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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Horizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horizon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bring your whole crew. Evan Horizon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ben Dobson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Horizon!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horizon throws a lazy body kick
and Dobson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Horizon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Horizon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dobson wants to clinch up but Horizon keeps it at a distance.
Dobson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horizon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dobson moves away from the strike by Horizon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dobson. Horizon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horizon shoots in for a takedown but Dobson shows good takedown defense.
Dobson is looking to counter punch.
Horizon throws a leg kick
and Dobson counters with an inside leg kick.
Horizon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dobson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Horizon.
It looks like Evan Horizon has been cut.
Horizon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice body kick there by Dobson.
Horizon looks winded!
Dobson drops Horizon with a naaaaasty hook - Horizon is in real trouble here! Dobson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dobson!
A victorious Ben Dobson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rokki Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Burrell 's choice of entrance music: Can't Touch This. Rokki Kukko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stanley Burrell 's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
24 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rokki Kukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanley Burrell !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukko throws a leg kick that misses.
Burrell 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.
Kukko throws a push kick but Burrell slaps the foot to one side.
Kukko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burrell throws a head kick but Kukko moves out of range.
Kukko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Burrell sprawls and moves away.
Kukko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burrell checks the leg kick.
Burrell lands a jab-cross combination.
Burrell throws a leg kick
and Kukko counters with a three punch combo that has Burrell backing up. Burrell nods at Kukko to acknowledge the strikes.
Burrell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burrell throws out a leg kick but Kukko moves out of range and Burrell only half commits.
An inside leg kick from Burrell misses.
Burrell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burrell thuds his right hand into Kukko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burrell gets tackled into the cage by Kukko. Kukko maintains the clinch.
Kukko tries to land a knee to the head but Burrell blocks with his arms.
Kukko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burrell walks away with a smile on his face. Kukko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Burrell throws a leg kick
and Kukko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kukko.
Burrell has his hands on Kukko's head, controlling the position.
Burrell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko forces his way into half guard.
Kukko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Burrell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Burrell has Kukko pulled in close to control his posture.
Burrell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Kukko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Burrell is pulling down on Kukko's head to control his posture.
Burrell uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kukko throws a front kick aimed at Burrell 's knee but Burrell avoids it well.
Kukko lands a nice looking body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burrell .
Burrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burrell swats away the attempt to clinch by Kukko.
Kukko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burrell .
Burrell takes a swing at Kukko's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kukko was well out of range. Poor timing from Burrell .
Burrell throws a wild body kick that Kukko sees coming a mile off.
Kukko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burrell .
Kukko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burrell manages to avoid it.
Burrell lands with a straight right. Kukko didn't see that one coming.
Kukko moves out of range as Burrell strikes.
Kukko tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Burrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Kukko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burrell throws a wild body kick that Kukko sees coming a mile off.
Kukko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Burrell scores with a jab to the head.
Burrell checks a leg kick.
Kukko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrell misses with a body shot.
Kukko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kukko misses with a wild body shot.
Burrell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Burrell quickly recovers to half guard.
Burrell pushes Kukko off looking to stand but Kukko dives back in and keeps control.
Burrell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kukko.
Kukko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kukko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kukko content to control rather than advance.
Burrell wants to improve his position but Kukko is controlling well.
Kukko 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.
Kukko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kukko trying to control the pace.
Kukko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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 Rokki Kukko will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kukko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burrell .
Burrell scores with a head kick. Kukko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Burrell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burrell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good work by Burrell as he checks the leg kick.
Burrell throws a big counter head kick but Kukko avoids it with no problem.
Kukko walks into a left hand.
Burrell misses with a body kick.
Kukko just misses with a punch to the body.
Burrell scores with a kick to the body.
Kukko tries to clinch up.
Burrell lands a nice looking body shot.
Stanley Burrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kukko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burrell tries to avoid it but Kukko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burrell to the ground. Burrell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burrell misses with a hook. Kukko ducked under it nicely.
Good work by Kukko as he checks the leg kick.
Burrell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kukko's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kukko dives in and grabs Burrell 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burrell pushes down on Kukko's head and hops out.
Kukko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rokki Kukko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burrell thuds a left hand into Kukko's body.
A swing and a miss from Burrell .
Kukko fails to land the takedown.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burrell . That's going to slow Kukko down.
Kukko checks a low kick from Burrell .
Burrell 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.
Kukko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kukko moves in looking to clinch but Burrell pushes him off.
Kukko scores with a jab to the body.
Kukko closes the distance and clinches.
Burrell lands with a short shot to the head.
Burrell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kukko's elbow.
Burrell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burrell walks away with a smile on his face. Kukko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kukko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burrell as he avoids it easily.
Kukko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kukko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burrell .
Kukko digs a good body shot into Burrell 's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burrell throws a head kick but Kukko moves out of range.
Burrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kukko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kukko checks a leg kick.
Stanley Burrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burrell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kukko counters with a straight right hand.
Burrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kukko was well out of range. Poor timing from Burrell .
Kukko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burrell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Burrell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burrell misses with a leg kick
and Kukko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kukkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kukko misses with a wild body shot.
Burrell throws a counter combo.
Burrell scores with a nice right hand.
Kukko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burrell .
Kukko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burrell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kukko avoids the body shot from Burrell .
Kukko checks the leg kick.
Kukko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burrell .
Kukko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burrell counters with a stiff right hand.
Kukko works over Burrell 's head and body with a nice combination.
Burrell has closed the distance and engaged Kukko in a clinch.
Kukko is trying to pull guard but Burrell has him pressed against the cage.
Burrell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burrell taking a breather.
Burrell tries to throw a body punch but Kukko avoids it by throwing Burrell back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burrell 's efforts to push away.
Kukko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burrell slowing the pace effectively.
Burrell avoids a wild elbow strike from Kukko.
Kukko tries to pull guard but Burrell holds him up against the cage and eventually Kukko drops back down to his feet.
Burrell tries to break free but Kukko pushes him back against the cage.
Kukko gets control of Burrell 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kukko will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Burrell gets to his feet - Kukko follows without any prompting.
Burrell moves in looking to clinch but Kukko pushes him off.
