kick, right behind Alborov 's knee.
We've been hearing reports that Drogo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Drogo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alborov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drogo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drogo feints and then cracks Alborov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alborov down.
That kick from Drogo tenderised Alborov's leg. Alborov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alborov throws a shot from downtown. Drogo moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alborov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drogo.
Alborov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drogo rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo moves away from the strike by Alborov.
Drogo is looking to counter punch.
Alborov swings widly with a right hand
and Drogo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alborov's knee momentarily.
Alborov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drogo.
Drogo feinted with a counter takedown.
Alborov misses with an uppercut. Drogo saw that one coming.
Alborov misses with a looping right.
Alborov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drogo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drogo is looking to counter punch.
Drogo is looking to land body kicks.
Alborov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drogo doesn't seem bothered though.
Drogo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Drogo working away.
Alborov is looking to regain half guard here but Drogo keeps moving and retains side control.
Alborov can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alborov tries to bench press Drogo off him but Drogo keeps the position.
Alborov gets back to half guard.
Drogo is working for a kimura but Alborov is defending it quite comfortably.
Alborov wants to get back to full guard.
Drogo is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Alborov is looking for a sweep. Drogo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alborov is defending against the submission attempts here by Drogo.
Drogo is pressing down on Alborov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alborov is holding on for now.
Alborov is doing well to control the position and prevent Drogo from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irbek Alborov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drogo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alborov throws a jab but it's blocked by Drogo.
Alborov throws a right hand that misses
and Drogo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alborov misses with a hook to the body
and Drogo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alborov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alborov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alborov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drogo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drogo. That's going to slow Alborov down.
Alborov drops his hands momentarily and Drogo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alborov.
Alborov digs a good hook to Drogo's body.
Drogo tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alborov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drogo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drogo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Drogo tries a low kick but Alborov avoids it.
A nice side step and Alborov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Drogo moves away from the strike by Alborov.
Good leg kick by Drogo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alborov scores with a body shot.
Alborov swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
Alborov tests Drogo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alborov lands with a good body shot.
Alborov scores with a jab to the body.
Alborov has Drogo up against the cage in a clinch.
Drogo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alborov breaks from the clinch.
Alborov throws an overhand right that lands on Drogo's shoulder, as Drogo tries to avoid the shot.
Alborov blocks the body kick.
And Alborov tries to counter it with a takedown but Drogo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Drogo slips under a jab.
Drogo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drogo gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Alborov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alborov keeps trying to improve his position.
Drogo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alborov keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo is working for a submission of some sort.
Drogo wants to work for an arm triangle but Alborov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Drogo is looking to advance position but Alborov won't allow it.
Alborov controlling the position well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Drogo is trying to work for a kimura but Alborov is defending well.
Alborov desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Alborov is looking for a sweep. Drogo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Khal Drogo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Irbek Alborov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alborov. Drogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alborov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drogo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alborov.
Drogo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Drogo avoids the body shot from Alborov.
Alborov loads up on a big right hand but Drogo slips the punch.
Drogo just misses with a punch to the body.
Alborov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alborov looks to throw the jab but Drogo is out of range.
Alborov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Drogo slips a straight right by Alborov.
Drogo attempts a counter takedown but Alborov avoids it well and moves away.
Irbek Alborov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alborov looks to land a left hand but Drogo moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Alborov.
Drogo misses with a looping left.
Alborov throws a right and a left that Drogo avoids nicely.
Drogo throws a leg kick
and Alborov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alborov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drogo.
Alborov lands a really nice looking cross but Drogo seems unphased.
Drogo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drogo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alborov if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Drogo.
Drogo throwing a counter right hand but Alborov manages to avoid it.
Alborov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drogo.
Drogo misses with a low kick.
Drogo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Alborov sneaks back into half guard.
Alborov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drogo trying to control but Alborov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alborov pulls Drogo in close to prevent any damage.
Alborov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see that Alborov has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Drogo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Drogo tries to land a front kick but Alborov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alborov throws a body punch but Drogo moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Drogo.
Alborov throws a body shot but no joy.
Alborov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drogo manages to avoid it.
Drogo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alborov looks to score with a jab to the body but Drogo is just out of range.
Drogo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alborov throws an overhand right that lands on Drogo's shoulder, as Drogo tries to avoid the shot.
Alborov blocks a leg kick.
Alborov keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alborov moves out of range of the body kick.
