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Ascension 1203 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seve Ballesteros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Sotto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
14 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seve Ballesteros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Umberto Sotto Jr!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballesteros drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ballesteros scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ballesteros drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ballesteros jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sotto Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ballesteros stays in close to Sotto Jr's body and controls the position.
Ballesteros working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sotto Jr's head.
Sotto Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotto Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ballesteros.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto Jr pulls Ballesteros in close to prevent any damage.
Ballesteros throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sotto Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ballesteros landing with the ground and pound.
Ballesteros has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ballesteros stands up over Sotto Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sotto Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
Sotto Jr keeping moving, preventing Ballesteros from controlling successfully.
Sotto Jr is trying to keep Ballesteros in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ballesteros controlling from the top position.
Ballesteros in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ballesteros is working Sotto Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballesteros content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ballesteros tries to free his leg and advance position but Sotto Jr is retaining full guard.
Ballesteros throwing strikes but missing.
Ballesteros lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ballesteros is one step ahead there.
Sotto Jr keeping moving, preventing Ballesteros from controlling successfully.
Sotto Jr wants to sweep here but Ballesteros controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballesteros working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sotto Jr has control of Ballesteros's left arm, preventing Ballesteros from doing any damage.
Ballesteros lands a couple of elbows.
Ballesteros seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ballesteros preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ballesteros connects with a couple of short punches.
Ballesteros passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sotto Jr regains half guard, as Ballesteros was trying to land strikes.
Ballesteros throwing shots but Sotto Jr is blocking nicely.
Ballesteros thows a huge punch but Sotto Jr dodges it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sotto Jr gets back to full guard.
Ballesteros throws a strike but Sotto Jr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sotto Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballesteros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seve Ballesteros dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ballesteros is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sotto Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Ballesteros! Sotto Jr is out on his feet! Ballesteros rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Sotto Jr is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Sotto Jr is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seve Ballesteros!
Our winner, Seve Ballesteros, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lazarus comes to the cage accompanied by No Worries. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 24 - 2, fighting out of London, Kirk St Lazarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfredo Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Lazarus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St Lazarus takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
St Lazarus staying out of range there.
St Lazarus motions for Barbosa to come forward. St Lazarus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
St Lazarus moves out of range of the leg kick from Barbosa.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but St Lazarus is out of range.
St Lazarus avoids a kick to the body.
St Lazarus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
St Lazarus throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Lazarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa walks into a straight right hand from St Lazarus.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa swings away with a body shot that misses
so St Lazarus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
St Lazarus chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. St Lazarus is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Barbosa.
St Lazarus scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barbosa to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking to regain half guard here but St Lazarus keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa sneaks back into half guard.
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back.
Barbosa trying to get back to full guard but St Lazarus takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Barbosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St Lazarus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barbosa?
St Lazarus is landing with some decent strikes but Barbosa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barbosa is looking to escape.
Barbosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barbosa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barbosa is working to get back to half guard.
St Lazarus cracks Barbosa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa tries to reverse the position but St Lazarus maintains control.
St Lazarus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is working to get back to half guard.
Barbosa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back.
St Lazarus prevents Barbosa from improving his position.
St Lazarus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
St Lazarus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barbosa has a hand on St Lazarus's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. St Lazarus takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to reverse the position but St Lazarus maintains control.
St Lazarus tries to control but Barbosa wriggling away.
St Lazarus raining down shots from the mount!
Barbosa regains half guard.
St Lazarus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
St Lazarus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barbosa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St Lazarus.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St Lazarus lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk St Lazarus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barbosa needs to keep his hands up - St Lazarus had a free shot at his head there.
Barbosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa throws the left hand but St Lazarus avoids the punch easily.
St Lazarus misses with an uppercut.
St Lazarus misses with a hook to the body
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St Lazarus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St Lazarus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
St Lazarus tries a head kick but it misses.
St Lazarus tried to score with a low kick but Barbosa checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Barbosa digs a good hook to St Lazarus's body.
A leg kick checked by Barbosa.
St Lazarus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Lazarus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to clinch but St Lazarus moves out of range.
As Barbosa backs away, St Lazarus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barbosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alfredo Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - St Lazarus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Lazarus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for St Lazarus.
Alfredo Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Lazarus connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
Barbosa connects with a nice looking jab.
St Lazarus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St Lazarus connects with a leg kick. Barbosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Lazarus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but St Lazarus avoids it with no problem.
St Lazarus misses with a hook.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa cracks St Lazarus with an open hand slap.
St Lazarus blocks a leg kick.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Lazarus scores with a nice head shot.
St Lazarus throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa lands a nice hook to St Lazarus's body. St Lazarus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
St Lazarus misses with a wild body shot.
St Lazarus lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by St Lazarus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barbosa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big left from St Lazarus misses.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from St Lazarus.
Barbosa scores with a jab.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus blocks a leg kick.
Barbosa blocks the body kick.
St Lazarus catches Barbosa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barbosa clinches with his opponent.
St Lazarus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus blocking some punches.
Barbosa looking to stall.
St Lazarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Lazarus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St Lazarus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Lazarus lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa tries to work over St Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa tries to work over St Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbosa lands a body shot.
A short right from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St Lazarus can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
St Lazarus misses with some punches.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
St Lazarus misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Lazarus blocking some punches.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Lazarus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirk St Lazarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St Lazarus, as that shot connected.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and St Lazarus counters with a nice leg kick.
St Lazarus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kirk St Lazarus will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Barbosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbosa.
St Lazarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Lazarus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barbosa, right into the meat.
St Lazarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Lazarus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but St Lazarus avoids it.
St Lazarus throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
St Lazarus connects with a leg kick. Barbosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barbosa, right into the meat.
St Lazarus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barbosa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from St Lazarus.
Barbosa walks into a straight right hand from St Lazarus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barbosa duly obliges.
Barbosa tries to clinch but St Lazarus is having none of it.
St Lazarus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbosa lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Lazarus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbosa, as that shot connected.
Barbosa throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Lazarus.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but St Lazarus moved out of range.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Lazarus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
St Lazarus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Kirk St Lazarus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barbosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St Lazarus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.
St Lazarus ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
St Lazarus is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs.
St Lazarus lands a body shot.
Barbosa throws a hook but St Lazarus blocks it.
St Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
St Lazarus is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
St Lazarus misses with a head kick.
St Lazarus throws a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa throws a right hand that St Lazarus ducks under and follows up with a left that St Lazarus also avoids with ease.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from St Lazarus.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
St Lazarus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but St Lazarus ducks down to avoid it.
