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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
214 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
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186 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Sucre takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Esposito throws a sloppy body shot
letting De Sucre counter with a right hand.
De Sucre slips a jab from Esposito.
De Sucre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Sucre scores with a jab to the head.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Sucre stuns Esposito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Esposito scores with a jab to the body.
De Sucre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Espositos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Sucre throws a hook but Esposito avoids it easily.
De Sucre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Esposito takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito moves away from the strike by De Sucre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
We've been informed that Esposito has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Esposito scores with a nice head shot.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito jabs De Sucre right on the nose. De Sucre blinks but takes it well.
De Sucre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Esposito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from De Sucre misses
so Esposito counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Esposito throwing strikes but missing.
Esposito looking to pass the guard.
Esposito wants to control from the top but De Sucre keeps moving.
Esposito won't allow De Sucre to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Esposito is controlling him.
De Sucre wants to sweep here but Esposito controlling him for the moment.
De Sucre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Esposito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Sucre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Esposito's calf.
De Sucre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands with an overhand left.
De Sucre checks a leg kick.
Javier Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Sucre to score with a decent uppercut.
De Sucre thuds his shin into the meat of Esposito's side.
De Sucre throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Sucre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Esposito fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Sucre checks it well.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Esposito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Esposito lands with a shot to the body.
Esposito throws an off balance right hand
and De Sucre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Sucre just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Esposito's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Esposito swings for the body but De Sucre moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Sucre blocks a head kick by Esposito.
De Sucre throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Esposito.
Esposito fails with a takedown attempt.
Esposito throws a hook to the side of De Sucre's head but De Sucre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Sucre thuds his shin into the meat of Esposito's side.
A solid body kick from De Sucre.
De Sucre is looking to clinch.
Esposito counters with a body kick.
Esposito scores with a hook.
De Sucre pushes Esposito away with a front kick.
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 Antonio Jose De Sucre will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Esposito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Sucre was well out of range. Poor timing from Esposito.
Esposito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Sucre.
De Sucre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Esposito throws a shot to the body.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as De Sucre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Esposito doesn't seem phased though.
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but De Sucre is just out of range.
Esposito looks to land a right hand but De Sucre moved out of range.
Esposito misses with a takedown attempt - De Sucre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Esposito is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Sucre rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Sucre lands a lovely overhand right.
De Sucre slips a straight right by Esposito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Esposito connects with a jab.
A jab from Esposito does it's job there.
De Sucre keeps Esposito at a distance using the push kick.
De Sucre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Sucre lands a really nice looking cross but Esposito seems unphased.
De Sucre lands a jab to the nose.
Esposito drops his hands momentarily and De Sucre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Esposito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito misses with a looping left.
Esposito moves forwards but De Sucre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Sucre is looking to land body kicks.
De Sucre is looking to land body kicks.
Esposito drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Sucre defends it well.
Esposito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Sucre scores with a nice head shot.
Esposito decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Esposito throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Esposito prevents De Sucre from improving his position.
Esposito seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Sucre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Esposito is figuring out what he wants to do next.
De Sucre makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Sucre.
De Sucre wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Esposito throwing strikes but missing.
De Sucre pulls Esposito in close to his closed guard and prevents Esposito from doing any damage or advancing position.
De Sucre wants to stand up but Esposito is controlling him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Sucre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Esposito manages to get himself to full guard.
Esposito wants to sweep but no luck.
Esposito keeping full guard, as De Sucre tries to pass.
De Sucre would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
De Sucre gets to his feet. Esposito looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
De Sucre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice combination there by De Sucre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Jose De Sucre dominated that second round.
That's time! De Sucre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Esposito throws a wild body kick that De Sucre sees coming a mile off.
De Sucre appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is winning the standup battle so far.
De Sucre misses with a body kick.
Esposito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Sucre.
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
De Sucre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A good leg kick by De Sucre.
Esposito misses with a hook. De Sucre ducked under it nicely.
Esposito throws a jab when De Sucre was well out of range.
De Sucre throwing a counter right hand but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Esposito swings for the body but De Sucre moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Sucre lands a nice looking body kick.
Esposito throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Sucre's head.
De Sucre lands with a nice body kick.
Esposito swings widly with a right hand
and De Sucre counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Sucre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Esposito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Sucre slips a straight right by Esposito.
De Sucre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Sucre. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Sucre.
De Sucre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crunch! De Sucre slams his shin into Esposito's torso.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Sucre.
Nice jab there from De Sucre.
Javier Esposito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Esposito is trying to stall.
De Sucre misses with the head strike.
Esposito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Sucre avoids the head kick by Esposito.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito misses with a body punch
and De Sucre counters with a thumping low kick.
De Sucre misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Esposito. That's going to slow De Sucre down.
Esposito digs a good body shot into De Sucre's ribs.
De Sucre looks for the body kick but Esposito saw that one coming.
