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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Musta Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Sound of Silence. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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173 lbs
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180 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker throws a nice looking combination but Laine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laine cracks Whitaker with a good jab.
Laine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Whitaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whitaker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whitaker wants it to stay on the feet.
Whitaker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laine misses with the body kick
and Whitaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A bone on bone clash there as Laine blocks the leg kick.
Laine takes a swing at Whitaker 's ribcage but misses.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whitaker .
Whitaker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laine with a body shot.
Laine tries to clinch but Whitaker is having none of it.
Whitaker moves out of range of the leg kick from Laine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
Laine misses with a wild combination.
Laine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws a lazy head kick
and Whitaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker misses with a wild body shot.
Whitaker misses with a straight right.
Laine looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Whitaker misses with a straight right.
A jab from Laine misses.
Laine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laine keeps Whitaker at a distance using the push kick.
Whitaker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whitaker walks into a jab.
A combination from Whitaker does no damage.
Laine appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ray Whitaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Laine misses.
Whitaker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whitaker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whitaker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whitaker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whitaker leaves Laine with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Musta Laine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitaker moves out of range as Laine strikes.
Laine throws a leg kick which misses Whitaker 's front leg but catches the back leg as Whitaker tries to avoid it.
Whitaker misses with a double jab.
Laine tries a head kick but it misses.
Laine is looking to score with low kicks.
Whitaker moves out of range as Laine throws a body kick.
Laine throws a chopping leg kick but Whitaker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whitaker ! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whitaker is out of range.
Whitaker stuffs the takedown attempt from Laine. Laine gets slowly back to his feet.
Laine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Laine misses.
Laine closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Whitaker to the mat! Whitaker manages to get full guard.
Whitaker is looking to stand up but Laine isn't so interested in that idea.
Whitaker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Whitaker has momentary wrist control but Laine slips an elbow through the middle.
Laine looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Whitaker is on top in guard.
Laine can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Whitaker controls the pace.
Whitaker wants to control from the top but Laine keeps moving.
Laine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Laine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whitaker manages to get himself to full guard.
Whitaker 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.
Laine trying to control but Whitaker is working from the bottom.
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 Musta Laine will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laine throws a head kick that misses.
Musta Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Laine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whitaker .
Laine moves into the clinch successfully.
Laine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whitaker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whitaker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whitaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laine tries for a takedown. No joy.
Whitaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Laine connects with a crisp jab.
Laine misses with a wild combination.
Whitaker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laine with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine connects with a solid leg kick.
Laine swinging wildly here.
Whitaker misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Laine misses the target.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a combination that misses
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whitaker misses with a body shot
so Laine counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Laine throwing strikes but missing.
Laine preventing the sweep.
We've been hearing that Laine has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Laine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Laine from controlling successfully.
Laine pushes down on Whitaker 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine is nestled in close to Whitaker , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Laine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Laine misses with a head shot. Whitaker uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Laine 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Whitaker tries to stand but Laine is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whitaker throwing strikes but missing.
Whitaker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Whitaker wanted to stand there but Laine had control of the position.
Musta Laine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laine pulls Whitaker in close to prevent any damage.
Whitaker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Whitaker throws a big elbow that misses.
Whitaker won't allow Laine to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sloppy strikes from Whitaker . Those never looked like landing.
Musta Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Whitaker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laine.
Whitaker punishes Laine's body with a nice straight punch.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitaker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whitaker can do to turn this around?
Laine misses with the body kick
letting Whitaker counter with a right hand.
Whitaker lands with an uppercut that bounces Laine off the cage and back into range.
Whitaker misses with a body shot.
Laine tries to land a leg kick but Whitaker saw it coming and moves away.
Whitaker slips a jab from Laine.
Laine defending well as Whitaker loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Laine misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Whitaker , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musta Laine dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Whitaker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laine to score with a decent uppercut.
Whitaker is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Laine.
Whitaker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Whitaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Laine finish him?
Laine drops Whitaker with a straight right hand, right on the button! Laine follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Musta Laine!
Musta Laine decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mack Branco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branco comes into the arena with Stranglehold blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pekkarinen's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
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193 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mack Branco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lauri Pekkarinen!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branco moves out of range as Pekkarinen throws a body kick.
Pekkarinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Branco counters with a nice leg kick.
Pekkarinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Branco checks it well.
Branco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pekkarinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Branco.
Branco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Branco feints and then cracks Pekkarinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pekkarinen down.
Pekkarinen throws a right and a left that Branco avoids nicely.
Branco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Branco has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Nice shot lands for Pekkarinen.
Branco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pekkarinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Branco at a distance.
Pekkarinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Branco's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pekkarinen tries a low kick but Branco avoids it.
Pekkarinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick which misses Branco's front leg but catches the back leg as Branco tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pekkarinen.
Lauri Pekkarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pekkarinen with a jab.
Nice body punch from Branco.
Pekkarinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Branco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pekkarinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Pekkarinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Branco misses with a hook.
Branco takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Branco throws a shot to the body.
Branco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pekkarinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pekkarinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pekkarinen clobbers Branco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Branco connects with a high kick.
It looks like Lauri Pekkarinen has been cut.
Branco is looking to wear down Pekkarinen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Branco misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pekkarinen, pushing him back against the cage.
Branco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pekkarinen backwards.
Pekkarinen scores with a shot to the side of Branco's head.
Pekkarinen working aggressively here.
Branco misses with the head strike.
Pekkarinen working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Branco.
Branco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pekkarinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that Branco semi-blocks.
It looks like Mack Branco has been cut.
Branco tests Pekkarinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pekkarinen misses the body punch
and Branco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Branco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pekkarinen scores with the left hand. Branco knows he should have avoided that one.
Pekkarinen throws a shot from downtown. Branco moves away and avoids it.
Branco tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Branco was well out of range. Poor timing from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen throws a shot from downtown. Branco moves away and avoids it.
Branco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pekkarinen slips a jab from Branco.
Pekkarinen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pekkarinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pekkarinen throws a lazy right hand but Branco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pekkarinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pekkarinen connects with a body shot that sends Branco's belly button to the back.
Pekkarinen misses with an uppercut. Branco saw that one coming.
Pekkarinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Branco is just out of range.
Pekkarinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pekkarinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pekkarinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Branco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pekkarinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Branco throws a head kick but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
Branco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Branco.
Nice shot by Pekkarinen.
Branco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Branco blocks a jab.
Branco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pekkarinen throws a push kick but Branco slaps the foot to one side.
Branco looks to throw the jab but Pekkarinen is out of range.
Branco looks to land a right hand but Pekkarinen moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pekkarinen throws a low kick but Branco moves out of range easily.
Branco checks a leg kick.
Branco motions for Pekkarinen to come forward. Branco throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pekkarinen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pekkarinen lands a body shot.
Pekkarinen lands with a shot to the body.
Pekkarinen lands a leg kick that knocks Branco off balance momentarily.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Branco counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Pekkarinen misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pekkarinen with a nice cross.
Branco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pekkarinen.
Branco tries to score with a low kick but Pekkarinen moves his leg out of the way.
Pekkarinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Branco can pounce on him.
Pekkarinen tries to score with a low kick but Branco moves his leg out of the way.
Branco misses with a hook. Pekkarinen ducked under it nicely.
Branco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Pekkarinen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco moves out of range of the leg kick from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen ducks under a wild hook from Branco.
Branco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pekkarinen.
Branco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Branco closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pekkarinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pekkarinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Branco is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Branco as he connects with a hook.
Pekkarinen throws a shot from downtown. Branco moves away and avoids it.
Pekkarinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pekkarinen.
Branco looks to land a left hand but Pekkarinen moved out of range nicely.
Pekkarinen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Branco swings for the body but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen misses with a head kick.
Pekkarinen misses with a looping right.
Branco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Branco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Branco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pekkarinen wants to land a leg kick but Branco is out of range.
Pekkarinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Branco is out of range and Pekkarinen settles back down.
Branco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pekkarinen throws a hook but Branco blocks it.
Pekkarinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pekkarinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Branco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pekkarinen on the side of the head.
Pekkarinen looks to land a combination but Branco avoids it well.
