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EVO 282: Garret vs Shota PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cody Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matoshin has chosen Mortal Kombat theme as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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158 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Lundin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundin keeps the fight on the outside.
Matoshin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lundin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lundin cracks the inside of Matoshin's front leg.
Lundin misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Matoshin.
Matoshin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matoshin avoids a kick to the body.
Matoshin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lundin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matoshin is out of range.
Matoshin lands with a good body shot.
Matoshin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lundin.
Matoshin lunges at Lundin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lundin's hand.
Matoshin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lundin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lundin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lundin wants to slow Matoshin down by chopping away at his legs.
Lundin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lundin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundin throws a right hand that misses
and Matoshin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Matoshin.
Lundin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matoshin lands with a right hand.
Lundin looks to land a right hand but Matoshin moved out of range.
Matoshin misses with a looping right.
Lundin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matoshin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lundin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matoshin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lundin. Matoshin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matoshin tests Lundin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matoshin digs a good body shot into Lundin's ribs.
Matoshin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundin fails with a takedown attempt.
Matoshin works the jab nicely.
A big right from Matoshin misses.
Donk. Lundin catches Matoshin right on the button with a cross.
Lundin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matoshin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matoshin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matoshin lands a really nice looking cross but Lundin seems unphased.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lundin.
Lundin's corner calls for a 1-2. Lundin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matoshin lunges at Lundin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lundin's hand.
Lundin is rocked!
Toshi Matoshin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matoshin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Lundin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matoshin avoids the head kick by Lundin.
Matoshin tries a quick counter leg kick but Lundin is wise to it.
Lundin seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin connects with a nice looking jab.
Lundin throws a front kick aimed at Matoshin's knee but Matoshin avoids it well.
Matoshin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Matoshin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lundin tries to work over Matoshin's front leg with a kick but Matoshin checks it.
Matoshin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Matoshin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lundin moves away.
Jab by Matoshin.
Matoshin slips a jab and a cross from Lundin.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut. Lundin saw that one coming.
Matoshin throws a front kick aimed at Lundin's knee but Lundin avoids it well.
Lundin is looking for a counter combo.
Matoshin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lundin misses with a low kick.
Matoshin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lundin tries to land a leg kick but Matoshin saw it coming and moves away.
Matoshin flicks out a counter leg kick but Lundin steps away.
Lundin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matoshin. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matoshin drives through and clinches with Lundin against the cage.
Matoshin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lundin backwards.
Lundin throws a head punch that misses.
Matoshin works on Lundin's body with a couple of short punches.
Lundin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matoshin blocks an uppercut.
Lundin tries to pull guard but Matoshin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Matoshin lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Matoshin - that landed with a thud.
Matoshin lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matoshin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lundin.
Matoshin pushes Lundin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lundin swings wildly with an uppercut but Matoshin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lundin lands a right hand.
Lundin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lundin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Matoshin smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshi Matoshin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lundin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lundin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matoshin.
Lundin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lundin.
Lundin feints and then cracks Matoshin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matoshin down.
Matoshin slips a jab from Lundin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matoshin. Lundin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lundin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matoshin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lundin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matoshin clobbers Lundin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matoshin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lundin slips a straight right by Matoshin.
Matoshin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lundin cracks Matoshin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matoshin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lundin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Matoshin avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin lands a body shot.
Matoshin throws a leg kick which misses Lundin's front leg but catches the back leg as Lundin tries to avoid it.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut. Lundin saw that one coming.
Matoshin with a jab.
Lundin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matoshin throws out the jab.
Matoshin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lundin throws a leg kick but Matoshin moved away.
Lundin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matoshin throws out the jab.
Matoshin cracks a nice hook into Lundin's ribs.
Lundin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matoshin throws a hook but Lundin avoids it easily.
Toshi Matoshin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matoshin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matoshin digs a good hook to Lundin's body.
A punch combination from Lundin misses.
Matoshin walks into a straight right hand from Lundin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lundin throws a lazy right hand but Matoshin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundin looks for the body kick but Matoshin saw that one coming.
Matoshin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lundin.
Cody Lundin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matoshin jabs Lundin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matoshin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matoshin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matoshin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lundin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Matoshin looks to move away, Lundin throws a big counter combo but Matoshin just gets out of the way.
Matoshin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Matoshin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matoshin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch lands to the side of Matoshin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matoshin stalks Lundin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lundin's face. Lundin staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice jab there from Matoshin.
Lundin tries to land a front kick but Matoshin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin checks a leg kick nicely.
Matoshin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lundin throws a combination that misses
and Matoshin counters with a nice uppercut.
Matoshin connects with a body shot.
Lundin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matoshin.
Matoshin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lundin slips a jab from Matoshin.
Matoshin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lundin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matoshin.
Matoshin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matoshin. That's going to slow Lundin down.
Lundin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matoshin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lundin throws a low kick but Matoshin moves out of range easily.
Matoshin jabs Lundin right on the nose. Lundin blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matoshin tries to clinch up but Lundin circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut. Lundin saw that one coming.
Lundin throws a right and a left that Matoshin avoids nicely.
Lundin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matoshin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lundin misses with a hook. Matoshin ducked under it nicely.
Lundin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matoshin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lundin blocks a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lundin 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 Matoshin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matoshin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matoshin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Matoshin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lundin was well out of range. Poor timing from Matoshin.
Lundin connects with a solid leg kick.
Matoshin takes a swing at Lundin's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lundin 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 Matoshin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matoshin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matoshin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matoshin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshi Matoshin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lundin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lundin, right into the meat.
Matoshin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lundin on the side of the head.
Lundin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matoshin dips to his left and cracks Lundin with an uppercut!
Matoshin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matoshin.
Lundin misses with a body kick.
Matoshin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matoshin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matoshin wants to clinch up but Lundin keeps it at a distance.
Lundin tried to counter with a leg kick but Matoshin avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matoshin catches Lundin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lundin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lundin feints and then cracks Matoshin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matoshin down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Lundin as he checks the leg kick.
Matoshin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lundin throws out the jab.
Lundin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lundin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matoshin. That's going to slow Lundin down.
Lundin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matoshin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lundin misses with a kick to the body.
Matoshin lands with a nice body punch.
Donk. Matoshin catches Lundin right on the button with a cross.
Matoshin scoring well with a low kick there.
Lundin misses with a straight right.
Lundin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matoshin cracks the inside of Lundin's front leg.
Matoshin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matoshin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lundin moves away.
Cody Lundin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin checks a low kick from Lundin.
Matoshin checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matoshin. That's going to slow Lundin down.
Matoshin misses with a low kick.
Lundin lands a jab to the nose.
Good shot there by Matoshin.
Matoshin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matoshin throws a shot to the body.
Lundin tries to clinch there but Matoshin circles away.
Lundin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matoshin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lundin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matoshin slips under a jab from Lundin.
Matoshin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lundin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lundin throws an overhand right that lands on Matoshin's shoulder, as Matoshin tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matoshin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lundin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lundin throws a push kick but Matoshin slaps the foot to one side.
Lundin thows a leg kick but Matoshin checks it
and Matoshin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lundin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Toshi Matoshin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
It looks like Toshi Matoshin has been cut.
Matoshin's corner calls for a 1-2. Matoshin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matoshin lands with a good body shot.
Matoshin closes the distance and clinches.
Matoshin blocks an uppercut.
Matoshin misses with a punch to the body.
Lundin misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Matoshin on the inside.
Matoshin has a couple of punches blocked by Lundin.
Matoshin digs a right hand underneath Lundin's ribcage. Lundin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Matoshin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundin lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lundin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Matoshin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matoshin turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Matoshin manages to end up in side control.
Matoshin trying to control the position but Lundin is working away.
Lundin tries to bench press Matoshin off him but Matoshin keeps the position.
Matoshin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lundin keeps working.
Matoshin happy to just control the position for now.