Esposito with the counter takedown but De Sucre avoids it easily.
De Sucre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito.
Esposito lands with a nice body punch.
De Sucre ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre blocks a jab.
De Sucre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
De Sucre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Sucre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Esposito counters with an outside leg kick.
Esposito misses with a hook.
De Sucre scores with a push kick.
Esposito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Sucre.
Esposito misses with a right hand
and De Sucre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Esposito thinking.
De Sucre scores with a sloppy right hand. Esposito should have avoided that one.
Esposito shoots for a takedown but De Sucre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jab by De Sucre.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito walks into a stiff left hand from De Sucre.
De Sucre misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Sucre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Esposito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Esposito throws a body shot but no joy.
Esposito shoots in for a takedown but De Sucre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Esposito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Sucre moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Sucre wants to clinch up but Esposito keeps it at a distance.
Esposito looks to throw a body kick
letting De Sucre counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Esposito misses
and De Sucre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Sucre misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Jose De Sucre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Sucre, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Jose De Sucre!
After winning the bout, Antonio Jose De Sucre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Sayonara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliitti Paavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayonara comes to the cage accompanied by Edge Of The Blade. Paavo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Brother Firetribe - Winner Takes It All. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
147 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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137 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliitti Paavo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayonara avoids the body shot from Paavo.
Sayonara lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Sayonara.
Sayonara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paavo moves into the clinch successfully.
Sayonara struggles to land a body shot inside as Paavo controls his hands.
Sayonara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sayonara backwards.
I was talking to Sayonara's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Paavo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sayonara backwards.
Paavo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sayonara misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sayonara.
Paavo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sayonara's elbow.
Sayonara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Sayonara.
Paavo cracks Sayonara with a nice body shot.
Sayonara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paavo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paavo lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayonara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sayonara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sayonara lands a nice uppercut.
Paavo lands a right hand.
Sayonara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sayonara misses with a knee strike.
Paavo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sayonara.
Sayonara misses with a punch on the inside.
Sayonara throws a punch but it's blocked by Paavo.
Paavo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paavo has a couple of punches blocked by Sayonara.
Sayonara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paavo lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paavo.
Paavo digs a right hand into Sayonara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sayonara's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sayonara.
Sayonara struggles to land a body shot inside as Paavo controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sayonara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paavo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paavo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paavo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paavo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sayonara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sayonara.
Sayonara stalling the fight.
Paavo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paavo misses with the head strike.
Sayonara tries to work over Paavo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sayonara struggles to land a body shot inside as Paavo controls his hands.
Sayonara tries to throw a body punch but Paavo avoids it by throwing Sayonara back against the cage.
Paavo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paavo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sayonara prevents a body shot from Paavo.
Sayonara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paavo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sayonara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sayonara tries to throw a body punch but Paavo avoids it by throwing Sayonara back against the cage.
Sayonara stalling the fight.
Paavo tries to work over Sayonara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paavo misses with a punch on the inside.
Sayonara misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara tries to stall but Paavo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sayonara is leaning against Paavo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Paavo lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Sayonara.
A head punch on the inside from Paavo fails to land.
Paavo prevents a body shot from Sayonara.
Sayonara blocks an uppercut.
Paavo lands with a left to the head.
Paavo gets through Sayonara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sayonara tries to stall but Paavo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sayonara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sayonara throws a jab but it's blocked by Paavo.
Sayonara throws a low kick, looking for Paavo's leg but Paavo calmly moves out of range.
Good work by Paavo as he checks the leg kick.
Paavo misses the jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Sayonara finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sayonara just misses with a punch to the body.
Paavo moves out of range of the leg kick from Sayonara.
Paavo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paavo blocks a low kick nicely.
Sayonara slips a jab from Paavo.
Paavo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paavo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice jab there from Paavo.
Paavo misses with a shot to the body
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paavo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayonara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Paavo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Paavo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice cross by Sayonara.
Paavo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Sayonara misses
and Paavo counters with a nice body kick.
Sayonara scores with a nice body kick.
Sayonara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Paavo will feel that in the morning.
Paavo throws a body kick that misses.
Sayonara feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Paavo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sayonara throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Paavo counter with a right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eliitti Paavo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sayonara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paavo throws out a leg kick but Sayonara moves out of range and Paavo only half commits.
Sayonara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paavo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sayonara's calf.
Sayonara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paavo.
Paavo works Sayonara's body with a nice hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Paavo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sayonara moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Paavo is predictable there
and Sayonara counters with a nice uppercut.
Sayonara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paavo throws a leg kick but Sayonara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paavo tries to clinch there but Sayonara circles away.
Nice defenses there by Sayonara.
Sayonara tries to land a front kick but Paavo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paavo misses with a left hand
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo throws an overhand right that lands on Sayonara's shoulder, as Sayonara tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Sayonara misses the target.