St Lazarus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
St Lazarus throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
St Lazarus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus misses with a looping left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Lazarus, right into the meat.
St Lazarus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Lazarus missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Barbosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
St Lazarus lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alfredo Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from St Lazarus.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Lazarus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St Lazarus throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
St Lazarus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
St Lazarus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
St Lazarus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa throws a jab when St Lazarus was well out of range.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus misses with a jab to the body
and Barbosa counters with a good low kick that St Lazarus was not able to check.
Barbosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa tries to move into range but St Lazarus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
St Lazarus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St Lazarus scores with a one two! Barbosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kirk St Lazarus.
Well St Lazarus 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk St Lazarus!
A very excited looking Kirk St Lazarus 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between I Am (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilleo Katsidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Am might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Part II. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, I Am!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Achilleo Katsidis!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Am misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katsidis slips a jab from Am.
A little jabbing left from Katsidis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Katsidis throws a hook but Am avoids it easily.
Achilleo Katsidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Am looks for the body kick but Katsidis saw that one coming.
Am has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Katsidis scores with a jab.
Katsidis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Katsidis wants to clinch up but Am keeps it at a distance.
Oooooh!!! Am has knocked Katsidis down with a huge combo! Am steps away and waves a wobbly Katsidis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Achilleo Katsidis 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!
Katsidis thumps Am with a low kick.
Am misses with a double jab.
Katsidis throws out a counter right but Am avoids it with no problem.
Katsidis misses with a few strikes there.
Katsidis throws a body shot but no joy.
Katsidis scores with a shot to the body.
Katsidis misses with an uppercut
and Am counters with a left right combination that sends Katsidis crashing to the mat - Am wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Katsidis out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). I Am!
I Am very nearly forgot to thank Sin City Allstars amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedrick Frederick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedrick Frederick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Malone!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frederick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malone throws a leg kick but Frederick checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Frederick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Frederick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Frederick misses with an uppercut. Malone saw that one coming.
Frederick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Frederick lands a jab.
We've been informed that Malone 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.
A lazy left from Frederick finds it's target.
Frederick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frederick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frederick looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Malone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Malone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frederick throws a body punch but Malone moves out of range.
Frederick misses with a kick to the body.
Malone throws a fast counter high kick but Frederick manages to duck under it in time.
Frederick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malone moves away.
Malone moves forwards but Frederick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frederick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malone circles away quickly and effectively.
Malone throws a right and a left that Frederick avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frederick, pushing him back against the cage.
Malone stalls.
Frederick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malone blocking some punches.
Frederick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Frederick manages to break the clinch.
Frederick swinging wildly here.
Frederick swings for the body but Malone moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Malone.
It looks like Cedrick Frederick has been cut.
Malone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frederick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frederick, pushing him back against the cage.
Frederick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malone manages to break the clinch.
Malone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frederick keeps the fight on the outside.
Frederick lands a jab.
It looks like Frankie Malone has been cut.
Frederick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Frederick throws the left hand but Malone avoids the punch easily.
Malone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malone throws a head kick that misses.
Frederick lands with a good body shot.
Malone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Frederick is out of range and Malone settles back down.
Malone tries to clinch up but Frederick circles away and keeps his distance.
Malone avoids the body shot from Frederick.
Malone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Malone clinches.
Frederick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frederick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malone manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Frederick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederick missing with a left hand there. Malone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frederick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Frederick lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Malone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Frederick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frederick throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Frederick catches Malone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malone tries to land a front kick but Frederick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malone moves out of range of the body kick from Frederick.
Malone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frederick takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Frederick seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Frederick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malone throws out the jab.
Frederick swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Frederick throws a good cross that connects.
Frederick scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Malone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone throws a low kick, looking for Frederick's leg but Frederick calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frederick throws a hook to the side of Malone's head but Malone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frederick throws a wild body kick that Malone sees coming a mile off.
Malone throws the kick towards the body but Frederick avoids it.
Frederick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Malone - that will leave a mark!
Frederick looks to throw the jab but Malone is out of range.
Frederick looks to score with a jab to the body but Malone is just out of range.
Frederick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malone.
A head kick by Frederick misses
and Malone counters with a stiff right hand.
Malone connects with a high kick.
Malone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malone misses with a head kick.
Frederick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malone.
Frederick throws a leg kick but Malone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Malone lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedrick Frederick dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Malone misses with a low kick as Frederick jumps back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malone checks a leg kick.
Frederick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frederick misses with a body kick.
Frederick thows a body kick. Malone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Malone lands a leg kick that knocks Frederick off balance momentarily.
Frederick misses with a hook.
Frederick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malone can do to turn this around?
Malone checks a leg kick nicely.
Frederick lands a nice looking body kick.
Malone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Frederick finds it's way round the side to connect with Malone's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frederick checks the leg kick nicely there.
A good leg kick by Frederick.
Frederick throws a body punch but Malone moves out of range.
Malone throws a sloppy head kick and Frederick moves out of range easily.
Frederick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malone moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malone throws a head kick but Frederick moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malone, right into the meat.
Frederick moves out of range as Malone throws a body kick.
Malone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frederick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malone scrambles back to his feet.
Malone misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Frederick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frederick throws a wild body kick that Malone sees coming a mile off.
Malone throws a head kick but Frederick moves out of range.
Malone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malone is breathing heavily.
Frederick throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Frederick. Beautiful body shot.
Frederick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malone.
A swing and a miss from Malone.
An inside leg kick lands from Frederick.
Frederick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frederick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malone manages to avoid it.
Frederick tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frederick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Malone moves out of range of the strikes.
Frederick throws a front kick that sends Malone stumbling back into the cage.
Frederick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malone.
Nice shot lands for Frederick.
Frederick misses with a low kick.
Frederick scores with a hook to the body. Malone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Frederick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Frederick checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Malone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Frederick misses with a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Frederick.
Frederick scores with a nice body kick.
Malone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frederick.
Nice body punch from Frederick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Frederick.
You can see that Malone has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Frederick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Frederick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frederick scores with a nice body kick.
Frederick is looking to slow Malone down with leg kicks.
Malone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Frederick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Frederick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frederick lands with a shot to the body.
Frederick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frederick scores with a hook.
Frederick connects with the punch.
Frederick lands a big right hand that sends Malone crashing to the mat! Frederick stays standing though and waves Malone back to his feet!
Malone is rocked!
Malone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Malone is still on wobbly legs! Can Frederick finish him?
Frederick breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frederick.
