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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Culver Crimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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244 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimson throws a head kick that misses.
Hanttonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crimson. Crimson obviously looking to wear him down.
A left and a right from Crimson both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Marko Hanttonen has been cut.
Crimson checks a low kick from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen defending well as Crimson loads up on a big left hand.
Hanttonen throws a nice looking combination but Crimson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crimson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanttonen looks to land a body kick but Crimson moved away.
Hanttonen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crimson.
Hanttonen misses with a wild body shot.
Crimson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crimson sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Hanttonen to the ground! Crimson dives into full mount looking to finish!
Marko Hanttonen's cut is getting worse.
Crimson prevents Hanttonen from getting the reversal.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hanttonen is working hard here to advance position.
Hanttonen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson controlling the position easily from mount.
Hanttonen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Crimson controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two 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.
Hanttonen is trying desperately to improve position.
Crimson controlling the position easily from mount.
Crimson prevents Hanttonen from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Hanttonen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crimson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Crimson wants to get back to his feet but Hanttonen is holding on tight.
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.
Hanttonen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hanttonen is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Culver Crimson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Hanttonen's cut.
That's time! Hanttonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crimson misses with a low kick.
Hanttonen moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Hanttonen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hanttonen working aggressively here.
Hanttonen working aggressively here.
Crimson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hanttonen pushes Crimson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crimson connects with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanttonen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crimson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Crimson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crimson misses with the head strike.
Hanttonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimson.
Hanttonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanttonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanttonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crimson or not.
Crimson pushes Hanttonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanttonen is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Crimson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hanttonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanttonen tries to throw a body punch but Crimson avoids it by throwing Hanttonen back against the cage.
Hanttonen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Crimson fails to land.
Hanttonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanttonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Crimson avoids the damage to the body.
Hanttonen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marko Hanttonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crimson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanttonen.
Crimson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crimson scores with a shoulder strike.
Marko Hanttonen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hanttonen.
It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut.
Hanttonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Hanttonen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen tries a knee to the head but Crimson blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanttonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hanttonen scores with a knee to the head.
Crimson pushes Hanttonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crimson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanttonen avoids it.
Hanttonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimson.
Hanttonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crimson is breathing heavily.
Crimson takes a shot to the head.
Crimson scores with a shoulder strike.
Hanttonen tries to work over Crimson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanttonen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanttonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crimson prevents a body shot from Hanttonen.
Crimson blocks an uppercut.
Hanttonen landing knees to the head.
Hanttonen lands with a right to the head.
Hanttonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson prevents a body shot from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Hanttonen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Crimson blocks a body shot from Hanttonen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crimson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crimson.
Crimson lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards.
Crimson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crimson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanttonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crimson lands a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Marko Hanttonen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hanttonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crimson.
Crimson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crimson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanttonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crimson.
Hanttonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson lands with a right to the head.
Crimson connects with a knee to the head.
Crimson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crimson lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marko Hanttonen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Culver Crimson!
A very excited looking Culver Crimson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaylock comes to the cage accompanied by Alive. Samson Goldstein has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mookie Blaylock's chin.
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272 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mookie Blaylock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samson Goldstein!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Goldstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goldstein has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blaylock is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Blaylock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaylock throws an overhand right that lands on Goldstein's shoulder, as Goldstein tries to avoid the shot.
Blaylock walks forward, straight into a front kick from Goldstein.
Nice takedown defense from Blaylock. No joy for Goldstein on that attempt.
Goldstein ducks under a wild hook from Blaylock.
Blaylock cracks Goldstein with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Samson Goldstein has been cut.
Blaylock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goldstein cracks Blaylock with an open hand slap.
It looks like Mookie Blaylock has been cut.
Blaylock missing with a left hand there. Goldstein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goldstein lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blaylock takes a step back to recover.
Goldstein throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldstein defending well as Blaylock loads up on a big left hand.
Goldstein throws a body shot but no joy.
Goldstein thumps Blaylock with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein cracks Blaylock with a good jab.
Blaylock throws a big shot that misses.
Blaylock throws a big shot that misses.
Blaylock misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaylock connects with a crisp jab.
Goldstein drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaylock keeps Goldstein under control for a moment.
Goldstein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blaylock keeps working.
Goldstein working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein working away.
Goldstein throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Goldstein landing strikes.
Goldstein landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaylock takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Goldstein lands a nice forearm strike.
Goldstein looking to control but instead Blaylock has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Goldstein misses with a head shot. Blaylock uses the momentum to regain guard.
Blaylock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goldstein working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blaylock's head.
Goldstein has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein stopping the sweep attempt from Blaylock.
Goldstein throws a big elbow that misses.
Goldstein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blaylock is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Goldstein preventing the sweep.
Goldstein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blaylock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goldstein is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blaylock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blaylock wants it to stay on the feet.
Goldstein avoids the head kick by Blaylock.
Goldstein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blaylock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blaylock throws a body punch but Goldstein moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Goldstein.
Blaylock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Blaylock misses its intended target.
Goldstein scores with a leg kick.
Blaylock misses with a body shot.
Blaylock throws a shot from downtown. Goldstein moves away and avoids it.
Goldstein is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blaylock with a body shot.
Blaylock thuds a left hand into Goldstein's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goldstein.
Goldstein slips a jab and a cross from Blaylock.
Blaylock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldstein looks for the body kick but Blaylock saw that one coming.
Blaylock throws a quick counter kick to the body but Goldstein avoids it.
Jab from Blaylock.
Blaylock 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.
Goldstein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blaylock on the side of the head.
Blaylock misses with a straight right.
Blaylock throws a hook to the side of Goldstein's head but Goldstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blaylock misses with an uppercut. Goldstein saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Goldstein dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Blaylock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blaylock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goldstein bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blaylock's head.
Goldstein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Goldstein blocks the leg kick.
And Goldstein tries to counter it with a takedown but Blaylock pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Goldstein throws a body kick that misses
and Blaylock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Goldstein moves into range and connects with a jab.
Goldstein misses with a takedown
and Blaylock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blaylock misses with a lunging right hand
and Goldstein counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaylock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Blaylock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Blaylock misses the target.
Goldstein misses with a wild body shot.
Blaylock lands with a good body shot.
Goldstein is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaylock loads up on a big right hand but Goldstein slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaylock.
Goldstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blaylock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goldstein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mookie Blaylock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaylock misses with a wild body shot.
Goldstein will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goldstein thuds his shin into the meat of Blaylock's side.
Goldstein throws a shot to the body.
Blaylock throws a low kick but Goldstein moves out of range easily.
Blaylock misses with a wild body shot.
Goldstein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blaylock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Goldstein punishes Blaylock's body with a nice straight punch.
Goldstein cracks Blaylock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blaylock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goldstein.
An attempted straight right counter from Blaylock misses the target.
Goldstein cracks Blaylock with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldstein misses the shot to the body.
Goldstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaylock manages to avoid it.
Blaylock throws a lazy head kick
and Goldstein counters with a single leg into guard. Blaylock didn't expect that.
Blaylock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goldstein.
Goldstein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blaylock is trying to hold Goldstein in close to prevent damage but Goldstein has managed to pass into half guard.
Goldstein missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blaylock wants to control but Goldstein is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldstein seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blaylock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Goldstein is looking to take a break and control but Blaylock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blaylock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Goldstein.
Goldstein seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blaylock wants to control but Goldstein is keeping busy.
Goldstein throwing shots but Blaylock is blocking nicely.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Goldstein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blaylock's head.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Goldstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaylock.
A shot to the body from Blaylock misses
and Goldstein counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock throws a hook but Goldstein avoids it easily.
Goldstein misses the shot to the body.
Blaylock appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Goldstein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goldstein lands a jab to Blaylock's midsection.