Sayonara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paavo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Paavo misses with a body kick.
Paavo moves out of range of the body kick.
Sayonara is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jab from Sayonara.
Sayonara thumps Paavo with a low kick.
Eliitti Paavo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paavo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayonara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Paavo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sayonara's sensitive parts.
Sayonara digs a good hook to Paavo's body.
Paavo moves into the clinch.
Sayonara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eliitti Paavo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sayonara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo blocks a body shot from Sayonara.
Paavo presses Sayonara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paavo scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paavo misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sayonara lands a leg kick that knocks Paavo off balance momentarily.
Sayonara throws the kick towards the body but Paavo avoids it.
Sayonara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sayonara throws a body punch but Paavo moves out of range.
Sayonara connects with a crisp jab.
Sayonara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sayonara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paavo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paavo feints and then cracks Sayonara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sayonara down.
Decent striking displayed by Paavo there.
Sayonara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paavo forces Sayonara back against the cage and clinches.
Paavo throws a head punch that misses.
Paavo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sayonara controls his hands.
Sayonara tries to throw a body punch but Paavo avoids it by throwing Sayonara back against the cage.
Sayonara tries to throw a body punch but Paavo avoids it by throwing Sayonara back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paavo.
Paavo misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara breaks the clinch.
Paavo throws a lazy head kick
and Sayonara counters with a solid body kick.
Jiri Sayonara is winning the standup battle so far.
Paavo misses with a left hand
and Sayonara counters with a stiff right hand.
Paavo throws a solid leg kick but Sayonara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Paavo.
A good leg kick by Paavo.
Sayonara connects with a crisp jab.
Paavo is looking to clinch.
Sayonara scores with a decent looking hook.
Good exchange - Paavo coming out on top.
Sayonara throws a leg kick that misses.
Sayonara throws a body punch but Paavo moves out of range.
Paavo takes a swing at Sayonara's ribcage but misses.
Sayonara looks to land a left hand but Paavo moved out of range nicely.
Sayonara misses the shot to the body.
Paavo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sayonara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Paavo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sayonara scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sayonara looks to land a body kick but Paavo moved away.
A shot to the body from Paavo misses
letting Sayonara counter with a right hand.
Sayonara misses with a low kick.
Sayonara throws a series of punches but Paavo avoids them all with ease.
Sayonara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paavo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sayonara scrambles back to his feet.
Paavo tries to clinch
and Sayonara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paavo throws a lazy right hand but Sayonara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sayonara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sayonara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paavo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Paavo stalks Sayonara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sayonara's face. Sayonara staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Jiri Sayonara has been cut.
Paavo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sayonara is rocked!
Sayonara misses with a straight left.
Oh Sayonara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paavo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sayonara misses with a body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paavo creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sayonara's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sayonara drops to his knees and Paavo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eliitti Paavo!
A very excited looking Eliitti Paavo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuka Fuujin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuujin has chosen GAMBLER as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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34
159 lbs
37 - 23 - 0 |
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28
146 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuka Fuujin!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler scores with a jab to the body.
Chandler with a jab.
Fuujin scores with a nice right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chandler.
Fuujin moves away from the strike by Chandler.
Fuujin instigates a clinch.
Chandler misses with a punch on the inside.
Fuujin tries a body shot but Chandler blocks it.
Chandler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fuujin.
I was talking to Chandler's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fuujin blocks a body shot from Chandler.
Chandler is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fuujin blocking some punches.
Chandler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chandler working aggressively here.
Fuujin pushes Chandler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chandler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fuujin avoiding damage as Chandler throws knees to the body.
Chandler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chandler.
Fuujin misses with a low kick as Chandler jumps back.
Chandler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fuujin looks for the body kick but Chandler saw that one coming.
Chandler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fuujin.
Marcus Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chandler.
Fuujin lands with a straight right. Chandler didn't see that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Fuujin blocks the low kick.
Chandler swings for the body but Fuujin moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Fuujin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fuujin.
Chandler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuujin.
Fuujin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fuujin connects with a high kick.
Chandler is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fuujin's head.
A leg kick checked by Fuujin.
Fuujin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chandler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Fuujin.
Fuujin throws a body shot but no joy.
Chandler throws the kick towards the body but Fuujin avoids it.
Fuujin moves out of range of the strikes.
Chandler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chandler throws the left hand but Fuujin avoids the punch easily.
Fuujin thinks about the counter body kick.
Fuujin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chandler.
Fuujin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chandler's head.
Good leg kick by Fuujin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chandler digs a good hook to Fuujin's body.
Chandler misses with a looping right.
Jab from Fuujin.
Oh Chandler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marcus Chandler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuujin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fuujin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chandler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fuujin scrambles back to his feet.
Fuujin drops Chandler with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Chandler! Fuujin dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazuka Fuujin!