Malone seems to have recovered his senses.
Frederick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Malone at a distance.
Frederick cracks Malone with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Frederick has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Malone to stand back up!
Frederick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Frederick weaves into range and cracks Malone right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Malone goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Frederick is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cedrick Frederick!
A relieved looking Cedrick Frederick thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martti Molski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martti Molski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martti Molski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedric Murphy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molski throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Molski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy moves out of range as Molski strikes.
A swing and a miss from Molski.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Molski takes the fight into the clinch.
Molski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Molski working aggressively here.
Molski misses with the head strike.
Molski is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molski lands a nice uppercut.
Molski can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
A body shot lands from Molski.
Murphy looks winded!
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Molski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molski pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Molski.
Molski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Molski scores with a hook to the body.
Molski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Molski.
A short body shot lands from Molski as the two fighters clinch.
Molski gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Molski.
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Molski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Molski looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Molski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murphy's calf.
Murphy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Molski throws a chopping leg kick but Murphy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Molski lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Molski counters by moving into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Molski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Molski blocks with his arms.
Molski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
A nice left hand lands by Molski.
Molski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molski tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Molski back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Molski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Molski lands a shoulder strike.
Molski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Molski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Molski misses with a straight left.
Molski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Molski tries to score with a low kick but Murphy moves his leg out of the way.
Molski dives in for a single leg takedown but Murphy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot lands for Molski.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Molski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.
Murphy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murphy throws a jab when Molski was well out of range.
Murphy thuds his right hand into Molski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Molski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Molski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Molski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Molski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Molski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Molski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Molski clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Molski lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Molski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Molski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Molski is just out of range.
Molski slips a jab from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martti Molski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Molski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Molski. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy lands with an overhand left.
Molski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Molski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Molski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Molski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Molski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molski closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Murphy's guard.
Molski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Molski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Molski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murphy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Molski wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
Molski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy is trying to keep Molski in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Molski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Molski throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Molski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Murphy has momentary wrist control but Molski slips an elbow through the middle.
Murphy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Molski scoring with some ground and pound.
Molski working some strikes from top position.
Molski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murphy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Molski lands a couple of digs.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Molski from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Molski throws a big elbow that misses.
Molski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murphy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Molski controls the pace.
Molski throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Molski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Molski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Molski chips away with some ground and pound.
Molski trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy controls Molski momentarily but Molski frees himself.
Molski wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Molski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Molski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Molski is looking to chop away at Murphy's legs.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martti Molski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fighters circling - Molski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy throws a body punch but Molski moves out of range.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Molski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Molski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molski.
Decent striking displayed by Molski there.
Molski shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Molski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molski looks for a takedown but Murphy sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Molski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murphy pinned against the cage. Murphy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martti Molski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Molski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Molski with a nice head shot there.
Murphy trying to control the position.
Molski is in close to Murphy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Molski trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Molski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Molski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Molski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Molski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Molski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Molski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Molski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Molski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Molski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Molski is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Molski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murphy defending well though.
Molski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Murphy trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Molski manages to pass to mount!
Molski raining down shots from the mount!
Martti Molski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molski unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Murphy wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Molski celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martti Molski!
A very excited looking Martti Molski 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.
In defeat, Cedric Murphy stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck off... i am the best. next time i will kick his head off..'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olympia Unchained (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominik Kokoszka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Unchained might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Whethan - Can't Hide (feat. Ashe). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dominik Kokoszka enters the cage!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Olympia Unchained!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominik Kokoszka!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unchained misses with a low kick.
Kokoszka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Unchained catches Kokoszka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kokoszka closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Unchained scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kokoszka avoiding damage as Unchained throws knees to the body.
Kokoszka lands with a left to the head.
Kokoszka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Unchained misses with an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Unchained.
Kokoszka struggles to land a body shot inside as Unchained controls his hands.
Unchained blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unchained blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kokoszka blocks an uppercut.
Unchained lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kokoszka misses with a punch on the inside.
Kokoszka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Unchained is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Unchained struggles to land a body shot inside as Kokoszka controls his hands.
Kokoszka prevents a body shot from Unchained.
Kokoszka working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kokoszka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Unchained.
Unchained blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kokoszka.
Kokoszka lands a right hand.
A short right from Kokoszka.
Unchained working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Unchained throws a punch but it's blocked by Kokoszka.
Unchained gets through Kokoszka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kokoszka.
Kokoszka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unchained digs a right hand underneath Kokoszka's ribcage. Kokoszka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Unchained tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kokoszka tries a body shot but Unchained blocks it.
Unchained scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unchained misses with a punch to the body.
Unchained is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Unchained landing knees to the body.
Kokoszka lands with a left to the head.
Unchained goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokoszka throws a punch but it's blocked by Unchained.
Kokoszka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Unchained lands a nice shot to the body.
Kokoszka blocks a body shot from Unchained.
Unchained misses with a punch to the body.
Kokoszka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Unchained's elbow.
Unchained tries a body shot but Kokoszka blocks it.
A short right from Kokoszka on the inside.
Kokoszka is trying to stall.
Unchained's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kokoszka misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Kokoszka.
Unchained throws a head punch that misses.
Unchained misses with some punches.
Unchained misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kokoszka.
A short left from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kokoszka prevents a body shot from Unchained.
Unchained can't find room to land a body shot as Kokoszka controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Unchained.
Kokoszka working aggressively here.
Kokoszka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Unchained pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Unchained misses
and Unchained takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Unchained misses with a lunging right hand
and Kokoszka counters with a nice uppercut.
Unchained slips a straight right by Kokoszka.
Kokoszka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kokoszka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Unchained's head.
Kokoszka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Unchained swings for the body but Kokoszka moves out of range.
Unchained throws a lazy body kick
and Kokoszka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kokoszka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Unchained throws out the jab.
Unchained misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kokoszka 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.
Unchained misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unchained throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kokoszka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Unchained dips to his left and cracks Kokoszka with an uppercut!
Unchained tries a low kick but Kokoszka avoids it.
Kokoszka scores with a head kick. Unchained tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kokoszka walks into a straight right hand from Unchained.
Unchained loads up on a big right hand but Kokoszka slips the punch.
Kokoszka walks into a left hand.
Unchained looks to score with a jab to the body but Kokoszka is just out of range.
Kokoszka throws a hook to the side of Unchained's head but Unchained sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kokoszka misses with a hook
and Unchained counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kokoszka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Unchained tries to score with a low kick but Kokoszka moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kokoszka loads up on a big right hand but Unchained slips the punch.