Pekkarinen looks to land a left hand but Branco moved out of range nicely.
Branco dodges the punch combination from Pekkarinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Branco is out of range.
Pekkarinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Branco appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pekkarinen lands a nice hook to Branco's body. Branco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pekkarinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Branco.
A little feinted left hand from Branco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lauri Pekkarinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Branco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pekkarinen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pekkarinen misses with a leg kick
and Branco counters with a stiff right hand.
Pekkarinen throws out a powerful jab.
Pekkarinen throws a body punch but Branco moves out of range.
Pekkarinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Branco on the side of the head.
Branco throws a chopping leg kick but Pekkarinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pekkarinen looks to land a right hand but Branco moved out of range.
Pekkarinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Branco moves into the clinch.
Pekkarinen working hard to break the clinch.
Branco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pekkarinen throws a head punch that misses.
Branco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Branco lands with a left to the head.
Pekkarinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pekkarinen misses with a body punch.
Branco is leaning against Pekkarinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Branco tries to work over Pekkarinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pekkarinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Branco.
Branco tries to work over Pekkarinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Branco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pekkarinen's elbow.
Branco lands a hook that snaps the head of Pekkarinen backwards.
Mack Branco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pekkarinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Branco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pekkarinen working hard to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Branco.
Branco tries to work over Pekkarinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Branco swings wildly with an uppercut but Pekkarinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Branco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lauri Pekkarinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Branco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pekkarinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pekkarinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Branco off the cage and back into range.
Pekkarinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Branco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Branco takes one to the side of the head.
Branco throws a body punch but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
Pekkarinen swings for the body but Branco moves out of range.
Branco misses with a looping left.
Pekkarinen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Branco counters with a stiff right hand.
Branco walks into a left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Branco. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Branco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pekkarinen avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Branco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Branco gets a clinch.
Branco lands a left hand.
Branco lands a left hand.
Pekkarinen lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pekkarinen fails to land.
Pekkarinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Branco taking a breather.
Pekkarinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Branco tries to throw a body punch but Pekkarinen avoids it by throwing Branco back against the cage.
Pekkarinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Branco tries to throw a body punch but Pekkarinen avoids it by throwing Branco back against the cage.
Pekkarinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Branco backwards.
Branco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Branco lands a body punch.
Branco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pekkarinen's elbow.
Pekkarinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pekkarinen lands a nice uppercut.
Mack Branco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pekkarinen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pekkarinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pekkarinen tries to throw a body punch but Branco avoids it by throwing Pekkarinen back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Branco.
Pekkarinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Branco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pekkarinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Branco as the two fighters clinch.
Pekkarinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pekkarinen tries a body shot but Branco blocks it.
Pekkarinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Branco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pekkarinen is trying to push Branco away but Branco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Branco lands with a left to the head.
Branco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Branco has a couple of punches blocked by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen misses with the head strike.
Pekkarinen is looking to break free of the clinch but Branco has double underhooks.
Branco lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Branco.
Still in the clinch, Branco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Branco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pekkarinen blocking some punches.
Branco misses with a punch on the inside.
Pekkarinen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Branco on the inside.
Branco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Branco slows down the pace here.
Branco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Branco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pekkarinen lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Pekkarinen.
Branco can't find room to land a body shot as Pekkarinen controls the action.
Pekkarinen misses with the head strike.
Pekkarinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pekkarinen scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen tries to throw a body punch but Branco avoids it by throwing Pekkarinen back against the cage.
Branco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Branco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pekkarinens head.
Pekkarinen lands with a short shot 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!
Pekkarinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Branco misses with a low kick.
Pekkarinen misses with a straight right.
Pekkarinen throws out a powerful jab.
Pekkarinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Branco manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Pekkarinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Branco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Branco works Pekkarinen's body with a nice hook.
Branco is looking to land body kicks.
Branco moves out of range of the strikes.
Pekkarinen scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lauri Pekkarinen.
I've got Pekkarinen 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Pekkarinen!
Lauri Pekkarinen 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Pat Verbeek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Verbeek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Verbeek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Machado!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Verbeek misses.
Machado misses with a body kick.
Verbeek has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Verbeek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machado was well out of range. Poor timing from Verbeek.
Verbeek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machado.
Machado throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Machado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Verbeek throws a jab but it's blocked by Machado.
Machado misses with a body shot
and Verbeek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machado misses with a hook. Verbeek ducked under it nicely.
Verbeek checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verbeek throws a jab when Machado was well out of range.
Machado checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Machado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Machado throws a looping overhand right but Verbeek ducks down to avoid it.
Verbeek throws a push kick but Machado slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Verbeek as he checks the leg kick.
Machado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Verbeek wants to land a leg kick but Machado is out of range.
Machado lands with a good body shot.
Verbeek's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Machado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Verbeek scrambles back to his feet.
Verbeek tries to keep at a distance but Machado has taken the fight into the clinch.
Machado misses with a punch on the inside.
Machado is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Machado swings wildly with an uppercut but Verbeek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verbeek throws a punch but it's blocked by Machado.
Machado wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Verbeek fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Verbeek.
A head punch on the inside from Verbeek fails to land.
Verbeek throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Verbeek lands a right hand.
Machado takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verbeek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Verbeek throws a punch but it's blocked by Machado.
Verbeek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Verbeek lands with a right to the head.
Verbeek breaks from the clinch.
Machado's coach down at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Machado's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Machado throws a half hearted mid kick.
Verbeek throws out a loose jab but Machado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verbeek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A swing and a miss from Machado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek misses with a right hand
and Machado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Verbeek misses with a wild body shot.
Verbeek tries to land a leg kick but Machado saw it coming and moves away.
Machado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Verbeek connects with a body shot that sends Machado's belly button to the back.
Machado throws a body shot but no joy.
Machado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Machado lands with a shot to the body.
Machado thuds his right hand into Verbeek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Verbeek moves out of range as Machado strikes.
Verbeek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machado throws a low kick but it's checked well by Verbeek.
A jab from Machado does it's job there.
Machado throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Machado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machado misses with a hook. Verbeek ducked under it nicely.
Machado moves out of range of the strikes.
Machado moves into the clinch.
Come on Machado - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Machado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machado rushes Verbeek and presses him up against the cage.
Machado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Verbeek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Machado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machado throws a jab but it's blocked by Verbeek.
Verbeek digs a good body shot into Machado's ribs.
Crunch! Verbeek slams his shin into Machado's torso.
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 Verbeek will probably get the nod.
That's time! Verbeek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Machado misses the target.
Verbeek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Verbeek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Verbeek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verbeek misses with a low kick as Machado jumps back.
Verbeek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verbeek feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Verbeek throws a solid leg kick but Machado takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Verbeek.
Verbeek gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Machado wants to clinch up but Verbeek keeps it at a distance.
Machado checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Verbeek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Verbeek misses with a straight right.
Machado throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Verbeek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verbeek throws a nice looking combination but Machado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machado stuns Verbeek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Machado.
Machado closes the distance looking to clinch
and Verbeek counters with an outside leg kick.
Manny Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machado throws a hook but Verbeek avoids it easily.
Verbeek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machado throws out the jab.
Machado swings widly with a right hand
and Verbeek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Verbeek feints and then cracks Machado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Machado down.
Verbeek throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Machado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verbeek feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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 slow jab from Verbeek misses its intended target.
Verbeek keeps Machado at a distance using the push kick.
Machado checks a leg kick.
Verbeek clinches up against the cage.
Machado throws a head punch that misses.
Machado is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Machado stalling against the cage.
Verbeek misses with the head strike.
Machado wants to break free but Verbeek has control.
Verbeek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Verbeek working aggressively here.
Pat Verbeek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machado misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Machado.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verbeek.
Machado is pushing Verbeek up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Verbeek throws a head punch that misses.
Machado stalls.
Machado looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manny Machado.
Machado is looking to score with low kicks.
Machado throws a body punch but Verbeek moves out of range.
Verbeek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Machado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Machado misses with a hook. Verbeek ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Verbeek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machado checks a leg kick.
Verbeek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machado.
Machado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Verbeek.
Machado tries a quick counter leg kick but Verbeek is wise to it.