Burrell gets caught napping as Kukko dives in and scores a takedown. Burrell manages to retain guard.
Kukko postures up.
Rokki Kukko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kukko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kukko tries to free his leg and advance position but Burrell is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Burrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kukko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kukko checks a leg kick nicely.
Kukko shoots in looking for a takedown. Burrell tries to sprawl out of it but Kukko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burrell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like Burrell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burrell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kukko moves away.
Kukko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kukko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burrell .
Burrell lands a glancing blow to the side of Kukko's head.
Burrell swings for the body but Kukko moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kukko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Burrell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kukko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burrell throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kukko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burrell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burrell wants it to stay on the feet.
Burrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burrell cracks the inside of Kukko's front leg.
Kukko misses with an uppercut. Burrell saw that one coming.
Kukko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kukko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burrell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kukko misses with a head shot. Burrell uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kukko trying to control the position from guard on top but Burrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kukko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Burrell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burrell seems keen to control Kukko's posture.
Kukko wants to control from the top but Burrell keeps moving.
Kukko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burrell 's head.
Kukko trying to control the position from guard on top but Burrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kukko postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko won't allow Burrell to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kukko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kukko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burrell throws a leg kick which misses Kukko's front leg but catches the back leg as Kukko tries to avoid it.
Kukko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kukko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burrell .
Burrell connects with a high kick.
Burrell throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kukko counter with a right hand.
Burrell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kukko.
Kukko darts in and clinches Burrell up against the cage.
Kukko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burrell walks away with a smile on his face. Kukko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rokki Kukko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burrell thows a leg kick but Kukko checks it
and Kukko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kukko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko darts in looking for a takedown but Burrell gets double underhooks and turns Kukko into the cage.
Burrell works Kukko's body with a nice hook.
Kukko misses with a wild combination.
Burrell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kukko keeps control of Burrell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kukko gets through Burrell 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kukko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kukko looking for a takedown.
Burrell wants to break free but Kukko has control.
Kukko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Burrell lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stanley Burrell .
I think Burrell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Burrell !
An out of breath Stanley Burrell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter McBain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBain has chosen Harder Than You Think by Public Enemy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Koch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter McBain!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koch connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Koch misses the target.
Both fighters circling a little - McBain finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Koch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No joy there for McBain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koch scores with a crisp jab that stopped McBain in his tracks.
McBain throws a good cross that connects.
Koch looks to score with a jab to the body but McBain is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McBain.
McBain scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McBain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koch to score with a decent uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koch.
An inside leg kick from McBain misses.
McBain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Koch has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McBain connects with a leg kick. Koch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McBain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koch connects with a good right hand that stumbles McBain. McBain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBain misses with a body punch
and Koch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McBain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McBain lands a front kick.
McBain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koch.
McBain lands a nice hook to Koch's body. Koch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McBain digs a good hook to Koch's body.
McBain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Koch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Peter McBain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koch cracks McBain with a good jab.
Koch shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koch checks a leg kick.
That kick from Koch tenderised McBain's leg. McBain is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McBain with a nice cross.
Koch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Koch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koch needs to keep his hands up - McBain had a free shot at his head there.
Koch staying out of range there.
McBain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McBain throws an off balance right hand
and Koch counters with an outside leg kick.
McBain scores with a jab.
McBain avoids the body shot from Koch.
McBain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McBain misses with the combination.
Koch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McBain misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBain throws a solid leg kick but Koch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McBain.
Koch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McBain.
McBain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koch.
McBain misses with a straight left.
McBain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McBain scores with a nice strike.
Koch throws a leg kick but McBain checks it.
Koch misses with a double jab.
Koch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McBain.
McBain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McBain misses with a lunging right hand
and Koch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice shot lands for McBain.
McBain misses the jab.
Koch with a nice cross.
Koch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBain misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBain gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Koch to counter with a crisp jab.
Koch throws a hook but McBain avoids it easily.
McBain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koch tries to close the distance and clinch up but McBain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McBain throws a chopping leg kick but Koch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McBain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koch avoids the body shot from McBain.
A counter left hand to the body from Koch misses its target.
Koch misses with an uppercut.
McBain steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Koch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McBain tries to land a leg kick but Koch saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McBain misses with a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Koch misses its target.
McBain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McBain misses with a looping left.
McBain throws a leg kick but Koch checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter McBain will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koch is out of range.
McBain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McBain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koch checks it well.
McBain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick from Koch lands but McBain takes it in his stride.
McBain tries a head kick but it misses.
Koch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McBain.
Koch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for McBain.
McBain scores with a jab. Koch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Koch misses the target.
Koch moves out of range of the strikes.
Koch is looking to counter punch.
McBain thuds his right hand into Koch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McBain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Koch might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McBain checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McBain! But no joy.
McBain slips a jab and a cross from Koch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koch's head backwards.
McBain misses with a body shot.
McBain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koch can pounce on him.
McBain misses with a body shot.
It looked like Koch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McBain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koch's sensitive parts.
Koch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McBain has time to react.
Koch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McBain 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.
Koch lands with a thumping leg kick.
McBain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McBain scrambles back to his feet.
McBain throws a lazy body kick
and Koch counters with a stiff right hand.
Koch tries a low kick but McBain avoids it.
Koch avoids the body shot from McBain.
Koch moves out of range as McBain throws a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koch catches McBain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBain drops his hands momentarily and Koch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice body kick there by McBain.
Koch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McBain steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Koch's corner calls for a 1-2. Koch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McBain misses with a leg kick.
McBain throws the left hand but Koch avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Koch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McBain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koch checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koch. That's going to slow McBain down.
A swing and a miss from McBain.
Koch appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McBain has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Peter McBain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McBain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koch tried to counter with a leg kick but McBain avoided it.
Koch misses with a looping left.
McBain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koch lands the left hand.
McBain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donk. McBain catches Koch right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koch, right into the meat.
Koch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Koch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McBain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McBain lands with a right hand.
McBain throws a right hand that misses
letting Koch counter with a right hand.
Koch cracks the inside of McBain's front leg.
McBain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Koch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koch fails with an attempt to clinch.