Goldstein throws a leg kick that misses.
Blaylock throws a wild body kick that Goldstein sees coming a mile off.
Goldstein lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Goldstein has managed to clinch.
Blaylock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blaylock takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldstein drops Blaylock with a big right hand! Goldstein charges in looking to finish - Blaylock manages to keep Goldstein in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Blaylock is rocked!
Goldstein won't allow Blaylock to sweep him here.
Oh Blaylock is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blaylock working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Goldstein 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! Blaylock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Blaylock gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Goldstein points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Blaylock wakes up just in time to hear Goldstein thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samson Goldstein!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Farrokh Bulsara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Boudain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulsara's entrance music is Bohemian Rhapsody. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Farrokh Bulsara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dante Boudain!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulsara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boudain.
Boudain 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boudain.
Boudain misses with a low kick.
Bulsara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boudain. That one must have hurt.
Boudain feints and then cracks Bulsara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bulsara down.
A leg kick checked by Bulsara.
Bulsara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boudain looks to score with a jab to the body but Bulsara is just out of range.
Bulsara quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Boudain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bulsara has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boudain.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boudain.
Boudain blocks a low kick nicely.
Bulsara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boudain. Boudain obviously looking to wear him down.
Bulsara throws a lazy right hand but Boudain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boudain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bulsara is able to avoid easily.
Boudain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bulsara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boudain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bulsara.
Boudain looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Boudain wants to land a leg kick but Bulsara is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bulsara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bulsara moves forwards but Boudain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bulsara has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Bulsara.
Bulsara lands an elbow that stopped Boudain in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulsara working Boudain over with knees to the body.
Boudain looks winded!
Boudain misses with the head strike.
Boudain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boudain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bulsara tries to land a knee to the head but Boudain blocks with his arms.
Boudain blocks an elbow strike.
Bulsara scores with a shoulder strike.
Boudain takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Dante Boudain has been cut.
Boudain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bulsara lands a shoulder strike.
Bulsara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boudain working aggressively here.
Boudain tries to circle away but Bulsara has him pinned against the cage.
Bulsara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bulsara throws a punch but it's blocked by Boudain.
Boudain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boudain manages to break the clinch.
Dante Boudain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bulsara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulsara closes the distance and clinches.
Boudain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boudain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulsara misses with a punch to the body.
Bulsara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bulsara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boudain struggles to land a body shot inside as Bulsara controls his hands.
Bulsara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bulsara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boudain.
Bulsara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bulsara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boudain's brow.
Bulsara misses with an elbow strike.
Boudain struggles to land a body shot inside as Bulsara controls his hands.
Bulsara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bulsara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bulsara tries to land a knee to the head but Boudain blocks with his arms.
Bulsara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bulsara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boudain's elbow.
Bulsara lands an elbow inside that Boudain shrugs off.
Boudain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bulsara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Boudain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boudain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boudain 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 Bulsara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bulsara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boudain defending well as Bulsara loads up on a big left hand.
Boudain appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bulsara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Bulsara misses.
Bulsara moves in looking to clinch but Boudain pushes him off.
Boudain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bulsara is able to avoid easily.
Bulsara throws a head kick that Boudain semi-blocks.
Boudain misses with a low kick as Bulsara jumps back.
Bulsara misses with a leg kick.
Boudain ducks under a wild hook from Bulsara.
Boudain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boudain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bulsara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boudain moves away.
Bulsara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick from Boudain misses.
Boudain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bulsara tries to clinch there but Boudain circles away.
Boudain misses with a head kick.
Bulsara checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Boudain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulsara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boudain blocks the body kick.
Bulsara lands a big right hand that sends Boudain crashing to the mat! Bulsara stays standing though and waves Boudain back to his feet!
Boudain tries to get into range but Bulsara steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Boudain! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Bulsara scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Farrokh Bulsara!
A victorious Farrokh Bulsara 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Quint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cletus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry has chosen country boy as his entrance music. 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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136 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sam Quint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Cletus Landry!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry scores with a jab. Quint acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Landry misses with a straight right.
Quint scores with a jab. Landry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Landry thows a leg kick but Quint checks it
and Landry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Landry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quint thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Landry if he has to take too many more of those.
Quint needs to keep his hands up - Landry had a free shot at his head there.
Quint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Landry.
Landry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quint moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Landry looks to throw the jab but Quint is out of range.
Quint scores with a crisp jab that stopped Landry in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Landry moves away.
Landry cracks Quint with a right hand to the side of the head.
Landry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Landry connects with the punch.
Quint dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Landry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Landry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quint looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quint uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Landry.
Quint throws a hook but Landry blocks it.
Landry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Landry throws a body punch but Quint moves out of range.
Quint looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Landry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Landry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Landry does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A quick step to the side and Quint tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Landry.
Landry walks into a straight right hand from Quint.
Quint has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Quint there as he acknowledges the shot.
Quint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landry.
An attempted straight right counter from Quint misses the target.
Quint misses with a hook.
Landry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quint misses with the combination.
Landry tries to clinch but Quint is having none of it.
Quint throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry throws a looping overhand right but Quint ducks down to avoid it.
Quint blocks a low kick nicely.
Landry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quint.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quint lands with a cross.
Landry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Quint has time to react.
Quint doesn't manage to clinch there - Landry circles away.
Quint throws a front kick that sends Landry stumbling back into the cage.
Landry moves out of range as Quint strikes.
Landry tries to work over Quint's front leg with a kick but Quint checks it.
Quint looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Quint scores with a nice head shot.
Quint wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quint connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Quint.
Landry misses with a body shot.
Landry blocks a head kick by Quint.
Landry misses with a low kick.
Landry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Quint throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quint. Landry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Landry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Quint lands with a nice body punch.
Landry has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Quint jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Landry slips a straight right by Quint.
Landry throws a solid leg kick but Quint takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Landry.
Quint throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Landry unleashes a big counter combination but Quint bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Landry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quint counters with a low kick, right behind Landry 's knee.
Quint misses with an uppercut. Landry saw that one coming.
Landry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Landry misses with a double jab
and Quint counters with a stiff right hand.
Quint looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quint throws a low kick but Landry avoids it.
Landry appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Quint is looking to chop away at Landry's legs.
Landry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Landry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Landry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quint shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Landry as he avoids it easily.
Quint misses with an uppercut. Landry saw that one coming.
Landry cracks Quint with a right hand to the side of the head.
Quint avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quint slips under a jab.
Quint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Landry.
Landry throws a body shot but no joy.
Landry misses with a hook to the body
and Quint makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Quint takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Quint scores with a body shot.
Landry rushes Quint and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Landry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quint manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Landry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quint circles away quickly and effectively.
Landry tries to bum rush Quint with a series of wild strikes but Quint uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Quint misses the target.
Quint showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Landry.
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 Sam Quint will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Quint swings for the body but Landry moves out of range.
Quint throws out a loose jab but Landry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quint swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Landry motions for Quint to come forward. Landry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Landry just misses with a punch to the body.
Quint throws a solid leg kick but Landry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Quint.
Landry slips a straight right by Quint.
Landry misses with a low kick.
Quint tried to score with a low kick but Landry checks it.
Landry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Landry misses with a body kick.
Quint pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sam Quint is winning the standup battle so far.
Landry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quint throws a head kick but Landry moves out of range.
Landry slips under a jab.
Landry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quint counters with a leg kick.
Quint fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Landry checks it well.
Quint swats away the attempt to clinch by Landry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry throws a leg kick but Quint checks it.
Quint is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Landry can do to turn this around?
Quint uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Landry.
Quint connects with a looping right hand.
Landry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quint.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Landry! But no joy.