Matoshin has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toshi Matoshin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matoshin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshi Matoshin!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Toshi Matoshin waved his t-shirt featuring Pearson Specter Litt's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krejzi Kure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kure might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BIG SHUG - who's hard. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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160 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Krejzi Kure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rodrigo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodrigo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kure throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kure takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodrigo throws a jab but it's blocked by Kure.
Kure is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kure takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kure closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rodrigo quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kure throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kure seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodrigo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kure throwing shots but Rodrigo is blocking nicely.
Kure not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kure working over Rodrigo with some ground and pound. Rodrigo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kure with the ground and pound but Rodrigo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kure throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kure with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kure working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodrigo wants to sweep but no luck.
Kure chips away with some ground and pound.
Kure throwing strikes from guard but Rodrigo blocks nicely.
Rodrigo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kure is one step ahead there.
Kure works over Rodrigo with some ground and pound from guard.
Kure throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kure postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kure drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kure jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kure won't allow Rodrigo to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kure postures up and lands a big shot to Rodrigo's brow.
Rodrigo wants to stand up but Kure is controlling him.
Kure preventing the sweep.
Kure postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rodrigo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kure scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kure stands up over Rodrigo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kure postures up in Rodrigo's guard and throws a big left but Rodrigo blocks it.
Kure wants to control from the top but Rodrigo keeps moving.
Kure prevents Rodrigo from getting back to his feet.
Rodrigo 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kure wants to control from the top but Rodrigo keeps moving.
Rodrigo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kure defends well.
Kure throws an elbow that misses. Rodrigo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kure's guard. Nice move by Rodrigo!
Kure bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodrigo's guard.
Rodrigo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kure.
Kure in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kure stopping the sweep attempt from Rodrigo.
Kure makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kure makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kure postures up in Rodrigo's guard and throws a big left but Rodrigo blocks it.
Kure 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.
Rodrigo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kure stands up over Rodrigo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rodrigo controls Kure momentarily but Kure frees himself.
Kure scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kure accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kure is looking to work some ground and pound but Rodrigo has wrist control.
Kure throws a big right hand that misses.
Kure in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kure missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kure connects with a couple of short punches.
Rodrigo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kure throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krejzi Kure dominated that round.
That's time! Kure's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rodrigo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodrigo cracks a nice hook into Kure's ribs.
Kure will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kure ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodrigo throws a jab but it's blocked by Kure.
Kure looks for a takedown but Rodrigo sprawls well.
Kure takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Krejzi Kure has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kure takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kure seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rodrigo throws a series of strikes that have Kure backpedaling.
Rodrigo misses with a double jab
and Kure counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kure content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kure working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kure lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rodrigo is looking to stand up but Kure isn't so interested in that idea.
Kure throws a big right hand that misses.
Kure throwing strikes from guard but Rodrigo blocks nicely.
Kure working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rodrigo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kure trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Krejzi Kure overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kure trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kure pushes down on Rodrigo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kure looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kure connects with a nice short shot to Rodrigo's temple.
Kure is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rodrigo!
Kure looking to finish Rodrigo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rodrigo!
Kure with shots to the head and body - Rodrigo looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
BOOM! Kure connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kure breaks from Rodrigo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kure breaks from Rodrigo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rodrigo is rocked!
Kure lands a nice shot to the head.
Rodrigo is still in real trouble! Can Kure finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo is trying to stand.
Kure with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Kure.
Kure lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rodrigo hang on?
Rodrigo is trying to escape the mount.
Kure lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Rodrigo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kure lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kure scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kure cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kure takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kure pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kure lands a nice shot to the head.
Kure looking to finish Rodrigo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rodrigo!
Kure lands a big shot to the head and Rodrigo winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Krejzi Kure!
An out of breath Krejzi Kure thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Pablo Rodrigo was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fox Mulder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acosta comes into the arena with Saw Theme blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Filipe Acosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fox Mulder!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Mulder misses.
Mulder rushes Acosta and presses him up against the cage.
Acosta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Acosta misses with a punch to the body.
Acosta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mulder.
Mulder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Acosta backwards.
Acosta can't find room to land a body shot as Mulder controls the action.
Nice body punch from Acosta - that landed with a thud.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mulder obliges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Acosta throws an elbow but misses.
Mulder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Acostas head.
Acosta misses with a body punch.
Mulder is leaning against Acosta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Acosta has a couple of punches blocked by Mulder.
Acosta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mulder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mulder blocks a body shot from Acosta.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acosta throws a punch but it's blocked by Mulder.
Mulder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Acosta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Acosta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mulder prevents a body shot from Acosta.
Mulder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Mulder as the two fighters clinch.
Acosta is looking to take this one to the mat.
Acosta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Acosta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Acosta misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mulder.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mulder.
Acosta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Acosta blocking some punches.
Acosta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mulder throws an elbow that misses.
Mulder lands a damaging elbow.
Acosta digs a right hand into Mulder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mulder's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acosta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mulder - that landed with a thud.
Acosta can't find room to land a body shot as Mulder controls the action.
Mulder scores with a hook to the body.
Acosta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mulder's elbow.
Mulder scores with a shot to the side of Acosta's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulder swings wildly with an uppercut but Acosta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acosta tries to work over Mulder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Acosta misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mulder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mulder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Acosta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mulder scores a nice knee to the body.
Acosta misses with a punch to the body.
Mulder tries to work over Acosta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mulder lands with a light punch inside.
Acosta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mulder's elbow.
A short right from Mulder on the inside.
Mulder lands a right hand that snaps the head of Acosta backwards.
Mulder misses with an elbow over the top.
Acosta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Acosta tries to throw a body punch but Mulder avoids it by throwing Acosta back against the cage.
Mulder misses with a body punch.
Mulder scores with a hook to the body.
Acosta is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mulder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Acosta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mulder's elbow.
Acosta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mulder tries to throw a body punch but Acosta avoids it by throwing Mulder back against the cage.
Acosta can't find room to land a body shot as Mulder controls the action.
Mulder misses with some punches.
Acosta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Acosta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mulder's elbow.
Acosta avoiding damage as Mulder throws knees to the body.
Acosta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mulder blocks a body shot from Acosta.
Acosta struggles to land a body shot inside as Mulder controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mulder.
Mulder scores with a shot to the side of Acosta's head.
A nice left hand lands by Mulder.
Acosta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Acosta misses with a body punch.
Acosta working aggressively here.
Acosta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mulder scores with a shot to the side of Acosta's head.
Mulder creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Acosta's defenses.
Mulder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mulder.
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!
Mulder cracks Acosta with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Mulder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mulder scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Acosta fails to land.
Mulder has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Acosta seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mulder can turn it around.
Acosta struggles to land a body shot inside as Mulder controls his hands.
Mulder lands a shot to the body.
Mulder tries to land knees in the clinch but Acosta avoids the damage to the body.
Mulder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mulder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Acosta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Acosta tries to throw a body punch but Mulder avoids it by throwing Acosta back against the cage.
Mulder lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Acosta.
Acosta struggles to land a body shot inside as Mulder controls his hands.
Mulder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Acosta backwards.
Mulder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Acosta is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Mulder - that landed with a thud.
Oh Acosta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mulder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mulder cracks Acosta with a nice body shot.
Mulder lands an elbow that stopped Acosta in his tracks for a moment.
Mulder dips a shoulder and cracks Acosta with a mighty uppercut! Acosta falls back against the cage and Mulder unloads with a barrage of strikes! Acosta is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mulder screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fox Mulder!
A victorious Fox Mulder 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 Micah Hays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Bujol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Hays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Bujol!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Bujol.
Bujol lands with a nice combination. Hays backs away looking to recover.
Bujol has Hays up against the cage in a clinch.
Bujol pushes Hays back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bujol struggles to land a body shot inside as Hays controls his hands.
Bujol scores with a hook to the body.
Hays lands an uppercut.
Bujol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hays fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bujol lands a shot to the body.