McBain misses with a leg kick.
McBain throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Koch finds it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McBain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koch under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koch avoids the body shot from McBain.
McBain throws out a loose jab but Koch uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch dodges the punch combination from McBain.
McBain moves out of range as Koch strikes.
Koch on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Koch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McBain has time to react.
McBain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koch.
Koch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McBain misses with a double jab.
Koch connects with a solid leg kick.
Koch takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McBain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kochs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That kick from McBain tenderised Koch's leg. Koch is trying to keep his angry face on.
McBain tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McBain thuds his right hand into Koch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter McBain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Koch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Koch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McBain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McBain is able to avoid easily.
A big right from McBain misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBain. Koch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koch avoids a kick to the body.
Koch tries to clinch there but McBain circles away.
Koch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McBain has time to react.
McBain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McBain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koch throws out the jab.
McBain moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch looks to score with a jab to the body but McBain is just out of range.
Koch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McBain.
McBain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koch. Koch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McBain takes a swing at Koch's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koch.
McBain tries to land a front kick but Koch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McBain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koch lands with a hook. McBain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McBain takes a jab right on the kisser.
McBain tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koch takes a swing at McBain's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - McBain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McBain is out of range.
Koch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McBain.
McBain lands with a cross.
Jacob Koch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter McBain 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.
McBain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koch's sensitive parts.
McBain scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McBain scoring well with a low kick there.
McBain lands a jab-cross combination.
Good leg kick by McBain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McBain only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McBain misses with a body shot
and McBain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Koch.
McBain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McBain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koch fails in his attempt to clinch.
McBain throws a leg kick but Koch moved away.
Koch throws a lazy right hand but McBain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McBain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McBain checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch throws a head kick that misses.
Koch tries to score with a low kick but McBain moves his leg out of the way.
McBain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koch.
Koch throws a head kick but McBain moves out of range.
McBain scoring well with a low kick there.
McBain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koch's calf.
McBain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koch.
Koch throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McBain connects with a nice looking jab.
Koch blocks a head kick by McBain.
McBain staying out of range there.
McBain cracks Koch with a right hand to the side of the head.
That kick from McBain tenderised Koch's leg. Koch is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koch clinches up with McBain and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koch working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Koch fails to land.
Koch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McBain backwards.
Koch throws a punch but it's blocked by McBain.
Koch breaks the clinch.
Koch dodges the punch combination from McBain.
Nice cross by Koch.
Koch cracks McBain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Koch fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left lands for McBain.
Koch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McBain scores with a jab. Koch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter McBain.
I've got McBain 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter McBain!
Peter McBain decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pernell Whitaker Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cilian Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
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162 lbs
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pernell Whitaker Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Cilian Lynch!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker Jr throws a wild body kick that Lynch sees coming a mile off.
Whitaker Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Whitaker Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whitaker Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lynch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Whitaker Jr's guard.
Lynch won't allow Whitaker Jr to sweep him here.
Lynch throws an elbow that misses. Whitaker Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lynch's guard. Nice move by Whitaker Jr!
Whitaker Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lynch looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch pulls Whitaker Jr in to control the position.
Whitaker Jr throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitaker Jr is looking to pass into half guard but Lynch pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lynch is in guard.
Lynch is stalling in the full guard.
Whitaker Jr keeping moving, preventing Lynch from controlling successfully.
Whitaker Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lynch landing with the ground and pound.
Lynch trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitaker Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
Lynch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whitaker Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lynch looking to sit in guard and control but Whitaker Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Whitaker Jr wants to control from the top but Lynch keeps moving.
Whitaker Jr postures up in Lynch's guard and throws a big left but Lynch blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Whitaker Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Lynch.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lynch managing to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice cross by Lynch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lynch. That's going to slow Whitaker Jr down.
Cilian Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lynch looks to throw a body kick
and Whitaker Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Whitaker Jr slips under a jab.
Whitaker Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lynch blocks a head kick by Whitaker Jr.
Lynch tries to land a front kick but Whitaker Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whitaker Jr throws the left hand but Lynch avoids the punch easily.
Lynch throws a body punch but Whitaker Jr moves out of range.
Lynch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lynch misses with a shot to the body
and Whitaker Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lynch throws a shot from downtown. Whitaker Jr moves away and avoids it.
Whitaker Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whitaker Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cilian Lynch will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Whitaker Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Lynch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitaker Jr moves away.
Lynch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lynch cracks Whitaker Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Pernell Whitaker Jr has been cut.
Whitaker Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cilian Lynch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lynch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lynch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whitaker Jr throws the kick towards the body but Lynch avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker Jr moves out of range as Lynch throws a body kick.
Whitaker Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lynch.
Whitaker Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lynch connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lynch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whitaker Jr.
Lynch misses with a takedown attempt - Whitaker Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lynch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lynch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Whitaker Jr under the eye.
Lynch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whitaker Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Whitaker Jr jabs at Lynch's body.
Lynch goes for a double leg but Whitaker Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Whitaker Jr continues to drive forward.
Whitaker Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Lynch is quick to defend against it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lynch.
Good leg kick by Lynch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lynch misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch avoids the body shot from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Whitaker Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lynch under the eye.
It looks like Cilian Lynch has been cut.
Lynch thumps Whitaker Jr with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitaker Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Whitaker Jr misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Lynch misses the target.
Lynch thows a leg kick but Whitaker Jr checks it
and Whitaker Jr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Whitaker Jr.
Lynch is trying to keep Whitaker Jr in close.
Whitaker Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Lynch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whitaker Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Lynch trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitaker Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lynch throws an elbow that misses. Whitaker Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lynch's guard. Nice move by Whitaker Jr!
Lynch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr won't allow Lynch to sweep him here.
Whitaker Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Lynch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whitaker Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Lynch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Whitaker Jr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lynch passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cilian Lynch 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.
That's time! Whitaker Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Lynch there.
Lynch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lynch throws a shot from downtown. Whitaker Jr moves away and avoids it.
Whitaker Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lynch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whitaker Jr.
Lynch misses with a looping right.
Lynch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lynch misses with an uppercut
and Whitaker Jr counters with a shoot takedown. Lynch fights it but they end up in guard.