Kokoszka looks to score with a jab to the body but Unchained is just out of range.
Unchained appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Unchained takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dominik Kokoszka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Unchained's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Unchained throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kokoszka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Unchained scores with a hook.
Kokoszka misses with a hook
and Unchained counters with a low kick, right behind Kokoszka 's knee.
Unchained moves out of range of the strikes.
Kokoszka misses with a kick to the body.
Unchained turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kokoszka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Unchained looks to throw the jab but Kokoszka is out of range.
Unchained misses with an attempted mid kick.
Unchained throws a hook but Kokoszka blocks it.
Kokoszka throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unchained misses with a looping right.
Kokoszka misses with a head kick.
Unchained looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Unchained throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kokoszka has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kokoszka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unchained misses with a low kick.
Kokoszka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Unchained with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kokoszka misses
and Unchained makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Unchained throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kokoszka misses with an uppercut. Unchained saw that one coming.
Kokoszka throws a leg kick
and Unchained counters with a nice uppercut.
Dominik Kokoszka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unchained pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kokoszka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Unchained pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kokoszka is out of range and Unchained settles back down.
Kokoszka lands a glancing blow to the side of Unchained's head.
Unchained lands with a cross.
Unchained throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kokoszka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Unchained finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kokoszka throws a right hand that misses
and Unchained counters with a good low kick that Kokoszka was not able to check.
Kokoszka misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Unchained on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kokoszka throws a jab when Unchained was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kokoszka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kokoszka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unchained cracks Kokoszka with a good jab.
Unchained misses with a low kick.
Unchained avoids the body shot from Kokoszka.
Unchained throwing a counter right hand but Kokoszka manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Unchained.
Kokoszka throws a jab when Unchained was well out of range.
Unchained pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kokoszka is out of range and Unchained settles back down.
Unchained misses with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kokoszka. That snapped Unchained's head back.
Kokoszka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Unchained swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kokoszka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kokoszka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Unchained connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Kokoszka misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kokoszka blocks the leg kick.
Kokoszka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Unchained.
Unchained throws an off balance right hand
and Kokoszka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Kokoszka. Beautiful body shot.
Kokoszka scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Unchained.
Unchained moves out of range of the strikes.
Unchained moves out of range of the body kick.
Unchained uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kokoszka.
Unchained sizes up Kokoszka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kokoszka closes the distance and pushes Unchained back into the cage.
Kokoszka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kokoszka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Unchained missing with knees to the body.
Unchained lands an elbow inside that Kokoszka shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unchained fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unchained comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short uppercut from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kokoszka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka has a couple of punches blocked by Unchained.
Unchained gets through Kokoszka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Unchained tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kokoszka avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kokoszka.
Kokoszka lands with a left to the head.
Kokoszka gets through Unchained's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kokoszka working aggressively here.
Unchained misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kokoszka.
Unchained is working Kokoszka over against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Unchained tries to work over Kokoszka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kokoszka.
Kokoszka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unchained prevents a body shot from Kokoszka.
Unchained scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Olympia Unchained will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Unchained throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kokoszka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Unchained ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kokoszka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kokoszka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Unchained sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kokoszka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kokoszka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Unchained takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Unchained throws a leg kick
and Kokoszka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kokoszka lands with a hook. Unchained tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kokoszka feints and then cracks Unchained's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Unchained down.
Unchained throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unchained moves out of range of the leg kick from Kokoszka.
Unchained looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kokoszka throws a head kick but Unchained moves out of range.
Kokoszka moves out of range of the strikes.
Unchained is looking to land body kicks.
Unchained thows a leg kick but Kokoszka checks it
letting Kokoszka counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained throws a low kick but Kokoszka moves out of range easily.
Dominik Kokoszka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kokoszka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kokoszka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Kokoszka blocks the leg kick.
Unchained ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kokoszka moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Kokoszka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kokoszka.
Unchained throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kokoszka to counter with a crisp jab.
Kokoszka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Unchained jabs Kokoszka right on the nose. Kokoszka blinks but takes it well.
Unchained misses with a looping left.
Unchained blocks a leg kick.
Kokoszka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Unchained misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kokoszka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kokoszka looks to throw the jab but Unchained is out of range.
Donk. Kokoszka catches Unchained right on the button with a cross.
A lazy left from Unchained finds it's target.
Kokoszka scores with a punch to the head.
Kokoszka lands a head shot.
Unchained lands a jab to the nose.
Kokoszka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kokoszka misses with a body kick.
Unchained thuds his right hand into Kokoszka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Unchained connects with a right hand. Kokoszka shakes it off.
Unchained misses with a low kick.
Kokoszka fakes the leg kick and cracks Unchained in the body.
Kokoszka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Unchained doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained misses with a body shot.
Kokoszka avoids the body shot from Unchained.
Kokoszka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Unchained.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Unchained.
Unchained throws a body shot but no joy.
Kokoszka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kokoszka throws a series of strikes that have Unchained backpedaling.
Kokoszka loads up on a big right hand but Unchained slips the punch.
Kokoszka scores with a body shot.
Kokoszka rushes Unchained and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Unchained lands an elbow inside that Kokoszka shrugs off.
Kokoszka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Unchained backwards.
Kokoszka swings wildly with an uppercut but Unchained uses good head movement to avoid it.
Unchained with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unchained tries a body shot but Kokoszka blocks it.
Unchained has a couple of punches blocked by Kokoszka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokoszka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kokoszka managing to block the knees to the body from Unchained.
Unchained lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Unchained throws an elbow but misses.
Kokoszka tries to work over Unchained's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Unchained lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unchained.
Kokoszka is trying to stall.
Kokoszka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Unchained backwards.
Kokoszka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Unchained can't find room to land a body shot as Kokoszka controls the action.
Nice elbow from Unchained.
Kokoszka working aggressively here.
Unchained working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Unchained.
Kokoszka pushes Unchained back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Unchained throws a head punch that misses.
Kokoszka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dominik Kokoszka.
Well Kokoszka 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dominik Kokoszka!
After the fight, Dominik Kokoszka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tantalus Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay's entrance music is Outerspace- Revolution. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
17 - 9 - 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
31 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tantalus Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolito Damhuis!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flay misses with a hook. Damhuis ducked under it nicely.
Flay misses with a lunging right hand
and Damhuis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Damhuis.
Damhuis is in close to Flay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Flay is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flay's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Flay 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.
Flay has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flay keeping moving, preventing Damhuis from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flay trying to control the position.
