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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Scarface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana comes to the cage accompanied by Check My Swag. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dexter Scarface!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Scarface checks it well.
Santana digs a good body shot into Scarface's ribs.
Santana throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Scarface will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scarface looks to land a combination. Santana sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Scarface moves out of range of the leg kick from Santana.
Santana misses with a left hand
and Scarface counters with a stiff right hand.
Scarface throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scarface misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santana looks to land a left hand but Scarface moved out of range nicely.
Scarface misses with a hook.
Santana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana misses with a body shot
and Scarface counters with a crisp one two that drops Santana! Scarface thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Santana to his feet! Santana is in big trouble!
Santana is rocked!
Santana has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Darkness (B613) in the buildup to the fight.
Scarface drops Santana with a naaaaasty hook - Santana is in real trouble here! Scarface dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Scarface!
An out of breath Dexter Scarface 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malietoa Feti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feti comes to the cage accompanied by Testament - Ride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
29 - 14 - 2 |
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217 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Malietoa Feti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hans Thor!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feti slips a straight right by Thor.
Feti avoids the head kick by Thor.
Feti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thor just manages to avoid it.
Feti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thor lands a body shot.
Thor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Feti counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Thor.
Feti lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thor missing with a left hand there. Feti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Thor misses.
Thor steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Feti. That one must have hurt.
Thor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Feti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Feti.
Thor staying out of range there.
Thor throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Malietoa Feti has been cut.
Thor misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Feti misses its target.
Thor misses with an uppercut. Feti saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Feti misses the target.
Feti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Hans Thor has been cut.
Thor misses with a low kick.
Thor swings widly with a right hand
enabling Feti to counter with a crisp jab.
Feti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Feti tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thor tries to score with a low kick but Feti moves his leg out of the way.
Thor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Feti finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Feti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thor misses with a double jab
and Feti counters with a three punch combo that has Thor backing up. Thor nods at Feti to acknowledge the strikes.
Feti defending well as Thor loads up on a big left hand.
Thor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Thor misses the target.
Feti connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Thor misses
and Feti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Hans Thor's cut even more.
Thor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thor connects with a body shot that sends Feti's belly button to the back.
Thor clobbers Feti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Feti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Feti. Thor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Feti slips a jab and a cross from Thor.
Feti is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Thor misses.
Thor misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Feti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Thor misses.
Feti misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Thor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feti throws a leg kick but Thor moved away.
Feti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thor lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feti throws a hook but Thor blocks it.
Feti misses with a wild body shot.
Thor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thor takes a swing at Feti's ribcage but misses.
Feti lands with a cross.
Feti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Feti.
Feti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thor throws out the jab.
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 Malietoa Feti will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Feti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thor lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Feti, as that shot connected.
Feti throws a head kick but Thor moves out of range.
Feti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thor misses with a looping left.
Feti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thor.
Feti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thor connects with a jab.
Feti walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor tries to land a leg kick but Feti saw it coming and moves away.
Feti swings for the body but Thor moves out of range.
Thor misses with a head kick.
Thor moves out of range as Feti strikes.
Feti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Malietoa Feti is winning the standup battle so far.
Feti ducks under a wild hook from Thor.
Feti cracks Thor with an open hand slap.
The cut above Hans Thor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Feti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thor to score with a decent uppercut.
Thor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Feti counters with a nice uppercut.
Feti throws an overhand right that lands on Thor's shoulder, as Thor tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Thor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Feti checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Thor does it's job there.
Feti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Feti moves out of range of the body kick.
Feti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thor swings widly with a right hand
and Feti counters with a stiff right hand.
Thor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Feti.
Thor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Feti blocks the body kick.
As Thor looks to move away, Feti throws a big counter combo but Thor just gets out of the way.
Thor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thor throws a body shot but no joy.
Feti throws a counter high kick but Thor was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor blocks a jab.
Feti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Feti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big left from Feti misses.
Hans Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Feti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thor replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Feti blocks it well.
The fighters circling - Feti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice combination there by Thor.
Feti slips under a jab from Thor.
Feti slips under a jab from Thor.
Feti moves out of range as Thor strikes.
Feti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thor just manages to avoid it.
Feti throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Feti.
Thor's corner calls for a 1-2. Thor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Feti throws out a loose jab but Thor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Feti misses with a head kick.
Thor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Feti's head backwards.
A slow jab from Thor misses its intended target.
Feti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Feti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Thor.
Thor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Malietoa Feti's cut is getting worse.
Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Thor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Feti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Feti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Feti looks to land a right hand but Thor moved out of range.
Feti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Feti.
Feti 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 looping hook to the body misses from Thor. Feti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Feti tries a low kick but Thor avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Feti misses with a head kick.
Thor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thor misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor 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.
Feti throws a leg kick but Thor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Feti moves out of range of the body kick from Thor.
It looked like Feti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Feti misses with a low kick.
Feti defending well as Thor loads up on a big left hand.
Thor throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Feti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Feti slips a jab from Thor.
Feti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Feti scores with a hook to the body. Thor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thor throws out a loose jab but Feti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Feti is looking to counter punch.
Feti misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor swings widly with a right hand
and Feti counters with a body kick.
Thor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice defenses there by Feti.
A jab lands there for Thor.
A slow jab from Feti misses its intended target.
Thor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Feti counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Thor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Feti digs a good hook to Thor's body.
Feti scores with a push kick.
Feti throws a head kick but Thor moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feti swings for the body but Thor moves out of range.
Thor just misses with a punch to the body.
Feti lands an overhand right.
Thor throws a poor cross that misses
and Feti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thor avoids the head kick by Feti.
Thor misses with a looping left.
Thor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Feti. Feti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Feti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thor misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Feti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Thor. Those never looked like landing.
Thor throws out a powerful jab.
Thor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Feti counters with a stiff right hand.
Hans Thor's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Feti throws a low kick but Thor moves out of range easily.
Thor moves out of range as Feti strikes.
Thor misses the body punch
and Feti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Thor.
Thor misses with a kick to the body.
Feti thuds a left hand into Thor's body.
Thor thows a body kick. Feti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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 Malietoa Feti.
I think Feti 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Thor!
Hans Thor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Light Diode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan TheMan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diode comes to the cage accompanied by Radioactive. TheMan has chosen Get Up Again as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Light Diode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 31 - 1, fighting out of London, Stan TheMan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TheMan throws a leg kick
and Diode counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Stan TheMan has been cut.
Diode fails with an attempt to clinch.
TheMan throws a leg kick
and Diode counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
TheMan looking for a sweep. Not yet TheMan, not yet.
TheMan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
TheMan keeping moving, preventing Diode from controlling successfully.
TheMan is pulling down on Diode's head. It's preventing any offense from Diode, at least for the moment.
TheMan wants to sweep here but Diode controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diode gets to his feet - TheMan follows without any prompting.
TheMan avoids the head kick by Diode.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Diode.
Diode is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from TheMan.
Diode definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
TheMan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diode.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diode checks a leg kick.
Diode is looking for a counter combo.
We've been informed that TheMan 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.
Diode fails with a takedown attempt.
Diode fails with the takedown.
A swing and a miss from TheMan.
Diode seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diode slips a jab and a cross from TheMan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by TheMan.
Diode throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
TheMan throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diode bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diode tries to counter by clinching up but TheMan breaks away and moves out of range.
Diode dives in for a single leg takedown but TheMan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Light Diode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
TheMan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
TheMan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diode drives through and clinches with TheMan against the cage.
TheMan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diode lands a shoulder strike.
TheMan is looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by TheMan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
TheMan breaks the clinch.
TheMan looks to throw the jab but Diode is out of range.
Diode closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. TheMan did well to prevent Diode getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheMan wants to get back to full guard.
TheMan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for TheMan.
TheMan wants to sweep but no luck.