Quint on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Landry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Landry tries to score with a low kick but Quint moves his leg out of the way.
Landry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Landry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Quint. Quint circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Landry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Landry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Quint. That snapped Landry's head back.
Quint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Landry.
Landry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quint goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quint moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Landry backs away, Quint returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cletus Landry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quint misses with a straight right.
Landry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Donk. Landry catches Quint right on the button with a cross.
Landry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quint's sensitive parts.
Landry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quint.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Landry 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 Quint has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quint and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Quint misses with a hook. Landry ducked under it nicely.
Landry throws a leg kick that misses.
Landry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Landry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Landry with a nice cross.
A leg kick checked by Quint.
Good leg kick by Quint there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Quint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Landry.
Landry lands a glancing blow to the side of Quint's head.
Quint keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Landry.
Landry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Landry misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quint feints and then cracks Landry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Landry down.
Landry wants to slow Quint down by chopping away at his legs.
Quint stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Landry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quint.
Quint gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Landry.
Landry checks a low kick from Quint.
Landry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Landry tries to bum rush Quint with a series of wild strikes but Quint uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Landry.
Landry throws an overhand right that lands on Quint's shoulder, as Quint tries to avoid the shot.
Landry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quint throws out the jab.
Landry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Quint throws a series of punches but Landry avoids them all with ease.
Landry lands a lovely overhand right.
Landry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Quint.
Despite the aggression on Landry's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Quint scoring well with a low kick there.
Quint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Landry.
Quint was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Landry throws out a leg kick but Quint moves out of range and Landry only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landry wants to clinch up but Quint keeps it at a distance.
Quint swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Quint cracks Landry with an open hand slap.
Landry is looking to clinch.
Quint misses the jab.
Landry throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Quint on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Quint tries a low kick but Landry avoids it.
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quint paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Landry throws a shot from downtown. Quint moves away and avoids it.
Quint jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Quint swats away the attempt to clinch by Landry.
Landry loads up on a big right hand but Quint slips the punch.
Quint tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Landry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quint takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Landry connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cletus Landry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Quint throws a chopping leg kick but Landry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Landry swats away the attempt to clinch by Quint.
Quint moves away from the strike by Landry.
Quint throws a hook but Landry avoids it easily.
Quint shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Quint ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quint misses with a kick to the body.
Landry wants to counter the offense by Quint and move into the clinch position.
Landry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Landry lands a glancing blow to the side of Quint's head.
Quint throws a looping overhand right but Landry ducks down to avoid it.
Landry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Landry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Landry 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!
Quint lands with a right hand.
Quint slips a jab from Landry.
Quint is looking to score with low kicks.
Landry tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Landry, as that shot connected.
Landry with a nice cross.
Quint uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Landry.
A left lands for Landry.
Quint looks to land a body kick but Landry moved away.
Quint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Landry looks to throw the jab but Quint is out of range.
Landry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Landry.
Landry takes a swing at Quint's ribcage but misses.
Quint takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Landry is looking to clinch.
Quint is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Landry.
Quint steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Landry.
Nice shot by Quint.
Quint scores with a jab. Landry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry drives through and clinches with Quint against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quint.
Quint tries to break free but Landry pushes him back against the cage.
Quint swings wildly with an uppercut but Landry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quint digs a right hand into Landry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Landry's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quint.
Landry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quint throws a head punch that misses.
Quint lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quint.
Quint's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quint swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Landry misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Landry misses
and Quint counters with an inside leg kick.
Landry throws a front kick aimed at Quint's knee but Quint avoids it well.
Quint went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quint. Landry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Landry moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quint misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Landry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Landry thuds his right hand into Quint's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Quint thuds his shin into the meat of Landry's side.
Landry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Landry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quint on the side of the head.
Landry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Landry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Landry stalks Quint and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Quint's face. Quint staggers backwards, shaken.
Quint checks a leg kick.
Landry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quint.
Landry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Quint connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Landry scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quint lands a nice looking kick to the body. Landry takes a step back to recover.
Quint thuds his right hand into Landry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Landry thuds his right hand into Quint's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Quint works over Landry's head and body with a nice combination.
A jab from Landry misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry 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.
Landry throws a hook but Quint avoids it easily.
Landry throws a front kick aimed at Quint's knee but Quint avoids it well.
Landry connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Landry.
Landry ducks under a wild hook from Quint.
Quint scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quint throws a hook but Landry blocks it.
Landry moves out of range of the body kick.
Landry scores with a kick to the body.
Quint throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Landry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Landry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Landry cracks Quint with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landry sizes up Quint with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Landry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quint.
Quint lands with a thumping leg kick.
Landry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cletus Landry.
I think Landry 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tel Britton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethelbart Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tel Britton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tel Britton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethelbart Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi cracks Britton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Takahashi ducks straight into an uppercut from Britton and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Takahashi manages to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Ethelbart Takahashi has been cut.
Britton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Takahashi has momentary wrist control but Britton slips an elbow through the middle.
Takahashi is rocked!
Britton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Britton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Takahashi is still in real trouble! Can Britton finish him?
Takahashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Britton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Takahashi seems to have recovered his senses.
Britton drops back looking for a leg! Takahashi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Takahashi manages to kick Britton off! Britton jumps back into Takahashi's guard.
Britton throws a big right hand that misses.
We've been hearing good reports from Britton's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Britton with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Britton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Britton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Britton 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Takahashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Britton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Britton throws a big right hand that misses.
Britton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Britton lands a couple of elbows.
Takahashi has momentary wrist control but Britton slips an elbow through the middle.
Britton throwing strikes but missing.
Britton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Britton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Britton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Britton trying to control but Takahashi is working from the bottom.
Britton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britton is fighting to break Takahashi's control of his arms but Takahashi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Britton throwing strikes but missing.
Britton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Takahashi is trying to keep Britton in close.
Britton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Britton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Britton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Britton landing with the ground and pound.
Britton gets to his feet and stands over Takahashi, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Takahashi felt that one! Britton unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Takahashi from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tel Britton!
After the fight, Tel Britton was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bull Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jucal Jabneel (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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237 lbs
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328 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bull Hurley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jucal Jabneel!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabneel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jabneel throws a body shot but no joy.
Hurley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jabneel avoids it.
Jabneel 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.
Hurley fakes the leg kick and cracks Jabneel in the body.
A jab from Hurley misses.
Jabneel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jabneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Hurley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jabneel fakes the leg kick and cracks Hurley in the body.
Jabneel misses with a straight left.
Hurley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hurley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hurley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jabneel looks winded!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jabneel.
Jabneel checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurley misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabneel misses with a wild body shot.
Hurley is looking to counter the offense by Jabneel and move into the clinch.
Hurley avoids the body shot from Jabneel.
Hurley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jabneel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hurley. Hurley obviously looking to wear him down.
Hurley throws a body kick that misses.
Jabneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Hurley.
Hurley lands a big head kick that sends Jabneel tumbling to the mat! Hurley takes a step backwards and waves Jabneel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jucal Jabneel has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurley moves out of range of the body kick from Jabneel.
Jabneel tries to clinch there but Hurley circles away.
Hurley wants to slow Jabneel down by chopping away at his legs.
Jabneel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jucal Jabneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabneel tries to clinch but Hurley is having none of it.
Hurley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jabneel avoids it.
Jabneel just misses with a punch to the body.
Jabneel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hurley rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley lands a nice looking body shot.
Jabneel motions for Hurley to come forward. Jabneel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hurley tries a head kick but it misses.
Hurley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hurley misses with the combination.
Jabneel throws out a counter right but Hurley avoids it with no problem.
Jab, jab by Jabneel - just one landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jabneel is defended easily by Hurley.