Damhuis stopping the sweep attempt from Flay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Flay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damhuis is one step ahead there.
Damhuis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Damhuis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flay.
Damhuis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick from Damhuis lands but Flay takes it in his stride.
Damhuis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flay.
Flay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damhuis tries a quick counter leg kick but Flay is wise to it.
Flay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damhuis manages to avoid it.
Damhuis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Flay misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Flay is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Flay has hold of Damhuis's hands but Damhuis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Flay regains full guard. Nicely done.
Flay is trying to control the position but Damhuis postures up.
Flay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damhuis is one step ahead there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damhuis trying to control but Flay is working from the bottom.
Damhuis advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Damhuis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Flay is trying to improve his position.
Flay is being controlled here.
You can see the frustration on Flay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Flay tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Damhuis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Damhuis taking a breather here.
Damhuis lands a few punches from side control.
Damhuis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Damhuis wants to control but Flay is keeping him busy.
Flay tries to buck Damhuis off but Damhuis is having none of it.
Flay is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damhuis working the ground and pound.
Damhuis working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Damhuis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Damhuis connects with a crisp jab.
Damhuis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Damhuis misses the body punch
and Flay counters with a nice uppercut.
Flay misses with a low kick.
Damhuis slips a straight right by Flay.
Flay tries for a takedown but Damhuis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Flay or perhaps it was just good defense by Damhuis, which made it look bad.
Good leg kick by Flay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Flay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damhuis feints a counter leg kick.
Damhuis lands with a good body shot.
Damhuis cracks Flay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A leg kick checked by Damhuis.
Damhuis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Flay defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Flay's hands.
Flay throws a big shot that misses.
Damhuis scores with a jab. Flay acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Damhuis stuffs the takedown attempt from Flay. Flay gets slowly back to his feet.
Damhuis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tantalus Flay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flay throws a lazy uppercut
and Damhuis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Damhuis.
Flay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damhuis. Damhuis obviously looking to wear him down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Damhuis.
Flay takes one to the side of the head.
Flay is rocked!
Damhuis lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Flay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damhuis scores with a leg kick.
Flay gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Damhuis points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Flay wakes up just in time to hear Damhuis thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manolito Damhuis!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Manolito Damhuis made sure he mentioned Hellbent , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dzuzaska Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Xiang Pao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guzman comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac- Ambitionz Az a Ridah. Xiang Pao has chosen Enter The Palm as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dzuzaska Guzman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Xiang Pao!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guzman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guzman.
Bo Xiang Pao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiang Pao throws a lazy right hand but Guzman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guzman throws a series of punches but Xiang Pao avoids them all with ease.
Guzman throws a body shot but no joy.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Guzman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A good leg kick by Xiang Pao.
Guzman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Xiang Pao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiang Pao digs a good body shot into Guzman's ribs.
Xiang Pao jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Xiang Pao. That's going to slow Guzman down.
Guzman tries to land a leg kick but Xiang Pao saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiang Pao misses the shot to the body.
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick that knocks Guzman off balance momentarily.
Guzman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Xiang Pao under the eye.
Xiang Pao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guzman lands with a cross.
A lazy left from Guzman finds it's target.
Guzman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guzman tries to move into range but Xiang Pao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Guzman misses.
Xiang Pao ducks under a wild hook from Guzman.
Guzman throws a shot to the body.
Guzman misses the shot to the body.
Xiang Pao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Guzman wants to slow Xiang Pao down by chopping away at his legs.
Xiang Pao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guzman.
Guzman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut.
Xiang Pao lands with a hook. Guzman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Guzman misses with a body kick.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut.
Guzman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Xiang Pao just manages to avoid it.
Xiang Pao blocks a head kick by Guzman.
Guzman misses with a series of wild punches.
Xiang Pao misses the shot to the body.
Guzman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiang Pao moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao misses with a low kick.
Guzman is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Xiang Pao moves away from the strike by Guzman.
Guzman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Xiang Pao scores with a jab. Guzman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick that knocks Guzman off balance momentarily.
Guzman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiang Pao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Guzman ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xiang Pao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guzman.
Guzman checks the leg kick.
Xiang Pao moves out of range of the leg kick from Guzman.
Guzman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Guzman ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Guzman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Guzman looks for the body kick but Xiang Pao saw that one coming.
Xiang Pao scores with a head kick. Guzman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Xiang Pao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guzman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A lazy body kick from Guzman
and Xiang Pao counters with a nice uppercut.
Xiang Pao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guzman.
Xiang Pao throws the left hand but Guzman avoids the punch easily.
Good work by Guzman as he checks the leg kick.
Xiang Pao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Guzman counters with a straight right hand.
Guzman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Guzman blocks the low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Xiang Pao walks into a left hand.
Xiang Pao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiang Pao misses with a wild body shot.
Xiang Pao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xiang Pao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Guzman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Xiang Pao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Guzman - the referee stops the clock and Xiang Pao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Guzman. Xiang Pao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Xiang Pao is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao scores with a jab to the head.
Xiang Pao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Guzman tries to land a body kick
and Xiang Pao counters with a good low kick that Guzman was not able to check.
Guzman misses with an uppercut. Xiang Pao saw that one coming.
Guzman slips a jab from Xiang Pao.
An attempted straight right counter from Guzman misses the target.
Guzman thuds a left hand into Xiang Pao's body.
Xiang Pao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiang Pao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Guzman.
Guzman misses with a kick to the body.
Guzman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xiang Pao throws a jab but it's blocked by Guzman.
A clash of legs there as Xiang Pao blocks the low kick.
Xiang Pao scores with a body shot.
Guzman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slow jab from Xiang Pao misses its intended target.
Guzman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guzman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guzman cracks Xiang Pao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Guzman lands with a straight right. Xiang Pao didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiang Pao misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bo Xiang Pao will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Xiang Pao defending well as Guzman loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Xiang Pao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xiang Pao motions for Guzman to come forward. Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xiang Pao throws a series of punches but Guzman moves out of range.
Xiang Pao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guzman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiang Pao throws an off balance right hand
and Guzman counters with an outside leg kick.
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiang Pao misses with a low kick as Guzman jumps back.
Guzman is looking to counter punch.
Xiang Pao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice cross by Xiang Pao.
Guzman misses the jab.
Guzman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Bo Xiang Pao has been cut.
Guzman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bo Xiang Pao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guzman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiang Pao doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guzman misses with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Guzman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Xiang Pao lands a really nice looking cross but Guzman seems unphased.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Guzman avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao throws a chopping leg kick but Guzman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xiang Pao looks to throw the jab but Guzman is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guzman.