Bujol works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hays misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bujol throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bujol scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bujol.
Hays swings wildly with an uppercut but Bujol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hays blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bujol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bujol tries to throw a body punch but Hays avoids it by throwing Bujol back against the cage.
Bujol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bujol struggles to land a body shot inside as Hays controls his hands.
Hays blocks an uppercut.
Bujol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bujol tries to work over Hays's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hays throws a punch but it's blocked by Bujol.
Hays misses with a body punch.
Hays's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hays tries to clinch up.
Hays lands a jab-cross combination.
Bujol looks for the body kick but Hays saw that one coming.
Hays throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hays keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bujol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bujol connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hays scores with a hook to the body. Bujol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hays tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hays clinches up against the cage.
Bujol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hays scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bujol misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hays fails to land.
Hays misses with the head strike.
Bujol is stalling here.
Hays's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hays wants to clinch up but Bujol keeps it at a distance.
Hays takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bujol 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.
Hays closes the distance and clinches.
Hays has had enough of the clinch but Bujol keeps him there for the moment.
Bujol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bujol looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hays rushes Bujol and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hays.
Bujol manages to break the clinch.
Bujol fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hays looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hays is looking to clinch but Bujol is avoiding it.
Hays wants to clinch.
We've been told by Hays's head coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID267K) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol throws a hook but Hays avoids it easily.
Bujol with a nice cross.
Hays thows a body kick. Bujol tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bujol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hays is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hays clinches with his opponent.
Bujol breaks from the clinch.
Bujol throws a body shot but no joy.
Bujol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bujol jabs Hays right on the nose. Hays blinks but takes it well.
A combination from Hays does no damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bujol tries to work over Hays's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hays lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bujol fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bujol works on Hays's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hays fails to land.
Hays tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Bujol.
Bujol gets through Hays's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bujol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bujol can't find room to land a body shot as Hays controls the action.
Nice body punch from Bujol.
Hays tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hays.
Bujol is trying to break the clinch but Hays has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bujol.
A short left from Hays.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bujol scores with a shot to the side of Hays's head.
Hays throws a punch but it's blocked by Bujol.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bujol.
Bujol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hays lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bujol backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergio Bujol will probably get the nod.
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.
Hays throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sergio Bujol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bujol throws a body punch but Hays moves out of range.
Bujol uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bujol is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hays rather than just go for the knockout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bujol.
Bujol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hays manages to avoid it.
Hays uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bujol.
Hays is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and Bujol releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bujol misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bujol throws a leg kick which misses Hays's front leg but catches the back leg as Hays tries to avoid it.
Hays tries to clinch but Bujol is having none of it.
Hays tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bujol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bujol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hays tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bujol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hays looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Micah Hays is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hays takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Bujol.
Hays ducks under a wild hook from Bujol.
Hays works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bujol has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hays has closed the distance and engaged Bujol in a clinch.
Bujol can't find room to land a body shot as Hays controls the action.
Bujol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hays blocks a body shot from Bujol.
Hays lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bujol backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bujol.
Hays lands with a short shot to the head.
Hays misses with a punch to the body.
Bujol lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bujol.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hays.
Bujol lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bujol blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hays swings wildly with an uppercut but Bujol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bujol is trying to force a seperation but Hays has the dominant position.
A body shot lands from Hays.
Hays lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bujol blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bujol.
Hays breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hays takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bujol instigates a clinch.
Bujol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bujol scores with a nice right hand.
Hays tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bujol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bujol thuds a left hand into Hays's body.
Bujol tries a head kick but it misses.
Hays wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol misses with an uppercut.
Bujol connects with a body shot.
Hays moves forwards but Bujol connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bujol misses with a wild body shot.
Hays tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bujol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bujol looks to land a combination. Hays sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hays paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bujol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bujol lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hays takes a step back to recover.
Hays wants to clinch up but Bujol keeps it at a distance.
Hays takes a swing at Bujol's ribcage but misses.
Hays takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bujol is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bujol tries to clinch up.
Bujol blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bujol connects with a body shot that sends Hays's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hays tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bujol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bujol listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hays on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bujol.
Bujol swats away the attempt to clinch by Hays.
Bujol has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bujol checks a low kick from Hays.
Bujol misses with a body shot.
Bujol throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bujol swings for the body but Hays moves out of range.
Hays fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hays tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bujol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bujol lands with a right hand.
Bujol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hays manages to avoid it.
Bujol slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hays looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Bujol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bujol lands with a right hand.
Hays checks the leg kick.
Hays tries to clinch but Bujol moves away
and Bujol counters with a left to the body.
Hays tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hays blocks a head kick by Bujol.
Bujol is looking to clinch but Hays is avoiding it.
Hays throws the left hand but Bujol avoids the punch easily.
Bujol works Hays's body with a nice hook.
Bujol lands with a shot to the body.
Bujol just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hays wants to clinch.
Hays on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bujol loads up on a big right hand but Hays slips the punch.
Hays uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bujol.
Hays tries to clinch there but Bujol circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Bujol misses.
Hays moves in looking to clinch but Bujol pushes him off.
Hays doesn't manage to clinch there - Bujol circles away.
Bujol scores with a decent looking hook.
Bujol misses with a wild body shot.
Hays pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bujol cracks Hays with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hays tries to clinch up but Bujol circles away and keeps his distance.
Bujol forces Hays back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Bujol.
Bujol blocking some punches.
Hays lands with a short shot to the head.
Hays tries to throw a body punch but Bujol avoids it by throwing Hays back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hays escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bujol jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bujol circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Bujol misses.
Bujol throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hays is looking to clinch but Bujol is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Bujol misses.
Bujol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hays.
A shot to the liver by Bujol. Beautiful body shot.
Hays turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bujol throws a combination. Hays tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bujol throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bujol.
It looked like Hays was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bujol.
Hays tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bujol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hays wants to clinch up but Bujol keeps it at a distance.
Bujol takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bujol clinches with his opponent.
Sergio Bujol is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hays.
Hays misses with the head strike.
Hays lands a right hand.
Hays lands with a light punch inside.
Hays wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bujol prevents a body shot from Hays.
Hays misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Hays fails to land.
Micah Hays has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hays misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hays scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hays is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hays prevents a body shot from Bujol.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bujol.
A left hand lands to the body for Bujol.
Hays throws a punch but it's blocked by Bujol.
Bujol throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hays swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bujol scores with a hook to the body.
Hays tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hays working aggressively here.
Bujol misses with a body punch.
Bujol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hays fails to land.
Hays doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bujol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hays throws a hook but Bujol blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Bujol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bujol winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Bujol!
Sergio Bujol seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Molovgomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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147 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Molovgomedov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Olson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Olson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molovgomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Olson.
Molovgomedov swings for the body but Olson moves out of range.
Olson with the counter takedown but Molovgomedov avoids it easily.
Olson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Andrew Olson has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Molovgomedov scores with a spinning back kick!
Olson moves out of range of the body kick.
Olson tries to move into range but Molovgomedov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Olson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That kick from Molovgomedov tenderised Olson's leg. Olson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Olson is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Molovgomedov lands a lovely overhand right.
Olson moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Molovgomedov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Molovgomedov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molovgomedov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Olson thows a huge punch but Molovgomedov dodges it nicely.
Molovgomedov tries to roll over but Olson keeps him under control.
Olson not doing much here.
Molovgomedov is pressing down on Olson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Molovgomedov wants to sweep but no luck.
Olson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Molovgomedov pulls Olson in close to his closed guard and prevents Olson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Molovgomedov trying to keep a closed guard but Olson is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov keeping full guard, as Olson tries to pass.
Olson works over Molovgomedov with some ground and pound from guard.
Olson throws a big elbow that misses.
Olson trying to control the position from guard on top but Molovgomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olson with a nice head shot there.
Olson postures up in Molovgomedov 's guard and throws a big left but Molovgomedov blocks it.