Alborov jabs Drogo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drogo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alborov just misses with a punch to the body.
Drogo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drogo wants to land a leg kick but Alborov is out of range.
Drogo moves out of range of the strikes.
Drogo takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alborov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drogo.
Alborov scores with a nice head shot.
Alborov is looking to clinch.
Drogo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drogo misses with a leg kick.
Drogo scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Irbek Alborov just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Irbek Alborov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
That kick from Drogo tenderised Alborov's leg. Alborov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alborov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drogo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alborov. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Drogo.
Drogo moves in looking to clinch but Alborov pushes him off.
Drogo defending well as Alborov loads up on a big left hand.
Alborov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alborov scores with a sloppy right hand. Drogo should have avoided that one.
Drogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alborov.
Alborov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drogo moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alborov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drogo.
Drogo defending well as Alborov loads up on a big left hand.
Drogo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Alborov avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Alborov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drogo.
Alborov misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alborov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Drogo - the referee stops the clock and Alborov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Drogo. Alborov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice defenses there by Drogo.
Drogo connects with a solid leg kick.
Alborov misses with a left hand
and Drogo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alborov swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
Alborov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drogo's waist but Drogo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alborov off to one side.
Alborov throws a jab when Drogo was well out of range.
Drogo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drogo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alborov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drogo.
Drogo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drogo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Drogo - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drogo.
Drogo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alborov.
Alborov takes one to the chin there.
Drogo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drogo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Drogo throws a body kick that misses.
Drogo defending well as Alborov loads up on a big left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drogo.
Alborov has managed to clinch.
Alborov can't find room to land a body shot as Drogo controls the action.
Drogo lands a right hand.
Drogo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drogo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alborov misses with a right hand
and Drogo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alborov misses the body punch
enabling Drogo to counter with a crisp jab.
Alborov fails to land the takedown.
Drogo misses with a low kick.
Drogo avoids the body shot from Alborov.
Alborov shoots in for a takedown but Drogo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Khal Drogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Irbek Alborov.
Alborov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Alborov is looking to clinch but Drogo is avoiding it.
Drogo tries to work over Alborov's front leg with a kick but Alborov checks it.
Alborov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drogo connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Alborov to the floor! Drogo dives in looking for the finish!
Alborov is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alborov is still in real trouble! Can Drogo finish him?
Drogo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alborov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drogo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo wants to work for an arm triangle but Alborov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo had his way with Irbek Alborov in that round.
The cut man is working on Irbek Alborov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Alborov misses with an uppercut. Drogo saw that one coming.
Alborov seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice uppercut lands for Drogo. That snapped Alborov's head back.
Drogo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drogo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alborov.
An inside leg kick from Drogo misses.
Alborov blocks a leg kick.
Drogo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alborov throws a jab when Drogo was well out of range.
Drogo lands a glancing blow to the side of Alborov's head.
That has opened up Irbek Alborov's cut even more.
Alborov circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alborov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drogo but Drogo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A big left from Alborov misses.
Nice body kick from Drogo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo slips under a jab from Alborov.
Drogo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alborov throws a shot from downtown. Drogo moves away and avoids it.
Alborov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Drogo.
Drogo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drogo throws a leg kick but Alborov checks it.
Drogo bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Alborov! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Alborov is rocked!
Drogo trying to control but Alborov is working from the bottom.
Alborov is still in real trouble! Can Drogo finish him?
Drogo wants to pass the guard but Alborov is keeping the position.
Alborov seems to have recovered his senses.
Drogo stopping the sweep attempt from Alborov.
Irbek Alborov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alborov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drogo controls the pace.
Drogo looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Drogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Alborov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alborov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drogo.
Drogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alborov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alborov swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drogo slips a jab from Alborov.
Alborov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Drogo's guard.
Alborov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Drogo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alborov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alborov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alborov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alborov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drogo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drogo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alborov manages to get himself to full guard.
Alborov keeping moving, preventing Drogo from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drogo wants to pass the guard but Alborov is keeping the position.
Drogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Alborov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khal Drogo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Drogo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:46
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khal Drogo!
Khal Drogo retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Khal Drogo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Irbek Alborov spoke after the fight, saying 'I feel like this was a setup! I got tricked dammit!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Un (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong Un kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Aegukka. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kim Jong Un!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Evans!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong Un gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Evans.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jong Un.