A swing and a miss from Guzman.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Xiang Pao in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Xiang Pao lands a slapping body shot.
Guzman tries to land a front kick but Xiang Pao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xiang Pao only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Xiang Pao scores with a hook to the body. Guzman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Guzman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Xiang Pao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Guzman scrambles back to his feet.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Guzman might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Xiang Pao misses with a wild body shot.
Guzman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xiang Pao is able to avoid easily.
Xiang Pao avoids the body shot from Guzman.
Guzman 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.
Guzman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xiang Pao.
Guzman lands an overhand right.
Xiang Pao connects with a solid leg kick.
Xiang Pao throws a shot from downtown. Guzman moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guzman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Guzman walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guzman throws the kick towards the body but Xiang Pao avoids it.
Xiang Pao scores with a jab to the body.
Guzman throws an overhand right that lands on Xiang Pao's shoulder, as Xiang Pao tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Guzman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xiang Pao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guzman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab from Guzman.
Guzman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Xiang Pao cracks the inside of Guzman's front leg.
Xiang Pao lunges at Guzman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guzman's hand.
Guzman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Xiang Pao counters with a stiff right hand.
Xiang Pao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Guzman misses its intended target.
Xiang Pao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Guzman is able to avoid easily.
Guzman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Guzman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Xiang Pao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Guzman is out of range and Xiang Pao settles back down.
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Guzman lands.
Guzman moves away from the strike by Xiang Pao.
Guzman tries to land a front kick but Xiang Pao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Guzman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guzman lands a front kick.
Guzman throws a looping overhand right but Xiang Pao ducks down to avoid it.
Xiang Pao moves out of range of the body kick from Guzman.
Xiang Pao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Guzman tries to land a body kick
and Xiang Pao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guzman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xiang Pao is out of range and Guzman settles back down.
Xiang Pao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Guzman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Xiang Pao avoids the body shot from Guzman.
Guzman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Xiang Pao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guzman momentarily.
That kick from Guzman tenderised Xiang Pao's leg. Xiang Pao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xiang Pao scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guzman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Xiang Pao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Xiang Pao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman misses with a wild body shot.
Guzman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Guzman looks to land a left hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range nicely.
Guzman needs to keep his hands up - Xiang Pao had a free shot at his head there.
Good work by Guzman as he checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guzman.
Guzman backing away here, and Xiang Pao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Xiang Pao stuns Guzman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Xiang Pao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Guzman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Guzman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Xiang Pao is looking to chop away at Guzman's legs.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Guzman avoids it easily.
Xiang Pao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guzman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Xiang Pao to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guzman throws a push kick but Xiang Pao slaps the foot to one side.
Xiang Pao swings for the body but Guzman moves out of range.
Xiang Pao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guzman.
Xiang Pao misses with a leg kick
and Guzman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Xiang Pao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bo Xiang Pao's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Guzman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiang Pao.
Guzman ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Guzman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Xiang Pao's head.
Xiang Pao swings for the body but Guzman moves out of range.
Guzman loads up on a big right hand but Xiang Pao slips the punch.
Guzman throws a nice looking combination but Xiang Pao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xiang Pao tries to land a leg kick but Guzman saw it coming and moves away.
Guzman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Xiang Pao checks the leg kick.
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick that knocks Guzman off balance momentarily.
Xiang Pao lands with an uppercut that bounces Guzman off the cage and back into range.
Guzman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiang Pao misses with a wild body shot.
Xiang Pao blocks the body kick.
Guzman ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Xiang Pao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao walks into a jab.
Guzman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Xiang Pao avoids the body shot from Guzman.
Xiang Pao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Xiang Pao tests Guzman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xiang Pao ducks under a wild hook from Guzman.
Xiang Pao ducks under a wild hook from Guzman.
Xiang Pao missing with a left hand there. Guzman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guzman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xiang Pao.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guzman.
Xiang Pao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xiang Pao lands an overhand right.
Xiang Pao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xiang Pao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Xiang Pao lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Guzman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Guzman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Xiang Pao blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao lands with an overhand left.
Xiang Pao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xiang Pao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guzman.
Xiang Pao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guzman misses with a looping left.
Guzman connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body punch from Xiang Pao.
Guzman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guzman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guzman misses the shot to the body.
Xiang Pao appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Xiang Pao misses with a double jab.
Xiang Pao throws out a powerful jab.
Guzman lands a jab to the head.
Xiang Pao jabs Guzman right on the nose. Guzman blinks but takes it well.
Guzman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guzman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiang Pao.
Guzman misses with a hook. Xiang Pao ducked under it nicely.
Guzman misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman blocks a leg kick.
Xiang Pao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Guzman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Xiang Pao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut
and Guzman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Xiang Pao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Xiang Pao looks to score with a jab to the body but Guzman is just out of range.
Xiang Pao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Xiang Pao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Guzman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Xiang Pao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guzman.
Xiang Pao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guzman's sensitive parts.
Xiang Pao lands a jab to Guzman's midsection.
Xiang Pao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guzman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiang Pao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guzman manages to avoid it.
Xiang Pao throws a hook to the side of Guzman's head but Guzman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guzman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Xiang Pao just manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Xiang Pao. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman walks into a jab.
Guzman looks to land a body kick but Xiang Pao moved away.
Guzman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Guzman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Xiang Pao takes the fight into the clinch.
Xiang Pao struggles to land a body shot inside as Guzman controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Guzman struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiang Pao controls his hands.
Guzman has had enough of the clinch but Xiang Pao keeps him there for the moment.
Guzman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xiang Pao connects with a body shot that sends Guzman's belly button to the back.
Guzman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiang Pao connects with a solid leg kick.
Xiang Pao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guzman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Xiang Pao really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bo Xiang Pao's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Xiang Pao throws a front kick aimed at Guzman's knee but Guzman avoids it well.
Guzman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Xiang Pao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guzman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Xiang Pao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guzman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guzman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guzman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guzman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Xiang Pao feints and then cracks Guzman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guzman down.
Xiang Pao tries to work over Guzman's front leg with a kick but Guzman checks it.
Guzman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it.
Guzman lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzman misses with an uppercut. Xiang Pao saw that one coming.
Xiang Pao throws out a powerful jab.
Xiang Pao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guzman on the side of the head.
Guzman moves out of range as Xiang Pao strikes.
Guzman scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao lands the left hand.
Xiang Pao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guzman checks it well.