Olson is looking to work some ground and pound but Molovgomedov has wrist control.
Molovgomedov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olson throwing strikes but missing.
Olson stops Molovgomedov from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Molovgomedov misses with a head kick.
Molovgomedov lands with a kick to the temple. Olson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Olson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Molovgomedov avoids it really well and circles away.
Olson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Molovgomedov avoids the head kick by Olson.
Molovgomedov is looking for a counter combo.
Olson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Olson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Olson if he has to take too many more of those.
Molovgomedov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Molovgomedov showed some decent athleticism there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Molovgomedov is nestled in close to Olson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Molovgomedov is nestled in close to Olson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Molovgomedov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Molovgomedov is trying to control. Olson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Molovgomedov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Molovgomedov works his way into side control.
Olson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Molovgomedov laying and praying for a moment but Olson takes advantage and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Molovgomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Olson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Molovgomedov throws a leg kick
and Olson counters with a shoot takedown. Molovgomedov fights it but they end up in guard.
Molovgomedov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olson wants to control from the top but Molovgomedov keeps moving.
Olson postures up in Molovgomedov 's guard and throws a big left but Molovgomedov blocks it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Molovgomedov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molovgomedov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Molovgomedov is trying to keep Olson in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Molovgomedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Molovgomedov does no damage.
Molovgomedov misses with a head kick.
Molovgomedov sets himself, and Olson steps forward looking for the clinch! Molovgomedov avoids it this time.
Andrew Olson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Molovgomedov throws a leg kick which misses Olson's front leg but catches the back leg as Olson tries to avoid it.
Olson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Molovgomedov .
Olson lands a jab to the nose.
Molovgomedov tries to clinch but Olson moves out of range.
Molovgomedov misses with a kick to the body.
Olson wants to counter with a clinch but Molovgomedov pushes him away.
Molovgomedov avoids the body shot from Olson.
Molovgomedov thumps Olson with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molovgomedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Molovgomedov forces Olson back against the cage and clinches.
Molovgomedov missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Molovgomedov .
Olson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Olson blocking some punches.
Molovgomedov trying to land knees to the body.
Molovgomedov keeps control of Olson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Olson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Molovgomedov has him pressed against the cage.
Molovgomedov tries a knee to the head but Olson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Olson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Molovgomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Molovgomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olson.
Molovgomedov missing with knees to the body.
Molovgomedov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Molovgomedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Olson blocks it with crossed arms.
Olson avoiding damage as Molovgomedov throws knees to the body.
Molovgomedov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Olson.
Molovgomedov prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov tries to land a knee to the head but Olson blocks with his arms.
Molovgomedov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Olson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Molovgomedov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees in the clinch landing for Molovgomedov .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Molovgomedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Molovgomedov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Olson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Molovgomedov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Olson counters with a three punch combo that has Molovgomedov backing up. Molovgomedov nods at Olson to acknowledge the strikes.
Olson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Henry Molovgomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Olson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Olson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov is looking for a counter combo.
Molovgomedov lands with a nice body punch.
Molovgomedov throws a right hand that misses
and Olson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Molovgomedov throws a low kick, looking for Olson's leg but Olson calmly moves out of range.
Olson misses the shot to the body.
Olson tries to keep at a distance but Molovgomedov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Olson tries to break free but Molovgomedov pushes him back against the cage.
Olson managing to block the knees to the body from Molovgomedov .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molovgomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olson backwards.
Nice body punch from Molovgomedov - that landed with a thud.
Olson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Molovgomedov tries to work over Olson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Molovgomedov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Molovgomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olson can do to turn this around?
Olson breaks from the clinch.
Molovgomedov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Molovgomedov .
Olson looks to throw the jab but Molovgomedov is out of range.
Olson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov is looking to chop away at Olson's legs.
Olson throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Molovgomedov moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Olson tries to circle away but Molovgomedov has him pinned against the cage.
Olson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Olson takes a shot to the head.
Andrew Olson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bit of stalling here from Molovgomedov .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Molovgomedov just leaning against Olson, taking a breather.
Olson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Molovgomedov trying to land knees to the body.
Olson is working for takedown but Molovgomedov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henry Molovgomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Olson.
Molovgomedov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Molovgomedov avoiding damage.
Molovgomedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Molovgomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Molovgomedov tries to throw a body punch but Olson avoids it by throwing Molovgomedov back against the cage.
Henry Molovgomedov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Molovgomedov stalling.
Molovgomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olson's elbow.
Olson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Molovgomedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Molovgomedov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Molovgomedov crunches a lovely knee into Olson's ribcage.
Henry Molovgomedov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Olson wants a takedown but no success here.
Molovgomedov misses with a body punch.
Molovgomedov lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Molovgomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Molovgomedov 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Molovgomedov !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ole NKone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ole NKone had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ole NKone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed NKone momentarily.
Kenway slips under a jab.
Kenway gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
NKone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kenway misses with a punch on the inside.
NKone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
NKone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kenway's elbow.
Kenway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by NKone.
Kenway swings wildly with an uppercut but NKone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by NKone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Kenway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kenway tries a body shot but NKone blocks it.
Kenway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of NKone backwards.
NKone works on Kenway's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kenway effectively controlling the action here.
Kenway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kenway tries to work over NKone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kenway throws a head punch that misses.
Kenway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
NKone misses with a knee to the head.
Kenway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kenway scores with a hook to the body.
Kenway lands a hook that snaps the head of NKone backwards.
Kenway tries to throw a body punch but NKone avoids it by throwing Kenway back against the cage.
Kenway lands with a short shot to the head.
Kenway lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NKone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kenway is keeping busy.
Kenway misses with a short punch on the inside.
NKone is pushing Kenway up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
NKone is pushing Kenway up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kenway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kenway lands an uppercut.
Kenway misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for NKone.
Kenway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of NKone backwards.
Kenway struggles to land a body shot inside as NKone controls his hands.
NKone tries to work over Kenway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kenway pushes NKone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenway tries to throw a body punch but NKone avoids it by throwing Kenway back against the cage.
NKone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kenway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kenway can't find room to land a body shot as NKone controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenway.
Kenway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
NKone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kenway misses with a body punch.
Kenway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with NKone's elbow.
Kenway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kenway scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
NKone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kenways head.
Kenway can't find room to land a body shot as NKone controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from NKone.
A right handed body shot lands from Kenway.
NKone leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kenway throws a head punch that misses.
NKone blocking some punches.
Kenway misses with the head strike.
NKone prevents a body shot from Kenway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
NKone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenway manages to avoid it.
Kenway swings for the body but NKone moves out of range.
Kenway lands a jab.
NKone scores with a nice head shot.
NKone misses with a straight left.
Kenway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenway rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and NKone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
NKone throws a hook but Kenway blocks it.
Kenway defending well as NKone loads up on a big left hand.
Kenway avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Kenway.
Kenway connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between NKone's hands.
NKone misses with a looping right.
Kenway is clearly trying to counter these attacks from NKone with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway throws a leg kick which misses NKone's front leg but catches the back leg as NKone tries to avoid it.
NKone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
NKone lands with a straight right. Kenway didn't see that one coming.
NKone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenway.
Kenway appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big right from NKone misses.
Kenway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kenway tries to clinch there but NKone circles away.
Donk. Kenway catches NKone right on the button with a cross.
Kenway tries to clinch but NKone moves out of range.
Kenway scores with a push kick.
Ole NKone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
NKone takes a swing at Kenway's ribcage but misses.
Kenway digs a good body shot into NKone's ribs.
NKone misses with an uppercut. Kenway saw that one coming.
Edward Kenway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenway moves out of range as NKone strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kenway.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
NKone connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NKone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from NKone misses.
A swing and a miss from Kenway.
Kenway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as NKone throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - NKone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenway throws a combination that misses
and NKone counters with a stiff right hand.
That kick from Kenway tenderised NKone's leg. NKone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kenway has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
NKone ducks under a wild hook from Kenway.