Diode is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diode wants to control from the top but TheMan keeps moving.
Diode is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diode works a leg free and moves into half guard.
TheMan manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Diode keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Diode manages to pull guard.
TheMan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diode works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diode utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
TheMan stands up from Diode's guard - TheMan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Diode on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
TheMan misses with a wild body shot.
TheMan throws a solid leg kick but Diode takes the impact on his shin and smiles at TheMan.
Diode stuns TheMan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stan TheMan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stan TheMan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
TheMan digs a good hook to Diode's body.
Diode moves away from the strike by TheMan.
Diode was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diode fails with the takedown
and TheMan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diode is looking to clinch but TheMan is avoiding it.
Diode on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stan TheMan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diode with a poor takedown
and TheMan counters with a nice body shot.
Diode uses good head movement to avoid the hook from TheMan.
TheMan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diode decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in TheMan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
TheMan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Light Diode overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
TheMan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheMan wants to get back to his feet but Diode is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diode wants to control from the top but TheMan keeps moving.
Diode stops TheMan from standing up.
Diode trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Diode is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
TheMan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diode moves away.
It looked like Diode wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diode tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diode takes a shot right to the bread basket.
TheMan misses with a body shot
and Diode counters with a good, hard body kick but TheMan shrugs it off.
Diode throws a head kick but TheMan moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diode takes a shot to the body in his stride.
TheMan lands with a kick to the temple. Diode shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Diode throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diode bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diode defending well as TheMan loads up on a big left hand.
Diode seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
TheMan throws a head kick but Diode moves out of range.
Stan TheMan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
TheMan swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Diode to counter with a crisp jab.
TheMan misses with a body punch
and Diode decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in TheMan's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diode with a nice head shot there.
Diode trying to control but TheMan is working from the bottom.
Diode looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diode landing some decent shots from guard.
TheMan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diode is one step ahead there.
TheMan has his feet on Diode's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Diode walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diode throws a quick inside leg kick.
TheMan scores with a leg kick.
Stan TheMan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheMan misses with a few strikes there.
Diode shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with TheMan but TheMan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Light Diode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
TheMan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slapping leg kick lands for TheMan.
TheMan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diode's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diode throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
TheMan works Diode's body with a nice hook.
TheMan lands with a hook. Diode tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
TheMan blocks a head kick by Diode.
A big right from TheMan misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan TheMan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stan TheMan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diode uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from TheMan.
TheMan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diode at a distance.
Diode takes a body punch but keeps moving.
TheMan looks to land a left hand but Diode moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Diode was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
TheMan throws a hook but Diode avoids it easily.
TheMan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
TheMan connects with a crisp jab.
TheMan throws a right hand that misses
and Diode counters by moving into the clinch.
TheMan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TheMan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diode counters with a nice uppercut.
TheMan throws a body punch but Diode moves out of range.
Diode looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as TheMan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diode doesn't seem phased though.
Diode doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
TheMan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from TheMan finds it's way through Diode's defenses.
TheMan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diode was well out of range. Poor timing from TheMan.
As TheMan tries to get set, Diode tries to push him back and clinch up but TheMan manages to avoid the attempt.
TheMan throws out a loose jab but Diode uses good head movement to avoid it.
TheMan lands with a thumping leg kick.
TheMan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diode counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diode.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for TheMan.
TheMan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
TheMan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Light Diode is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
TheMan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diode at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diode misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diode lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
TheMan misses with a low kick.
Diode wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diode takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diode fails with an attempt to clinch.
TheMan lands a jab to Diode's midsection.
Diode avoids a kick to the body.
TheMan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Light Diode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
TheMan misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diode keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diode avoids the head kick by TheMan.
Diode thinks about countering with a body kick.
Diode tests TheMan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from TheMan misses.
Diode takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diode moves in looking to clinch but TheMan pushes him off.
TheMan throws out a counter right but Diode avoids it with no problem.
Stan TheMan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diode takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
TheMan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diode. That did some damage!
TheMan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diode sees it coming and avoids it easily.
TheMan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
TheMan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diode looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? TheMan is fending him off so far but Diode persists. Nope, TheMan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diode uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from TheMan.
TheMan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diode went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
TheMan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Light Diode has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
TheMan avoids the head kick by Diode.
Diode tries to close the distance and clinch but TheMan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diode throws a series of punches but TheMan avoids them all with ease.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
TheMan scores with a leg kick.
TheMan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diode's sensitive parts.
TheMan takes a swing at Diode's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Diode was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
TheMan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diode manages to avoid it.
TheMan scores with a hook to the body. Diode takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan TheMan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got TheMan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan TheMan!
An out of breath Stan TheMan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Fayth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ryan Wagner was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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35
185 lbs
32 - 12 - 0 |
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32
176 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Fayth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fayth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fayth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fayth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fayth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wagner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fayth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wagner scrambles back to his feet.
Fayth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Wagner scores with the left hand. Fayth knows he should have avoided that one.
Fayth misses with a shot to the body
and Wagner counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ray Fayth has been cut.
Wagner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fayth is able to avoid easily.
Fayth throws a looping overhand right but Wagner ducks down to avoid it.
Wagner throws a big shot that misses.
Fayth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fayth looks to land a right hand but Wagner moved out of range.
Wagner 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.
Fayth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wagner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fayth with a body shot.
Wagner lands a glancing blow to the side of Fayth's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Fayth.
Fayth throws a hook to the side of Wagner's head but Wagner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wagner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fayth slips under a jab from Wagner.
The fighters circling - Fayth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
Fayth misses with an uppercut. Wagner saw that one coming.
Fayth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Wagner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A punch combination from Fayth misses.
Wagner misses with a body kick.
Fayth misses with an uppercut.
Wagner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fayth takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fayth lands a jab to the head.
Fayth loads up on a big right hand but Wagner slips the punch.
Wagner misses with a double jab.
Fayth looks to land a left hand but Wagner moved out of range nicely.
Wagner was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fayth throws a front kick aimed at Wagner's knee but Wagner avoids it well.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fayth moves away.
Wagner misses with a few strikes there.
Fayth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Fayth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wagner.
Fayth misses with a lunging right hand
and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Wagner moves away from the strike by Fayth.
A punch lands to the side of Fayth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wagner takes a swing at Fayth's ribcage but misses.
Fayth misses with a body shot.
Wagner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wagner looks to land a right hand but Fayth moved out of range.
Fayth connects with a right hand. Wagner shakes it off.
A bone on bone clash there as Fayth blocks the leg kick.
Wagner throws a hook but Fayth blocks it.
Fayth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wagner! But no joy.
Fayth throws a hook but Wagner blocks it.
Wagner throws out a counter right but Fayth avoids it with no problem.
Fayth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fayth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fayth looks to throw the jab but Wagner is out of range.
A jab lands there for Wagner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth misses with a straight right.
Wagner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fayth looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fayth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fayth wants to clinch up but Wagner keeps it at a distance.
Fayth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wagner keeps the fight on the outside.
Wagner only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fayth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fayth throws a lazy right hand but Wagner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fayth gets a clinch.
Fayth misses with a punch on the inside.
Wagner presses Fayth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fayth stalling in the clinch but Wagner improves position.
A short body shot lands from Wagner as the two fighters clinch.
Wagner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fayth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fayth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fayth is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner digs a right hand into Fayth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fayth's gas tank.
Wagner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wagner lands a hook that snaps the head of Fayth backwards.
Still in the clinch, Wagner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fayth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fayth.
Wagner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fayth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Wagner.
Ray Fayth's cut is getting worse.
Wagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wagner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fayth is rocked!
Fayth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fayth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Fayth jumps guard but Wagner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fayth tries a body shot but Wagner blocks it.
Wagner scores with a shoulder strike.
Wagner lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Wagner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Fayth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fayth pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fayth lands a really nice looking cross but Wagner seems unphased.