Whitaker Jr won't allow Lynch to sweep him here.
Lynch is trying to control the position but Whitaker Jr postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch looking for a sweep. Not yet Lynch, not yet.
Lynch wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Whitaker Jr is now in half guard.
Lynch is trying to get back to full guard.
Lynch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lynch.
Lynch trying to control the position.
Lynch looking for a sweep. Not yet Lynch, not yet.
Pernell Whitaker Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Whitaker Jr lands a couple of digs.
Lynch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lynch has Whitaker Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
Whitaker Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Whitaker Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch managing to control the position.
Lynch looking for a sweep. Not yet Lynch, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lynch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lynch lands a head kick. Whitaker Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice cross by Whitaker Jr.
Nice jab there from Lynch.
Lynch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whitaker Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lynch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lynch misses with a looping left.
Whitaker Jr is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lynch misses.
Whitaker Jr misses with a right hand
and Lynch counters with a nice body kick.
Whitaker Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynch.
Whitaker Jr is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lynch works Whitaker Jr's body with a nice hook.
Lynch misses with a wild combination.
Whitaker Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitaker Jr misses with a leg kick
and Lynch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lynch lands an overhand right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lynch lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lynch. That's going to slow Whitaker Jr down.
Lynch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cilian Lynch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lynch 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cilian Lynch!
During a confident post fight interview, Cilian Lynch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Nilkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nilkki has chosen Fintelligens - Sori as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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36
146 lbs
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33
145 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
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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
33 - 16 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jim Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pikku Nilkki!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilkki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beckett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nilkki wants to counter the offense by Beckett and move into the clinch position.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nilkki, as that shot connected.
Beckett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nilkki.
Nilkki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beckett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beckett fails to land the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Beckett.
Nilkki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nilkki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Nilkki misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckett throws a lazy right hand but Nilkki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nilkki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beckett. Nilkki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beckett sets himself, and Nilkki steps forward looking for the clinch! Beckett avoids it this time.
Beckett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nilkki counters with an outside leg kick.
Nilkki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki tries to clinch but Beckett is having none of it.
Nilkki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nilkki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beckett.
Pikku Nilkki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilkki doesn't manage to clinch there - Beckett circles away.
Beckett jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nilkki cracks Beckett with an open hand slap.
Nilkki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nilkki throws a right hand that misses
and Beckett counters with a shoot takedown. Nilkki fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beckett postures up and lands a big shot to Nilkki's brow.
Nilkki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beckett manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nilkki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beckett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nilkki's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nilkki holds on and takes a little breather.
Beckett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nilkki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nilkki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beckett trying to control the position from guard on top but Nilkki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beckett preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett wants to control from the top but Nilkki keeps moving.
Beckett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nilkki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beckett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nilkki is keeping the position for now.
Beckett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beckett throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Beckett tries to keep at a distance but Nilkki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nilkki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beckett is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beckett backwards.
Nilkki has Beckett pressed against the cage, preventing Beckett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beckett just leaning against Nilkki, taking a breather.
Beckett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beckett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nilkki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Beckett somewhat.
Nilkki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beckett throws a head kick that misses.
Nilkki cracks the inside of Beckett's front leg.
Beckett takes one to the side of the head.
Beckett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Nilkki cracks Beckett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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 Jim Beckett will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Beckett defending well as Nilkki loads up on a big left hand.
Pikku Nilkki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beckett slips under a jab.
Nilkki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beckett. Beckett obviously looking to wear him down.
Beckett takes one to the side of the head.
Beckett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nilkki.
Beckett throws a body shot but no joy.
Nilkki doesn't manage to clinch there - Beckett circles away.
Beckett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nilkki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nilkki with a nice cross.
Beckett walks into a stiff left hand from Nilkki.
Nilkki has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nilkki manages to avoid it.
Beckett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nilkki is trying to defend but Beckett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Beckett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki gets full guard.
Nilkki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beckett manages to get himself to full guard.
Nilkki trying to control but Beckett is working from the bottom.
Beckett wants to hit a switch here but Nilkki passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Beckett there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki prevents Beckett from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beckett is working hard here to advance position.
Beckett is squirming around, avoiding Nilkki's attempts to control the action.
Beckett regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Beckett is looking to improve his position.
Nilkki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Beckett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nilkki is thwarting Beckett's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Nilkki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nilkki scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Nilkki 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nilkki clobbers Beckett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nilkki 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.
Beckett throws a body shot but no joy.
Beckett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beckett seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nilkki tries to work over Beckett's front leg with a kick but Beckett checks it.
Nilkki scores with a jab to the head.
Beckett blocks a jab.
Nilkki misses with a wild body shot.
Beckett pushes Nilkki away with a front kick.
Beckett lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nilkki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Beckett.
Nilkki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beckett shoots in for a takedown but Nilkki shows good takedown defense.
Nilkki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beckett moves out of range of the body kick from Nilkki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beckett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beckett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beckett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nilkki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beckett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nilkki.
Beckett moves out of range of the strikes.
Nilkki throws the kick towards the body but Beckett avoids it.
Pikku Nilkki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nilkki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beckett appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Nilkki.
Beckett throws a hook but Nilkki avoids it easily.
Nilkki throws a counter combo.
Nilkki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beckett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beckett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nilkki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beckett.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beckett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nilkki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Beckett will feel that in the morning.
Beckett thumps Nilkki with a low kick.
Beckett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilkki was well out of range. Poor timing from Beckett.
Beckett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crunch! Beckett slams his shin into Nilkki's torso.
Nilkki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nilkki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nilkki checks a leg kick.
Beckett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beckett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beckett throws a hook but Nilkki blocks it.
Beckett lunges at Nilkki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nilkki's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett throws a push kick but Nilkki slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beckett. Nilkki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beckett connects with a single shot there.
Nilkki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beckett's calf.
Beckett takes a swing at Nilkki's ribcage but misses.
Nilkki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beckett.
Beckett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nilkki tries to score with a low kick but Beckett moves his leg out of the way.
Beckett looks to score with a jab to the body but Nilkki is just out of range.
A lazy left from Nilkki finds it's target.