NKone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
NKone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from NKone. Kenway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract NKone.
Kenway slips under a jab from NKone.
Kenway looks to land a right hand but NKone moved out of range.
NKone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kenway.
NKone missing with a left hand there. Kenway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kenway lands with a thumping leg kick.
NKone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kenway slips a straight right by NKone.
Edward Kenway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from NKone misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kenway! But no joy.
Kenway displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kenway takes a shot to the body in his stride.
NKone jabs Kenway right on the nose. Kenway blinks but takes it well.
Kenway scores with a body shot.
NKone scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
NKone looks to land a right hand but Kenway moved out of range.
Kenway cracks the inside of NKone's front leg.
Kenway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but NKone was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NKone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
NKone loads up on a big right hand but Kenway slips the punch.
NKone looks to land a right hand but Kenway moved out of range.
NKone misses with a body shot.
Kenway on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kenway throws a sloppy head kick and NKone moves out of range easily.
NKone misses with a straight right.
NKone ducks under a wild hook from Kenway.
NKone lands a lovely overhand right.
NKone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kenway lands with a nice body kick.
NKone misses with a right hand
and Kenway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Kenway lands.
Kenway gets off balance looking for a body kick
and NKone counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kenway!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edward Kenway will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! NKone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed right hand from NKone misses the target.
NKone misses with a hook. Kenway ducked under it nicely.
NKone ducks under a wild hook from Kenway.
Kenway blocks a jab.
NKone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
NKone misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kenway to counter with a crisp jab.
NKone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
NKone misses with an uppercut
and Kenway makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
NKone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from NKone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway lands a nice shot to the body.
Kenway throws a push kick but NKone slaps the foot to one side.
Kenway moves away from the strike by NKone.
NKone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kenway. That's going to slow NKone down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway lands a slapping body shot.
Kenway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
NKone throws a shot to the body.
NKone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kenway doesn't seem bothered though.
Kenway moves out of range of the strikes.
Kenway misses with a head kick.
Kenway jabs NKone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kenway tries to clinch up.
NKone half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
NKone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenway.
NKone slips a straight right by Kenway.
A solid body kick from Kenway.
NKone shoots in for a takedown but Kenway shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kenway moves away from the strike by NKone.
NKone misses with a hook. Kenway ducked under it nicely.
NKone blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway swings for the body but NKone moves out of range.
NKone changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
NKone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kenway as he avoids it easily.
NKone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kenway counters with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
NKone scores with a shot to the body.
NKone swings widly with a right hand
and Kenway counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps NKone thinking.
NKone throws a big shot that misses.
NKone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenway has NKone up against the cage in a clinch.
Kenway misses with a hook to the ribs.
NKone tries to land knees in the clinch but Kenway avoids the damage to the body.
Kenway swings wildly with an uppercut but NKone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway prevents a body shot from NKone.
NKone misses with a knee to the head.
Kenway struggles to land a body shot inside as NKone controls his hands.
Kenway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of NKones head.
A hook to the body from NKone.
NKone displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kenway up against the cage.
NKone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
NKone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edward Kenway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kenway pushes NKone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NKone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenway struggles to land a body shot inside as NKone controls his hands.
NKone tries to stall but Kenway uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Kenway.
NKone trying to control the position but instead, Kenway has worked for underhooks and has pushed NKone into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kenway.
Kenway letting NKone take a breather here.
Kenway tries to throw a body punch but NKone avoids it by throwing Kenway back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from NKone. Kenway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenway clobbers NKone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
NKone misses with a hook. Kenway ducked under it nicely.
NKone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
NKone is rocked!
Kenway closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops NKone! Kenway dives in looking to finish! NKone is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Kenway!
A very excited looking Edward Kenway 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brock Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Ng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - Animal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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133 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Liddell !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Ng!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ng throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
Liddell feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ng throws a jab when Liddell was well out of range.
Liddell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Purpose Training Center™ in the buildup to the fight.
Ng lands the left hand.
Ng fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liddell slips under a jab from Ng.
Ng tries to clinch there but Liddell circles away.
Ng throws a hook but Liddell blocks it.
Ng looks to throw the jab but Liddell is out of range.
Liddell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ng throws a leg kick but Liddell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Liddell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ng. Ng circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ng pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ng connects with a right hand. Liddell shakes it off.
Liddell lands with a hook. Ng tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ng misses with a lunging right hand
and Ng takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ng.
Liddell cracks Ng with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ng looks to land a right hand but Liddell moved out of range.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ng dips to his left and cracks Liddell with an uppercut!
Liddell wants to land a leg kick but Ng is out of range.
Liddell looks for the body kick but Ng saw that one coming.
Liddell throws an off balance right hand
and Ng counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liddell connects with a body shot.
Ng throws a hook but Liddell avoids it easily.
Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ng.
Ng misses with a wild combination.
Liddell clinches up with Ng and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Liddell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Liddell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liddell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ng stalling.
Liddell misses with a knee strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Ng.
Ng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liddell blocking some punches.
A short right from Ng on the inside.
Liddell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liddell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ng's elbow.
Liddell swings wildly with an uppercut but Ng uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ng.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ng's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ng connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ng thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ng throws a right hand that misses
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liddell . Ng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Liddell lands with a shot to the body.
Liddell throws a hook to the side of Ng's head but Ng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ng tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Liddell is able to avoid easily.
Ng misses with a left hand
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ng throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ng throws a shot from downtown. Liddell moves away and avoids it.
Ng moves out of range of the strikes.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Liddell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddell .
Ng misses with a hook. Liddell ducked under it nicely.
Ng throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ng swings widly with a right hand
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.
Liddell gets a clinch.
Ng misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Ng.
Ng blocking some punches.
Ng misses with some punches.
Ng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liddell .
Ng lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Ng.
Ng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ng misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charles Ng will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ng lands with a shot to the body.
Liddell slips under a jab.
Ng keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ng tries to clinch but Liddell is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ng darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Liddell is rocked!
Liddell scores with a head kick. Ng tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ng misses with a hook to the body
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ng takes a jab right on the kisser.
Charles Ng is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ng misses with a hook.
Ng avoids the head kick by Liddell .
Ng takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ng misses with a hook
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Ng misses.
Liddell scores with a punch to the head.
Liddell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ng's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liddell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ng looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Liddell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Liddell looks to land a right hand but Ng moved out of range.
Ng looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ng misses with an uppercut.
Liddell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ng was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddell .
Ng appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ng punishes Liddell 's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Liddell .
Liddell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Liddell just misses with a punch to the body.
Ng lands a left and a right that send Liddell crashing to the mat, dazed. Ng thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Liddell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Ng changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ng misses with a straight right.
Liddell walks straight into a right hand from Ng - that's dropped him! Ng jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Liddell from any more punishment! Liddell complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Charles Ng!
Charles Ng got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bapu Burpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor The Highlander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Highlander is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Notorious Biggie Small. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
12 - 1 - 2 |
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155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bapu Burpha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor The Highlander!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burpha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Highlander.
Burpha checks a leg kick.
Burpha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Highlander has Burpha up against the cage in a clinch.
The Highlander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Highlander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burpha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burpha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Highlander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Highlander cracks Burpha with a nice body shot.
Burpha misses with a punch on the inside.
Burpha pushes The Highlander back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Highlander misses with a punch to the body.
The Highlander misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from The Highlander.
The Highlander scores with a shot to the side of Burpha's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Highlander pushes Burpha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Burpha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Highlander backwards.
Burpha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Highlander.
Burpha tries to throw a body punch but The Highlander avoids it by throwing Burpha back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from The Highlander.
The Highlander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Highlander misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Highlander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burpha blocks a body shot from The Highlander.
The Highlander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Burpha fails to land.
The Highlander tries to work over Burpha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Highlander lands a nice uppercut.
Burpha misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Highlander misses with a punch to the body.