Wagner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fayth.
Wagner connects with a looping right hand.
Wagner throws a shot to the body.
Wagner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fayth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Fayth takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fayth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh Fayth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Wagner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fayth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan Wagner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fayth misses with a hook.
Fayth seems to have got his legs back now.
Fayth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Fayth takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses.
Fayth will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wagner misses with a body shot.
Fayth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wagner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner sends Fayth crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wagner is motioning to the referee to let Fayth up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Fayth right on the button. Fayth goes down! Wagner follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Wagner gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Wagner!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Kummola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry Charcobeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kummola might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eternal Tears of Sorrow - Sakura No Rei. Charcobeau has chosen Fortunate Son as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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35
157 lbs
32 - 17 - 0 |
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35
161 lbs
21 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kale Kummola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Perry Charcobeau!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kummola connects with a leg kick. Charcobeau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Charcobeau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kummola appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've been informed that Charcobeau 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.
Kummola thows a leg kick but Charcobeau checks it
letting Charcobeau counter with a right hand.
Kummola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kummola attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kummola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Charcobeau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kummola tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Charcobeau works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kummola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Charcobeau at a distance.
Kummola staying out of range there.
Kummola throws a leg kick
and Kummola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charcobeau with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kummola misses the jab.
Charcobeau lunges at Kummola with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kummola's hand.
Charcobeau has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kummola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kummola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charcobeau.
Charcobeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola wants to land a leg kick but Charcobeau is out of range.
Kummola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kummola lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kummola. Charcobeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kummola dives in and scores a takedown into Charcobeau's guard.
Kummola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Charcobeau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kummola throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Charcobeau wants to stand up but Kummola is controlling him.
Kummola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kummola is looking to pass into half guard but Charcobeau pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Charcobeau is in guard.
Charcobeau gets to his feet - Kummola follows without any prompting.
Kummola throws a low kick but Charcobeau moves out of range easily.
Kummola avoids the body shot from Charcobeau.
Charcobeau throws a body shot but no joy.
Charcobeau looks to throw the jab but Kummola is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kummola blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Charcobeau. No joy for Kummola on that attempt.
Kummola avoids the body shot from Charcobeau.
Kummola is trying hard to land a takedown here. Charcobeau sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Charcobeau takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kummola scores with a punch to the head.
Charcobeau stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kale Kummola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kummola with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kummola takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kummola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Charcobeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Kummola throws a chopping leg kick but Charcobeau manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kummola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charcobeau was well out of range. Poor timing from Kummola.
Perry Charcobeau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Charcobeau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Charcobeau throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kummola has been working on his balance at Gangsterdamage, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Charcobeau.
Kummola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charcobeau moves away.
Kummola pivots, looking for a leg kick but Charcobeau is out of range and Kummola settles back down.
Charcobeau throws out a counter right but Kummola avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Kummola does it's job there.
Charcobeau throws a sloppy head kick and Kummola moves out of range easily.
Charcobeau attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Charcobeau throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kummola shoots for a double leg takedown but Charcobeau sprawls well. He's pushed Kummola's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Kummola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kummola throws out a leg kick but Charcobeau moves out of range and Kummola only half commits.
Kummola gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Charcobeau connects with a right hand. Kummola shakes it off.
Charcobeau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kummola misses with a body punch
and Charcobeau counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kummola thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Charcobeau misses.
Kummola tries to land a leg kick but Charcobeau saw it coming and moves away.
Kummola is looking to wear down Charcobeau with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kummola takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Charcobeau is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kummola had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Charcobeau throws a body shot but no joy.
Kummola throwing a counter right hand but Charcobeau manages to avoid it.
Kummola throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Charcobeau appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kummola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kummola working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Charcobeau.
Kummola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Charcobeau throws a looping overhand right but Kummola ducks down to avoid it.
Kummola fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kummola throws a low kick, looking for Charcobeau's leg but Charcobeau calmly moves out of range.
Kummola shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Charcobeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Charcobeau dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kummola lands with a cross.
Perry Charcobeau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kummola throws a front kick aimed at Charcobeau's knee but Charcobeau avoids it well.
It seemed like Charcobeau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kummola throws a predictable looking body shot
and Charcobeau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kummola. Charcobeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Kummola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Charcobeau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kummola defending well as Charcobeau loads up on a big left hand.
Charcobeau blocks a leg kick.
Kummola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charcobeau moves away.
Charcobeau misses with a body shot.
Kummola throws a right and a left that Charcobeau avoids nicely.
Charcobeau connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kummola throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Charcobeau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kummola doesn't seem bothered though.
Charcobeau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kummola throws a leg kick but Charcobeau sees it coming and moves out of range.
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!
Good shot there by Kummola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Charcobeau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Charcobeau slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kummola. Charcobeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Charcobeau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kummola doesn't seem phased though.
Kummola takes one on the button.
Kummola throws a body punch but Charcobeau moves out of range.
Kummola sets himself, and Charcobeau steps forward looking for the clinch! Kummola avoids it this time.
Charcobeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charcobeau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kummola.
Charcobeau looks to land a right hand but Kummola moved out of range.
Kummola misses with an uppercut. Charcobeau saw that one coming.
Kummola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kummola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charcobeau was well out of range. Poor timing from Kummola.
Kummola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kummola stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Charcobeau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Charcobeau. Kummola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charcobeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Kummola is just out of range.
Kummola throws a lazy right hand but Charcobeau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Charcobeau walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Charcobeau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charcobeau takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kummola 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.
A little jabbing left from Charcobeau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Charcobeau with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kummola to score with a decent uppercut.
Kummola swings for the body but Charcobeau moves out of range.
Charcobeau lands a nice looking body kick.
Charcobeau scoring well with a low kick there.
Charcobeau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kummola takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Charcobeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola blocking some punches.
Charcobeau tries to throw a body punch but Kummola avoids it by throwing Charcobeau back against the cage.
Charcobeau struggles to land a body shot inside as Kummola controls his hands.
Kummola takes a shot to the head.
Charcobeau lands a nice uppercut.
Charcobeau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Charcobeau lands a nice uppercut.
Charcobeau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Charcobeau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Charcobeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kummola lands a shoulder strike.
Kummola working aggressively here.
Kummola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charcobeau throws a head punch that misses.
Charcobeau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kummola scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kummola tries a body shot but Charcobeau blocks it.
Charcobeau scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charcobeau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Charcobeau lands with a short shot to the head.
Kummola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Charcobeau prevents a body shot from Kummola.
Charcobeau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charcobeau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kummola lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Charcobeau has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Charcobeau and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kummola throws a body punch but Charcobeau moves out of range.
Kummola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charcobeau manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Charcobeau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Charcobeau swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kummola.
Charcobeau lands a jab to the nose.
A decent looking cross lands there for Charcobeau.
Kummola throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charcobeau moves away from the strike by Kummola.
Charcobeau tries a quick counter leg kick but Kummola is wise to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kummola.
Charcobeau avoids the body shot from Kummola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Charcobeau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Kummola fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Charcobeau.
Kummola throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Charcobeau counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Charcobeau lands.
Nice straight punches there by Kummola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kummola.
Kummola swats away the attempt to clinch by Charcobeau.
Kummola on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kummola with a hook.
Kummola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kummola connects with a single shot there.
Kummola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charcobeau was well out of range. Poor timing from Kummola.
Charcobeau misses with a looping right.
Charcobeau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charcobeau misses with a looping right.
Kummola digs a good body shot into Charcobeau's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcobeau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kummola throws a big shot that misses.
Kummola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Charcobeau checks a low kick from Kummola.
Kummola misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Charcobeau counters with a straight right hand.
Kummola throws out a loose jab but Charcobeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kummola looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Charcobeau is fending him off so far but Kummola persists. Nope, Charcobeau circles away and we're back to standing.