Beckett misses with a body shot.
Beckett misses with a body punch
and Nilkki counters by clinching up.
Nilkki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beckett tries to pull guard but Nilkki won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Beckett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nilkki lands an elbow inside that Beckett shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Beckett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beckett wants to get back to striking at distance but Nilkki won't allow it.
Beckett slowing the pace effectively.
Beckett is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nilkki to keep the fight standing.
Nilkki working aggressively here.
Nilkki lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nilkki prevents a body shot from Beckett.
Beckett is trying to force a seperation but Nilkki has the dominant position.
Beckett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nilkki rushes Beckett and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilkki.
Nilkki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beckett just leaning against Nilkki, taking a breather.
Nilkki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nilkki lands a nice uppercut.
Beckett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Beckett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nilkki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Beckett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pikku Nilkki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nilkki 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pikku Nilkki!
Pikku Nilkki spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fortunado's entrance music is Stairway to Heaven. A fine choice. Kelly has chosen Alternative Ulster - SLF as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Joaquin Fortunado has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joaquin Fortunado seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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38
208 lbs
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220 lbs
14 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquin Fortunado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gerry Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortunado lands with a nice body punch.
Fortunado on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly misses with an uppercut
and Fortunado counters with a low kick, right behind Kelly 's knee.
Fortunado moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Kelly misses with a kick to the body.
Kelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fortunado.
Kelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fortunado's head backwards.
Fortunado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kelly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fortunado throws a body kick that misses.
Fortunado throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Fortunado throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Fortunado checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fortunado throws a head kick that misses.
Fortunado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Fortunado's leg. Fortunado is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Kelly.
Fortunado lands a jab to the head.
Fortunado lands with a right hand.
Fortunado looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
Fortunado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Fortunado lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kelly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fortunado checks it well.
Fortunado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelly looks for the body kick but Fortunado saw that one coming.
Fortunado tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kelly - that landed with a thud.
Fortunado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly throws a head kick that Fortunado semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Our sources have told us that Fortunado has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Fortunado controls the action.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Kelly 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.
Kelly lands with a right to the head.
Fortunado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortunado tries to stall but Kelly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fortunado backwards.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly tries a body shot but Fortunado blocks it.
Kelly tries to work over Fortunado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Fortunado prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fortunado gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado blocks an uppercut.
Fortunado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fortunado wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Fortunado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Kelly defending well as Fortunado loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly 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.
Kelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fortunado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fortunado takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kelly thows a body kick. Fortunado tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kelly explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fortunado misses with a looping right.
Kelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fortunados jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fortunado loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Fortunado.
Kelly throws out a counter right but Fortunado avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortunado. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortunado takes one on the button.
Fortunado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly dives in and scores a takedown into Fortunado's guard.
Kelly content to stall in guard here.
Kelly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fortunado wants to sweep but no luck.
Fortunado is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kelly seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fortunado scores with a nice head shot.
Kelly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fortunado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fortunado.
Fortunado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fortunado's hands.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
Fortunado throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortunado slaps away a takedown attempt from Kelly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kelly lands a leg kick that knocks Fortunado off balance momentarily.
Fortunado lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fortunado. That's going to slow Kelly down.
Kelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A cross from Fortunado lands.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortunado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joaquin Fortunado is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fortunado counters with a body kick.
Fortunado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A leg kick checked by Fortunado.
Fortunado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fortunado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kelly's calf.
Gerry Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortunado pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kelly is out of range and Fortunado settles back down.
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!
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Fortunado saw that one coming.
Fortunado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a leg kick
and Fortunado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fortunado throws a head kick that half lands.
Fortunado staying out of range there.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Fortunado sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
As Kelly backs away, Fortunado returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kelly looks for the body kick but Fortunado saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Fortunado blocks the leg kick.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Fortunado.
Kelly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fortunado throws a solid leg kick but Kelly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fortunado.
Kelly throws the kick towards the body but Fortunado avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Kelly. That snapped Fortunado's head back.
A head kick misses from Fortunado.
Fortunado slips a jab from Kelly.
Fortunado is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Kelly catches Fortunado right on the button with a cross.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Fortunado circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch lands to the side of Kelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fortunado has time to react.
Kelly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kelly tries to work over Fortunado's front leg with a kick but Fortunado checks it.
Fortunado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Fortunado appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fortunado.
Kelly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fortunado fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kelly just manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Kelly misses
letting Fortunado counter with a right hand.
Fortunado looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Fortunado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fortunado blocks a low kick nicely.
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!
Fortunado staying out of range there.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortunado.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fortunado connects with a leg kick. Kelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fortunado looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kelly only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Fortunado slips the punch.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortunado was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a body kick
and Fortunado counters with a left and a right that stings Kelly.
Fortunado blocks a jab.
Fortunado drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kelly right on the button. Kelly goes down! Fortunado follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Fortunado gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joaquin Fortunado!
Joaquin Fortunado managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derfel Cadarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cadarn comes to the cage accompanied by The Saxon. Samson Goldstein acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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272 lbs
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272 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Derfel Cadarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samson Goldstein!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldstein tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cadarn swivels and escapes.
Goldstein connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goldstein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cadarn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Samson Goldstein has been cut.
Goldstein tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cadarn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goldstein tries to clinch up but Cadarn circles away and keeps his distance.
Goldstein slips under a jab from Cadarn.
Cadarn misses with a body kick.
Goldstein 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.
Cadarn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cadarn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Goldstein misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cadarn misses with the combination.
Goldstein misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Cadarn misses the target.
Cadarn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cadarn throws a looping overhand right but Goldstein ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein throws a leg kick but Cadarn moved away.
Goldstein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cadarn throws a hook but Goldstein avoids it easily.
Goldstein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Goldstein scoring well with a low kick there.
Goldstein misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Goldstein.
Goldstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goldstein throws a body punch but Cadarn moves out of range.
Cadarn throws a body shot but no joy.
Cadarn misses with a hook.
Goldstein only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good exchange - Cadarn coming out on top.
Goldstein checks a leg kick nicely.