Nice straight punches there by Machado. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Machado.
Verbeek feints and then cracks Machado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Machado down.
Machado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Verbeek just misses with a punch to the body.
Verbeek throws a jab but it's blocked by Machado.
Machado scores with a jab to the head.
Machado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machado throws a hook to the side of Verbeek's head but Verbeek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Verbeek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pat Verbeek will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Machado takes a swing at Verbeek's ribcage but misses.
Verbeek tries to move into range but Machado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Machado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Machado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Verbeek. Verbeek circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Verbeek throws a right and a left that Machado avoids nicely.
It seemed like Machado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Verbeek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Verbeek throws the left hand but Machado avoids the punch easily.
Verbeek walks into a left hand.
Machado moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Verbeek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Machado wants to clinch up but Verbeek keeps it at a distance.
Verbeek needs to keep his hands up - Machado had a free shot at his head there.
Machado throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verbeek is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Machado.
Machado misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Verbeek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Verbeek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Verbeek takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Verbeek smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Machado throws a leg kick that is checked
and Verbeek counters with a straight right hand.
Machado cracks Verbeek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick from Machado misses
enabling Verbeek to counter with a crisp jab.
Verbeek looks to land a body kick but Machado moved away.
A swing and a miss from Verbeek.
Nice defenses there by Verbeek.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machado finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Machado throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek tries to land a front kick but Machado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Machado is looking to clinch but Verbeek is avoiding it.
Verbeek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Machado wants to clinch up but Verbeek keeps it at a distance.
Verbeek tried to counter with a leg kick but Machado avoided it.
Decent striking displayed by Verbeek there.
Machado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verbeek manages to avoid it.
Verbeek misses with a looping right.
Verbeek misses with a low kick.
Verbeek slips a straight right by Machado.
Verbeek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Machado clinches up against the cage.
Machado wants to get back to striking at distance but Verbeek won't allow it.
A short right from Verbeek on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verbeek blocks an uppercut.
Verbeek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Machado pressing his opponent against the cage.
Machado wants to stall.
Verbeek misses with the head strike.
Machado lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Manny Machado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Verbeek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machado's efforts to push away.
Verbeek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Verbeek scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Machado scores with a nice short uppercut.
Verbeek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machado misses with a looping right.
Machado throws a series of punches but Verbeek moves out of range.
Verbeek looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Verbeek lands with a good body shot.
Verbeek checks a low kick from Machado.
Verbeek avoids the body shot from Machado.
Machado misses with a leg kick
and Verbeek moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado is trying to push Verbeek away but Verbeek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Machado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machado misses with a low kick.
Machado throws a chopping leg kick but Verbeek manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Verbeek is looking to counter punch.
Machado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manny Machado.
I think Verbeek has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Verbeek!
Pat Verbeek 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velmu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Knight Rider Theme Song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjoe Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Velmu.
It looks like Yrjoe Velmu has been cut.
Chambers scoring well with a low kick there.
Velmu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chambers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Velmu's calf.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velmu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Velmu misses with a two punch combination.
Chambers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chambers scores with a leg kick.
Velmu lands a body shot.
Chambers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chambers misses with a low kick.
Velmu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chambers lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velmu avoiding damage as Chambers throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Chambers.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Chambers is blocking nicely.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Chambers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers lands a nice uppercut.
Chambers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chambers has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Chambers blocks it.
Chambers with a knee to the head.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Chambers is blocking nicely.
Chambers trying to land knees to the body.
Velmu told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Velmu landing knees to the body.
Chambers looking to throw knees to the head but Velmu is blocking nicely.
Velmu lands with a light punch inside.
Chambers tries to land knees in the clinch but Velmu avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chambers.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velmu.
Chambers avoiding damage as Velmu throws knees to the body.
Chambers misses with a body punch.
Chambers misses with a body punch.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu dodges an elbow strike from Chambers.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chambers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velmu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chambers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chambers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Velmu has him pressed against the cage.
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chambers missing with knees to the body.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Chambers blocks it.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu missing with knees to the body.
Velmu avoids a wild elbow strike from Chambers.
Chambers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chambers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velmu is defending well for now.
Velmu lands a knee to the body.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velmu.
Chambers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Velmu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Chambers is blocking nicely.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but Velmu blocks with his arms.
Chambers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velmu is defending well for now.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Chambers.
Velmu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velmu.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chambers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chambers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chambers. Velmu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velmu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chambers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Velmu is looking to clinch but Chambers is avoiding it.
Chambers misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Velmu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chambers tries to land a leg kick but Velmu saw it coming and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chambers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Velmu. Those never looked like landing.
Chambers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chambers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Velmu avoids the head kick by Chambers.
It seemed like Velmu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chambers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Velmu.
Chambers throws a looping overhand right but Velmu ducks down to avoid it.
Velmu throws a wild body kick that Chambers sees coming a mile off.
Velmu is looking to clinch but Chambers is avoiding it.
Chambers digs a good hook to Velmu's body.
Chambers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Velmu's sensitive parts.
Velmu clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chambers working Velmu over with knees to the body.
Chambers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Velmu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chambers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velmu.
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 Jack Chambers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yrjoe Velmu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Velmu slips a jab from Chambers.
Velmu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chambers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chambers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velmu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Velmu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Velmu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chambers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chambers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yrjoe Velmu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velmu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chambers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chambers.
A low kick from Chambers is predictable there
and Velmu counters with a left and a right that stings Chambers.
Chambers misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Velmu! But no joy.
Chambers misses with a looping left.
Chambers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Velmu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Velmu lands with a slapping head kick.
Jack Chambers is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Chambers misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chambers, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Velmu! Chambers is out on his feet! Velmu rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Chambers is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Chambers is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yrjoe Velmu!
Yrjoe Velmu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sairanix Lokren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lokren comes to the cage accompanied by Beast. Paul Maul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sairanix Lokren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Maul!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lokren blocks a jab.
We've been told by Lokren's head coaches at Montreal Athletic Center 5* spar that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Maul misses with a left hand
and Lokren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lokren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maul swings widly with a right hand
and Lokren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lokren throws a hook to the side of Maul's head but Maul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maul has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lokren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maul forces Lokren back against the cage and clinches.
Lokren blocking some punches.
Maul is trying to maintain a safe position but Lokren gets an underhook and turns Maul into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maul.
Maul is trying to force a seperation but Lokren has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul misses with a punch on the inside.
Maul misses with a punch on the inside.
Maul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lokren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul throws out a loose jab but Lokren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul misses with a hook
and Lokren counters with a straight right hand.
Lokren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maul throws a right hand that misses
and Lokren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lokren blocks a jab.
Maul blocks a jab.
Maul slips a straight right by Lokren.
Maul takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lokren bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maul's head backwards.
Maul takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Lokren misses.
Maul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lokren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lokren. Maul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lokren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maul looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maul scores with a jab. Lokren acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lokren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maul needs to keep his hands up - Lokren had a free shot at his head there.
Maul takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lokren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lokren lands a head shot.
Lokren connects with a body shot.
A big left from Maul misses.
Lokren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maul.
Lokren scores with a hook to the body. Maul takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Lokren.
Lokren throws a body punch but Maul moves out of range.
Lokren ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Lokren is looking to counter punch.
Lokren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maul gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lokren.
Maul throws a big shot that misses.
Maul looks to score with a jab to the body but Lokren is just out of range.
Maul is looking to clinch but Lokren is avoiding it.
Maul looks to land a left hand but Lokren moved out of range nicely.
Lokren works Maul's body with a nice hook.
Maul might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A slow jab from Maul misses its intended target.
Lokren lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren misses with a series of wild punches.
Lokren lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lokren takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maul on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maul stuns Lokren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lokren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maul manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Maul. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maul misses with a body punch
and Lokren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lokren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lokren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maul looks to score with a jab to the body but Lokren is just out of range.
Lokren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lokren connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lokren misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren misses with a body punch
and Maul counters with a nice uppercut.
Lokren is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Maul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Lokren tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maul throws a lazy uppercut
and Lokren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paul Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lokren scores with a nice strike.