Charcobeau lands with an overhand left.
Kummola throws a body punch but Charcobeau moves out of range.
Kummola shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Charcobeau defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kummola tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perry Charcobeau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kummola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charcobeau manages to avoid it.
Kummola looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kummola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charcobeau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kale Kummola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charcobeau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kummola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Charcobeau.
Charcobeau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kummola 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.
Charcobeau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kummola on the side of the head.
Kummola misses with a low kick.
Charcobeau cracks Kummola with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Charcobeau fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kummola is out of range.
Kummola changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Charcobeau slips under a jab.
Kummola misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Charcobeau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Charcobeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kummola needs to keep his hands up - Charcobeau had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcobeau is looking to clinch but Kummola is avoiding it.
Kummola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kummola takes one on the button.
Charcobeau works Kummola's body with a nice hook.
Charcobeau keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Charcobeau connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kummola's hands.
Kummola on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Charcobeau. Charcobeau obviously looking to wear him down.
Charcobeau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Kummola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Charcobeau connects with a single shot there.
Kummola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Charcobeau defending well as Kummola loads up on a big left hand.
Charcobeau slips under a jab from Kummola.
A shot to the body from Kummola misses
and Charcobeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charcobeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kummola.
Kummola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charcobeau moves away.
Charcobeau scores with a jab.
Kummola has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kummola there as he acknowledges the shot.
Charcobeau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Charcobeau.
Charcobeau connects with a jab.
Kummola tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Charcobeau is able to avoid easily.
Charcobeau closes the distance and clinches.
Kummola has a couple of punches blocked by Charcobeau.
Charcobeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kummola tries to work over Charcobeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kummola working aggressively here.
Charcobeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Perry Charcobeau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Charcobeau winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perry Charcobeau!
A victorious Perry Charcobeau thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Idi oCrazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Souza is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alex De Souza. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
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24
161 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Idi oCrazy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
oCrazy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Souza's head.
oCrazy tries to land a front kick but De Souza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Idi oCrazy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from oCrazy.
oCrazy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.
oCrazy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Souza throws a body kick that misses.
De Souza tries to land a front kick but oCrazy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As De Souza tries to get set, oCrazy tries to push him back and clinch up but De Souza manages to avoid the attempt.
De Souza throws a nice looking combination but oCrazy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As De Souza tries to get set, oCrazy tries to push him back and clinch up but De Souza manages to avoid the attempt.
De Souza walks into a stiff left hand from oCrazy.
oCrazy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Souza manages to break the clinch.
oCrazy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
oCrazy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
oCrazy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.
oCrazy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from De Souza is predictable there
and oCrazy counters with a takedown into side control.
oCrazy 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.
oCrazy cracks De Souza with a big right hand but De Souza just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by oCrazy.
oCrazy tries to score with some ground and pound. De Souza controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
oCrazy tries to score with some ground and pound. De Souza controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
What's De Souza going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
oCrazy tries for a kimura but De Souza is defending well.
De Souza felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
oCrazy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
oCrazy 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Souza manages to get back to half guard.
oCrazy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De Souza has hold of oCrazy's hands but oCrazy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
oCrazy prevents De Souza from improving his position.
oCrazy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
oCrazy looks to land a strike but De Souza avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
oCrazy postures up in De Souza's guard and throws a big left but De Souza blocks it.
oCrazy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
oCrazy throws a big right hand that misses.
oCrazy distracts De Souza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
oCrazy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
De Souza wants to stand but oCrazy is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
oCrazy wants to control from the top but De Souza keeps moving.
oCrazy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Souza keeping moving, preventing oCrazy from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
oCrazy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because De Souza is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
oCrazy looks to land a right hand but De Souza moved out of range.
oCrazy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
oCrazy misses with a body shot.
oCrazy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
oCrazy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
oCrazy just misses with a punch to the body.
oCrazy throws a push kick but De Souza slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Souza! But no joy.
oCrazy throws out a loose jab but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
oCrazy connects with a body shot that sends De Souza's belly button to the back.
De Souza misses with a hook. oCrazy ducked under it nicely.
oCrazy wants to clinch up but De Souza keeps it at a distance.
oCrazy takes a kick to the side of the head.
oCrazy misses with a low kick as De Souza jumps back.
oCrazy fakes the leg kick and cracks De Souza in the body.
That kick from oCrazy tenderised De Souza's leg. De Souza is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Souza throws out a loose jab but oCrazy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for oCrazy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
oCrazy misses with a leg kick
and De Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
oCrazy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Souza lands with an overhand left.
De Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
oCrazy scores with a hook to the body. De Souza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Idi oCrazy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Souza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
oCrazy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
oCrazy cracks De Souza with a right hand to the side of the head.
oCrazy throws a head kick that misses
and De Souza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
oCrazy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
oCrazy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Souza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Souza misses with a body kick.
De Souza swings widly with a right hand
and oCrazy moves into the clinch.
A short right from oCrazy on the inside.
oCrazy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Souza pushes oCrazy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
oCrazy swings wildly with an uppercut but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
oCrazy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
oCrazy has a couple of punches blocked by De Souza.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
oCrazy misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy blocking some punches.
oCrazy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Souza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
oCrazy throws a good cross that connects.
oCrazy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Souza scores with a three punch combo!
oCrazy cracks the inside of De Souza's front leg.
Both fighters circling a little - De Souza finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
oCrazy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.
De Souza throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Souza throws a head kick but oCrazy moves out of range.
De Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by oCrazy.
De Souza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
oCrazy is looking to wear down De Souza with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
oCrazy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by oCrazy there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Souza. That one must have hurt.
De Souza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
oCrazy misses with a head kick.
De Souza connects with an inside leg kick.
oCrazy misses with a lunging right hand
and De Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
oCrazy checks a leg kick.
oCrazy misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Souza lands a lovely overhand right.
De Souza scores with a leg kick.
oCrazy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Souzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Souza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Souza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before oCrazy can pounce on him.
oCrazy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Souza can do to turn this around?
oCrazy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Souza throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from oCrazy misses
and De Souza counters with a right hand to the body.
oCrazy pushes De Souza away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
oCrazy works De Souza's body with a nice hook.
oCrazy lands with a shot to the body.
oCrazy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.
De Souza fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but oCrazy is out of range.
De Souza lands an overhand right.
oCrazy throws a hook but De Souza avoids it easily.
oCrazy lands a head kick!
Good leg kick by De Souza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
oCrazy scores with a hook to the body. De Souza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Souza throws a front kick that sends oCrazy stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Souza, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
oCrazy throws an overhand right that lands on De Souza's shoulder, as De Souza tries to avoid the shot.
oCrazy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.
oCrazy throws a jab but it's blocked by De Souza.
oCrazy slips a straight right by De Souza.
oCrazy blocks a head kick by De Souza.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Souza. That's going to slow oCrazy down.
De Souza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Souza throws a head kick but oCrazy moves out of range.
De Souza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
oCrazy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but De Souza manages to circle out of the way.
De Souza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Souza lands a jab to oCrazy's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from De Souza misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Souza. oCrazy does a little dance to reset his feet.
oCrazy tries to land a front kick but De Souza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
oCrazy moves out of range of the body kick from De Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexsandro De Souza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but oCrazy manages to avoid it.
oCrazy 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from oCrazy. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Souza throws a body kick that misses.
De Souza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Idi oCrazy is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for oCrazy.
De Souza connects with a body shot.
De Souza fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but oCrazy is out of range.
oCrazy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
oCrazy moves in looking to clinch but De Souza pushes him off.
oCrazy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza walks into a straight right hand from oCrazy.
oCrazy misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Souza throws a low kick but it's checked well by oCrazy.
oCrazy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but oCrazy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
oCrazy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Souza takes a step back to recover.