Xiang Pao is looking to chop away at Guzman's legs.
Xiang Pao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guzman throws out the jab.
Xiang Pao throws an overhand right that lands on Guzman's shoulder, as Guzman tries to avoid the shot.
Xiang Pao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Guzman swings for the body but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Xiang Pao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Guzman tries to work over Xiang Pao's front leg with a kick but Xiang Pao checks it.
Xiang Pao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guzman on the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Xiang Pao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook
and Xiang Pao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao connects with a leg kick. Guzman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Guzman throws a hook to the side of Xiang Pao's head but Xiang Pao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao throws out a leg kick but Guzman moves out of range and Xiang Pao only half commits.
Xiang Pao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiang Pao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Guzman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Guzman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xiang Pao is out of range.
Xiang Pao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guzman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiang Pao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick which misses Guzman's front leg but catches the back leg as Guzman tries to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Xiang Pao.
Guzman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guzman throws a leg kick but Xiang Pao moved away.
Guzman ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Guzman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guzman throws a leg kick which misses Xiang Pao's front leg but catches the back leg as Xiang Pao tries to avoid it.
Xiang Pao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guzman. Guzman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Guzman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Xiang Pao throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guzman's sensitive parts.
Guzman staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Guzman tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiang Pao throws a shot to the body.
Guzman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Xiang Pao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Xiang Pao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Guzman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiang Pao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xiang Pao avoids the body shot from Guzman.
Xiang Pao moves away from the strike by Guzman.
Xiang Pao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guzman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xiang Pao.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guzman checks a leg kick.
Guzman blocks a low kick nicely.
Guzman cracks Xiang Pao with a good jab.
Xiang Pao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guzman's sensitive parts.
Xiang Pao is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao lands a jab to the head.
Xiang Pao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Guzman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A leg kick checked by Guzman.
A bone on bone clash there as Xiang Pao blocks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Xiang Pao. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiang Pao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guzman. Guzman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Xiang Pao jabs Guzman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Guzman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guzman checks a leg kick.
Xiang Pao misses with a straight left.
Guzman lands with a shot to the body.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Guzman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xiang Pao just misses with a punch to the body.
Guzman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xiang Pao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiang Pao scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Xiang Pao dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bo Xiang Pao's cut.
That's time! Guzman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Xiang Pao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Guzman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guzman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Xiang Pao misses with a looping right.
Xiang Pao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Xiang Pao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Xiang Pao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guzman.
Guzman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiang Pao.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiang Pao misses the target.
Guzman avoids the head kick by Xiang Pao.
Guzman misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiang Pao checks the leg kick.
Guzman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiang Pao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiang Pao catches Guzman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guzman swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiang Pao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiang Pao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guzman moves away.
Guzman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Xiang Pao scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Xiang Pao misses.
Xiang Pao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Guzman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guzman throws out a loose jab but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guzman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiang Pao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guzman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiang Pao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Xiang Pao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Guzman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guzman needs to keep his hands up - Xiang Pao had a free shot at his head there.
Xiang Pao is looking to slow Guzman down with leg kicks.
Guzman connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab by Xiang Pao.
An inside leg kick lands from Guzman.
Dzuzaska Guzman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guzman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xiang Pao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Xiang Pao checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guzman. Xiang Pao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiang Pao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xiang Pao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guzman is looking to score with low kicks.
Xiang Pao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guzman.
Xiang Pao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Guzman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guzman misses with a kick to the body.
Guzman takes a swing at Xiang Pao's ribcage but misses.
Xiang Pao flicks out a counter leg kick but Guzman steps away.
Xiang Pao clobbers Guzman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Xiang Pao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xiang Pao.
Guzman throws a jab when Xiang Pao was well out of range.
Xiang Pao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guzman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guzman 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.
Xiang Pao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guzman can pounce on him.
Xiang Pao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Xiang Pao avoids the body shot from Guzman.
A punch combination from Guzman misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guzman's sensitive parts.
Xiang Pao connects with a solid leg kick.
Xiang Pao lands a jab.
Xiang Pao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiang Pao takes one to the side of the head.
Guzman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xiang Pao can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Guzman blocks it.
Xiang Pao swings for the body but Guzman moves out of range.
Xiang Pao lands a right hook to the body.
Xiang Pao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xiang Pao tries to clinch but Guzman moves out of range.
Guzman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xiang Pao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guzman.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Xiang Pao, as that shot connected.
Xiang Pao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guzman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao lands a really nice looking cross but Guzman seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guzman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiang Pao scores with a jab.
Bo Xiang Pao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guzman cracks Xiang Pao with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Xiang Pao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Xiang Pao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Xiang Pao!
Bo Xiang Pao is the new bantamweight champion!
An intense looking Bo Xiang Pao took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: '23 year old and already champ in an elite org, baaaaaamm!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Scissorhands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crane might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Way of The Ninja. Scissorhands is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Ichabod Crane could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edward Scissorhands's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Scissorhands!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scissorhands throws a hook but Crane blocks it.
Scissorhands throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been told by Crane's head coaches at Montreal Athletic Center 5* spar that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Scissorhands scores with a hook to the body. Crane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Edward Scissorhands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scissorhands circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scissorhands throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scissorhands lands the left hand.
Scissorhands defending well as Crane loads up on a big left hand.
Scissorhands doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scissorhands lands a head kick!
Scissorhands smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Scissorhands throws a body kick that misses.
Crane missing with a left hand there. Scissorhands was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scissorhands swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scissorhands doesn't manage to clinch there - Crane circles away.
A head kick misses from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scissorhands slips under a jab from Crane.
Sloppy strikes from Crane. Those never looked like landing.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
Scissorhands is looking to clinch.
Crane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scissorhands sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scissorhands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
A little jabbing left from Scissorhands on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crane sizes up Scissorhands with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crane throws a jab when Scissorhands was well out of range.
Crane jabs at Scissorhands's body.
Crane throws a shot from downtown. Scissorhands moves away and avoids it.
Scissorhands throws a leg kick but Crane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Scissorhands ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crane moves away.
Crane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scissorhands scores with a one two! Crane had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scissorhands, right into the meat.
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!
Crane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scissorhands scores with a push kick.
Scissorhands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
A nice side step and Scissorhands releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Crane takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Crane was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Scissorhands.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scissorhands manages to avoid it.
Crane is looking to wear down Scissorhands with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Scissorhands jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scissorhands throws the left hand but Crane avoids the punch easily.
Crane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scissorhands moves away.