After winning the bout, Kazuka Fuujin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Better's entrance music is Mother by Danzig. A fine choice. Jone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by If you smell!. Jack Jone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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28
185 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Better!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Jone!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Better throws a sloppy head kick and Jone moves out of range easily.
Better tries to clinch but Jone is having none of it.
Better throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Jone finds it's target.
Better swats away the attempt to clinch by Jone.
We've been informed that Jone has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Better takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jone throws a lazy right hand but Better sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jone swings widly with a right hand
and Jone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jone throws out a powerful jab.
Better bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Better dives in and scores a takedown into Jone's guard.
Jone is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Better can't find room to land a body shot as Jone controls the action.
Better throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jone blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better landing knees to the body.
Jone lands a nice shot to the body.
Jone scores with a shoulder strike.
Jone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Better tries to land a knee to the head but Jone blocks with his arms.
Jone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Better blocks an uppercut.
Better manages to break the clinch.
Better misses with an uppercut.
Jone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Better tries to work over Jone's front leg with a kick but Jone checks it.
Jone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Better closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jone blocking some punches.
Jone lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jone tries to land knees in the clinch but Better avoids the damage to the body.
Better tries to land a knee to the head but Jone blocks with his arms.
Better's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jone misses the jab.
Jone darts in and clinches Better up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Better.
Better stalls.
Jone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Better backwards.
It looks like Evan Better has been cut.
Jone digs a right hand underneath Better's ribcage. Better let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Better throws a punch but it's blocked by Jone.
Better on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jone tries to throw a body punch but Better avoids it by throwing Jone back against the cage.
Jone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jone scores with a shot to the side of Better's head.
Better lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jone has a couple of punches blocked by Better.
Jone throws a head punch that misses.
Better tries to pull guard but Jone forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jone scores with a shoulder strike.
Jone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Better.
A nice left hand lands by Jone.
Jone throws a head punch that misses.
Better managing to block the knees to the body from Jone.
Jone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Better tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Better with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jone prevents a body shot from Better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Better with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Better blocking some punches.
Jone throws a head punch that misses.
Jone throws a head punch that misses.
Jone lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Better blocking some punches.
Jone prevents Better from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jone landing knees to the body.
Jone misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Better obliges.
Better scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Jone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Better's cut.
That's time! Better's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Better looking to score a takedown here. Jone is defending well but Better drives through and ends up in Jone's guard.
Better trying to control but Jone is working from the bottom.
Better stays in close to Jone's body and controls the position.
Better with a nice head shot there.
Better has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Better wants to control from the top but Jone keeps moving.
Better is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jone is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jone manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jone wants to slow Better down by chopping away at his legs.
Better throws a lazy body kick
and Jone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jone swings for the body but Better moves out of range.
Better throws a lazy head kick
and Jone counters with a stiff right hand.
Better takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Better is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jone feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Better sprawling to the canvas! Better rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jone finish him?!
Oh Better is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jone throws an overhand right that drops Better like a sack of potatoes! Jone dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Jone!
A relieved looking Jack Jone thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Evan Better spoke after the fight, saying 'Lucky, lucky, lucky.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Koscielski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koscielski comes to the cage accompanied by Bone Thugs n Harmony - Thuggish Ruggish Bone . White is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ASAP Ferg - Dump Dump. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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25
212 lbs
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25
209 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Antoni Koscielski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cruz White!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from White misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koscielski.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koscielski.
A swing and a miss from Koscielski.
White tries to clinch but Koscielski moves out of range.
White throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Koscielski throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from White tenderised Koscielski's leg. Koscielski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koscielski throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koscielski misses with a straight right.
Koscielski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White moves away from the strike by Koscielski.
Koscielski backing away here, and White unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
White cracks Koscielski with a good jab.
Koscielski swings for the body but White moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Koscielski if he has to take too many more of those.
Koscielski is really struggling to find his range with his punches. White's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
White tries to land a front kick but Koscielski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koscielski lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
White 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.
Koscielski scores with a jab to the head.
White misses with a wild body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Koscielski has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
White 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.
White looks to throw the jab but Koscielski is out of range.
Koscielski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
White slips a straight right by Koscielski.
Koscielski moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWhite.
A combination from Koscielski does no damage.
A shot to the liver by Koscielski. Beautiful body shot.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koscielski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
White kicks off Koscielski and gets to his feet.
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!
White misses with a kick to the body
and Koscielski counters with a nice double leg into side control. White won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscielski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. White knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
White is trying to get back to half guard.
White dodges the ground and pound from Koscielski.
Koscielski lands a decent elbow from side control.
Koscielski throwing strikes but White manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Koscielski manages to work his way to half guard, despite White's best efforts.
Koscielski is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscielski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. White is working away from the top position though.
White keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
White works his way into full mount!
Koscielski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koscielski bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
White looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Koscielski trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koscielski trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but White manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Koscielski working for submissions but it's allowed White to get to half guard.
Koscielski is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cruz White dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koscielski thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from White does it's job there.