Jong Un connects with a high kick.
Evans misses with a leg kick
and Jong Un counters with a low kick, right behind Evans 's knee.
Jong Un throws the kick towards the body but Evans avoids it.
Evans pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jong Un moves into the clinch.
Evans wants to break free but Jong Un has control.
Evans scores with a shot to the side of Jong Un's head.
Jong Un tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jong Un tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jong Un lands with a short shot to the head.
Jong Un goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jong Un throws a head punch that misses.
Jong Un swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jong Un misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jong Un can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Un has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Evans trying to control the position but instead, Jong Un has worked for underhooks and has pushed Evans into the cage.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but Jong Un has double underhooks.
Evans is pushing Jong Un up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jong Un lands a nice uppercut.
Evans wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jong Un has him pressed against the cage.
Jong Un swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jong Un.
A hook to the body from Jong Un.
Jong Un lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Evans tries to pull guard but Jong Un won't allow it.
Jong Un lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Evans.
Jong Un misses with some punches.
Jong Un lands a body punch in the clinch.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Jong Un misses with a punch to the body.
Evans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jong Un softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Evans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jong Un.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Jong Un controls the action.
Jong Un misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong Un lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jong Un swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Jong Un scores with a nice short uppercut.
Evans'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.
Evans is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jong Un lands a nice shot to the body.
Jong Un misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evans is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jong Un lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Evans looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Evans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jong Un lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans has Jong Un pushed against the cage.
Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jong Un moves away from the strike by Evans.
The fighters circling - Evans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jong Un catches Evans with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Evans throws a jab when Jong Un was well out of range.
Evans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jong Un.
Jong Un fires out a quick counter leg kick but Evans just manages to avoid it.
Evans cracks Jong Un with an open hand slap.
Jong Un tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong Un takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Decent striking displayed by Evans there.
Evans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Evans slips under a jab from Jong Un.
Jong Un throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Un dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jong Un avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evans chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jong Un can pounce on him.
Jong Un throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jong Un misses with a wild body shot.
Jong Un misses the shot to the body.
Evans doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jong Un closes the distance and clinches.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jong Un blocks a body shot from Evans.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Evans.
Jong Un misses with a punch on the inside.
Jong Un makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Evans blocks a body shot from Jong Un.
Jong Un misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Un struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Evans is trying to push Jong Un away but Jong Un has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Evans wants to stall.
Jong Un is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
Evans is trying to force a seperation but Jong Un has the dominant position.
Jong Un misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Evans blocking some punches.
Jong Un pushes Evans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jong Un throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Jong Un misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Evans jumps guard but Jong Un turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jong Un struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Evans tries to break free but Jong Un pushes him back against the cage.
Jong Un misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is pushing Jong Un up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Evans looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Evans working hard to break the clinch.
Evans stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jong Un lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jong Un keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jong Un lands a body punch.
Jong Un throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Evans stalling the fight.
Evans pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un looking to pass the guard.
Evans escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jong Un gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jong Un not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Our spies down at at Zero Tolerance inform us that Evans has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Evans trying to control the position.
Jong Un is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jong Un trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Evans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Evans is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Evans misses with a kick to the body.
Evans lands with an overhand left.
Jong Un misses with a body kick.
Evans throws a good cross that connects.
Jong Un moves out of range as Evans throws a body kick.
Jong Un throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Evans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jong Un misses the shot to the body.
Evans swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jong Un takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jong Un connects with a solid leg kick.
Evans dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Un dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Evans throws a lazy right hand but Jong Un sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans throws a lazy uppercut
and Evans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jong Un forces Evans back against the cage and clinches.
Jong Un working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim Jong Un has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jong Un throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Evanss head.
Evans tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Jong Un avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Jong Un can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
Jong Un lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jong Un struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Jong Un tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jong Un tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jong Un lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Un working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Evans trying to stall but Jong Un improves his position.
Evans lands an uppercut.
Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jong Un misses with a straight left.
Evans rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jong Un counters with a nice leg kick.
Evans attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Evans throws out a leg kick but Jong Un moves out of range and Evans only half commits.
Jong Un tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A good leg kick by Jong Un.
Jong Un swings widly with a right hand
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.
Evans throws a right hand that misses
and Jong Un counters with a nice uppercut.