Hurley misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hurley.
Jabneel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jabneel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hurley.
Hurley tries to land a knee to the head but Jabneel blocks with his arms.
Jabneel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hurley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hurley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jabneel's coach down at Montreal Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jabneel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jabneel cracks Hurley with a nice body shot.
Jabneel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hurley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jabneel.
A head punch on the inside from Jabneel fails to land.
Hurley is trying to maintain a safe position but Jabneel gets an underhook and turns Hurley into the cage.
Hurley is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Jabneel fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurley is leaning against Jabneel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hurley blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Hurley.
Hurley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurley prevents a body shot from Jabneel.
Jabneel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabneel.
Hurley takes a shot to the head.
Jabneel working aggressively here.
Jabneel misses with some punches.
Jabneel managing to block the knees to the body from Hurley.
Jabneel misses with the head strike.
Jabneel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hurley throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Jabneel.
Jabneel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jabneel working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bull Hurley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jucal Jabneel'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.
Hurley thuds his shin into the meat of Jabneel's side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jabneel. Hurley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hurley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jabneel checks a leg kick.
Hurley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hurley blocks a jab.
Hurley tries to counter by clinching up but Jabneel breaks away and moves out of range.
Jabneel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jabneel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jabneel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hurley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jabneel can do to turn this around?
Jabneel throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurley scores with a kick to the body.
Hurley throws a shot from downtown. Jabneel moves away and avoids it.
Jabneel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hurley here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jabneel is breathing heavily.
Hurley avoids the body shot from Jabneel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jabneel was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurley.
Hurley misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Jabneel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hurley misses with a looping left.
Hurley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jabneel throws a body shot but no joy.
Hurley throws a shot to the body.
Bull Hurley is winning the standup battle so far.
Jabneel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jabneel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jabneel lands a nice hook to Hurley's body. Hurley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hurley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jabneel misses with a body kick.
Jabneel throws a right hand that misses
and Hurley counters with a nice body kick.
Hurley tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Hurley counter with a right hand.
Jabneel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jabneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hurley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jabneel lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hurley. Jabneel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hurley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hurley scoring well with a low kick there.
Hurley circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Jabneel tries to get set, Hurley tries to push him back and clinch up but Jabneel manages to avoid the attempt.
Jabneel closes the distance and clinches.
Jabneel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurley's elbow.
A body shot lands from Hurley.
Jucal Jabneel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Hurley.
Hurley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jabneel's elbow.
Jabneel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hurley digs a right hand underneath Jabneel's ribcage. Jabneel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jabneel blocks a body shot from Hurley.
Hurley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hurley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hurley missing with knees to the body.
Hurley tries to land a knee to the head but Jabneel blocks with his arms.
Hurley tries to land knees in the clinch but Jabneel avoids the damage to the body.
Hurley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hurley breaks from the clinch.
Jabneel takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabneel.
Hurley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabneel.
Hurley lands with a left to the head.
Jabneel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jabneel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurley blocks an uppercut.
Jabneel throws a head punch that misses.
Hurley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jabneel's elbow.
Hurley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jabneel is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Hurley.
Jabneel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hurley lands a nice knee to the body.
Hurley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jabneel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hurley stalling.
Hurley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jabneel backwards.
Hurley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hurley lands a knee to the head.
Hurley lands a right hand.
Jabneel misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bull Hurley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jucal Jabneel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hurley fakes the leg kick and cracks Jabneel in the body.
Hurley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jabneel if he has to take too many more of those.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hurley.
Hurley scores with a spinning back kick!
Hurley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hurley moves in looking to clinch but Jabneel pushes him off.
Hurley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hurley throws a body kick that misses.
Jabneel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hurley defends it well.
Jabneel throws a right hand that misses
and Hurley counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurley lands a nice looking body kick.
Jabneel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jabneel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hurley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurley lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley tests Jabneel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jabneel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jabneel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jabneel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jabneel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hurley.
A good leg kick by Hurley.
Jabneel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jabneel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hurley clobbers Jabneel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jabneel clinches up with Hurley and pushes him back against the cage.
Hurley tries to work over Jabneel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jabneel swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurley lands a knee to the head.
Jucal Jabneel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bull Hurley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Jabneel.
Jabneel struggles to land a body shot inside as Hurley controls his hands.
Jabneel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jabneel scores with a shot to the side of Hurley's head.
Jabneel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurley.
Hurley struggles to land a body shot inside as Jabneel controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Jabneel fails to land.
Jabneel misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jabneel misses with the head strike.
Jabneel misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jabneel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jabneel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Jabneel.
Jabneel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jabneel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jabneel fails to land.
Jabneel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurley.
Jabneel lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Jabneel fails to land.
Jabneel misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel scores with a shot to the side of Hurley's head.
Hurley blocking some punches.
Hurley tries a body shot but Jabneel blocks it.
Jabneel misses with a punch on the inside.
Jabneel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jabneel working aggressively here.
Jabneel has a couple of punches blocked by Hurley.
Jabneel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jabneel misses with a punch to the body.
Jabneel misses with the head strike.
Hurley struggles to land a body shot inside as Jabneel controls his hands.
Jabneel swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurley uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bull Hurley.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hurley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bull Hurley!
A victorious Bull Hurley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between De Bruyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cilian Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruyne comes to the cage accompanied by Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road . Cilian Lynch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with De Bruyne's chin.
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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
22 - 5 - 3, fighting out of New York, De Bruyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Cilian Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch lands a slapping body shot.
Lynch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lynch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bruyne's calf.
Lynch throws a body kick that misses.
Bruyne tries to counter with a takedown but Lynch is quick to defend against it.
Bruyne slips a jab from Lynch.
Bruyne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lynch.
Lynch is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lynch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bruyne can pounce on him.
Lynch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruyne's sensitive parts.
Lynch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruyne.
Bruyne with a jab.
Lynch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruyne.
Lynch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bruyne throws out a loose jab but Lynch uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Lynch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Lynch.
Lynch scores with a jab to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Bruyne has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bruyne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've been informed that Lynch 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.
Lynch scores with a jab. Bruyne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Bruyne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lynch misses with a straight left.
Bruyne changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lynch moves out of range of the leg kick from Bruyne.
Nice defenses there by Bruyne.
Lynch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Lynch misses.
Bruyne changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lynch tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruyne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lynch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lynch wants it to stay on the feet.
Jab, jab by Lynch - just one landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lynch. That's going to slow Bruyne down.
Lynch looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruyne is just out of range.
Bruyne throws a leg kick
and Lynch counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruyne trying to control but Lynch postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lynch.
Bruyne tries to roll over but Lynch keeps him under control.
Lynch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lynch throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bruyne to regain full guard.
Lynch sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bruyne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lynch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lynch chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruyne pulls Lynch in close to prevent any damage.
Lynch preventing the sweep.
Lynch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lynch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bruyne but Bruyne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lynch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lynch.
Bruyne lands a really nice looking cross but Lynch seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne thuds his right hand into Lynch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lynch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lynch connects with a leg kick. Bruyne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lynch walks into a straight right hand from Bruyne.
Bruyne throws a lazy uppercut
and Lynch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruyne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lynch.
Bruyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lynch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Lynch is predictable there
and Bruyne counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lynch is trying to get back to full guard.
Bruyne trying to mount his opponent but Lynch defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cilian Lynch dominated that round.
That's time! Bruyne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lynch throws a head kick that misses.
Lynch blocks a jab.
Bruyne throws a leg kick which misses Lynch's front leg but catches the back leg as Lynch tries to avoid it.
Bruyne throws a body shot but no joy.
Bruyne throws a jab but it's blocked by Lynch.