Koscielski goes for a double leg but White avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as White continues to drive forward.
Koscielski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koscielski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has White pinned against the cage. White gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White tries to sprawl but Koscielski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White gets full guard.
White pulls Koscielski in to control the position.
White is trying to control the position but Koscielski postures up.
Cruz White has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscielski tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koscielski stands up over White, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Koscielski throws a strike but White rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koscielski looking to control.
White works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Koscielski trying to control but White postures up.
Koscielski looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, White seems content to control.
Koscielski is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute White jumps into side control!
Koscielski is trying to improve his position.
White decides to stand up, so the ref orders Koscielski to his feet.
Koscielski with a lazy takedown attempt
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoni Koscielski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from White.
Koscielski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Koscielski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koscielski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control here.
White regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Koscielski.
Koscielski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koscielski throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
Koscielski content to stall in guard here.
Koscielski working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Koscielski throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
Koscielski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koscielski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koscielski throws a strike but White rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
White is pushing down on Koscielski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Koscielski is fighting to maintain full guard but White has managed to sneak the leg through.
Koscielski holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Koscielski wants to get back to full guard.
Koscielski trying to get back to full guard but White takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Koscielski can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cruz White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Koscielski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Koscielski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Koscielski lands a jab to White's midsection.
White throws a push kick but Koscielski slaps the foot to one side.
Koscielski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Koscielski misses the target.
Koscielski misses with a body punch
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koscielski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koscielski needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.
Koscielski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and White counters with a body kick.
Koscielski throws a leg kick that is checked
and White counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
White is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Koscielski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antoni Koscielski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White moves out of range as Koscielski strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscielski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koscielski.
A chopping leg kick lands by White.
Koscielski throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Koscielski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
No joy there for Koscielski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koscielski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koscielski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koscielski checks a low kick from White.
Koscielski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Koscielski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koscielski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Antoni Koscielski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscielski looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Koscielski misses with a jab to the body
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koscielski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White on the side of the head.
Koscielski misses with a hook
and White counters with a thumping low kick.
Koscielski shoots and misses
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Koscielski throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koscielski.
Koscielski misses with a jab to the body
and White counters with a solid body kick.
Koscielski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koscielski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koscielskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Koscielski shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Koscielski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. White manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoni Koscielski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koscielski misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koscielski misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a thumping low kick.
Koscielski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
White has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koscielski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koscielski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koscielski.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
Koscielski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscielski swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Cruz White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koscielski misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Koscielski misses with the combination.
White cracks Koscielski with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koscielski throws a leg kick
and White counters with a body kick that stops Koscielski in his tracks momentarily.
Koscielski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
Koscielski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koscielski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White avoids the body shot from Koscielski.
Koscielski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koscielski throws a right hand that misses
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cruz White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cruz White!
In his post fight interview, Cruz White gave a big smile as he said 'Was that enough of a challenge for you?'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barack Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarik Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
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143 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barack Obama!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson 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.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Obama clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Obama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Obama.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obama scores with a hook to the body.
Obama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Obama lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Obama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Obama moves into the clinch.
Johnson stalling against the cage.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Obama manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Obama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Obama.
Obama just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Obama.
Obama moves into the clinch.
Obama gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tarik Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obama scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Obama has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Obama is controlling him.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Obama is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Obama prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obama has managed to clinch.
Johnson is trying to push Obama away but Obama has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Obama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obama lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Obama.
Obama has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johnson uses from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Obama is on top in guard.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Obama looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to hold Obama in close to prevent damage but Obama has managed to pass into half guard.
Obama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Obama wants to get back to his feet.
Obama prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson scores with a few weak punches.
Johnson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Obama is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Obama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Johnson has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Obama escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Obama!
Obama advances to full mount.
Obama looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Johnson has given up his back here. Will Obama look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Johnson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Johnson can't escape the position.
Obama tries to keep control of the position but Johnson is staying busy.
Obama is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Johnson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Johnson for a finish.
Obama is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Johnson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Obama dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Obama's head.
Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Obama is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Obama gets back to half guard.
Obama gets full guard.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama wants to sweep but no luck.
Obama controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Obama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obama 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.
Johnson is working Obama over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Obama is retaining full guard.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Obama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Obama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Obama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Obama.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Obama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Obama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Obama managing to control the position.
Obama is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Obama wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Obama's brow.
Obama is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up in Obama's guard and throws a big left but Obama blocks it.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson trying to control but Obama is working from the bottom.
Obama working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Obama is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Obama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Obama has wrist control.
Obama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Obama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson is concentrating on defense, preventing Obama from advancing position.
Johnson punching from the bottom.
Johnson striking from the bottom.
Obama prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Obama wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Obama is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarik Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Obama tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Obama manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Obama clinches with his opponent.
Obama tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
Obama has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Johnson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Obama can turn it around.