Maul tries to move into range but Lokren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lokren takes a swing at Maul's ribcage but misses.
Maul misses with a double jab
and Lokren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Lokren. Beautiful body shot.
Maul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maul takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maul misses with a hook
and Lokren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lokren.
Maul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lokren to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lokren cracks Maul with a good jab.
Maul misses with a left hand
letting Lokren counter with a right hand.
Lokren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maul has time to react.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maul.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sairanix Lokren dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maul moves in looking to clinch but Lokren pushes him off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lokren!
Maul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maul goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maul throws a lazy right hand but Lokren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Lokren.
Maul misses with a straight left.
Lokren gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lokren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Lokren.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maul listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lokren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Lokren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maul.
Maul avoids the body shot from Lokren.
Maul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lokren.
Maul has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maul tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lokren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren connects with a looping right hand.
Lokren ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Lokren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maul takes one on the button.
Lokren lands with a hook. Maul tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maul throws a big shot that misses.
Lokren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lokren, as that shot connected.
Lokren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sairanix Lokren is winning the standup battle so far.
Lokren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Lokren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lokren digs a good hook to Maul's body.
Lokren just misses with a punch to the body.
Maul fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lokren on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lokren takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lokren looks to score with a jab to the body but Maul is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Lokren. Beautiful body shot.
Lokren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maul can do to turn this around?
Maul misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lokren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lokren throws a shot from downtown. Maul moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maul misses with a straight right.
Lokren connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lokren's corner calls for a 1-2. Lokren obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lokren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maul at a distance.
Lokren keeps the fight on the outside.
Maul misses with a hook
and Lokren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lokren scores with a jab. Maul acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maul has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lokren finds it's way round the side to connect with Maul's head.
Maul throws an off balance right hand
and Lokren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maul on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lokren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lokren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maul has closed the distance and engaged Lokren in a clinch.
Maul breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lokren. Lokren circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lokren defending well as Maul loads up on a big left hand.
Maul slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maul looks to throw the jab but Lokren is out of range.
Lokren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maul manages to avoid it.
Maul has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lokren finds it's way round the side to connect with Maul's head.
Maul cracks Lokren with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maul misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Lokren.
Maul takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lokren misses with a hook. Maul ducked under it nicely.
Maul misses with a series of wild punches.
Lokren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maul.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lokren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maul throws out the jab.
Lokren scores with the left hand. Maul knows he should have avoided that one.
Lokren jabs Maul to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lokren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lokren connects with a body shot that sends Maul's belly button to the back.
Maul misses with a hook
and Lokren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lokren throws a shot from downtown. Maul moves away and avoids it.
Maul wants to clinch
and Lokren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lokren misses the shot to the body.
Maul misses with a looping left.
Lokren was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from Maul misses.
A quick step to the side and Lokren tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maul throws a hook but Lokren blocks it.
Lokren needs to keep his hands up - Maul had a free shot at his head there.
Nice straight punches there by Lokren. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lokren.
Maul misses with a shot to the body
and Lokren counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maul walks into a left hand.
Maul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lokren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lokren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maul lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sairanix Lokren dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lokren stuns Maul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maul connects with a nice looking jab.
Maul dodges the punch combination from Lokren.
Lokren connects with a body shot.
Maul misses with a looping left.
Lokren lands a nice hook to Maul's body. Maul takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lokren counters with a straight right hand.
Maul connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lokren's hands.
Maul misses with an uppercut
and Lokren counters with a stiff right hand.
Maul misses with a hook
and Lokren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maul looks to score with a jab to the body but Lokren is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lokren lands a jab to Maul's midsection.
Maul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Lokren tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maul throws a poor cross that misses
and Lokren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maul misses with a looping right.
Lokren appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maul scores with the left hand. Lokren knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lokren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Lokren clobbers Maul with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lokren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maul looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut lands for Lokren. That snapped Maul's head back.
Lokren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maul throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lokren counters with a left to the body.
Lokren lands with a straight right. Maul didn't see that one coming.
Maul gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lokren.
Maul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lokren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maul misses the body punch
enabling Lokren to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maul walks into a straight right hand from Lokren.
Maul cracks Lokren with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maul is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lokren scores with a body shot.
Sairanix Lokren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul misses with a double jab.
Maul throws a lazy uppercut
and Lokren counters with a nice uppercut.
Maul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lokren scores with a sloppy right hand. Maul should have avoided that one.
Maul missing with a left hand there. Lokren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lokren smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lokren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lokren lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lokren throws a shot to the body.
Maul wants to clinch up but Lokren keeps it at a distance.
Maul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lokren, pushing him back against the cage.
Lokren manages to break the clinch.
Maul lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lokren cracks Maul with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lokren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maul at a distance.
Lokren moves out of range of the strikes.
Lokren lands a nice hook to Maul's body. Maul takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul missing with a left hand there. Lokren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Lokren.
Lokren thuds a left hand into Maul's body.
Maul throws a lazy right hand but Lokren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maul darts in trying to clinch
and Lokren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lokren misses with a looping right.
Maul lands an overhand right.
Maul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lokren scores with a three punch combo!
Lokren misses with a straight right.
Maul works Lokren's body with a nice hook.
Maul misses with a shot to the body
enabling Lokren to counter with a crisp 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!
Maul throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lokren is rocked!
Maul gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paul Maul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Lokren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren slips a jab from Maul.
Lokren seems to have got his legs back now.
Maul misses with a left hand
and Lokren counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Maul.
Lokren changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maul misses with a straight left.
Lokren lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lokren throws out a powerful jab.
Maul moves forwards but Lokren connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lokren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lokren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maul on the side of the head.
Maul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lokren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lokren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lokren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maul. Maul circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maul throws a poor cross that misses
and Lokren counters with a straight right hand.
Maul misses with a body punch
and Lokren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Maul there.
Lokren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sairanix Lokren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lokren, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sairanix Lokren!
Sairanix Lokren took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neal Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neal Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.
Bob takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Bob misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Orion misses the target.
Orion lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bob will feel that in the morning.
Orion blocks a head kick by Bob.
A good leg kick by Orion.
A right-left combo lands from Bob.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Orion.
Orion cracks Bob with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Orion connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bob. Bob circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orion only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Orion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion connects with a leg kick. Bob looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orion throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Orion throws a head kick that misses.
Bob appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bob slips under a jab from Orion.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Orion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orion scoring well with a low kick there.
Orion catches Bob with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bob throws a lazy head kick
and Orion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bob throws a right hand that Orion ducks under and follows up with a left that Orion also avoids with ease.
Bob misses with a head kick.
Bob misses the shot to the body.
Orion throws a lazy right hand but Bob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orion works Bob's body with a nice hook.
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!
Bob takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with a kick to the body.
Orion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orion lands with a hook. Bob tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Orion scores with a decent looking hook.
Bob goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Orion walks into a left hand.
Bob blocks a leg kick.
Bob is looking to counter with head kicks.
Orion moves away from the strike by Bob.
Bob scores with a body shot.
Bob misses with a hook. Orion ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Bob. Beautiful body shot.
Orion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orion cracks Bob with a good jab.
Orion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bob takes a swing at Orion's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Orion tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bob is able to avoid easily.
Orion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bob checks the leg kick.
Orion has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bob lands with a good body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orion.
Orion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orion sizes up Bob with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Orion needs to keep his hands up - Bob had a free shot at his head there.
Orion lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bob at a distance.
Good shot there by Orion.
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!
Bob tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orion lands a leg kick that knocks Bob off balance momentarily.
Orion motions for Bob to come forward. Orion throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Orion just misses with a punch to the body.
Orion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Orion.
Bob jabs Orion right on the nose. Orion blinks but takes it well.
Orion avoids the head kick by Bob.
Orion moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Orion blocks the low kick.
Bob throws a head kick but Orion moves out of range.
Orion takes a jab right on the kisser.
Orion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bob.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Orion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bob cracks a nice hook into Orion's ribs.
A slow jab from Bob misses its intended target.
Orion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Orion dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Orion lands the left hand.
Orion is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Bob misses the target.