Lynch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bruyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynch.
Bruyne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lynch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bruyne throws a body shot but no joy.
Bruyne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lynch in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruyne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bruyne swings widly with a right hand
and Lynch counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lynch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynch being controlled here momentarily.
Lynch trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruyne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch throws a strike but Bruyne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lynch has Bruyne pulled in close to control his posture.
Lynch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bruyne makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bruyne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lynch is keeping the position for now.
Lynch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruyne is one step ahead there.
Lynch trying to keep a closed guard but Bruyne is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch wants to sweep but no luck.
Bruyne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lynch working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruyne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bruyne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruyne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lynch's head.
Lynch managing to control the position.
Lynch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruyne is one step ahead there.
Bruyne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bruyne throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruyne postures up.
Bruyne makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lynch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lynch looking for a guillotine here but Bruyne defends easily.
Lynch pulls Bruyne in to control the position.
Lynch keeping moving, preventing Bruyne from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lynch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lynch managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
De Bruyne dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice shot lands for Lynch.
Lynch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruyne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lynch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lynch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lynch throws a hook to the side of Bruyne's head but Bruyne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lynch slips under a jab from Bruyne.
Lynch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lynch scores with a jab.
Lynch takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch slips a jab from Bruyne.
Lynch throws a head kick but Bruyne moves out of range.
Lynch looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruyne is just out of range.
Bruyne throws a leg kick but Lynch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good exchange - Bruyne coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Bruyne coming out on top.
Bruyne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good work by Lynch as he checks the leg kick.
Lynch misses with a low kick.
Lynch moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lynch lands a glancing blow to the side of Bruyne's head.
A swing and a miss from Bruyne.
Lynch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lynch 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.
Bruyne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lynch misses with an uppercut
and Bruyne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bruyne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bruyne throws a head kick that misses.
Bruyne is looking to slow Lynch down with leg kicks.
Cilian Lynch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruyne throws a low kick but Lynch avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruyne. Lynch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lynch.
Bruyne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bruyne is looking to land body kicks.
Good work by Bruyne as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lynch.
Bruyne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lynch throws a chopping leg kick but Bruyne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lynch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bruyne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lynch 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.
Lynch looks to throw the jab but Bruyne is out of range.
Lynch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lynch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lynch lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch throws a hook to the side of Bruyne's head but Bruyne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lynch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bruyne.
A head kick misses from Lynch.
Lynch loads up on a big right hand but Bruyne slips the punch.
Lynch walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bruyne.
Lynch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lynch looks for the body kick but Bruyne saw that one coming.
A head kick by Bruyne misses
and Lynch moves into the clinch.
Bruyne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lynch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lynch scores with a shot to the side of Bruyne's head.
Lynch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lynch lands with a short shot to the head.
Lynch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Lynch.
Bruyne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bruyne manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruyne connects with a body shot that sends Lynch's belly button to the back.
Bruyne just misses with a punch to the body.
Lynch throws out a loose jab but Bruyne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lynch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruyne.
Bruyne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lynch. Bruyne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lynch throws a shot from downtown. Bruyne moves away and avoids it.
Bruyne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lynch misses with a leg kick
enabling Bruyne to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruyne throws a front kick aimed at Lynch's knee but Lynch avoids it well.
Bruyne checks a low kick from Lynch.
Bruyne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bruyne throws a poor cross that misses
and Lynch makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bruyne really felt that one!
Bruyne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cilian Lynch.
I think Lynch 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cilian Lynch!
A relieved looking Cilian Lynch thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nazarov's choice of entrance music: "Fade to Black" by Metallica. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
29 - 15 - 3 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Omar Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Nazarov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Little.
Nazarov cracks Little with a good jab.
Nazarov throws a right hand that Little ducks under and follows up with a left that Little also avoids with ease.
Little takes a swing at Nazarov's ribcage but misses.
Little fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nazarov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Little throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nazarov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Little moves away from the strike by Nazarov.
Little throws a lazy uppercut
and Nazarov counters with a three punch combo that has Little backing up. Little nods at Nazarov to acknowledge the strikes.
Little tries to clinch up but Nazarov circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nazarov! But no joy.
Little throws a leg kick but Nazarov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Little wants to land a leg kick but Nazarov is out of range.
Nazarov takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazarov manages to avoid it.
Nazarov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nazarov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov connects with a body shot that sends Little's belly button to the back.
Nazarov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Little at a distance.
Little walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Little pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nazarov is out of range and Little settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Little 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nazarov misses with a looping left.
Little moves out of range as Nazarov strikes.
Little fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nazarov, pushing him back against the cage.
Little throws a knee to the head but misses.
Little landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Little makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Little.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Little thows a leg kick but Nazarov checks it
enabling Nazarov to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Nazarov as he checks the leg kick.
Nazarov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nazarov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nazarov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot lands for Nazarov.
Nazarov throws a jab but it's blocked by Little.
Little connects with a right hand. Nazarov shakes it off.
Little throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nazarov in his tracks.
Little misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nazarov counters with a nice uppercut.
Little cracks Nazarov with a good jab.
Little is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nazarov.
Nazarov drops his hands momentarily and Little takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big right from Little misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Little throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Little.
Little tries to score with a low kick but Nazarov moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target.
Little looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nazarov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Little scores with a hook to the body. Nazarov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Omar Little is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Little scores with a shot to the body.
Little lands a lovely overhand right.
Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nazarov.
Little is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Little, right into the meat.
Nazarov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Little looks to land a body kick but Nazarov moved away.
Little misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Little.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov avoids the body shot from Little.
Nazarov throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little slips a jab from Nazarov.
Nazarov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Little tried to counter with a leg kick but Nazarov avoided it.
Little smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nazarov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nazarov fails to land with a series of punches.
Nazarov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Little.
A jab from Little finds it's way through Nazarov's defenses.
A cross from Nazarov lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazarov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Nazarov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Little scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Little dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Little misses with a straight right.
Little misses with a lunging right hand
and Nazarov counters with a takedown into side control.
Nazarov wants to control but Little is keeping him busy.
Nazarov misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nazarov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nazarov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nazarov tries to advance to mount but Little denies him.
Nazarov in side control, throwing shots but Little defends.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little can't do much from the bottom here.
Little tries to buck Nazarov off but Nazarov is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nazarov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nazarov cracks Little with a big elbow.
Nazarov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Little is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Little is trying to control Nazarov's posture but Nazarov avoids it.
Little is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nazarov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nazarov throws a strike aimed at the side of Little's head but Little avoids it well.
Nazarov tries to move to full mount but Little actually manages to regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nazarov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Little can't escape the position.
Little tries to hold on but Nazarov pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nazarov.
Little tries to lock up and control but Nazarov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nazarov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nazarov landing punches.
Nazarov thowing shots but they're missing.
Little is trying to escape the mount.
Nazarov misses with a head shot.
Nazarov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Little hang on?
Vadim Nazarov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Little working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Little is looking to improve his position but Nazarov isn't that keen on the idea.
Nazarov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Little is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Little tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nazarov dominating with strikes here.
Nazarov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Little because Nazarov loaded up on that one.
Little is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov looking to control but Little is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Little avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nazarov.
Little's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Little is trying desperately to improve position.
Nazarov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nazarov landing shots from mount.
Little avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nazarov.
Nazarov dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nazarov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Little hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Nazarov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Little scores with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Nazarov blocks the low kick.
Nazarov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Little pushes Nazarov off looking to stand but Nazarov dives back in and keeps control.
Nazarov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nazarov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Little avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nazarov.
Little pushes Nazarov off and gets back to his feet.