Obama lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Obama has the dominant position.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Obama won't allow it.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama can't get the takedown.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.
Johnson tries to circle away but Obama has him pinned against the cage.
Obama can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Barack Obama has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obama tries to clinch up.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Obama rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tarik Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barack Obama.
Johnson tightens his grip and picks Obama up, before dumping him to the ground. Obama manages to land in guard.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson trying to control but Obama is working from the bottom.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Obama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Obama passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
It looks like Obama is going to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Obama has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obama prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Obama manages to capitalize on a mistake by Johnson to take his back!
Tarik Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Obama is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Johnson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Johnson for a finish.
Obama gets his hands free as Johnson looks to control.
Johnson breaks Obama's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Obama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Obama is still trying to improve position.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson cracks Obama with a solid left hand.
Obama keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Obama is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Johnson.
Obama on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Johnson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Obama here, landing some big shots from side control.
Obama wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Obama is looking for a sweep.
Obama is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Obama is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Obama down.
Obama is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Obama is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarik Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarik Johnson!
Tarik Johnson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel La Bor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Bor comes to the cage accompanied by Centuries. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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164 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Manuel La Bor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lester misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by La Bor.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
La Bor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
La Bor scores with a hook.
Lester misses with a hook to the body
and La Bor counters with a nice uppercut.
La Bor throws a body shot but no joy.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La Bor throwing a counter right hand but Lester manages to avoid it.
Lester misses with a looping left.
La Bor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
La Bor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lester.
Lester slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Lester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lester throws the left hand but La Bor avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester misses with a hook.
La Bor lands with an overhand left.
Lester throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by La Bor - just one landing.
Lester connects with a good right hand that stumbles La Bor. La Bor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lester ducks under a wild hook from La Bor.
La Bor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lester attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lester misses with a shot to the body
and Lester takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
La Bor throws a hook but Lester avoids it easily.
La Bor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lester is looking to slow La Bor down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by La Bor.
La Bor missing with a left hand there. Lester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses the jab.
Lester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
La Bor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lester lands a nice shot that snaps La Bor's head back.
La Bor jabs at Lester's body.
Manuel La Bor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Bor looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
Lester throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lester misses with a leg kick.
La Bor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
La Bor has closed the distance and engaged Lester in a clinch.
La Bor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lester misses with a hook from the clinch.
La Bor lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor tries a body shot but Lester blocks it.
Lester swings wildly with an uppercut but La Bor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
Lester scores with a nice hook to the head.
La Bor misses with some punches.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La Bor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
La Bor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from La Bor.
La Bor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
La Bor lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from La Bor.
Lester's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bor misses with the head strike.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by La Bor.
La Bor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
La Bor cracks Lester with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and La Bor counters with a stiff right hand.
La Bor lands a slapping body shot.
La Bor clinches up with Lester and pushes him back against the cage.
La Bor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lester's efforts to push away.
La Bor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
La Bor lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Lester.
La Bor misses with the head strike.
La Bor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
La Bor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lester scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel La Bor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lester slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
La Bor throws a hook to the side of Lester's head but Lester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
La Bor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lester.
La Bor connects with a solid leg kick.
La Bor throws a hook to the side of Lester's head but Lester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lester is clearly trying to counter these attacks from La Bor with a body shot.
Lester takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lester misses with a looping left.
La Bor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
La Bor 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.
La Bor walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Bor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lester momentarily.
A big right from La Bor misses.
La Bor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester slips a jab from La Bor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester throws a hook but La Bor blocks it.
Lester swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling La Bor to counter with a crisp jab.
Lester takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lester lands with a shot to the body.
La Bor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lester's head.
La Bor throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but La Bor ducks down to avoid it.
La Bor throws a poor cross that misses
and Lester counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lester dodges the punch combination from La Bor.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! La Bor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lester - the referee stops the clock and La Bor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lester. La Bor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Manuel La Bor is winning the standup battle so far.
Lester lands a nice looking body shot.
La Bor cracks Lester with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester lands a really nice looking cross but La Bor seems unphased.
Lester throws a low kick but La Bor moves out of range easily.
La Bor throws a hook to the side of Lester's head but Lester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
La Bor throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
Lester lands a front kick.
Lester lands with an uppercut that bounces La Bor off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by Lester.
Lester let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
La Bor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
La Bor throws a sloppy body shot
and Lester counters with a nice low kick that buckles La Bor's knee momentarily.
La Bor misses with a looping left.
Lester fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
La Bor throws a jab but it's blocked by Lester.
La Bor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lester misses with a hook
and La Bor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lester is looking to chop away at La Bor's legs.
Lester throws a jab when La Bor was well out of range.
Lester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from La Bor.
Lester circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lester counters with a straight right hand.
La Bor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lester counters with a nice uppercut.
La Bor staying out of range there.
La Bor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lester throws out the jab.