De Souza lands a nice hook to oCrazy's body. oCrazy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and De Souza releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
oCrazy misses with a body kick.
De Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Souza scores with a sloppy right hand. oCrazy should have avoided that one.
oCrazy connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Souza. De Souza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Souza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent oCrazy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
oCrazy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
oCrazy misses with a body shot.
De Souza with a nice cross.
De Souza throws a hook but oCrazy avoids it easily.
oCrazy connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract oCrazy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
oCrazy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Souza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
oCrazy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Souza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Souza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice body punch from oCrazy.
De Souza looks to land a right hand but oCrazy moved out of range.
oCrazy drops down looking for a counter takedown but De Souza sprawls and moves away.
oCrazy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
De Souza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
oCrazy has taken the fight to the clinch.
oCrazy has a couple of punches blocked by De Souza.
oCrazy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
oCrazy blocking some punches.
oCrazy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
oCrazy pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Souza is out of range and oCrazy settles back down.
oCrazy lands with a nice body punch.
oCrazy throws a front kick aimed at De Souza's knee but De Souza avoids it well.
A nice combination there by De Souza.
oCrazy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Souza blocks a low kick nicely.
As oCrazy backs off De Souza throws a huge counter combo but oCrazy manages to avoid it all.
De Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
oCrazy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Souza.
De Souza on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
oCrazy slips a straight right by De Souza.
oCrazy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
oCrazy moves out of range of the leg kick from De Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
oCrazy punishes De Souza's body with a nice straight punch.
oCrazy slips under a jab.
oCrazy attempts a counter takedown but De Souza avoids it well and moves away.
oCrazy looks to score with a jab to the body but De Souza is just out of range.
De Souza misses the jab.
oCrazy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from oCrazy.
oCrazy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A solid leg kick lands there for oCrazy.
De Souza ducks under a wild hook from oCrazy.
oCrazy misses with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by oCrazy!
oCrazy swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
oCrazy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from oCrazy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
oCrazy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
oCrazy misses the shot to the body.
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 Idi oCrazy.
Well oCrazy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Idi oCrazy!
A relieved looking Idi oCrazy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evil Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Azuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kullervo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kullervo Entrance Theme. 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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31
176 lbs
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34
169 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evil Kullervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Azuma!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kullervo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kullervo throws a sloppy head kick and Azuma moves out of range easily.
Kullervo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Azuma. Azuma obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kullervo. Azuma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azuma fails to land with a series of punches.
Azuma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kullervo misses with a head kick.
Kullervo staying out of range there.
Kullervo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Azuma.
Azuma throws a leg kick but Kullervo checks it.
Kullervo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gutz Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick misses from Kullervo.
Azuma scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azuma misses with a body kick.
Kullervo thinks about countering with a head kick.
Azuma lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azuma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Akira Azuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azuma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kullervo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kullervo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Azuma.
A lazy body kick from Azuma
and Kullervo counters by moving into the clinch.
Kullervo pulls Azuma into guard.
Kullervo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Azuma with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Azuma landing with the ground and pound.
Azuma postures up.
Kullervo is looking for a triangle but Azuma pushes his legs off easily.
Azuma throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo trying to keep a closed guard but Azuma is proving a slippery customer.
Azuma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kullervo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Azuma is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Azuma got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kullervo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Azuma has managed to get both his arms back between Kullervo's legs - danger averted.
Kullervo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Azuma loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Azuma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Azuma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kullervo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Azuma has passed into half guard!
Azuma 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kullervo actively working from the bottom here.
Azuma not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Azuma is thwarting Kullervo's attempts to control the position.
Azuma missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Azuma slips a nice elbow through Kullervo's hands, connecting with Kullervo's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azuma is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Azuma landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azuma lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kullervo looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Azuma.
Kullervo is looking to improve his position.
Azuma is nestled in close to Kullervo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Azuma lands strikes from half guard.
Kullervo is rocked!
Azuma lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Kullervo! More strikes land and this one is all over! Azuma jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Azuma!
After winning the bout, Akira Azuma thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Evil Kullervo had this to say: 'I think my heart is broken.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Murkula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murkula comes to the cage accompanied by Forever Angel. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taisto Murkula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Raven!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Murkula misses
and Raven counters with a stiff right hand.
Raven closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Raven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murkula can pounce on him.
Raven feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murkulas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murkula ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murkula looks to throw the jab but Raven is out of range.
Raven looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheers as Murkula lands an impressive looking overhand right. Raven doesn't seem phased though.
Murkula will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raven lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Murkula cracks Raven with a good jab.
Raven misses with a wild combination.
Murkula misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murkula throws a chopping leg kick but Raven manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Raven swings for the body but Murkula moves out of range.
Murkula throws a looping overhand right but Raven ducks down to avoid it.
Murkula scores with a jab to the jaw.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Raven 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkula connects with a good right hand that stumbles Raven. Raven circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murkula misses with a hook. Raven ducked under it nicely.
Raven tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murkula fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raven on the side of the head.
Murkula connects with a solid leg kick.
Murkula throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Raven misses the target.
Raven slips a jab from Murkula.
Murkula moves into the clinch.
Murkula breaks from the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murkula.
Raven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murkula.
Murkula feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raven lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Murkula trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murkula is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Raven has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murkula is working away from the top position though.
Raven is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven trying to control from the bottom.
Murkula sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raven defending well though.
Raven has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murkula is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murkula connects with a nice short shot to Raven's temple.
Raven is refusing to be controlled, as Murkula sits in half guard.
Murkula missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Raven manages to get to full guard.
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.
Murkula not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raven pulls Murkula in close to prevent any damage.
Murkula stands and throws Raven's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Raven tries to buck Murkula off but Murkula is having none of it.
Raven regains half guard, as Murkula was trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Murkula dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murkula lands a glancing blow to the side of Raven's head.
Raven connects with an inside leg kick.
Raven checks the leg kick.
Taisto Murkula is winning the standup battle so far.
Raven swings for the body but Murkula moves out of range.
Raven connects with a right hand. Murkula shakes it off.
Raven scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Murkula has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Raven throws an overhand right that lands on Murkula's shoulder, as Murkula tries to avoid the shot.
Murkula throws a jab but it's blocked by Raven.
Murkula avoids the body shot from Raven.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murkula throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raven fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murkula looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raven misses with a low kick.
Murkula rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Raven counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkula shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raven but Raven pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Raven throws a solid leg kick but Murkula takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raven.
Murkula half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Raven lands with an overhand left.
Murkula scores with a leg kick.
Murkula connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raven momentarily.
Murkula tries to clinch there but Raven circles away.
Raven lands with a straight right. Murkula didn't see that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murkula. That's going to slow Raven down.
A big left from Raven misses.
Raven walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murkula checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Raven loads up on a big right hand but Murkula slips the punch.
Murkula ducks under a wild hook from Raven.
A jab lands there for Murkula.
Raven scores with a hook to the body. Murkula takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murkula misses with a series of wild punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Raven.
Nice shot by Raven.
Murkula uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raven has time to react.
Murkula connects with an inside leg kick.
Murkula fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murkula tries a low kick but Raven avoids it.
Raven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Murkula lands with a right hand.
Raven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murkula takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raven digs a good hook to Murkula's body.
Murkula connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murkula is looking to slow Raven down with leg kicks.
Murkula thows a leg kick but Raven checks it
and Raven makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Raven stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taisto Murkula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raven blocks a low kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raven checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raven.
Raven avoids the body shot from Murkula.
Raven displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murkula.
Murkula avoids the body shot from Raven.
Raven misses with a straight right.
A jab from Raven misses.
Murkula misses with a low kick.
Raven appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Raven lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murkula's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murkula throws a lazy uppercut
and Raven makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murkula misses with a looping left.