Nazarov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nazarov missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Little connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Nazarov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little throws a hook but Nazarov blocks it.
Little just misses with a punch to the body.
Nazarov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
Little with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Nazarov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nazarov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A swing and a miss from Nazarov.
Little ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Little does it's job there.
A jab lands there for Nazarov.
Little misses with an uppercut. Nazarov saw that one coming.
Little throws a lazy right hand but Nazarov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Nazarov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a leg kick but Nazarov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Nazarov.
Nazarov misses with an uppercut.
Little throws a body kick that misses.
Nazarov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Little counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Little tenderised Nazarov's leg. Nazarov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nazarov misses with a hook.
Little lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Little defending well as Nazarov loads up on a big left hand.
Nazarov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nazarov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nazarov misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Little.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little looks to land a left hand but Nazarov moved out of range nicely.
Little swings for the body but Nazarov moves out of range.
Little tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazarov was well out of range. Poor timing from Little.
Nazarov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Little sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nazarov somewhat.
It looked like Little wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Little throws a looping overhand right but Nazarov ducks down to avoid it.
Nazarov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little counters with a slapping leg kick.
Little lands with an uppercut that bounces Nazarov off the cage and back into range.
Nazarov looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Nazarov lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Little. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov misses the jab.
Little misses with a hook.
Nazarov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Little swivels and escapes.
Little appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nazarov checks the leg kick.
Little connects with a crisp jab.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Nazarov.
Nazarov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Little has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Little.
Little throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nazarov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nazarov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Little throws a jab but it's blocked by Nazarov.
Little slips a straight right by Nazarov.
Little pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Little showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Little has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Little!
After winning the bout, Omar Little thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Kanitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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192 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Kanitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaunismieli misses with a straight right.
Kanitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kaunismieli has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kanitz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kanitz, right into the meat.
Kaunismieli looks to land a right hand but Kanitz moved out of range.
Kanitz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kanitz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kaunismieli counters with a series of strikes. Kanitz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice uppercut there from Kanitz.
Kanitz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kanitz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kanitz. That's going to slow Kaunismieli down.
Kaunismieli throws a body punch but Kanitz moves out of range.
Kaunismieli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanitz.
Kaunismieli lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kaunismieli throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaunismieli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunismieli scores with a punch to the head.
We've been told by Kanitz's head coaches at Hunter MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kanitz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaunismieli checks it well.
Kanitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kanitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaunismieli wants to counter the offense by Kanitz and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kanitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kanitz looks to land a body kick but Kaunismieli moved away.
Good standup being displayed there by Kanitz as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Kaunismieli misses its intended target.
Kanitz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kaunismieli throws a looping overhand right but Kanitz ducks down to avoid it.
Kanitz delivers a nice body kick.
Kanitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanitz throws out the jab.
Kanitz is looking to clinch but Kaunismieli is avoiding it.
Kaunismieli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kanitz avoids the body shot from Kaunismieli.
Kanitz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kanitz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kaunismieli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kanitz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunismieli swings widly with a right hand
and Kanitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli takes a swing at Kanitz's ribcage but misses.
Kaunismieli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaunismieli throws a right hand that Kanitz ducks under and follows up with a left that Kanitz also avoids with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kanitz.
Kaunismieli tries to score with a low kick but Kanitz moves his leg out of the way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kanitz checks a leg kick.
Kaunismieli lands a jab to the head.
Kaunismieli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kaunismieli throws out a loose jab but Kanitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaunismieli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kanitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli avoids the body shot from Kanitz.
Kanitz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good leg kick by Kanitz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaunismieli.
Kanitz throws a leg kick but Kaunismieli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but Kanitz is having none of it.
Kanitz loads up on a big right hand but Kaunismieli slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Kaunismieli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kaunismieli fails to land with a series of punches.
Kanitz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kanitz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kanitz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kaunismieli throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kanitz.
Kaunismieli lands a jab.
Kaunismieli ducks right into an uppercut from Kanitz.
Kaunismieli misses with a straight left.
Kaunismieli fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli checks a leg kick nicely.
Kanitz lands a nice hook to Kaunismieli's body. Kaunismieli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaunismieli.
Kanitz cracks Kaunismieli with a good jab.
Kanitz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaunismieli at a distance.
Kanitz walks into a left hand.
Kaunismieli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kaunismieli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanitz.
Kaunismieli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kanitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kaunismieli misses with a straight right.
Kaunismieli throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kanitz counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanitz throws a body kick that misses.
Kaunismieli with a nice cross.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaunismieli closes the distance and pushes Kanitz back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kaunismieli looks to score with a jab to the body but Kanitz is just out of range.
A jab from Kaunismieli finds it's way through Kanitz's defenses.
Kaunismieli looks to score with a jab to the body but Kanitz is just out of range.
Kanitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Simon Kanitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Kanitz lands a jab.
Kaunismieli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kanitz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kanitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaunismieli moves away.
A jab lands there for Kanitz.
Kaunismieli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kaunismieli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kanitz throws a low kick but Kaunismieli avoids it.
Kanitz throws a body punch but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Kaunismieli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kanitz has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaunismieli checks a low kick from Kanitz.
Kaunismieli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaunismieli misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz throws an overhand right that lands on Kaunismieli's shoulder, as Kaunismieli tries to avoid the shot.
Kanitz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaunismieli tries to close the distance and clinch but Kanitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanitz throws a front kick aimed at Kaunismieli's knee but Kaunismieli avoids it well.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kaunismieli might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kanitz has got the better of the exchanges.
Kaunismieli scores with a one two! Kanitz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kanitz lands a leg kick that knocks Kaunismieli off balance momentarily.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but Kanitz moves out of range.
Kaunismieli 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.
Kanitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaunismieli.
Kanitz misses with a body shot.
Kaunismieli looks to throw a body kick
and Kanitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kanitz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaunismieli can do to turn this around?
Kanitz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kaunismieli throws out a counter right but Kanitz avoids it with no problem.
Kaunismieli clinches.
Kanitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kanitz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli prevents a body shot from Kanitz.
Kanitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaunismieli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaunismieli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kanitzs head.
Kaunismieli lands with a light punch inside.
Kaunismieli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kaunismieli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanitz tries a body shot but Kaunismieli blocks it.
Kaunismieli struggles to land a body shot inside as Kanitz controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kanitz.
Kanitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli working aggressively here.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanitz's elbow.
Kaunismieli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kaunismieli blocking some punches.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
Kanitz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaunismielis head.
Kaunismieli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kanitz smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Kanitz coming out on top.
A lazy left from Kanitz finds it's target.
Kanitz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaunismieli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaunismieli throws a head kick that misses.
Kaunismieli digs a good body shot into Kanitz's ribs.
Kanitz lands a jab to the head.
Kanitz throws out a leg kick but Kaunismieli moves out of range and Kanitz only half commits.
Kaunismieli pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kanitz back to the cage. Kaunismieli follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kanitz slips under a jab.
Kanitz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kaunismieli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Kaunismieli misses with the combination.
Kaunismieli blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaunismieli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kanitz looks to throw the jab but Kaunismieli is out of range.
Kaunismieli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kaunismieli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaunismieli misses the jab.
Kaunismieli throws a shot to the body.
Kanitz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaunismieli.
A big right from Kanitz misses.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Kanitz moves out of range.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanitz.
Kanitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaunismieli.
Nice body punch from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Simon Kanitz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kanitz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kaunismieli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kanitz checks the leg kick.
Kanitz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kanitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaunismieli's sensitive parts.
Kaunismieli checks a low kick from Kanitz.
Kaunismieli avoids a kick to the body.
It seemed like Kaunismieli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot by Kanitz.
Kaunismieli throws a shot from downtown. Kanitz moves away and avoids it.