Lester throws out a loose jab but La Bor uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
La Bor thumps Lester with a low kick.
La Bor throws a hook but Lester blocks it.
La Bor throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
La Bor digs a good body shot into Lester's ribs.
Lester looks to land a right hand but La Bor moved out of range.
La Bor cracks Lester with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lester misses with an uppercut
and La Bor counters with a right hand to the body.
La Bor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
La Bor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lester cracks La Bor with an open hand slap.
A big left from La Bor misses.
La Bor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lester.
La Bor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Moe Lester will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
La Bor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lester's calf.
Lester looks to land a left hand but La Bor moved out of range nicely.
Lester is looking to slow La Bor down with leg kicks.
La Bor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lester moves away.
La Bor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lester throws out the jab.
Lester dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on La Bor. That did some damage!
Lester lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
La Bor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
La Bor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from La Bor.
Lester looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lester throws a hook but La Bor avoids it easily.
La Bor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lester moves away.
La Bor throws an overhand right that lands on Lester's shoulder, as Lester tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Lester was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
La Bor scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lester! But no joy.
La Bor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lester can pounce on him.
La Bor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lester counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps La Bor thinking.
A slow jab from Lester misses its intended target.
La Bor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lester thumps La Bor with a low kick.
That kick from La Bor tenderised Lester's leg. Lester is trying to keep his angry face on.
La Bor throws an off balance right hand
and Lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
La Bor throws a lazy uppercut
and Lester counters with a nice kick to the body.
La Bor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Lester misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from La Bor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lester connects with a good right hand that stumbles La Bor. La Bor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bor tries to close the distance and clinch but Lester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La Bor backing away here, and Lester unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lester scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Bor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
La Bor blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Lester misses the target.
Lester wants to land a leg kick but La Bor is out of range.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La Bor.
La Bor misses with an uppercut
and Lester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
La Bor just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester misses with a body punch
and La Bor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but La Bor avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but La Bor avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
La Bor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for La Bor.
Lester's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lester throws a head punch that misses.
La Bor lands a left hand.
Lester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lester tries to work over La Bor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Bor tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Bor tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lester lands with a light punch inside.
La Bor misses with the head strike.
La Bor lands a right hand.
La Bor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La Bor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, La Bor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Lester.
Lester lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Bor misses with a punch to the body.
La Bor has Lester pressed against the cage, preventing Lester from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from La Bor.
Lester throws a head punch that misses.
La Bor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La Bor keeps control of Lester as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manuel La Bor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lester lands a nice shot to the body.
La Bor throws a head punch that misses.
La Bor has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Lester cracks La Bor with a nice body shot.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Lester scores with a hook to the body.
La Bor blocks a body shot from Lester.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Lester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lester has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Moe Lester!
The defeated Manuel La Bor had this to say: 'This IS frustrating, but the training that I have received in preparation for you, will be followed with more. Nice win and I salute you.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georgy Fokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rastaphan Dominatrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominatrix is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Trenches" by Pop Evil. 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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212 lbs
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215 lbs
29 - 13 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georgy Fokin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rastaphan Dominatrix!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominatrix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Fokin misses its target.
Dominatrix takes a swing at Fokin's ribcage but misses.
Dominatrix fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Dominatrix misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Dominatrix misses the target.
Dominatrix misses with a looping right.
Fokin swings for the body but Dominatrix moves out of range.
Good shot there by Fokin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fokin closes the distance and clinches.
Fokin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dominatrix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fokin throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fokin has a couple of punches blocked by Dominatrix.
Fokin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dominatrix effectively controlling the action here.
Dominatrix avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting on Dominatrix's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Fokin just leaning against Dominatrix, taking a breather.
Fokin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Rastaphan Dominatrix has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fokin.
Fokin tries to work over Dominatrix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fokin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fokin struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominatrix controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominatrix.
Dominatrix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fokin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dominatrix blocking some punches.
Fokin manages to break the clinch.
Dominatrix punishes Fokin's body with a nice straight punch.
Fokin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dominatrix shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fokin eats them both and turns towards Dominatrix to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Georgy Fokin has been cut.
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!
Dominatrix has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fokin finds it's way round the side to connect with Dominatrix's head.
Fokin misses with a wild body shot.
Fokin misses with a body punch
and Dominatrix counters with a three punch combo that has Fokin backing up. Fokin nods at Dominatrix to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Fokin. No joy for Dominatrix on that attempt.
A big right from Fokin misses.
The fighters circling - Dominatrix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dominatrix misses with a left hand
and Fokin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fokin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fokin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dominatrix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fokin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dominatrix on the side of the head.
Fokin lands with a right hand.
Dominatrix scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Fokin misses the target.
Fokin lands with a right hand.
Fokin scores with a takedown into Dominatrix's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominatrix keeping moving, preventing Fokin from controlling successfully.
Dominatrix working for a triangle but Fokin defends it easily.