Cadarn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Goldstein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goldstein cracks Cadarn with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cadarn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab from Cadarn.
Derfel Cadarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goldstein. That's going to slow Cadarn down.
Cadarn lands with a hook. Goldstein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Goldstein crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cadarn - the referee stops the clock and Goldstein gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cadarn. Goldstein manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cadarn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Goldstein looks winded!
Cadarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goldstein.
Cadarn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A solid body kick from Cadarn.
Cadarn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A low kick from Goldstein is predictable there
and Cadarn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cadarn misses the shot to the body.
Cadarn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cadarn throws a jab when Goldstein was well out of range.
Cadarn misses with a kick to the body.
Goldstein drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cadarn defends it well.
Goldstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cadarn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Goldstein manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cadarn on his heels. He'll look to pass Cadarn's guard now, I'm sure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cadarn is pulling down on Goldstein's head to control his posture.
Goldstein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cadarn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cadarn has control of Goldstein's left arm, preventing Goldstein from doing any damage.
Goldstein throws a big right hand that misses.
Goldstein is fighting to break Cadarn's control of his arms but Cadarn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Goldstein throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cadarn lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body kick from Cadarn.
Cadarn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Goldstein needs to keep his hands up - Cadarn had a free shot at his head there.
Cadarn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goldstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goldstein checks a low kick from Cadarn.
Cadarn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cadarn tries to land a front kick but Goldstein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Goldstein shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cadarn pinned against the cage. Cadarn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Derfel Cadarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samson Goldstein.
Goldstein fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cadarn, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derfel Cadarn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samson Goldstein's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Goldstein avoids a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cadarn!
Cadarn misses with a body kick.
Goldstein throws a chopping leg kick but Cadarn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cadarn scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Goldstein.
Goldstein's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cadarn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Goldstein scrambles back to his feet.
Cadarn cracks Goldstein with an open hand slap.
Goldstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goldstein tries to work over Cadarn's front leg with a kick but Cadarn checks it.
Goldstein slips under a jab from Cadarn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Cadarn misses.
Cadarn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldstein.
A jab from Cadarn does it's job there.
Goldstein fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Cadarn lands.
Cadarn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Goldstein if he has to take too many more of those.
Goldstein has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cadarn.
Goldstein is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cadarn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldstein moves away.
Goldstein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Goldstein staying out of range there.
Cadarn lands a really nice looking cross but Goldstein seems unphased.
Goldstein is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cadarn rather than just go for the knockout.
Goldstein throws a jab but it's blocked by Cadarn.
A telegraphed right hand from Cadarn misses the target.
And Goldstein tries to counter it with a takedown but Cadarn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Goldstein misses with a low kick.
Goldstein stuns Cadarn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Goldstein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cadarn.
Cadarn throws a wild body kick that Goldstein sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cadarn misses the target.
Goldstein drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cadarn defends it well.
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!
Cadarn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goldstein.
A shot to the body from Goldstein misses
enabling Cadarn to counter with a crisp jab.
Cadarn misses with a looping left.
Goldstein is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Goldstein has his takedown stuffed
letting Cadarn counter with a right hand.
Goldstein is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cadarn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Derfel Cadarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samson Goldstein.
Cadarn scores with a jab.
Goldstein walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cadarn.
Cadarn lands with a right hand.
Goldstein misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cadarn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Goldstein is breathing heavily.
Cadarn checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Cadarn misses the target.
Cadarn connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Cadarn.
Goldstein steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cadarn. That one must have hurt.
Cadarn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goldstein on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Goldstein throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cadarn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goldstein on the side of the head.
Cadarn swings for the body but Goldstein moves out of range.
Cadarn throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldstein.
Goldstein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cadarn fakes the leg kick and cracks Goldstein in the body.
Cadarn looks to throw the jab but Goldstein is out of range.
Cadarn connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cadarn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Goldstein with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cadarn counters with a stiff right hand.
Goldstein throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadarn cracks Goldstein with a good jab.
Cadarn digs a good body shot into Goldstein's ribs.
Cadarn cracks Goldstein with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cadarn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Goldstein to stand back up!
Goldstein is rocked!
Cadarn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goldstein.
Goldstein is still on wobbly legs! Can Cadarn finish him?
Cadarn pounces like a tiger and cracks Goldstein with a vicious hook! Goldstein is down but not out! Cadarn follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Derfel Cadarn!
Derfel Cadarn decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calm Like A Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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257 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calm Like A Bomb!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A Bomb keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A Bomb 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.
A Bomb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick by Borschev misses
and A Bomb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Borschev thinking.
Borschev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Borschev blocks the leg kick.
A solid body kick from Borschev.
Borschev misses the jab.
Borschev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Borschev misses with a body kick.
A Bomb just misses with a punch to the body.
A Bomb ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A Bomb takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A Bomb throws a combination that misses
and Borschev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Borschev avoids the body shot from A Bomb.
Calm Like A Bomb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A Bomb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A Bomb checks a leg kick nicely.
A Bomb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A Bomb throws a right hand that misses
and Borschev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A Bomb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borschev looks to throw the jab but A Bomb is out of range.
Borschev lands a big head kick that sends A Bomb tumbling to the mat! Borschev takes a step backwards and waves A Bomb back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A Bomb is rocked!
It looks like Calm Like A Bomb has been cut.
Borschev avoids the body shot from A Bomb.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A Bomb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A Bomb slips a straight right by Borschev.
A Bomb lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Borschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A Bomb throws a sloppy head kick and Borschev moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb missing with a left hand there. Borschev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borschev is looking to score with low kicks.
A Bomb throws a leg kick but Borschev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Borschev misses with a wild body shot.
Borschev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before A Bomb can pounce on him.
Borschev moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Borschev.
A Bomb misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Borschev dips to his left and cracks A Bomb with an uppercut!
Borschev takes a swing at A Bomb's ribcage but misses.
A Bomb counters with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Borschev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Borschev misses with a shot to the body
and A Bomb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Borschev misses the target.
A Bomb thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from A Bomb.
A Bomb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A Bomb misses the jab.