The Highlander tries to throw a body punch but Burpha avoids it by throwing The Highlander back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Burpha.
Burpha struggles to land a body shot inside as The Highlander controls his hands.
Burpha tries to throw a body punch but The Highlander avoids it by throwing Burpha back against the cage.
The Highlander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burpha throws a punch but it's blocked by The Highlander.
The Highlander tries a body shot but Burpha blocks it.
Burpha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Highlander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burpha.
The Highlander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burpha's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Highlander.
The Highlander tries a body shot but Burpha blocks it.
Burpha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burpha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Highlander.
Burpha lands a body shot.
The Highlander misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Highlander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Highlander misses with a punch to the body.
Burpha prevents a body shot from The Highlander.
The Highlander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Highlander working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
The Highlander throws a punch but it's blocked by Burpha.
Burpha manages to break the clinch.
The Highlander moves forwards but Burpha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burpha just misses with a punch to the body.
The Highlander is looking to slow Burpha down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha scores with a nice right hand.
Burpha misses with a body kick.
The Highlander misses the shot to the body.
Burpha appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burpha looks to land a right hand but The Highlander moved out of range.
Burpha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Highlander.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Highlander. Burpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burpha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Highlander connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burpha scrambles back to his feet.
Conor The Highlander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burpha.
Burpha lands a head kick!
A jab from The Highlander misses.
Burpha scores with a jab to the head.
Burpha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Highlander to score with a decent uppercut.
Burpha throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Highlander throws a jab but it's blocked by Burpha.
The Highlander misses with a body shot
and Burpha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Highlander scores with a leg kick.
Burpha moves out of range of the strikes.
The Highlander tries to clinch there but Burpha circles away.
Burpha throws a leg kick
and The Highlander counters with a straight right hand.
Burpha connects with a body shot that sends The Highlander's belly button to the back.
Burpha stuns The Highlander with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Burpha misses its intended target.
Burpha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Highlander feints a counter leg kick.
The Highlander throws an overhand right that lands on Burpha's shoulder, as Burpha tries to avoid the shot.
Burpha is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The Highlander throws out a loose jab but Burpha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burpha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Highlander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burpha.
The Highlander now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The Highlander 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.
Burpha misses with a body shot.
The Highlander misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conor The Highlander will probably get the nod.
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.
Burpha cracks The Highlander with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burpha blocks a jab.
The Highlander misses with a lunging right hand
and Burpha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Highlander thinking.
The Highlander misses with a low kick.
Burpha misses with a body punch
and The Highlander counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Burpha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burpha staying out of range there.
The Highlander misses with a body shot
and Burpha counters with an outside leg kick.
Burpha connects with an inside leg kick.
The Highlander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burpha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Highlander fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Highlander tests Burpha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burpha misses with a low kick.
Burpha checks a low kick from The Highlander.
The Highlander feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burpha's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burpha swings for the body but The Highlander moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha misses the shot to the body.
Burpha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Highlander tries to clinch there but Burpha circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Burpha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Highlander avoids a kick to the body.
The Highlander works the jab nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burpha.
The Highlander tries to clinch up.
The Highlander looks to land a left hand but Burpha moved out of range nicely.
Burpha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The Highlander with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burpha to score with a decent uppercut.
Burpha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Highlander moves into the clinch successfully.
The Highlander lands with a light punch inside.
The Highlander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burpha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Highlander's elbow.
The Highlander can't find room to land a body shot as Burpha controls the action.
Burpha misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Highlander is leaning against Burpha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Highlander misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Highlander swings wildly with an uppercut but Burpha uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Highlander throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burpha tries a body shot but The Highlander blocks it.
Conor The Highlander seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Highlander working aggressively here.
The Highlander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burpha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burpha misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Highlander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burpha blocks a body shot from The Highlander.
Burpha throws a punch but it's blocked by The Highlander.
The Highlander digs a right hand underneath Burpha's ribcage. Burpha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Highlander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Highlander lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Highlander blocks a body shot from Burpha.
The Highlander misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha can't find room to land a body shot as The Highlander controls the action.
The Highlander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Highlander gets through Burpha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Highlander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burpha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Highlander, right into the meat.
Burpha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Highlander.
Burpha scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice shot lands for The Highlander.
The Highlander fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burpha.
Bapu Burpha is winning the standup battle so far.
Burpha walks into a stiff left hand from The Highlander.
The Highlander loads up on a big right hand but Burpha slips the punch.
Burpha tests The Highlander's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Highlander tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Burpha misses its target.
Nice body punch from Burpha.
Burpha is looking to wear down The Highlander with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Highlander doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Highlander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Highlander misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Burpha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burpha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burpha misses with a right hand
and The Highlander counters with a nice body shot.
Burpha throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Burpha misses the target.
The Highlander misses with a hook. Burpha ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from The Highlander.
The Highlander wants to clinch up but Burpha keeps it at a distance.
The Highlander moves forwards but Burpha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burpha cracks the inside of The Highlander's front leg.
Burpha swats away the attempt to clinch by The Highlander.
Burpha scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Conor The Highlander will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burpha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Highlander throws a sloppy body shot
and Burpha counters with a stiff right hand.
The Highlander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burpha.
Burpha throws a leg kick but The Highlander sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big left from The Highlander misses.
The Highlander takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burpha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Highlander darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Highlander's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burpha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Highlander scrambles back to his feet.
The Highlander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burpha.
A swing and a miss from The Highlander.
Burpha is looking to chop away at The Highlander's legs.
The Highlander looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burpha throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Burpha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Highlander fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burpha on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Highlander takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burpha misses with a hook to the body
and The Highlander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Highlander. That did some damage!
The Highlander throws a hook but Burpha avoids it easily.
The Highlander throws a jab when Burpha was well out of range.
The Highlander takes one to the chin there.
The Highlander throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burpha on the side of the head.
Burpha walks into a jab.
The Highlander scores with a hook.
The Highlander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Highlander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burpha throws the left hand but The Highlander avoids the punch easily.
The Highlander dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burpha. That did some damage!
Burpha keeps the fight on the outside.
Burpha misses with a hook.
Burpha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burpha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Highlander.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burpha moves out of range as The Highlander strikes.
The Highlander moves out of range of the strikes.
The Highlander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burpha throws a low kick, looking for The Highlander's leg but The Highlander calmly moves out of range.
Burpha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Highlander.
The Highlander misses with a lunging right hand
and Burpha counters with a low kick, right behind The Highlander 's knee.
The Highlander lands a nice shot that snaps Burpha's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burpha.
A jab from Burpha does it's job there.
The Highlander throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burpha counters with an inside leg kick.
The Highlander finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Highlander throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A big left from Burpha misses.
Burpha throws a low kick but The Highlander avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from The Highlander misses the target.
Burpha scores with a sloppy right hand. The Highlander should have avoided that one.
The Highlander looks to score with a jab to the body but Burpha is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as The Highlander checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burpha looks to land a left hand but The Highlander moved out of range nicely.
Burpha throws a low kick but The Highlander moves out of range easily.
The Highlander looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Highlander misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Highlander.
The Highlander misses with a hook. Burpha ducked under it nicely.
The Highlander feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burpha's calf.
Burpha is looking to score with low kicks.
The Highlander takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Highlander lands a leg kick that knocks Burpha off balance momentarily.
Burpha takes a swing at The Highlander's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by The Highlander.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Highlander attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Highlander dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burpha. That did some damage!
The Highlander just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Burpha tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burpha looks to score with a jab to the body but The Highlander is just out of range.
The Highlander throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Highlander wants to land a leg kick but Burpha is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Burpha.
The Highlander bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burpha's head backwards.
Burpha throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from The Highlander on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burpha checks the leg kick.
The Highlander looks to land a left hand but Burpha moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Burpha misses.
Nice shot lands for The Highlander.