Fokin stays in close to Dominatrix's body and controls the position.
Fokin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dominatrix swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Our spies down at at LOD: Ground Zero inform us that Dominatrix has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominatrix looking for a guillotine here but Fokin defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgy Fokin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Fokin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dominatrix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fokin moves away.
Dominatrix misses with a body punch
and Fokin counters with a straight right hand.
Fokin scores with a hook to the body. Dominatrix takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fokin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fokin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dominatrix.
Dominatrix misses with a right hand
and Fokin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fokin misses with a hook.
Dominatrix swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fokin counters with a stiff right hand.
Fokin moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fokin throws a right hand that misses
and Dominatrix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fokin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dominatrix scores with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Fokin as Dominatrix shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fokin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fokin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dominatrix looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fokin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dominatrix can do to turn this around?
Fokin swings around for an armbar but Dominatrix sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fokin's guard.
Dominatrix won't allow Fokin to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominatrix trying to control the position from guard on top but Fokin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fokin wants to sweep but no luck.
Fokin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fokin keeping moving, preventing Dominatrix from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dominatrix doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dominatrix manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dominatrix cracks Fokin with a solid left hand.
Fokin is trying to control the position but Dominatrix postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominatrix preventing the sweep.
Dominatrix scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fokin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fokin pulls Dominatrix in close to his closed guard and prevents Dominatrix from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fokin working a defensive guard but Dominatrix manages to pass into side control anyway.
Dominatrix working the ground and pound.
Fokin is looking to regain half guard here but Dominatrix keeps moving and retains side control.
Dominatrix working the body and head with strikes.
Fokin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dominatrix off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Dominatrix is covering up but some of the strikes from Fokin are getting through and doing damage.
Dominatrix preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Fokin.
Dominatrix has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Fokin.
Fokin throwing sloppy strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fokin trying to control momentarily.
Dominatrix trying to control the hands but Fokin breaks the grip.
Fokin is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Dominatrix up.
Fokin keeps control of the position easily here as Dominatrix tries to buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgy Fokin dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Dominatrix.
Fokin tries to clinch up.
Dominatrix lands a slapping body shot.
Dominatrix misses with a lunging right hand
and Fokin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Rastaphan Dominatrix's cut even more.
Nice uppercut there from Fokin.
Dominatrix comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fokin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dominatrix.
Fokin takes a swing at Dominatrix's ribcage but misses.
Dominatrix takes one on the button.
Dominatrix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fokin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix takes a swing at Fokin's ribcage but misses.
Dominatrix throws out a loose jab but Fokin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fokin lands with an overhand left.
Fokin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fokin misses with a hook to the body
letting Dominatrix counter with a right hand.
Fokin lands with a good body shot.
Dominatrix throws a lazy right hand but Fokin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominatrix. Fokin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dominatrix's corner calls for a 1-2. Dominatrix obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fokin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fokin scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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 swing and a miss from Dominatrix.
Fokin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fokin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dominatrix.
Fokin moves out of range as Dominatrix strikes.
Fokin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dominatrix just manages to avoid it.
Dominatrix walks into a stiff left hand from Fokin.
Dominatrix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fokin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fokin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fokin punishes Dominatrix's body with a nice straight punch.
Dominatrix ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dominatrix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Georgy Fokin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fokin.
Fokin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dominatrix on the side of the head.
Fokin lands with a shot to the body.
Dominatrix looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fokin is fending him off so far but Dominatrix persists. Nope, Fokin circles away and we're back to standing.
Fokin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fokin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rastaphan Dominatrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominatrix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fokin manages to avoid it.
Fokin slips a jab from Dominatrix.
Fokin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fokin throws out a powerful jab.
The cut above Rastaphan Dominatrix's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dominatrix takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fokin lands a nice looking body shot.
Fokin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominatrix has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fokin lands a jab to Dominatrix's midsection.
Fokin clinches.
Fokin throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominatrix.
Fokin misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Fokin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georgy Fokin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fokin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgy Fokin!
Georgy Fokin 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Juggernaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Lemaitre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemaitre has chosen La Marseillaise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Juggernaut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samir Lemaitre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juggernaut throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lemaitre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Juggernaut doesn't manage to clinch there - Lemaitre circles away.
Lemaitre appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lemaitre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Juggernaut's waist but Juggernaut gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lemaitre off to one side.
A shot to the body from Lemaitre misses
enabling Juggernaut to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Juggernaut misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lemaitre.
Juggernaut ducks under a wild hook from Lemaitre.
Juggernaut is looking to counter punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lemaitre.
Lemaitre misses with a body shot.
Juggernaut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lemaitre moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juggernaut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lemaitre.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Juggernaut! Lemaitre is out on his feet! Juggernaut rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Lemaitre is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Lemaitre is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Juggernaut!
After winning the bout, Bo Juggernaut thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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