Kanitz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kanitz scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaunismieli looks to throw the jab but Kanitz is out of range.
Kanitz throws a leg kick but Kaunismieli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaunismieli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaunismieli throws a low kick, looking for Kanitz's leg but Kanitz calmly moves out of range.
Kaunismieli works Kanitz's body with a nice hook.
Kaunismieli rushes Kanitz and presses him up against the cage.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanitz's elbow.
Kanitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaunismieli controls his hands.
Kaunismieli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kanitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kanitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Kanitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli struggles to land a body shot inside as Kanitz controls his hands.
Kanitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaunismieli controls his hands.
Kaunismieli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Kanitz - that landed with a thud.
Kanitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalervo Kaunismieli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kanitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanitz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Kanitz as the two fighters clinch.
Kanitz prevents a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Kanitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunismieli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kanitz backwards.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kanitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand.
Kanitz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kanitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanitz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kanitz scores with a hook to the body.
Kanitz prevents a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Kanitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaunismieli controls his hands.
Kanitz tries to throw a body punch but Kaunismieli avoids it by throwing Kanitz back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kanitz.
Kanitz throws a head punch that misses.
Kanitz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kanitz.
Kanitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanitz pushes Kaunismieli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kaunismieli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kanitz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
Kanitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaunismieli's elbow.
Kalervo Kaunismieli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaunismieli blocking some punches.
Kaunismieli pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaunismieli looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kanitz has picked Kaunismieli up and slammed him! Kaunismieli can't keep hold of the triangle and Kanitz manages to pass to side control!
Kaunismieli is not content to let Kanitz control the position.
Kaunismieli is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kaunismieli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kaunismieli tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kanitz easily slips into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanitz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kaunismieli is looking to escape.
Kanitz is really struggling to control Kaunismieli but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kanitz controlling the position easily from mount.
Kaunismieli is desperately trying to improve his position but Kanitz has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Kanitz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kanitz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Kanitz!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Moses Ohchooto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Rivia (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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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Moses Ohchooto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Rivia!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ohchooto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ohchooto misses with an uppercut
and Of Rivia counters with a nice body kick.
Ohchooto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Ohchooto has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Of Rivia throws a low kick, looking for Ohchooto's leg but Ohchooto calmly moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Of Rivia. Ohchooto shrugs it off though.
Of Rivia moves out of range of the leg kick from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Rivia throws out the jab.
Ohchooto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Of Rivia lands a nice shot that snaps Ohchooto's head back.
Ohchooto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ohchooto lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Rivia. Ohchooto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ohchooto looks to clinch
enabling Of Rivia to counter with a crisp jab.
Of Rivia cracks Ohchooto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Rivia looks to score with a jab to the body but Ohchooto is just out of range.
A jab from Ohchooto misses.
Of Rivia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ohchooto was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Rivia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ohchooto scores with the left hand. Of Rivia knows he should have avoided that one.
Ohchooto doesn't manage to clinch there - Of Rivia circles away.
Of Rivia throws a hook to the side of Ohchooto's head but Ohchooto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ohchooto appears to be looking for a big counter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Of Rivia 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 Ohchooto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ohchooto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ohchooto moves out of range as Of Rivia throws a body kick.
Ohchooto misses with a leg kick
and Of Rivia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ohchooto thinking.
Ohchooto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Of Rivia lands the left hand.
Of Rivia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ohchooto.
Ohchooto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ohchooto doesn't manage to clinch there - Of Rivia circles away.
An inside leg kick from Of Rivia misses.
Ohchooto blocks a leg kick.
Ohchooto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ohchooto finds it's way round the side to connect with Of Rivia's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ohchooto, as that shot connected.
Ohchooto throws a right hand that misses
and Of Rivia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ohchooto thinking.
Ohchooto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Of Rivia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ohchooto throws a leg kick
and Of Rivia counters with a stiff right hand.
Of Rivia lands with a hook. Ohchooto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ohchooto throws a right hand that misses
and Of Rivia counters with a good, hard body kick but Ohchooto shrugs it off.
Ohchooto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ohchooto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Rivia.
Geralt Of Rivia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ohchooto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Of Rivia misses the target.
Of Rivia slips a jab from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Of Rivia misses with a hook. Ohchooto ducked under it nicely.
Ohchooto pushes Of Rivia up against the cage in a clinch.
Of Rivia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Of Rivia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ohchooto connects with a high kick.
Of Rivia lands with a nice body kick.
Ohchooto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ohchooto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Of Rivia.
Ohchooto moves out of range of the body kick from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ohchooto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ohchooto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ohchooto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Of Rivia just manages to avoid it.
Of Rivia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ohchooto is out of range and Of Rivia settles back down.
Of Rivia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Rivia throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Of Rivia misses.
Of Rivia blocks a jab.
Of Rivia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Of Rivia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Of Rivia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ohchooto jabs at Of Rivia's body.
Of Rivia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ohchooto momentarily.
A punch combination from Of Rivia misses.
Ohchooto wants to clinch
and Of Rivia counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Rivia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Of Rivia works Ohchooto's body with a nice hook.
Of Rivia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ohchooto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geralt Of Rivia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Of Rivia moves out of range of the strikes.
Of Rivia dips to his left and cracks Ohchooto with an uppercut!
Ohchooto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Of Rivia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Of Rivia has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ohchooto scoring well with a low kick there.
Of Rivia misses with a low kick.
Ohchooto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Of Rivia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ohchooto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ohchooto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Of Rivia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Of Rivia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Rivia misses with a punch to the body.
Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Of Rivia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Of Rivia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ohchootos head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Rivia lands with a light punch inside.
Ohchooto takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Of Rivia on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ohchooto - that landed with a thud.
Of Rivia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ohchooto throws a head punch that misses.
Of Rivia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ohchooto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Of Rivia misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ohchooto obliges.
Of Rivia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ohchooto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Of Rivia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Of Rivia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ohchooto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Of Rivia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Of Rivia breaks the clinch.
Of Rivia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Of Rivia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ohchooto connects with an inside leg kick.
Of Rivia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohchooto misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ohchooto's calf.
Of Rivia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ohchooto swings for the body but Of Rivia moves out of range.
Ohchooto lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Of Rivia.
Ohchooto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Of Rivia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Of Rivia misses with a leg kick
and Ohchooto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Of Rivia thinking.
Ohchooto avoids a kick to the body.
Ohchooto throws a low kick, looking for Of Rivia's leg but Of Rivia calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Of Rivia.
Of Rivia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ohchooto misses with a kick to the body.
Of Rivia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia wants to slow Ohchooto down by chopping away at his legs.
Of Rivia scores with a nice head shot.
Of Rivia thows a leg kick but Ohchooto checks it
and Ohchooto counters with a nice uppercut.
Of Rivia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohchooto.
Of Rivia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ohchooto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Of Rivia throws a front kick aimed at Ohchooto's knee but Ohchooto avoids it well.
Ohchooto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ohchooto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ohchooto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ohchooto scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Of Rivia lands.
Ohchooto throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Of Rivia.
Ohchooto throws a low kick, looking for Of Rivia's leg but Of Rivia calmly moves out of range.
Of Rivia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ohchooto is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia connects with a solid leg kick.
Of Rivia wants to slow Ohchooto down by chopping away at his legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Rivia misses with a right hand
and Ohchooto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ohchooto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ohchooto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Rivia throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Ohchooto misses its intended target.
It seemed like Of Rivia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Geralt Of Rivia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Of Rivia connects with a solid leg kick.
Ohchooto misses with a looping right.
Of Rivia steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto throws a leg kick but Of Rivia checks it.
A little jabbing left from Of Rivia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ohchooto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Of Rivia.