Evans lands a nice shot that snaps Jong Un's head back.
Donald Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jong Un scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Jong Un misses.
Jong Un steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Evans throws an off balance right hand
and Jong Un counters with a slapping leg kick.
Evans throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kim Jong Un is winning the standup battle so far.
Jong Un tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Evans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jong Un throws a hook to the side of Evans's head but Evans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jong Un slips a straight right by Evans.
Jong Un lands with an overhand left.
Evans throws a leg kick
and Jong Un counters with a stiff right hand.
Evans looks to land a right hand but Jong Un moved out of range.
Evans chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jong Un can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Jong Un throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Evans rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jong Un counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Jong Un.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un connects with a looping right hand.
Jong Un throws a push kick but Evans slaps the foot to one side.
Evans takes one to the chin there.
A cross from Jong Un lands.
Evans rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jong Un counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Evans misses the target.
Jong Un checks a leg kick.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Jong Un closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jong Un doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
Jong Un lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jong Un.
Evans prevents a body shot from Jong Un.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.
Jong Un lands a hook that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
Evans fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jong Un has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Evans jumps guard but Jong Un stands there with Evans around his waist. Evans gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kim Jong Un has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Evans.
Evans wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jong Un has him pressed against the cage.
Evans blocks a body shot from Jong Un.
Jong Un letting Evans take a breather here.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jong Un pushes Evans back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jong Un works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Un clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jong Un lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jong Un.
Jong Un on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jong Un, right into the meat.
Evans lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Evans crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jong Un - the referee stops the clock and Evans gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jong Un. Evans manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Evans's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Evans misses its intended target.
Jong Un scores with a kick to the midsection.
Evans rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jong Un connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Jong Un has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Evans misses with an uppercut
and Jong Un makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jong Un lands a nice leg kick that just misses Evans's sensitive parts.
Jong Un connects with a body shot that sends Evans's belly button to the back.
Jong Un throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Evans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Evans is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Evans stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jong Un.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Un slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jong Un moves into range and clinches up with Evans.
Jong Un lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Jong Un prevents a body shot from Evans.
You can see that Evans has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.
Evans blocking some punches.
Evans wants to break free but Jong Un has control.
Jong Un lands a right hand.
Jong Un lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jong Un lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Evans blocks a body shot from Jong Un.
Jong Un fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jong Un tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.
Jong Un misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jong Un lands a right hand.
Jong Un tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing Jong Un back against the cage.
A short left from Jong Un.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jong Un lands with a left to the head.
Evans is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jong Un lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jong Un lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Evans misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Jong Un fails to land.
Jong Un prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
Jong Un tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jong Un.
Jong Un working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jong Un as Evans tries to tie him up.
Evans trying to control the position but instead, Jong Un has worked for underhooks and has pushed Evans into the cage.
Jong Un lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jong Un keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jong Un softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jong Un digs a right hand underneath Evans's ribcage. Evans let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Jong Un has him pressed against the cage.
Evans working aggressively here.
Evans tries a body shot but Jong Un blocks it.
Jong Un lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jong Un.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jong Un as Evans tries to tie him up.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Jong Un uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jong Un lands with a light punch inside.
Jong Un doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Jong Un fails to land.
Jong Un lands a left hand.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Jong Un has him pressed against the cage.
Jong Un lands an uppercut.
Evans is rocked!
Evans looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Evans is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Un had his way with Donald Evans in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Evans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jong Un throws out the jab.
Evans throws a shot to the body.
Evans takes one to the side of the head.
Evans is still on wobbly legs! Can Jong Un finish him?
Jong Un lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans seems to have recovered his senses.
Evans fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jong Un is out of range.
Jong Un lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Evans misses with a looping left.
Jong Un swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans loads up on a big right hand but Jong Un slips the punch.
Jong Un throwing a counter right hand but Evans manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans misses with an uppercut
and Jong Un counters with a nice right hand that sends Evans toppling to the canvas! Evans scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jong Un finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jong Un.
Evans dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jong Un. That did some damage!
Sloppy strikes from Evans. Those never looked like landing.
Jong Un fires out a quick counter leg kick but Evans just manages to avoid it.
Jong Un drops Evans with a huge uppercut! Evans drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Jong Un is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Jong Un!
Kim Jong Un retains his light heavyweight title!
Kim Jong Un decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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