Borschev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A thudding body kick lands there by A Bomb!
A Bomb takes one to the chin there.
A Bomb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borschev was well out of range. Poor timing from A Bomb.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from A Bomb.
A Bomb misses with a hook
and Borschev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A Bomb avoids the head kick by Borschev.
Borschev swings for the body but A Bomb moves out of range.
A Bomb throws a lazy right hand but Borschev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Borschev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from A Bomb - the referee stops the clock and Borschev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says A Bomb. Borschev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb throws a hook but Borschev avoids it easily.
A Bomb scores with a spinning back kick!
A Bomb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borschev manages to avoid it.
Borschev bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borschev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Borschev. A Bomb shrugs it off though.
Borschev throws the left hand but A Bomb avoids the punch easily.
Borschev is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A Bomb lands a nice shot to the body.
A Bomb misses with a hook.
A Bomb scores with a push kick.
Borschev is breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from A Bomb - that will leave a mark!
Borschev thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 Dmitry Borschev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calm Like A Bomb's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A Bomb lands a right hook to the body.
Borschev throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling A Bomb to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Dmitry Borschev has been cut.
Borschev slips under a jab from A Bomb.
Borschev thinks about countering with a body kick.
A Bomb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Borschev checks a low kick from A Bomb.
Borschev walks into a left hand.
A Bomb connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A Bomb throws a combination that misses
and Borschev counters with a straight right hand.
A Bomb scores with a kick to the midsection.
Borschev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good exchange - A Bomb coming out on top.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A Bomb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borschev.
A Bomb fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschev defending well as A Bomb loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Borschev.
Borschev misses with a kick to the body
and A Bomb counters with a straight right hand.
Borschev lands a right hook to the body.
A Bomb swings for the body but Borschev moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from A Bomb in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A Bomb misses with a wild body shot.
Borschev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but A Bomb manages to avoid it.
A Bomb explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A Bomb throws a series of punches but Borschev moves out of range.
Borschev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Borschev moves out of range of the leg kick from A Bomb.
A Bomb lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! A Bomb has knocked Borschev down with a huge combo! A Bomb steps away and waves a wobbly Borschev back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A Bomb getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Borschev is rocked!
A Bomb feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Borschev collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Calm Like A Bomb!
Calm Like A Bomb seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Kocur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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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
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kocur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kocur missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kocur has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kocur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
A short left from Kocur.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is leaning against Kocur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Kocur definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kocur.
Kocur landing knees to the head.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kocur gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kocur lands with a right to the head.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kocur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Kocur's head but Kocur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kocur.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Kocur's defenses.
Smith lands a jab.
Kocur throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kocur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Kocur's front leg but catches the back leg as Kocur tries to avoid it.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Kocur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Kocur counters with a straight right hand.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
Nice uppercut lands for Kocur. That snapped Smith's head back.
Kocur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kocur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kocur scores with a shot to the body.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Kocur counters with a solid body kick.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kocur lands a body shot.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
A counter left hand to the body from Kocur misses its target.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Kocur tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kocur moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSmith.
Kocur checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid body kick from Kocur.
Kocur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joey Kocur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Kocur moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Kocur throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kocur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kocur scores with a spinning back kick!
Kocur blocks a low kick nicely.
Kocur throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
Kocur checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Kocur tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Smith blocks a head kick by Kocur.
Kocur lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kocur throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Kocur dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith thuds his right hand into Kocur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kocur instigates a clinch.
Kocur lands a right hand.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Smith blocks a body shot from Kocur.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith lands a takedown into guard.
Smith trying to move into half guard but instead Kocur has managed to sweep!
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kocur's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Smith trying to control but Kocur is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur seems keen to control Smith's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kocur controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith slips nicely into half guard.
Smith controlling the action here.
Kocur is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith trying to pass the guard but Kocur defending well.
Smith wants to take a breather but Kocur is having none of it.
Smith is pressing down on Kocur's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kocur is holding on for now.
Kocur is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Kocur has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kocur is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kocur does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kocur is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kocur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kocur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kocur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kocur lands an uppercut.
Kocur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Kocur.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur lands a shot to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Kocur misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur lands with a light punch inside.
Kocur unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kocur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
Kocur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kocur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kocur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joey Kocur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kocur.
Kocur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kocur connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Kocur dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kocur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kocur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith pushes Kocur away with a front kick.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Kocur throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith with a nice cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kocur, right into the meat.
Kocur lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kocur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kocur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
A head kick misses from Kocur.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kocur lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kocur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Kocur misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kocur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Kocur tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Kocur does it's job there.
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!
Kocur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kocur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kocur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kocur throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Kocur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kocur.
Kocur works the jab nicely.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Kocur.
Smith throws a body punch but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kocur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kocur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Kocur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kocur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kocur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Kocur.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Kocur had a free shot at his head there.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kocur tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kocur looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Kocur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kocur catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kocur avoids the body shot from Smith.
Kocur lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kocur counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Smith was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kocur ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Kocur lands with a nice body kick.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith cracks Kocur with an open hand slap.
Kocur throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Kocur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kocur lands with a good body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Kocur there.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kocur thumps Smith with a low kick.
Kocur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kocur throws out the jab.
Smith has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kocur.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kocur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kocur misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Kocur is out of range.
Kocur closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kocur looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Kocur clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
Smith takes a swing at Kocur's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Kocur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Kocur clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.
Kocur clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Kocur working aggressively here.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Kocur trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Kocur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kocur moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Kocur throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kocur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab from Kocur.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kocur half committed to a counter leg kick.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Kocur saw that one coming.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Kocur's ribs.
Kocur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kocur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith slips a jab from Kocur.
Kocur tries to land a body kick
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kocur throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Kocur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kocur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kocur has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Kocur lands a nice knee to the body.
Kocur landing knees to the body.
Kocur lands with a left to the head.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kocur throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Kocur blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur scoring well with a low kick there.
Kocur scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kocur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kocur throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Kocur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kocur backing away here, and Smith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Kocur scores with a jab.