Ohchooto throws a nice looking combination but Of Rivia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ohchooto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ohchooto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Rivia checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Geralt Of Rivia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Of Rivia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ohchooto throws the left hand but Of Rivia avoids the punch easily.
Ohchooto misses with a looping right.
Ohchooto checks a low kick from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Of Rivia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ohchooto throws a low kick but Of Rivia avoids it.
Of Rivia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Of Rivia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Rivia tried to score with a low kick but Ohchooto checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Rivia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Of Rivia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Of Rivia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ohchooto momentarily.
Ohchooto lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Rivia staying out of range there.
Ohchooto misses with a hook. Of Rivia ducked under it nicely.
Ohchooto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Of Rivia cracks Ohchooto with a good jab.
Ohchooto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia throws a poor cross that misses
and Ohchooto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ohchooto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Of Rivia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Of Rivia misses the jab.
Of Rivia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ohchooto throws a right hand that misses
and Of Rivia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ohchooto thinking.
Ohchooto fails with a takedown attempt.
Of Rivia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ohchooto circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto wants to clinch
and Of Rivia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Of Rivia is looking to slow Ohchooto down with leg kicks.
Of Rivia throws a hook to the side of Ohchooto's head but Ohchooto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Rivia throws a low kick but Ohchooto moves out of range easily.
Ohchooto cracks the inside of Of Rivia's front leg.
Ohchooto misses the jab.
Of Rivia misses with a straight right.
Ohchooto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ohchooto is looking to clinch but Of Rivia is avoiding it.
Of Rivia only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia throws a jab when Ohchooto was well out of range.
Of Rivia throws a hook but Ohchooto avoids it easily.
Of Rivia lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto tries to clinch but Of Rivia is having none of it.
Of Rivia looks to land a left hand but Ohchooto moved out of range nicely.
Of Rivia throws a low kick but Ohchooto moves out of range easily.
Ohchooto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ohchooto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Rivia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Of Rivia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Of Rivia.
Ohchooto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Of Rivia was well out of range. Poor timing from Ohchooto.
Of Rivia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ohchooto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ohchooto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ohchooto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Of Rivia pinned against the cage. Of Rivia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ohchooto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto moves away from the strike by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ohchooto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Of Rivia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body punch from Ohchooto.
Of Rivia tries to score with a low kick but Ohchooto moves his leg out of the way.
Ohchooto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Of Rivia counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moses Ohchooto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohchooto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ohchooto misses with an uppercut
and Of Rivia counters with a stiff right hand.
Ohchooto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Of Rivia. Of Rivia obviously looking to wear him down.
Of Rivia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Of Rivia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Of Rivia blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geralt Of Rivia really dominated that round.
That's time! Ohchooto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Of Rivia throws out a loose jab but Ohchooto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ohchooto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ohchooto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Of Rivia.
Of Rivia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ohchooto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ohchooto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ohchooto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Rivia misses with a wild body shot.
Ohchooto appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ohchooto throws a front kick aimed at Of Rivia's knee but Of Rivia avoids it well.
Of Rivia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ohchooto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ohchooto scores with a decent looking hook.
Of Rivia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ohchooto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto takes the fight into the clinch.
Ohchooto has a couple of punches blocked by Of Rivia.
Still in the clinch, Ohchooto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Of Rivia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ohchooto up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ohchooto obliges.
Of Rivia misses with a body punch.
Of Rivia tries to break free but Ohchooto pushes him back against the cage.
Ohchooto lands a left hand.
Ohchooto misses with a body punch.
Of Rivia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ohchooto misses with a low kick.
Ohchooto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Of Rivia can pounce on him.
Ohchooto misses with a leg kick
and Of Rivia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Of Rivia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A low kick from Ohchooto misses
and Of Rivia counters with a body kick that stops Ohchooto in his tracks momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ohchooto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Of Rivia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ohchooto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Of Rivia lands a jab to the nose.
Of Rivia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ohchooto has time to react.
A chopping leg kick lands by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ohchooto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Of Rivia. That did some damage!
Of Rivia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Of Rivia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Of Rivia throws a push kick but Ohchooto slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Of Rivia lands with a cross.
Ohchooto misses with a head kick.
Ohchooto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Of Rivia. Of Rivia obviously looking to wear him down.
Of Rivia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Of Rivia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ohchooto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Of Rivia 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 Ohchooto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ohchooto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Of Rivia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Of Rivia throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick by Of Rivia misses
and Ohchooto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Of Rivia really felt that one!
Of Rivia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ohchooto.
Of Rivia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ohchooto looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Of Rivia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ohchooto doesn't seem phased though.
Ohchooto takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Rivia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Of Rivia misses with a punch to the body.
Of Rivia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ohchooto backwards.
Of Rivia blocks an elbow strike from Ohchooto.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ohchooto.
Of Rivia can't find room to land a body shot as Ohchooto controls the action.
Of Rivia lands a body punch.
Of Rivia tries to throw a body punch but Ohchooto avoids it by throwing Of Rivia back against the cage.
Of Rivia swings wildly with an uppercut but Ohchooto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Rivia breaks from the clinch.
Of Rivia feints and then cracks Ohchooto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ohchooto down.
Ohchooto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geralt Of Rivia dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ohchooto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ohchooto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ohchooto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Of Rivia.
Nice body kick there by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia lands a jab to the nose.
Of Rivia looks to throw the jab but Ohchooto is out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ohchooto or perhaps it was just good defense by Of Rivia, which made it look bad.
Of Rivia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Rivia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ohchooto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Of Rivia tries to land a leg kick but Ohchooto saw it coming and moves away.
Ohchooto throws out a loose jab but Of Rivia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Rivia misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto lands a glancing blow to the side of Of Rivia's head.
Ohchooto connects with a jab.
Ohchooto throws a big shot that misses.
Ohchooto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Of Rivia has time to react.
Of Rivia looks to land a left hand but Ohchooto moved out of range nicely.
Ohchooto lands with a nice body punch.
Of Rivia throws a lazy uppercut
and Ohchooto counters with a straight right hand.
Of Rivia misses the jab.
Of Rivia throws the kick towards the body but Ohchooto avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ohchooto.
Of Rivia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ohchooto moves away.
Ohchooto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Moses Ohchooto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto swings for the body but Of Rivia moves out of range.
Ohchooto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Of Rivia.
Of Rivia connects with a looping right hand.
Of Rivia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ohchooto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohchooto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Of Rivia throws a body kick that misses.
Ohchooto slips under a jab.
Good work by Of Rivia as he checks the leg kick.
Of Rivia misses with an uppercut. Ohchooto saw that one coming.
Of Rivia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ohchooto connects with a single shot there.
Ohchooto tries to clinch up.
Of Rivia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto tries to close the distance and clinch but Of Rivia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ohchooto throws out a powerful jab.
Ohchooto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ohchooto closes the distance and clinches.
Ohchooto throws a punch but it's blocked by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia lands a nice shot to the body.
Moses Ohchooto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia lands a nice elbow.
Of Rivia digs a right hand into Ohchooto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ohchooto's gas tank.
Of Rivia pushes off an throws an elbow but Ohchooto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Of Rivia lands with a left to the head.
Of Rivia lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia struggles to land a body shot inside as Ohchooto controls his hands.
Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Of Rivia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia blocks the elbow strike.
Good body shot from Of Rivia.
Of Rivia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Of Rivia breaks from the clinch.
Of Rivia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ohchooto. That did some damage!
Of Rivia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ohchooto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left lands for Ohchooto.
Of Rivia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Of Rivia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Of Rivia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geralt Of Rivia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Of Rivia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geralt Of Rivia! Geralt Of Rivia retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Geralt Of Rivia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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