Orion throws the kick towards the body but Bob avoids it.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Orion moved out of range.
Orion rushes Bob and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bob has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Orion keeps control of Bob as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bob is trying to push Orion away but Orion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by Orion.
Orion blocking some punches.
Bob wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Orion throws an elbow that misses.
Orion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Orion.
A nice left hand lands by Orion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion misses with the head strike.
Bob lands an uppercut.
Orion misses with a body punch.
Orion cracks Bob with a nice body shot.
Orion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bob's efforts to push away.
Orion works on Bob's body with a couple of short punches.
Orion struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Orion is leaning against Bob and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Orion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bob is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short left from Bob.
Bob wants to get back to striking at distance but Orion won't allow it.
Orion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orion misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Orion fails to land.
Orion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bob's efforts to push away.
Bob trying to control the position but instead, Orion has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bob into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Orion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orion lands an elbow just above Bob 's eye.
Bob lands with a right to the head.
Bob is trying to break the clinch but Orion has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Bob's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by Orion.
Bob misses with the head strike.
Bob pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orion lunges at Bob with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bob's hand.
Bob tries a head kick but it misses.
Orion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bob sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Orion.
Orion connects with a leg kick. Bob looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bob manages to avoid it.
Orion throws a wild body kick that Bob sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Bob.
Jab, jab by Orion - just one landing.
Orion throws a push kick but Bob slaps the foot to one side.
Bob fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bob misses with a low kick.
Orion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
Neal Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob fails to land with a series of punches.
Orion lands the left hand.
Orion avoids the head kick by Bob.
Bob fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Orion checks it well.
Orion goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bob misses with a hook to the body
and Orion moves into 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!
Bob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bob misses the shot to the body.
Orion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bob.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bob's head backwards.
Orion moves out of range of the strikes.
Orion misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orion.
Bob scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bob moves out of range as Orion throws a body kick.
Bob lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Orion counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bob's knee momentarily.
Orion rushes Bob and presses him up against the cage.
Orion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Orion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bob's efforts to push away.
Bob blocks a body shot from Orion.
A short right from Orion on the inside.
Bob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Orion 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! This is the final round!
Bob throws a body punch but Orion moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Bob
and Orion counters with a body kick that stops Bob in his tracks momentarily.
Orion throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Neal Bob has been cut.
Bob walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Orion feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bob's calf.
Orion throws out a powerful jab.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orion.
Orion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bob slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Orion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bob misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion fakes the leg kick and cracks Bob in the body.
Orion jabs Bob right on the nose. Bob blinks but takes it well.
Orion lands a lovely overhand right.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bob 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.
A big right from Bob misses.
Orion wants to clinch.
Orion throws a poor cross that misses
and Bob counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Orion throws a leg kick
and Bob counters with a left and a right that stings Orion.
A leg kick checked by Bob.
Bob moves out of range of the body kick.
Bob pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Orion back to the cage. Bob follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Orion clobbers Bob with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Orion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bob blocks the body kick.
Orion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob takes a jab right on the kisser.
Neal Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Orion 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 Bob has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bob and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Orion throws a body kick that misses
and Bob counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orion throws a lazy body kick
and Bob counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bob needs to keep his hands up - Orion had a free shot at his head there.
Orion scores with a body shot.
Bob looks to land a left hand but Orion moved out of range nicely.
As Bob backs off Orion throws a huge counter combo but Bob manages to avoid it all.
Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orion manages to avoid it.
Orion misses with a hook to the body
and Bob counters with a three punch combo that has Orion backing up. Orion nods at Bob to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from Bob misses.
Orion swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Orion just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orion connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bob's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Orion connects with the punch.
Orion connects with the punch.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Orion looks for the body kick but Bob saw that one coming.
Bob's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orion scores with a nice body kick.
Orion connects with the punch.
Orion connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bob momentarily.
Bob stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orion.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orion, right into the meat.
Orion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Orion lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion thuds his shin into the meat of Bob's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a sloppy head kick and Orion moves out of range easily.
Bob stuns Orion with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Orion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cole Orion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cole Orion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bob blocks it well.
Bob throws a series of punches but Orion avoids them all with ease.
Bob gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orion.
Orion throws a leg kick which misses Bob's front leg but catches the back leg as Bob tries to avoid it.
Bob takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orion. That's going to slow Bob down.
Bob throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Orion now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Orion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Orion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orion 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Orion!
A relieved looking Cole Orion thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Krakowiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barack Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krakowiak's entrance music is O.S.T.R & Kasta - Dzis ide walczyc mamo. A fine choice. Barack Obama has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jacek Krakowiak's chin.
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25
143 lbs
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27
142 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacek Krakowiak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barack Obama!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Krakowiak back to the cage. Obama follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Krakowiak dodges the punch combination from Obama.
Obama throws a lazy uppercut
and Krakowiak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Obama feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obama stands and throws Krakowiak's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Krakowiak is looking for a sweep.
Obama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Obama tries for a kimura but Krakowiak is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krakowiak keeping his opponent close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakowiak can't do much from the bottom here.
Obama is trying to get an arm triangle but Krakowiak is defending well.
Krakowiak tries to escape but Obama is in control.
You can see the frustration on Krakowiak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Krakowiak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Obama wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Obama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Obama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Krakowiak's coaches at School Of Fighting have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Obama is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Krakowiak knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Obama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Obama tries for a kimura but Krakowiak is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Obama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Krakowiak, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakowiak is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Krakowiak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Obama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Krakowiak wants to control but Obama postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Obama is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Krakowiak is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obama is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Krakowiak has escaped the position, nice work there.
Obama working away.
Krakowiak tries to bench press Obama off him but Obama keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krakowiak wants to control but Obama postures up.
Krakowiak tries to improve position but can't.
Krakowiak struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Obama dominated that round.
That's time! Krakowiak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Obama gets a clinch.
Obama is working Krakowiak over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krakowiak.
Obama goes for a takedown in the clinch but Krakowiak prevents it.
Obama tries to pull guard but Krakowiak won't allow it.
Krakowiak lands with a short shot to the head.
Krakowiak working hard to break the clinch.
Krakowiak stalling in the clinch but Obama improves position.
Obama tries to score a body lock takedown but Krakowiak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jacek Krakowiak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barack Obama.
Obama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krakowiak breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krakowiak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obama misses with a double jab
and Krakowiak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Obama thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakowiak scores with a leg kick.
Krakowiak throws a head kick but Obama moves out of range.
And Obama tries to counter it with a takedown but Krakowiak pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Obama with a hook.
Krakowiak ducks under a wild hook from Obama.
A little feinted left hand from Krakowiak on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Obama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obama slips a straight right by Krakowiak.
Obama scores with a body shot.
Obama shoots and misses
and Krakowiak counters with a stiff right hand.
Obama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obama missing with a left hand there. Krakowiak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krakowiak throwing a counter right hand but Obama manages to avoid it.
Obama scores with a jab.
Obama is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krakowiak.
Krakowiak throws an overhand right that lands on Obama's shoulder, as Obama tries to avoid the shot.
Jacek Krakowiak is winning the standup battle so far.
Obama misses with a hook. Krakowiak ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Obama.
Obama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obama looks to score with a jab to the body but Krakowiak is just out of range.
Krakowiak throws a head kick that misses.
Obama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krakowiak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Obama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krakowiak.
Obama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Krakowiak misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Krakowiak.
It looks like Barack Obama has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Krakowiak pushes Obama off and scrambles back to his feet.
Krakowiak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A leg kick checked by Obama.
Obama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krakowiak under the eye.
Obama ducks under a wild hook from Krakowiak.
Jab from Obama.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krakowiak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Obama.
Obama misses with a few strikes there.
Krakowiak moves out of range as Obama strikes.
Krakowiak is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Obama throws a nice looking combination but Krakowiak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Krakowiak avoids it really well and circles away.
Obama throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Krakowiak to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Krakowiak.
Obama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krakowiak.
Obama closes the distance and clinches up with Krakowiak, looking for a takedown. Obama pushes Krakowiak against the cage but Krakowiak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Obama with a poor takedown
and Krakowiak counters with a left and a right that stings Obama.