Raven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murkula half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Raven cracks Murkula with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murkula throws a leg kick that is checked
and Raven counters with an outside leg kick.
Murkula moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Murkula with a nice cross.
Raven scores with a nice strike.
Murkula is looking to clinch.
Raven slips under a jab from Murkula.
Murkula takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Raven misses with a body kick.
Murkula checks a low kick from Raven.
Murkula tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Raven is able to avoid easily.
Murkula throws an overhand right that lands on Raven's shoulder, as Raven tries to avoid the shot.
Murkula stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murkula scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murkula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raven.
Murkula throws a leg kick that is checked
and Raven counters with a nice body kick.
Taisto Murkula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Raven.
Raven connects with a leg kick. Murkula looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Raven coming out on top.
Murkula tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murkula. Raven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raven scores with a nice head shot.
Raven walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkula throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murkula tries to land a front kick but Raven steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murkula scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raven misses with an uppercut. Murkula saw that one coming.
Murkula tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raven throws a lazy right hand but Murkula sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raven lands a lovely overhand right.
Murkula pivots, looking for a leg kick but Raven is out of range and Murkula settles back down.
Raven misses with a wild combination.
Raven scores with a nice head shot.
Raven keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Raven was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murkula takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murkula fails with a takedown attempt.
Raven misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by Murkula as he checks the leg kick.
Raven's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raven misses with a kick to the body.
Murkula tries to land a front kick but Raven steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Raven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raven misses with a low kick.
Murkula drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Raven takes one to the side of the head.
Raven is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murkula fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raven pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murkula.
Murkula misses with an uppercut
letting Raven counter with a right hand.
Murkula is looking to slow Raven down with leg kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murkula. Raven shrugs it off though.
Raven blocks a low kick nicely.
Murkula throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murkula connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raven's hands.
Murkula lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raven throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murkula throws a jab but it's blocked by Raven.
Raven on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murkula takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murkula misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murkula slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raven dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murkula. That did some damage!
Murkula lunges at Raven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raven's hand.
Murkula lands a jab.
Murkula throws a jab but it's blocked by Raven.
Raven just misses with a punch to the body.
Raven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murkula throws a right hand that misses
and Raven counters with a body kick.
Murkula avoids a kick to the body.
Murkula is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raven.
A leg kick checked by Raven.
Raven throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murkula stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murkula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raven.
Murkula waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raven.
Murkula sets himself, and Raven steps forward looking for the clinch! Murkula avoids it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Raven.
I think Raven 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Raven!
Thomas Raven took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rung Thrym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thuggish Ruggish Bone. Thrym has chosen We Are - Hollywood Undead as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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40
210 lbs
37 - 18 - 0 |
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28
216 lbs
22 - 4 - 1 |
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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
37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rung Thrym!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns Jr looks for the body kick but Thrym saw that one coming.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Thrym sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thrym throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Burns Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Thrym checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That kick from Thrym tenderised Burns Jr's leg. Burns Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thrym has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thrym and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burns Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thrym bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thrym moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Thrym moved away.
Thrym misses with a low kick.
Burns Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thrym connects with a single shot there.
Good standup being displayed there by Burns Jr as he connects with a hook.
Burns Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thrym's sensitive parts.
Burns Jr tries a low kick but Thrym avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrym misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrym tries to work over Burns Jr's front leg with a kick but Burns Jr checks it.
Burns Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thrym is out of range.
A cross from Thrym lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Thrym tenderised Burns Jr's leg. Burns Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thrym misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Thrym misses the target.
Burns Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Thrym manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Simba Burns Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thrym slips under a jab from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr motions for Thrym to come forward. Burns Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thrym throws a solid leg kick but Burns Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thrym.
Thrym throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Burns Jr throws a solid leg kick but Thrym takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns Jr.
Thrym pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Burns Jr misses.
Thrym tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Thrym connects with a leg kick. Burns Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns Jr avoids the body shot from Thrym.
A low kick from Thrym is predictable there
and Burns Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Burns Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Thrym moves out of range easily.
Burns Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thrym checks it well.
Thrym looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
Burns Jr misses with a leg kick
and Thrym counters with a right hand to the body.
Thrym throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns Jr misses with a straight right.
Thrym tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Thrym tries to land a leg kick but Burns Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thrym moves out of range of the body kick.
Burns Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thrym changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Burns Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Thrym does no damage.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Thrym misses the target.
Thrym throws a looping overhand right but Burns Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Thrym keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thrym shoots in and drives through. Burns Jr sprawls well.
Thrym checks a low kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr tried to score with a low kick but Thrym checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick as Thrym jumps back.
Thrym moves out of range of the body kick.
Burns Jr throws a head kick but Thrym moves out of range.
Thrym bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thrym gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burns Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns Jr.
Thrym throws a solid leg kick but Burns Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thrym.
Thrym fails to land the takedown.
Simba Burns Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rung Thrym.
Thrym throws a sloppy head kick and Burns Jr moves out of range easily.
Burns Jr tries to land a front kick but Thrym steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thrym avoids the head kick by Burns Jr.
Thrym loads up on a big right hand but Burns Jr slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Burns Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burns Jr ducks under a wild hook from Thrym.
Nice cross by Thrym.
Thrym thuds a left hand into Burns Jr's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Burns Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrym controlling the action here.
Burns Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Thrym content to control rather than advance.
Burns Jr is looking for a sweep. Thrym is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simba Burns Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thrym pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thrym takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burns Jr tries to land a leg kick but Thrym saw it coming and moves away.
Burns Jr motions for Thrym to come forward. Burns Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thrym drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Burns Jr defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thrym. Burns Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burns Jr 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.
Thrym avoids the head kick by Burns Jr.
Some bone on bone action there as Thrym checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Thrym misses the target.
Burns Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thrym can do to turn this around?
Burns Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Simba Burns Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Thrym connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thrym misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thrym to score with a decent uppercut.
That kick from Burns Jr tenderised Thrym's leg. Thrym is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns Jr misses with a straight left.
Thrym looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burns Jr misses with a kick to the body
and Thrym counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr blocks the body kick.
Thrym uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a head kick but Thrym moves out of range.
Thrym scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Burns Jr is trying to control but can't.
Thrym sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Let's hope that Thrym has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Thrym drops an elbow to the side of Burns Jr's head.
Burns Jr tries to get to full guard but Thrym has control of the leg.
Burns Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burns Jr is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thrym in particular looking to stall.
Thrym is nestled in close to Burns Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thrym thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burns Jr's head.
Thrym is trying to control. Burns Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thrym trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burns Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burns Jr has control of Thrym's left arm, preventing Thrym from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A jab from Thrym does it's job there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thrym!
Burns Jr is looking to slow Thrym down with leg kicks.
Burns Jr connects with a leg kick. Thrym looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Burns Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thrym checks a leg kick.
Thrym shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Thrym was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns Jr tries to buck Thrym off but Thrym is having none of it.
Burns Jr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym throwing shots but Burns Jr is blocking nicely.
Thrym landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Burns Jr is not content to let Thrym control the position.
Thrym takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Burns Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Burns Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Thrym working his ground and pound in the gym.
Burns Jr wants to stand but Thrym is controlling the position.
Burns Jr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thrym controls the pace.
Thrym has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burns Jr trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rung Thrym showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thrym misses with a head kick.
Burns Jr throws a solid leg kick but Thrym takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns Jr.
Thrym is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Burns Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burns Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns Jr tries to score with a low kick but Thrym moves his leg out of the way.
Burns Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thrym pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thrym slips a straight right by Burns Jr.
Thrym lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burns Jr at a distance.
Thrym checks the leg kick.
Thrym's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thrym loads up on a big right hand but Burns Jr slips the punch.
Thrym waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thrym takes a swing at Burns Jr's ribcage but misses.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Thrym misses with a leg kick.