Kocur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kocur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kocur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Kocur scores with a hook.
Smith takes a swing at Kocur's ribcage but misses.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Kocur swinging wildly here.
Smith appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a leg kick but Kocur sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Kocur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kocur throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kocur can pounce on him.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Kocur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Kocur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kocur misses with a kick to the body
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Kocur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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 Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Kocur.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith stuns Kocur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kocur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Kocur saw it coming and moves away.
Kocur tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Kocur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Kocur swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Kocur counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Kocur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kocur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kocur staying out of range there.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kocur at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Kocur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kocur throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kocur 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 Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kocur throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joey Kocur is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith motions for Kocur to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Kocur counters with a straight right hand.
Kocur lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Smith.
Kocur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kocur there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Smith is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kocur swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Kocur in his tracks momentarily.
Kocur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kocur slips a straight right by Smith.
Kocur fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith just manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with a hook.
Kocur is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith misses with a straight right.
A lazy body kick from Kocur
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Kocur misses with a straight left.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Kocur's leg but Kocur calmly moves out of range.
Kocur walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Kocur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kocur's calf.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kocur wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Kocur blocks a jab.
Kocur tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Ian Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kocur takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Kocur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kocur throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith throws out a counter right but Kocur avoids it with no problem.
Kocur throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kocur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Kocur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kocur looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kocur.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Kocur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kocur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Kocur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Kocur.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kocur tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Kocur ducks down to avoid it.
Smith swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kocur throws a head kick that misses.
Smith throws a leg kick but Kocur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kocur 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:47
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Kocur!
Joey Kocur retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Joey Kocur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Ian Smith was interviewed post fight and said 'I still don't have what it takes. I must train harder.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin has chosen Symphony of Destruction as his entrance music. Randolph Turpin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Turpin.
Turpin throws a head kick that half lands.
Turpin takes one to the chin there.
Rasputin slips a jab from Turpin.
Turpin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rasputin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rasputin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turpin catches Rasputin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rasputin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turpin.
Turpin moves out of range as Rasputin strikes.
Rasputin lands with an uppercut that bounces Turpin off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turpin tries to work over Rasputin's front leg with a kick but Rasputin checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rasputin.
Turpin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rasputin throws a lazy uppercut
and Turpin counters with a straight right hand.
Turpin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rasputin throws out the jab.
Rasputin misses with a right hand
and Turpin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turpin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rasputin's sensitive parts.
Turpin connects with a looping right hand.
Turpin throws a body shot but no joy.
Rasputin is looking for the big counter here.
Nice straight punches there by Turpin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turpin.
Rasputin scores with a sloppy right hand. Turpin should have avoided that one.
Rasputin lands a head shot.
Rasputin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Turpin sprawling to the canvas! Turpin rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rasputin finish him?!
Turpin is rocked!
It looks like Randolph Turpin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasputin 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.
Rasputin misses with an uppercut.
Turpin moves out of range as Rasputin throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Rasputin misses.
Turpin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rasputin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turpin.
Turpin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Turpin walks into a straight right hand from Rasputin.
Turpin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rasputin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turpin momentarily.
Rasputin keeps Turpin at a distance using the push kick.
Rasputin looks for the body kick but Turpin saw that one coming.
Rasputin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rasputin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Turpin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rasputin misses the body punch
and Turpin counters with a nice uppercut.
Turpin looks to land a body kick but Rasputin moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turpin.
Rasputin moves forwards but Turpin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rasputin with a hook.
A good leg kick by Turpin.
Rasputin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turpin.
Turpin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rasputin manages to avoid it.
Turpin tests Rasputin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rasputin misses with a hook
letting Turpin counter with a right hand.
Rasputin throws a nice looking combination but Turpin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turpin scores with a punch to the head.
Turpin throws a hook to the side of Rasputin's head but Rasputin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rasputin throws a jab but it's blocked by Turpin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin looks to score with a jab to the body but Turpin is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turpin throws a body shot but no joy.
Rasputin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turpin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rasputin counters with a stiff right hand.
Turpin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turpin moves away from the strike by Rasputin.
Turpin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rasputin tries a low kick but Turpin avoids it.
Turpin throws a leg kick but Rasputin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rasputin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rasputin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turpin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rasputin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turpin counters with a thumping low kick.
Rasputin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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 Randolph Turpin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randolph Turpin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turpin tries to work over Rasputin's front leg with a kick but Rasputin checks it.
Rasputin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Turpin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Turpin lands with a straight right. Rasputin didn't see that one coming.
Turpin scores with a spinning back kick!
Rasputin blocks a low kick nicely.
Turpin misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Rasputin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rasputin throws the left hand but Turpin avoids the punch easily.
Turpin lands a nice looking body kick.
Turpin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turpin throws a leg kick but Rasputin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Turpin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turpin jabs at Rasputin's body.
Turpin jabs Rasputin right on the nose. Rasputin blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin takes a swing at Rasputin's ribcage but misses.
Turpin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rasputin checks it well.
Turpin scores with a leg kick.
Rasputin tries to clinch up.
Rasputin forces Turpin back against the cage and clinches.
Rasputin digs a right hand into Turpin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turpin's gas tank.
Turpin tries to stall but Rasputin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Turpin breaks the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Rasputin blocks the low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turpin, right into the meat.
Turpin scores with a jab.
Turpin moves out of range of the strikes.
Turpin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin fakes the leg kick and cracks Turpin in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turpin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rasputin counters with a stiff right hand.
Rasputin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Turpin will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasputin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turpin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turpin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Randolph Turpin is winning the standup battle so far.
Rasputin sends Turpin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rasputin is motioning to the referee to let Turpin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Turpin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rasputin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Turpin seems to have got his legs back now.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rasputin.
Rasputin tries to clinch but Turpin is having none of it.
Rasputin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rasputin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rasputin scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin cracks Turpin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rasputin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Turpin to stand back up!
Turpin leaves his chin hanging out and Rasputin seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Turpin crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grigori Rasputin!
Grigori Rasputin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Randolph Turpin stepped up to the mic, saying 'You the man bro, thanks for the super fight, you are a credit to the sport.'.
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