Obama is breathing heavily.
Obama misses the jab.
Obama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Krakowiak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Krakowiak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barack Obama's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Krakowiak throws a leg kick but Obama checks it.
Obama is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Obama might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Krakowiak connects with a body shot that sends Obama's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from Krakowiak misses the target.
Krakowiak scores with a sloppy right hand. Obama should have avoided that one.
Obama is rocked!
Obama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Obama is still on wobbly legs! Can Krakowiak finish him?
The crowd cheers as Krakowiak lands an impressive looking overhand right. Obama doesn't seem phased though.
Krakowiak cracks Obama with a hook to the temple - Obama is on wobbly legs here! Krakowiak swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Obama falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Krakowiak wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jacek Krakowiak!
Jacek Krakowiak retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Jacek Krakowiak, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varg Veide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes to the cage accompanied by The House of The Rising Sun - The Animals. Veide is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Taking Care of Business. Varg Veide has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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250 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Varg Veide!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker checks a leg kick.
Parker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Parker lands in his opponent's guard.
Parker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Veide, up you get!
Parker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parker blocks a jab.
Parker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veide throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parker avoids the body shot from Veide.
Parker drops down looking for a counter takedown but Veide sprawls and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Veide.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veide scoring well with a low kick there.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Veide.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Veide.
Good work by Parker as he checks the leg kick.
Veide misses the body punch
and Parker counters with a nice body shot.
Veide tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Veide looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Veide forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Veide throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Parker throws a leg kick which misses Veide's front leg but catches the back leg as Veide tries to avoid it.
Parker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Parker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Veide. Veide obviously looking to wear him down.
Veide scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Varg Veide has been cut.
Parker misses with an uppercut. Veide saw that one coming.
Veide lands with a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parker is defended easily by Veide.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veide has closed the distance and engaged Parker in a clinch.
Veide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parker avoids it.
Veide misses with the head strike.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veide.
Veide swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Veide.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Veide.
Parker trying to control the position but instead, Veide has worked for underhooks and has pushed Parker into the cage.
Veide misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veide swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veide misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veide misses with a body punch.
Veide tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veide fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Veide has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Varg Veide dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Varg Veide's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Veide waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parker.
Veide scores with a jab. Parker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Veide scores with a spinning back kick!
Parker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Veide counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Veide.
Veide misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Parker has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Veide pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Veide tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veide misses with a hook.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Veide throws a jab when Parker was well out of range.
Veide waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Veide.
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Veide cracks the inside of Parker's front leg.
Parker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Veide to score with a decent uppercut.
Parker has his takedown stuffed
and Veide counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parker thinking.
Varg Veide is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Veide.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veide throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Veide fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Veide uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parker has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Veide bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Parker is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Veide's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Veide closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Veide cracks Parker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Parker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Veide finish him?
Parker is rocked!
Veide instigates a clinch.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker blocks an elbow strike.
Parker seems to have got his legs back now.
Parker's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Parker trying to control the position but instead, Veide has worked for underhooks and has pushed Parker into the cage.
A short left from Parker.
Veide misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Veide pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Veide turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Veide tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Veide misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veide throws a lazy right hand but Parker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veide lands a body shot.
Good leg kick by Veide there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Parker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Veide. Veide obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Parker misses.
Varg Veide seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Veide. Parker shrugs it off though.
Parker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Veide. Veide obviously looking to wear him down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Veide throws a lazy right hand but Parker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Varg Veide showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Varg Veide'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. This is the final round!
Veide cracks Parker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Parker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Veide misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
As Veide looks to move away, Parker throws a big counter combo but Veide just gets out of the way.
Parker moves forwards but Veide connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Veide takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Veide, right into the meat.
Veide cracks Parker with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veide tries a head kick but it misses.
Veide lands with a right that hurts Parker. Parker looks to clinch but Veide throws a short knee that drops Parker. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Varg Veide!
Varg Veide 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mase Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tinashe Chukwuma has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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266 lbs
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275 lbs
30 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tinashe Chukwuma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mase Force!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Force ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Force lands a front kick.
Force rushes Chukwuma and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chukwuma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Force working aggressively here.
Chukwuma lands with a right to the head.
Chukwuma misses with a punch to the body.
Force struggles to land a body shot inside as Chukwuma controls his hands.
Chukwuma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chukwuma tries to circle away but Force has him pinned against the cage.
Force blocks an elbow strike.
Chukwuma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Force struggles to land a body shot inside as Chukwuma controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Force working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chukwuma tries to break free but Force pushes him back against the cage.
Force misses with a hook to the ribs.
Force misses with a hook from the clinch.
Force tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chukwuma breaks from the clinch.
Chukwuma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Force.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Force.
Force lands a leg kick that knocks Chukwuma off balance momentarily.
Force throws an off balance right hand
and Chukwuma counters with a low kick, right behind Force 's knee.
Chukwuma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chukwuma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Force.
Force scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big left from Force misses.
Chukwuma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Force in his tracks.
A left lands for Chukwuma.
Force swings widly with a right hand
and Chukwuma counters with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chukwuma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A bone on bone clash there as Chukwuma blocks the leg kick.
Chukwuma is looking to slow Force down with leg kicks.
Chukwuma misses with a kick to the body
and Force counters with a nice uppercut.
Chukwuma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Force doesn't seem bothered though.
Chukwuma scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma ducks under a wild hook from Force.
Chukwuma 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.
Chukwuma throws a looping overhand right but Force ducks down to avoid it.
Chukwuma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chukwuma throws the kick towards the body but Force avoids it.
Force throws a leg kick but Chukwuma checks it.
Force 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.
Chukwuma missing with a left hand there. Force was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Force misses with a hook.
Chukwuma tries to land a leg kick but Force saw it coming and moves away.
Chukwuma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chukwuma motions for Force to come forward. Chukwuma throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Force uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chukwuma.
Good leg kick by Force there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Force misses with a looping left.
Force is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Chukwuma throws a body kick that misses.
Chukwuma misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Force throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chukwuma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body kick from Chukwuma.
Donk. Chukwuma catches Force right on the button with a cross.
Force lands a right hook to the body.
Force throws a shot to the body.
Chukwuma fakes the leg kick and cracks Force in the body.
Chukwuma seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Chukwuma defending well as Force loads up on a big left hand.
Chukwuma tried to counter with a leg kick but Force avoided it.
Chukwuma staying out of range there.
Chukwuma was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chukwuma throws a wild body kick that Force sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Force misses.
Chukwuma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Force.
Force connects with a single shot there.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Force moves in looking to clinch but Chukwuma pushes him off.
Force lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Tinashe Chukwuma has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Force scores with a hook.
Chukwuma ducks under a wild hook from Force.
Chukwuma went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Force connects with a single shot there.
Force scoring well with a low kick there.
Chukwuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chukwuma misses the shot to the body.
Chukwuma slips a jab and a cross from Force.
Chukwuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Force moves away.
Force uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Force swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Force.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chukwuma swats away the attempt to clinch by Force.
Force lands a really nice looking cross but Chukwuma seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mase Force dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tinashe Chukwuma's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chukwuma connects with a body shot.
Chukwuma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Force waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chukwuma.
Chukwuma throws a hook but Force blocks it.
Force throws out a counter right but Chukwuma avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick from Chukwuma misses.
Chukwuma staying out of range there.
Chukwuma appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chukwuma. Force does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chukwuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Force moves away.
Mase Force seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Force misses.
Nice defenses there by Force.
A punch lands to the side of Force 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chukwuma thuds a left hand into Force's body.
Chukwuma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mase Force seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chukwuma looks to throw the jab but Force is out of range.
Chukwuma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Force.
Chukwuma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Force swings for the body but Chukwuma moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Chukwuma finds it's way through Force's defenses.
A slow jab from Force misses its intended target.
Force throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Force dodges the punch combination from Chukwuma.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Force checks a leg kick.
Chukwuma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Force throws an overhand right that lands on Chukwuma's shoulder, as Chukwuma tries to avoid the shot.
Chukwuma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chukwuma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Force throws a leg kick that misses.