Thrym misses with an uppercut
and Burns Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Burns Jr throws a wild body kick that Thrym sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym checks a leg kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns Jr.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns Jr.
Thrym moves out of range of the body kick from Burns Jr.
Thrym throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thrym throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thrym just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBurns Jr.
Burns Jr avoids the head kick by Thrym.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burns Jr.
The fighters circling - Burns Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Burns Jr blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Thrym misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thrym.
Thrym just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns Jr throws a hook but Thrym blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of Burns Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym misses with a head kick.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Thrym avoids it.
Burns Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Thrym chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns Jr can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns Jr throws a head kick but Thrym moves out of range.
Burns Jr throws a push kick but Thrym slaps the foot to one side.
Burns Jr tries to work over Thrym's front leg with a kick but Thrym checks it.
Thrym misses with a head kick.
Thrym lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns Jr's sensitive parts.
Burns Jr tries to score with a low kick but Thrym moves his leg out of the way.
Thrym tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Thrym lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thrym bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thrym throws an off balance right hand
and Burns Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Burns Jr manages to break the clinch.
Thrym takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheers as Thrym lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burns Jr doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr stuffs the takedown.
Thrym misses with an uppercut. Burns Jr saw that one coming.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thrym.
And Thrym tries to counter it with a takedown but Burns Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burns Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A left lands for Thrym.
Burns Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burns Jr misses with a leg kick.
Burns Jr scores with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Burns Jr.
Thrym lands with a slapping head kick.
Thrym's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burns Jr under the eye.
A bone on bone clash there as Thrym blocks the leg kick.
A big left from Thrym misses.
Thrym throws a hook but Burns Jr blocks it.
Burns Jr throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Thrym checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That kick from Burns Jr tenderised Thrym's leg. Thrym is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thrym throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burns Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thrym changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Burns Jr gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thrym counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrym bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burns Jr's head.
Thrym walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burns Jr.
Thrym misses with a double jab.
Burns Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Thrym catches Burns Jr right on the button with a cross.
Thrym swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thrym scores with a decent looking hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thrym.
Thrym blocks a jab.
Thrym lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rung Thrym just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burns Jr throws out a leg kick but Thrym moves out of range and Burns Jr only half commits.
Burns Jr slips under a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Burns Jr. Thrym shrugs it off though.
Burns Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burns Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thrym moves out of range of the body kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thrym checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thrym keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thrym throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thrym lands with a kick to the ribs.
Burns Jr tries to land a front kick but Thrym steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrym throws a hook but Burns Jr avoids it easily.
Thrym is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick as Thrym jumps back.
Thrym blocks a leg kick.
Thrym connects with a jab.
Burns Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thrym. That did some damage!
Thrym tries to score with a low kick but Burns Jr moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Burns Jr throws a wild body kick that Thrym sees coming a mile off.
Burns Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burns Jr looks to land a body kick but Thrym moved away.
Burns Jr lands with a hook. Thrym tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Burns Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thrym's calf.
Thrym uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns Jr.
Sloppy strikes from Thrym. Those never looked like landing.
Thrym misses with an uppercut. Burns Jr saw that one coming.
Thrym tries to bum rush Burns Jr with a series of wild strikes but Burns Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns Jr jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Burns Jr tries a low kick but Thrym avoids it.
Thrym takes a swing at Burns Jr's ribcage but misses.
Burns Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Thrym avoids it.
Thrym bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burns Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Burns Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thrym avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thrym lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thrym connects with a looping right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Burns Jr as Thrym shoots in.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick which misses Thrym's front leg but catches the back leg as Thrym tries to avoid it.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Thrym moves out of range easily.
Burns Jr misses with a kick to the body
and Thrym counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrym blocks a low kick nicely.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Thrym checks it.
Burns Jr moves away from the strike by Thrym.
Thrym fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns Jr is out of range.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
Thrym pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns Jr tries a low kick but Thrym avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thrym has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thrym lands a nice shot that snaps Burns Jr's head back.
Burns Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thrym lands with a straight right. Burns Jr didn't see that one coming.
Burns Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thrym throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns Jr walks into a jab.
Thrym scores with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thrym.
Burns Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Burns Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Thrym has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrym tries a low kick but Burns Jr avoids it.
Thrym lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym shoots in but Burns Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thrym. That's going to slow Burns Jr down.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thrym misses with a left hand
and Burns Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Burns Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thrym pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thrym will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Simba Burns Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rung Thrym.
Thrym is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thrym dives in and grabs Burns Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burns Jr pushes down on Thrym's head and hops out.
Burns Jr keeps Thrym at a distance using the push kick.
Thrym is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Thrym fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burns Jr connects with a right hand. Thrym shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Simba Burns Jr will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thrym misses with a body shot.
Burns Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Thrym's shoulder, as Thrym tries to avoid the shot.
Thrym feints the counter takedown.
Thrym pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Burns Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thrym is able to avoid easily.
Burns Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thrym is able to avoid easily.
Thrym fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burns Jr throws a solid leg kick but Thrym takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns Jr.
Thrym lands a two punch combo.
Jab from Burns Jr.
Thrym misses with an uppercut.
Thrym takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thrym rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thrym's knee momentarily.
Thrym tries to land a leg kick but Burns Jr saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns Jr.
Burns Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr feints and then cracks Thrym's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thrym down.
Burns Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Thrym moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Thrym.
Thrym fails to land the takedown.
Thrym chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns Jr can pounce on him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns Jr checks a leg kick.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Thrym is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns Jr.
Thrym walks into a jab.
Thrym shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thrym has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thrym and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burns Jr cracks Thrym with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thrym.
Burns Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Thrym blocks the low kick.
Thrym throws a hook but Burns Jr avoids it easily.
Thrym throws a hook but Burns Jr avoids it easily.
Thrym chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns Jr can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrym cracks Burns Jr with a good jab.
Thrym darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burns Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Thrym checks a leg kick.
Thrym with the counter takedown but Burns Jr avoids it easily.
Thrym moves out of range of the body kick.
Good shot there by Thrym.
Thrym misses with a leg kick.
Burns Jr throws a hook but Thrym avoids it easily.
Burns Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns Jr throws a low kick, looking for Thrym's leg but Thrym calmly moves out of range.
Thrym has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a low kick, looking for Thrym's leg but Thrym calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr tried to score with a low kick but Thrym checks it.
Burns Jr wants to slow Thrym down by chopping away at his legs.
Burns Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Thrym does it's job there.
Burns Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thrym to score with a decent uppercut.
Thrym throws a head kick that misses
and Burns Jr counters with a leg kick.
Thrym cracks the inside of Burns Jr's front leg.
Thrym moves out of range of the body kick from Burns Jr.
Thrym misses with a hook.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Thrym sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thrym connects with a high kick.
Burns Jr throws a head kick but Thrym moves out of range.
Thrym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thrym. Burns Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Thrym moves out of range easily.
Thrym misses with a hook
and Burns Jr counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns Jr checks it well.
Burns Jr throws a head kick that Thrym semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns Jr is looking to slow Thrym down with leg kicks.
Burns Jr misses with a leg kick.
Burns Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns Jr drops his hands momentarily and Thrym takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burns Jr is looking to chop away at Thrym's legs.
Burns Jr lands a head kick. Thrym smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thrym misses with a straight right.
Burns Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thrym is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns Jr.
Thrym fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns Jr.
Burns Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thrym misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thrym.
Burns Jr moves out of range as Thrym strikes.
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 Simba Burns Jr.
I think Burns Jr 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Simba Burns Jr retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ada Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reach is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rich Like Me. 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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202 lbs
32 - 11 - 0 |
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195 lbs
30 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ada Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Johnny Reach!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes lands with a slapping head kick.
Reyes lands a jab.
Reyes tries to clinch up.
Reach circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reyes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reach missing with a left hand there. Reyes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Reach catches Reyes right on the button with a cross.