Burpha throws out a loose jab but The Highlander uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor The Highlander really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burpha moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Burpha thows a leg kick but The Highlander checks it
and The Highlander counters with a right hand to the body.
Burpha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Highlander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burpha.
The Highlander cracks a nice hook into Burpha's ribs.
The Highlander takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burpha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burpha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Highlander swinging wildly here.
Burpha with a jab.
Burpha just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burpha misses the jab.
The Highlander moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from The Highlander misses.
Burpha misses with a low kick.
Burpha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from The Highlander on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Highlander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from The Highlander.
The Highlander throws a shot from downtown. Burpha moves away and avoids it.
The Highlander scores with a punch to the head.
Burpha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Highlander.
Burpha tests The Highlander's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burpha throws a lazy body kick
and The Highlander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Highlander cracks Burpha with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Burpha.
The Highlander only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A shot to the liver by The Highlander. Beautiful body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Highlander.
The Highlander checks a leg kick.
It seemed like The Highlander was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burpha tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Highlander scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Highlander misses with an uppercut
enabling Burpha to counter with a crisp jab.
The Highlander throws out a loose jab but Burpha uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Highlander takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Highlander avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Burpha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Highlander.
Burpha blocks a leg kick.
The Highlander tries a low kick but Burpha avoids it.
Burpha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Highlander.
Burpha throwing a counter right hand but The Highlander manages to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Burpha. The Highlander shrugs it off though.
A clash of legs there as The Highlander blocks the low kick.
A jab from Burpha does it's job there.
A big right from Burpha misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Highlander lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Highlander swinging wildly here.
The Highlander fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burpha checks it well.
Burpha uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Highlander has time to react.
The Highlander is rocked!
Burpha is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches The Highlander flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! The Highlander is out cold! Burpha holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bapu Burpha!
In his post fight interview, Bapu Burpha started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Doe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ashley Harrington!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrington digs a good body shot into Doe's ribs.
Harrington scores with a hook to the body. Doe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doe throws a leg kick
and Harrington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Joe Doe has been cut.
Doe gets tackled into the cage by Harrington. Harrington maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrington.
I was talking to Doe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Harrington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doe.
Doe blocks an uppercut.
Harrington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doe misses with some punches.
Harrington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doe's elbow.
Harrington scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrington has a couple of punches blocked by Doe.
Harrington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrington's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington tries to throw a body punch but Doe avoids it by throwing Harrington back against the cage.
Doe prevents a body shot from Harrington.
A left hand lands to the body for Harrington.
A nice left hand lands by Harrington.
Doe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
Doe throws a head punch that misses.
Doe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doe struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
Harrington tries to throw a body punch but Doe avoids it by throwing Harrington back against the cage.
Harrington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doe misses with a punch to the body.
Harrington misses with the head strike.
Harrington throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrington.
Doe tries a body shot but Harrington blocks it.
Doe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harrington misses with some punches.
Doe tries a body shot but Harrington blocks it.
Doe lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Ashley Harrington has been cut.
Harrington tries to work over Doe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrington stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harrington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harrington lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Doe.
Doe throws a head punch that misses.
Harrington misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doe.
Harrington blocks a body shot from Doe.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harrington.
Harrington tries a body shot but Doe blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Doe misses with a punch on the inside.
Doe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrington's elbow.
Doe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harrington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harrington pushes Doe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Harrington to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Harrington.
A short right from Doe on the inside.
Harrington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrington misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrington blocks a body shot from Doe.
Harrington misses with the head strike.
Doe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doe swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe presses Harrington against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Doe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doe blocks an uppercut.
Doe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harrington misses with a body punch.
Harrington is looking to control Doe's arms but Doe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harrington has his back to the cage.
Harrington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands with a left to the head.
Harrington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harrington misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doe takes a shot to the head.
Doe has a couple of punches blocked by Harrington.
Doe tries to work over Harrington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrington swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harrington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrington's elbow.
Harrington working aggressively here.
Harrington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Harrington throws a head punch that misses.
Harrington's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Harrington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashley Harrington dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Harrington needs to keep his hands up - Doe had a free shot at his head there.
Doe is looking to clinch.
Doe misses with a head kick.
Harrington cracks Doe with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Doe looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Harrington finish him?
Doe is rocked!
Doe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Doe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doe circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Harrington. Doe falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Harrington!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ashley Harrington!
Ashley Harrington was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Garret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Shota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shota has chosen Black Panther Theme by Stephen James Taylor as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Garret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Adrian Shota!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shota throws a jab when Garret was well out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shota.
Garret avoids the body shot from Shota.
Shota 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.
Garret uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shota.
Shota misses with a hook. Garret ducked under it nicely.
Shota throws a jab when Garret was well out of range.
Garret appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garret scores with a kick to the body.
Garret tries to move into range but Shota moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shota staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Shota on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shota moves out of range of the leg kick from Garret.
Garret connects with a leg kick. Shota looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garret manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Garret on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Shota misses its intended target.
Garret throws a body shot but no joy.
Shota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garret.
Shota on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota throws a hook to the side of Garret's head but Garret sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garret throws a leg kick but Shota checks it.
Shota throws a looping overhand right but Garret ducks down to avoid it.
Shota keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shota defending well as Garret loads up on a big left hand.
Shota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garret uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shota.
Garret walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shota checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shota misses with a looping left.
Shota getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shota scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice cross by Garret.
Shota connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Garret misses.
Shota checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garret lands a nice looking body shot.
Garret bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garret throws the left hand but Shota avoids the punch easily.
Shota lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garret's sensitive parts.
Garret lands with an overhand left.
Decent striking displayed by Shota there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Garret.
Shota misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garret. Shota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shota misses with a lunging right hand
and Garret counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shota takes a swing at Garret's ribcage but misses.
Garret ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shota moves away.
Garret is looking to wear down Shota with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garret ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shota fails to land with a series of punches.
Shota looks to land a left hand but Garret moved out of range nicely.
Garret is looking to slow Shota down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shota.
Garret misses with a body shot.
Shota looks to score with a jab to the body but Garret is just out of range.
Garret scores with a nice right hand.
Shota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garret connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shota looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garret connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shota lands a really nice looking cross but Garret seems unphased.
Garret throws a body shot but no joy.
Shota moves out of range of the strikes.
Shota throws a hook to the side of Garret's head but Garret sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garret takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shota takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shota lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shota under the eye.
Shota misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Garret.
Shota drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shota looks to land a right hand but Garret moved out of range.
Garret takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Garret.
Garret pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garret pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garret scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shota looks to throw the jab but Garret is out of range.
Garret throws a body shot but no joy.
Shota now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shota checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garret rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shota counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garret sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 Pat Garret 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.
Garret cracks the inside of Shota's front leg.
A leg kick checked by Shota.
It seemed like Shota was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shota scores with the left hand. Garret knows he should have avoided that one.
Shota avoids a kick to the body.
Garret staying out of range there.
Pat Garret is winning the standup battle so far.
Garret misses with a jab to the body
and Shota counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Garret has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Garret avoids a punch combination nicely.
A quick step to the side and Garret tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garret tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shota was well out of range. Poor timing from Garret.
Shota walks into a straight right hand from Garret.
Garret motions for Shota to come forward. Garret throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota connects with a body shot that sends Garret's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Garret throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garret is looking to land body kicks.
Garret fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shota manages to avoid it.
Garret throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Garret.
Garret takes one to the chin there.
Garret throws a low kick but Shota avoids it.
Shota throws out a counter right but Garret avoids it with no problem.
Shota dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garret throws a body kick that misses.
Garret smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garret throws a push kick but Shota slaps the foot to one side.
Garret avoids a kick to the body.
Garret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shota.
Garret throws a leg kick but Shota sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donk. Garret catches Shota right on the button with a cross.
Garret wants to land a leg kick but Shota is out of range.
Garret throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garret.