Force throws a jab when Chukwuma was well out of range.
Oooooh!!! Force has knocked Chukwuma down with a huge combo! Force steps away and waves a wobbly Chukwuma back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Chukwuma is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Force goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And Chukwuma counters with a quick kick to the body but Force blocks it.
Oh Chukwuma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chukwuma seems to have got his legs back now.
Force misses with a straight left.
Chukwuma appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Force lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chukwuma's sensitive parts.
A jab lands there for Chukwuma.
Force turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Force throws a body punch but Chukwuma moves out of range.
Force is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chukwuma.
Force on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chukwuma scores with a hook to the body. Force takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Force throws a body punch but Chukwuma moves out of range.
Chukwuma misses with a low kick.
Chukwuma defending well as Force loads up on a big left hand.
Chukwuma misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Chukwuma coming out on top.
Chukwuma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chukwuma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chukwuma throws a head kick but Force moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Force.
Chukwuma was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chukwuma blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Chukwuma tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Force swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chukwuma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Force pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chukwuma thows a body kick. Force tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chukwuma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Force on the side of the head.
Nice shot by Chukwuma.
Force blocks the body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Force blocks the leg kick.
Chukwuma throws a lazy right hand but Force sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chukwuma takes a swing at Force's ribcage but misses.
Force swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Force moves out of range of the body kick from Chukwuma.
Force feints a counter leg kick.
Chukwuma throws a body kick that misses
and Force counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Force.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Force misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chukwuma manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Chukwuma misses its intended target.
Chukwuma on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chukwuma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Chukwuma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chukwuma connects with a right hand. Force shakes it off.
Force looks to land a left hand but Chukwuma moved out of range nicely.
Chukwuma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Force! But no joy.
Force misses with a looping left.
Chukwuma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Force flicks out a counter leg kick but Chukwuma steps away.
Force scores with a nice head shot.
Chukwuma misses with a looping right.
Force misses with a double jab
and Chukwuma counters with a nice uppercut.
Chukwuma tries a low kick but Force avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tinashe Chukwuma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tinashe Chukwuma's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Force throws a lazy uppercut
and Chukwuma counters with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick
and Force counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chukwuma's knee momentarily.
Chukwuma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Force moves out of range of the strikes.
Force lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Force buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chukwuma throws a shot to the body.
Chukwuma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chukwuma is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Force clinches.
A short right from Chukwuma on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Force.
Force has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chukwuma.
Force working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Force scores with a nice short uppercut.
Force scores with a nice hook to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chukwuma cracks Force with a nice body shot.
Chukwuma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Force is trying to stall.
Chukwuma throws a punch but it's blocked by Force.
Chukwuma missing with knees to the body.
Chukwuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Force.
Force working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Force misses with a body punch.
Force throws a punch but it's blocked by Chukwuma.
Force cracks Chukwuma with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Force lands a body shot.
Force misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chukwuma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Force's brow.
Chukwuma's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Stalling in the clinch from Force.
Force lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Force fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Force lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chukwuma or not.
A short body shot lands from Force as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Force on the inside.
Force creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Chukwuma with a big uppercut! Chukwuma tries to clinch up but Force pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Chukwuma to the mat! Chukwuma covers up and Force unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mase Force!
Mase Force is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Mase Force thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Cortes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PePe Hapitchou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hapitchou has chosen Blackalicious - Sky is falling as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Ferdinand Cortes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, PePe Hapitchou!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hapitchou lands a slapping body shot.
Cortes throws a push kick but Hapitchou slaps the foot to one side.
Cortes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
PePe Hapitchou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hapitchou. That did some damage!
Cortes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hapitchou blocks a low kick nicely.
Hapitchou appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cortes misses with a body shot.
Cortes lands a head kick!
Cortes motions for Hapitchou to come forward. Cortes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Cortes.
Hapitchou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortes throws out the jab.
Cortes tries to land a body kick
and Hapitchou counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Hapitchou.
Cortes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wolf Training Lair in the buildup to the fight.
Hapitchou attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cortes misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortes scoring well with a low kick there.
Hapitchou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hapitchou takes a swing at Cortes's ribcage but misses.
Cortes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hapitchou throws a looping overhand right but Cortes ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Hapitchou finds it's way through Cortes's defenses.
Hapitchou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hapitchou.
Cortes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hapitchou connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cortes scrambles back to his feet.
Hapitchou looks to land a left hand but Cortes moved out of range nicely.
Cortes misses with a body shot.
Hapitchou moves out of range as Cortes strikes.
Cortes tries to move into range but Hapitchou moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cortes throws an overhand right that lands on Hapitchou's shoulder, as Hapitchou tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Hapitchou tenderised Cortes's leg. Cortes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hapitchou misses with a series of wild punches.
Cortes tries to clinch there but Hapitchou circles away.
Cortes throws a leg kick but Hapitchou sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cortes throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou throws out a loose jab but Cortes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hapitchou moves out of range as Cortes strikes.
Hapitchou feints a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortes connects with a nice looking jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hapitchou.
Cortes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hapitchou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cortes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hapitchou on the side of the head.
Hapitchou getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cortes tries to move into range but Hapitchou moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cortes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cortes moves away from the strike by Hapitchou.
Cortes tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortes is looking to score with low kicks.
Cortes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortes just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortes throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Hapitchou as he checks the leg kick.
Hapitchou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortes.
Cortes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hapitchou checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cortes lands with an overhand left.
Cortes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hapitchou ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cortes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cortes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hapitchou connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cortes scrambles back to his feet.
Cortes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cortes throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortes throws a body kick that misses.
Hapitchou moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortes backing away here, and Hapitchou unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hapitchou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cortes moves out of range of the body kick.
Cortes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou avoids the body shot from Cortes.
Cortes moves out of range of the leg kick from Hapitchou.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Cortes.
Hapitchou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Hapitchou tenderised Cortes's leg. Cortes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hapitchou throws a head kick but Cortes moves out of range.
Cortes misses the body punch
and Hapitchou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hapitchou fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cortes.
Cortes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hapitchou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hapitchou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortes throws out the jab.
Hapitchou has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hapitchou takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortes throws a body punch but Hapitchou moves out of range.
Hapitchou throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cortes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hapitchou checks a leg kick.
Hapitchou appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but PePe Hapitchou will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cortes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cortes tries to land a front kick but Hapitchou steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cortes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Cortes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hapitchou walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cortes. That's going to slow Hapitchou down.
Cortes throws a leg kick that misses.
Cortes throws out a powerful jab.
Cortes moves forwards but Hapitchou connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cortes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hapitchou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortes.
Cortes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hapitchou misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cortes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cortes avoids the body shot from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou throws a body punch but Cortes moves out of range.
Cortes scores with a spinning back kick!
Hapitchou turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Cortes finds it's way through Hapitchou's defenses.
Hapitchou just misses with a punch to the body.
Hapitchou misses with an uppercut. Cortes saw that one coming.
Cortes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hapitchou takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hapitchou scores with a nice strike.
Cortes misses the shot to the body.
Cortes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hapitchou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hapitchou misses with a low kick.
Cortes misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hapitchou misses the target.
Hapitchou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortes.
Hapitchou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hapitchou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hapitchou takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou misses with a wild body shot.
Cortes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hapitchou's sensitive parts.
A jab from Hapitchou misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Cortes misses.
Cortes lands a jab to Hapitchou's midsection.
Hapitchou keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cortes misses the shot to the body.
Cortes misses the shot to the body.
Hapitchou looks to land a right hand but Cortes moved out of range.
Cortes looks to land a right hand but Hapitchou moved out of range.
Cortes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hapitchou.
A slow jab from Hapitchou misses its intended target.
Cortes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Cortes misses
and Hapitchou counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hapitchou moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hapitchou's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheers as Hapitchou lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cortes doesn't seem phased though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cortes.
Hapitchou connects with a jab.
Cortes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hapitchou throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cortes throws a chopping leg kick but Hapitchou manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Cortes.
Hapitchou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortes.