Reyes scores with a hook to the body. Reach takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reyes misses with a looping left.
Reach throws a counter combo.
Reyes misses with a hook
and Reach makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Reyes really felt that one!
Reyes has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reach tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reach's coach down at K.O.N.Y. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Reach's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Reyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reyes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reyes landing knees to the head.
Reach is rocked!
It looks like Johnny Reach has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Reach.
Reach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses.
Reyes lands with a straight right. Reach didn't see that one coming.
Reach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reyes digs a good hook to Reach's body.
A shot to the body from Reach misses
and Reyes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Reach is still on wobbly legs! Can Reyes finish him?
Reach lands an overhand right.
Reach seems to have recovered his senses.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reach.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reyes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reachs head.
Reyes lands with a light punch inside.
Reach misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Reyes.
Reyes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reach misses with a punch on the inside.
Reyes misses with a punch on the inside.
Reach tries to throw a body punch but Reyes avoids it by throwing Reach back against the cage.
Reach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reyes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Reyes has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short uppercut from Reyes.
Reach misses with a knee to the head.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reach.
Reyes has a couple of punches blocked by Reach.
Reach wants to break free but Reyes has control.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
Reyes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reyes blocks an uppercut.
Reyes lands a knee to the body.
Reach lands a shot to the body.
Reach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reach wants to break free but Reyes has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reyes.
A right hand to the body from Reyes.
Reach throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Reyes.
Reach has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reach throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reach is keeping busy.
Reach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reach swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Reach fails to land.
Reyes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Reyes - that landed with a thud.
Reach can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
Reyes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Reach is blocking nicely.
Reyes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reyes lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reach throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ada Reyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Reach's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reach looks to land a left hand but Reyes moved out of range nicely.
Reach throws a body shot but no joy.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reyes.
Reyes throws a jab when Reach was well out of range.
Reyes with a nice cross.
Reach defending well as Reyes loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Reyes. Beautiful body shot.
Reyes throws a hook but Reach blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reach swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.
Reach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reach lands with an overhand left.
Reyes staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Reach on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reyes avoids the head kick by Reach.
Reyes misses with a hook. Reach ducked under it nicely.
Reyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reyes's corner calls for a 1-2. Reyes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reyes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reyes tries to clinch but Reach moves out of range.
Reyes missing with a left hand there. Reach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Reach on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reyes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reach momentarily.
Reyes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reyes has Reach up against the cage in a clinch.
Reyes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reach can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Reach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reach.
Still in the clinch, Reyes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reyes working aggressively here.
Reyes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reach tries to circle away but Reyes has him pinned against the cage.
Reyes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reach throws a head punch that misses.
Reach lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reach blocking some punches.
Reyes lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reach.
Reach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reach misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Reyes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
Reach misses with the head strike.
Reach blocks a body shot from Reyes.
Reach misses with a body punch.
Reach lands a hook that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reyes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reach's brow.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reach swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes dodges an elbow strike from Reach.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reach blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Reach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reach lands a nice uppercut.
Reach throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reach.
Reyes blocking some punches.
Reyes stalling in the clinch but Reach improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reach.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Reach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reach misses with a punch to the body.
Reach lands a right hand.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Reach is blocking nicely.
Reach lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ada Reyes has been cut.
Reyes tries to work over Reach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reyes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reach's brow.
Reyes misses with a body punch.
Reyes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 Ada Reyes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reach was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a jab to the body
and Reach counters with a nice uppercut.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reach throws out a counter right but Reyes avoids it with no problem.
Reach drops Reyes with a beautiful combination! Reyes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Reach is looking for the KO!
Reyes is rocked!
Reyes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oh Reyes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reach takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reach walks into a jab.
Reyes seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick by Reyes misses
and Reach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reach avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reach tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach avoids the body shot from Reyes.
It seemed like Reach was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reach blocks a head kick by Reyes.
Reach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ada Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reach swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reyes.
Reach blocks a head kick by Reyes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reyes.
Reyes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reyes throws a body shot but no joy.
Reyes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reyes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reach.
Reyes looks to land a body kick but Reach moved away.
Reach follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Reyes throws a lazy uppercut
and Reach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach scores with a nice body kick.
Reyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reach throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reach takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Reach is just out of range.
Reyes throws the kick towards the body but Reach avoids it.
Reach misses with a body kick.
Reach walks into a stiff left hand from Reyes.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Reach is just out of range.
Reyes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reach on the side of the head.
Reyes moves in looking to clinch but Reach pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes connects with a right hand. Reach shakes it off.
Reach lands with an overhand left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reach!
Reyes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reyes rushes Reach and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reyes prevents a body shot from Reach.
Reach working aggressively here.
Reach misses with the head strike.
Reyes blocks an uppercut.
Reach misses with a body punch.
Reyes throws a punch but it's blocked by Reach.
Come on Reyes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Reach fails to land.
Reach stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reach scores with a shoulder strike.
Reyes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reach misses with the head strike.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reach is defending well for now.
Reach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reach misses with some punches.
Reach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reyes blocking some punches.
Reach lands with a left to the head.
Reach throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
Reach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reyes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reyes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Johnny Reach just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reyes misses with a head kick.
Reach follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ada Reyes is winning the standup battle so far.
Reyes misses with a hook.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reach throws the kick towards the body but Reyes avoids it.
Nice body punch from Reyes.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reach lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reach blocks a jab.
Reach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reach ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
Reach is looking for the big counter here.
Reyes throws a hook but Reach blocks it.
Reach lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Reyes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reach! But no joy.
Reach avoids the head kick by Reyes.
Reyes looks to land a combination but Reach avoids it well.
Reyes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reyes.
Reach throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reyes looks to land a left hand but Reach moved out of range nicely.
Reyes throws a hook but Reach avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reyes scores with a jab. Reach acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reyes misses with a head kick.
Reyes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reach works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice cross by Reach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reach goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reyes throws a hook but Reach blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes rushes Reach and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reach lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reyes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reach backwards.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reach is defending well for now.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Reach is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reach.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Reach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes pushes off an throws an elbow but Reach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
Reach lands a body punch.
Reach lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reach breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Reach.
Reyes tries to clinch up.
Reach takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reach thinks about the counter body kick.
Reach looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reach throws a body kick that misses.
Reyes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reach.
Reyes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reach lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reyes swings widly with a right hand
and Reach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ada Reyes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reach staying out of range there.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reach moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reyes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reach was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
A little jabbing left from Reach on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reyes moves out of range as Reach throws a body kick.
A big left from Reach misses.
Reyes moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reach looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Reach blocks it.
Reyes trying to stall but Reach improves his position.
Reach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reyes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reach lands a left hand.
Reach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reach avoids it.
Reyes has a couple of punches blocked by Reach.
Reyes is struggling to control the position.
Reach working aggressively here.
Reach tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reach working aggressively here.
Reach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reyes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reyes misses with the head strike.
Johnny Reach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ada Reyes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
Reach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes throws a body punch but Reach moves out of range.
Reyes throws a body punch but Reach moves out of range.
Reyes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reach misses with a punch on the inside.
Reach is trying to break the clinch but Reyes is controlling him.
Reach misses with a body punch.
Reyes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reach has a couple of punches blocked by Reyes.
Reach swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Reach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach scores with a shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reach tries to throw a body punch but Reyes avoids it by throwing Reach back against the cage.
Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Reach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reach presses Reyes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reach takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reach throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Reach's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reach fails to land.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Reach avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reach misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reach fails to land.
Reach tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike.
Reyes crunches a lovely knee into Reach's ribcage.
Reach is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reyes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reach blocks an uppercut.
Reach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reyes.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Reyes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reach throws a head punch that misses.
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 Ada Reyes.
Well Reyes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johnny Reach!
Johnny Reach took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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