Garret misses with an uppercut. Shota saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shota lands a right hook to the body.
Shota misses with a jab to the body
and Garret counters with an inside leg kick.
Garret throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Shota.
Garret scores with a jab to the head.
Shota scores with a decent looking hook.
Shota looks to throw a body kick
and Garret counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Shota.
Shota drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garret misses with an uppercut.
Shota checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Garret crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shota - the referee stops the clock and Garret gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shota. Garret manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shota feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garrets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garret jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Shota was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shota throws a jab when Garret was well out of range.
Garret fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shota just manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Garret there.
Shota fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garret has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garret misses with a straight left.
Shota scores with a jab to the head.
Shota throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garret counters with an outside leg kick.
Shota misses with an uppercut.
Garret takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shota.
Garret tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garret swings for the body but Shota moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garret manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Garret tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shota.
Shota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Shota misses.
Shota avoids the body shot from Garret.
Garret staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Garret misses its intended target.
Shota's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shota takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garret connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shota. Shota circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garret walks into a straight right hand from Shota.
Shota lands a nice looking body shot.
Shota throws a jab when Garret was well out of range.
Garret scores with a sloppy right hand. Shota should have avoided that one.
Shota moves out of range as Garret strikes.
Shota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adrian Shota will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Garret connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shota. Shota circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shota misses with a body kick.
Shota looks to throw the jab but Garret is out of range.
Garret uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shota.
Garret tries to score with a low kick but Shota moves his leg out of the way.
Shota misses the body punch
and Garret counters with a leg kick.
Garret avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shota misses with a left hand
and Garret counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garret blocks a low kick nicely.
Shota keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Garret misses the target.
Shota is trying to counter with his kicks.
Garret throws a shot from downtown. Shota moves away and avoids it.
Shota looks for the body kick but Garret saw that one coming.
Garret on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shota with a nice cross.
Garret looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shota.
Garret finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Garret.
A countering left hand to the body from Shota misses.
Garret misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Shota to counter with a crisp jab.
Garret feints a jab promting Shota to slip. Garret then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shota slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Garret scores with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garret.
Garret throws a big shot that misses.
Garret throws a combination that misses
and Shota cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garret swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Shota finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garret.
Garret blocks a jab.
Garret is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garret cracks the inside of Shota's front leg.
Garret takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garret connects with a solid leg kick.
Shota scores with a hook to the body. Garret takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garret misses with a double jab.
A lazy body kick from Shota
and Garret counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shota misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Garret misses the target.
A big left from Shota misses.
Shota avoids the body shot from Garret.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garret.
Shota lands a nice hook to Garret's body. Garret takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garret keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shota.
An attempted straight right counter from Garret misses the target.
Garret on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shota lands a nice hook to Garret's body. Garret takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shota misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garret avoids a kick to the body.
Shota fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garret is out of range.
Garret throws a leg kick but Shota moved away.
Garret lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shota's sensitive parts.
Garret lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garret avoids the body shot from Shota.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garret.
Garret throws a lazy right hand but Shota sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garret looks to score with a jab to the body but Shota is just out of range.
Shota takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shota feints a counter leg kick.
A big right from Garret misses.
Shota misses with an uppercut. Garret saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shota throws a right hand that misses
and Garret counters with a straight right hand.
Shota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garret.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shota. Garret does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shota cracks Garret with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shota moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shota lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shota.
Shota throws a jab when Garret was well out of range.
Garret blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Shota.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Pat Garret did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garret keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Shota. Those never looked like landing.
Shota checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Shota.
Shota bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shota throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garret counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Garret.
Shota throws a leg kick
and Garret counters with a thumping low kick.
Shota lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shota takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shota is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Shota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garret moves away.
Garret misses with a body shot
and Shota counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garret.
Garret lands with a cross.
Shota takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Garret tries a low kick but Shota avoids it.
Garret lands with an uppercut that bounces Shota off the cage and back into range.
Garret throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shota doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garret tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shota was well out of range. Poor timing from Garret.
Garret looks to throw the jab but Shota is out of range.
Garret tries to move into range but Shota moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garret misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shota moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shota throws a body shot but no joy.
Shota has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Garret.
Shota misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota misses with a looping right.
Garret tried to counter with a leg kick but Shota avoided it.
Garret defending well as Shota loads up on a big left hand.
Shota lands with a straight right. Garret didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Garret misses.
Garret bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shota's head.
Garret tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shota was well out of range. Poor timing from Garret.
Garret sizes up Shota with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garret throws a leg kick but Shota sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shota misses with a right hand
and Garret counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shota takes a swing at Garret's ribcage but misses.
Shota tries to land a leg kick but Garret saw it coming and moves away.
Shota takes one on the button.
Garret on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garret scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shota doesn't seem bothered though.
Shota lands an overhand right.
A low kick from Garret misses
and Shota counters with a good low kick that Garret was not able to check.
Shota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garret moves away.
Garret pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garret throws a chopping leg kick but Shota manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Shota misses.
Garret throws a body punch but Shota moves out of range.
Garret throws a body shot but no joy.
Shota appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shota's corner calls for a 1-2. Shota obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shota thumps Garret with a low kick.
Shota with a jab.
Shota bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Garret gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shota throws out the jab.
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!
Garret lands with an overhand left.
Shota drops his hands momentarily and Garret takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garret jabs Shota right on the nose. Shota blinks but takes it well.
Garret throws the left hand but Shota avoids the punch easily.
Garret is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Garret.
Garret slips a straight right by Shota.
Shota is looking to chop away at Garret's legs.
Good standup being displayed there by Shota as he connects with a hook.
Shota throws the kick towards the body but Garret avoids it.
Shota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Garret wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shota checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Adrian Shota will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Garret's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice shot by Garret.
Garret swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garret ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shota throws a body punch but Garret moves out of range.
A big right from Shota misses.
Shota shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shota lands with a right hand.
Shota throws a looping overhand right but Garret ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Garret.
Garret uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shota has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota misses with a wild body shot.
Shota connects with a nice looking jab.
Garret slips a straight right by Shota.
Shota lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shota. Shota obviously looking to wear him down.
Garret throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shota sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shota counters with a body kick.
Shota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shota connects with a looping right hand.
Shota throws a big shot that misses.
Garret defending well as Shota loads up on a big left hand.
Garret lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garret keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shota.
A big right from Shota misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Shota misses the target.
Garret checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Shota misses the target.
Shota just misses with a punch to the body.
Garret misses with an uppercut. Shota saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota throws a body kick that misses.
Garret avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shota slips under a jab from Garret.
Shota scores with a hook to the body. Garret takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garret turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garret connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garret scores with a nice head shot.
Garret scores with a body shot.
Garret scores with a nice right hand.
Shota throws a hook to the side of Garret's head but Garret sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shota misses the jab.
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garret manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shota blocks a low kick nicely.
Garret looks to land a right hand but Shota moved out of range.
Shota looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garret ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garret defending well as Shota loads up on a big left hand.
Shota checks the leg kick.
Garret throws out a leg kick but Shota moves out of range and Garret only half commits.
Garret lands a head shot.
Garret bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garret defending well as Shota loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Garret blocks the leg kick.
Garret is looking for a counter combo.
Garret cracks Shota with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garret scores with a spinning back kick!
Shota works the jab nicely.
Shota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garret sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shota was well out of range. Poor timing from Garret.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shota. Garret shrugs it off though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garret.
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!
Shota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shota 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 Garret has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garret and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shota just misses with a punch to the body.
Shota checks a low kick from Garret.
Garret uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shota.
Garret connects with a solid leg kick.
Garret takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garret feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shota's calf.
Shota with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shota thinks about the counter body kick.
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 Pat Garret.
Well Garret has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 47:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adrian Shota!
Adrian Shota managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, King of Fists, into his post fight interview.
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