Hapitchou looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hapitchou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hapitchou moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hapitchou cracks Cortes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hapitchou gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cortes connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cortes blocks a jab.
Hapitchou lands a glancing blow to the side of Cortes's head.
Cortes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cortes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hapitchou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hapitchou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortes.
It seemed like Hapitchou was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hapitchou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cortes throwing a counter right hand but Hapitchou manages to avoid it.
Cortes thuds a left hand into Hapitchou's body.
Hapitchou on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hapitchou throws an overhand right that lands on Cortes's shoulder, as Cortes tries to avoid the shot.
Cortes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hapitchou swings for the body but Cortes moves out of range.
Ferdinand Cortes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hapitchou throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ferdinand Cortes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cortes throws a shot to the body.
Cortes lands a leg kick that knocks Hapitchou off balance momentarily.
Hapitchou throws a body kick that misses.
Cortes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hapitchou blocks a jab.
Cortes just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Hapitchou misses.
Hapitchou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A cross from Hapitchou lands.
Hapitchou throws the kick towards the body but Cortes avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hapitchou moves out of range of the body kick from Cortes.
Hapitchou follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hapitchou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortes.
Hapitchou throws out a counter right but Cortes avoids it with no problem.
Hapitchou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortes throws a poor cross that misses
and Hapitchou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hapitchou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hapitchou throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortes.
Hapitchou misses with a right hand
letting Cortes counter with a right hand.
Hapitchou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortes.
Cortes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hapitchou bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cortes's head backwards.
Cortes throws a hook to the side of Hapitchou's head but Hapitchou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortes slips under a jab from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hapitchou.
Hapitchou scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cortes.
Cortes moves away from the strike by Hapitchou.
Hapitchou throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cortes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hapitchou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou is looking to land body kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hapitchou's calf.
Hapitchou misses with a hook. Cortes ducked under it nicely.
Hapitchou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortes.
Cortes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cortes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hapitchou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cortes missing with a left hand there. Hapitchou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Hapitchou on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hapitchou avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hapitchou throws the left hand but Cortes avoids the punch easily.
Cortes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A countering left hand to the body from Hapitchou misses.
Cortes throws a lazy body kick
and Hapitchou counters with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hapitchou, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Hapitchou.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortes. Hapitchou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hapitchou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortes checks the leg kick.
Hapitchou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortes was well out of range. Poor timing from Hapitchou.
Cortes wants to slow Hapitchou down by chopping away at his legs.
Cortes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hapitchou throws out the jab.
Hapitchou scores with a body shot.
Hapitchou misses with a looping right.
Hapitchou throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hapitchou misses with a wild body shot.
Hapitchou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortes was well out of range. Poor timing from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cortes swings for the body but Hapitchou moves out of range.
Hapitchou throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hapitchou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hapitchou throws out the jab.
Cortes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hapitchou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hapitchou takes one to the side of the head.
Cortes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cortes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hapitchou throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cortes lands a jab to Hapitchou's midsection.
Cortes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cortes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hapitchou. Hapitchou circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cortes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hapitchou if he has to take too many more of those.
Hapitchou swings for the body but Cortes moves out of range.
Cortes is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but PePe Hapitchou just about did enough to take it.
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.
Hapitchou misses with a low kick as Cortes jumps back.
Hapitchou catches Cortes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cortes catches Hapitchou with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Cortes misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Cortes misses the target.
Cortes throws a right hand that Hapitchou ducks under and follows up with a left that Hapitchou also avoids with ease.
Cortes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cortes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hapitchou lands an overhand right.
Cortes throws a solid leg kick but Hapitchou takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortes. Hapitchou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hapitchou throws a low kick but Cortes moves out of range easily.
Cortes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hapitchou's head.
Cortes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hapitchou can pounce on him.
Cortes loads up on a big right hand but Hapitchou slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hapitchou lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hapitchou blocks the body kick.
Hapitchou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortes.
Cortes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cortes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hapitchou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortes lands with a cross.
Cortes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hapitchou looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hapitchou takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cortes throws a body kick that misses.
Cortes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cortes tries to land a front kick but Hapitchou steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cortes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hapitchou.
Cortes just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou swings for the body but Cortes moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hapitchou misses the shot to the body.
Cortes throws a looping overhand right but Hapitchou ducks down to avoid it.
Hapitchou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cortes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cortes.
Hapitchou pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hapitchou lands a jab to Cortes's midsection.
Cortes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cortes looks to land a right hand but Hapitchou moved out of range.
Cortes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cortes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cortes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hapitchou cracks Cortes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortes throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Cortes misses.
Cortes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cortes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hapitchou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hapitchou blocks a low kick nicely.
Hapitchou avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cortes lands a right hook to the body.
Cortes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hapitchou. That one must have hurt.
Hapitchou throws a sloppy head kick and Cortes moves out of range easily.
Cortes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hapitchou is out of range and Cortes settles back down.
Hapitchou misses with a right hand
and Cortes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hapitchou thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortes staying out of range there.
Hapitchou slips under a jab.
Hapitchou scores with a nice head shot.
Hapitchou misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cortes connects with a leg kick. Hapitchou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cortes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cortes.
Hapitchou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortes moves away.
Cortes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hapitchou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hapitchou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hapitchou lands a jab.
Cortes misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ferdinand Cortes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hapitchou takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hapitchou throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cortes. Hapitchou shrugs it off though.
Hapitchou takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cortes throws a lazy right hand but Hapitchou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cortes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hapitchou was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortes.
Hapitchou connects with an inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Cortes blocks the low kick.
Cortes checks a leg kick.
Cortes misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Cortes does it's job there.
Cortes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortes throws a lazy uppercut
and Hapitchou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hapitchou takes a swing at Cortes's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cortes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hapitchou throws a shot from downtown. Cortes moves away and avoids it.
Cortes misses with a kick to the body
letting Hapitchou counter with a right hand.
Cortes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hapitchou is able to avoid easily.
Cortes cracks the inside of Hapitchou's front leg.
Hapitchou clobbers Cortes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cortes lands a nice looking body shot.
Cortes connects with an inside leg kick.
Cortes throws a low kick but Hapitchou moves out of range easily.
Cortes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hapitchou.
Cortes misses with a looping left.
Cortes ducks under a wild hook from Hapitchou.
Cortes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cortes misses with the body kick
and Hapitchou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cortes thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortes lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Cortes finds it's way through Hapitchou's defenses.
Cortes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hapitchou doesn't seem bothered though.
Cortes throws a body punch but Hapitchou moves out of range.
Hapitchou misses with a body shot.
Hapitchou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hapitchou missing with a left hand there. Cortes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hapitchou with a jab.
Hapitchou throws a body shot but no joy.
Hapitchou throws a shot from downtown. Cortes moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Cortes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hapitchou.
Cortes is looking to chop away at Hapitchou's legs.
Hapitchou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hapitchou has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cortes.
A telegraphed right hand from Cortes misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hapitchou.
The crowd cheers as Hapitchou lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cortes doesn't seem phased though.
Cortes connects with a solid leg kick.
Hapitchou misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortes misses the target.
Hapitchou lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some bone on bone action there as Hapitchou checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hapitchou avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A shot to the body from Cortes misses
and Hapitchou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hapitchou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cortes.
Hapitchou just misses with a punch to the body.
Hapitchou throws a shot from downtown. Cortes moves away and avoids it.
Cortes moves away from the strike by Hapitchou.
Cortes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hapitchou manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou lands a jab to the head.
Cortes with a jab.
Cortes scores with a push kick.
Cortes misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortes cracks Hapitchou with an open hand slap.
Cortes moves out of range as Hapitchou strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hapitchou.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortes 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 Hapitchou has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hapitchou and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cortes misses with a leg kick
and Hapitchou counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Cortes misses.
A jab from Hapitchou finds it's way through Cortes's defenses.
Cortes throws an off balance right hand
letting Hapitchou counter with a right hand.
Cortes swings widly with a right hand
and Hapitchou counters with an inside leg 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 Ferdinand Cortes.
Well Cortes 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:46
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferdinand Cortes!
Ferdinand Cortes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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