Scissorhands walks into a straight right hand from Crane.
Crane slips a straight right by Scissorhands.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scissorhands now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Crane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crane looks to land a right hand but Scissorhands moved out of range.
Crane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scissorhands tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Scissorhands fails to land.
Scissorhands can't find room to land a body shot as Crane controls the action.
Scissorhands throws a punch but it's blocked by Crane.
Scissorhands fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scissorhands tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crane's elbow.
Scissorhands is leaning against Crane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crane manages to break the clinch.
Crane lands a body shot.
Crane takes a swing at Scissorhands's ribcage but misses.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Scissorhands throws the left hand but Crane avoids the punch easily.
Scissorhands misses with a head kick.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crane sets himself, and Scissorhands steps forward looking for the clinch! Crane avoids it this time.
Scissorhands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crane.
Crane checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane scores with a nice right hand.
Crane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scissorhands stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crane tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crane misses with a body shot.
Crane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Scissorhands throws a lazy right hand but Crane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scissorhands looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scissorhands thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crane ducks under a wild hook from Scissorhands.
Crane punishes Scissorhands's body with a nice straight punch.
Scissorhands is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Scissorhands connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane lands a lovely overhand right.
Scissorhands throws a leg kick
and Crane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scissorhands misses with a combination
and Crane counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Ichabod Crane will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Scissorhands's corner calls for a 1-2. Scissorhands obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crane walks into a straight right hand from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scissorhands attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crane throws a jab when Scissorhands was well out of range.
Edward Scissorhands seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crane throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scissorhands darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Ichabod Crane has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Crane.
Scissorhands takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crane checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scissorhands clinches.
Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scissorhands jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scissorhands throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crane.
Scissorhands throws a sloppy head kick and Crane moves out of range easily.
Crane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scissorhands motions for Crane to come forward. Scissorhands throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crane is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Scissorhands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane throws a hook but Scissorhands avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scissorhands throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scissorhands dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Scissorhands misses with a leg kick.
Scissorhands shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scissorhands tries to bum rush Crane with a series of wild strikes but Crane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Scissorhands does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scissorhands pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scissorhands lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Scissorhands looks to land a left hand but Crane moved out of range nicely.
Crane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Scissorhands does no damage.
Crane ducks under a wild hook from Scissorhands.
Crane lands a glancing blow to the side of Scissorhands's head.
Scissorhands slips under a jab from Crane.
Scissorhands misses with an uppercut. Crane saw that one coming.
Crane avoids the body shot from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands loads up on a big right hand but Crane slips the punch.
Crane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scissorhands tries to land a leg kick but Crane saw it coming and moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Crane misses its target.
Scissorhands misses with a wild combination.
Scissorhands misses with a body kick.
Crane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scissorhandss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crane throws a hook but Scissorhands avoids it easily.
Scissorhands fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Scissorhands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
Crane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Scissorhands wants to clinch but Crane slips to the side
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Crane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crane walks into a jab.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scissorhands swings widly with a right hand
and Crane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scissorhands misses the jab.
Scissorhands misses with a body kick.
Scissorhands throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scissorhands takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crane throws a hook but Scissorhands blocks it.
Scissorhands throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scissorhands manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Scissorhands throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Scissorhands misses with a head kick.
Crane slips a jab from Scissorhands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crane connects with a looping right hand.
Crane pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Scissorhands back to the cage. Crane follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Scissorhands thows a leg kick but Crane checks it
and Crane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scissorhands stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Scissorhands getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crane throws a jab but it's blocked by Scissorhands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scissorhands, right into the meat.
Crane checks a low kick from Scissorhands.
Crane scores with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Crane.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scissorhands walks into a straight right hand from Crane.
Scissorhands throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crane scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ichabod Crane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ichabod Crane's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Scissorhands lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scissorhands throws a solid leg kick but Crane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Scissorhands.
Scissorhands moves away from the strike by Crane.
Scissorhands lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scissorhands missing with a left hand there. Crane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scissorhands was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
The crowd cheers as Scissorhands lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crane doesn't seem phased though.
Crane connects with a body shot.
Crane moves out of range as Scissorhands strikes.
Scissorhands throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scissorhands keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crane.
Crane moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromScissorhands.
Scissorhands misses with a straight right.
Scissorhands lands a leg kick that knocks Crane off balance momentarily.
Crane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scissorhands moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scissorhands throws a low kick, looking for Crane's leg but Crane calmly moves out of range.
Scissorhands has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Scissorhands throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crane is rocked!
Scissorhands lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Crane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Scissorhands scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crane moves out of range of the strikes.
Scissorhands gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scissorhands looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scissorhands bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Scissorhands throws a low kick, looking for Crane's leg but Crane calmly moves out of range.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crane 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scissorhands! But no joy.
Crane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scissorhands.
Crane seems to have got his legs back now.
Scissorhands throws a head kick that misses.
Crane was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Scissorhands throws a leg kick that misses.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scissorhands was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Crane sets himself, and Scissorhands steps forward looking for the clinch! Crane avoids it this time.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scissorhands was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Edward Scissorhands has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands throws a head kick that misses.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Scissorhands is predictable there
and Crane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scissorhands tries a head kick but it misses.
Crane cracks Scissorhands with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Scissorhands throws a jab but it's blocked by Crane.
Crane blocks the body kick.
Scissorhands lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Scissorhands misses with a left hand
and Crane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crane ducks right into an uppercut from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scissorhands.
Crane scores with a nice head shot.
Scissorhands fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crane scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scissorhands. Scissorhands circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Scissorhands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crane.
Crane takes a swing at Scissorhands's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Crane as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Scissorhands does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crane sets himself, and Scissorhands steps forward looking for the clinch! Crane avoids it this time.
Scissorhands tries a low kick but Crane avoids it.
Scissorhands with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crane to score with a decent uppercut.
Ichabod Crane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crane with a nice cross.
Crane throws a hook to the side of Scissorhands's head but Scissorhands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Scissorhands.
Scissorhands has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crane finds it's way round the side to connect with Scissorhands's head.
Scissorhands looks to land a right hand but Crane moved out of range.
Scissorhands takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Crane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scissorhands tries to clinch but Crane is having none of it.
Crane is looking to counter punch.
A combination from Crane does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Scissorhands does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scissorhands tries to counter with a clinch but Crane shakes him off and moves away.
Crane checks the leg kick.
Crane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scissorhands lands a really nice looking cross but Crane seems unphased.
Scissorhands tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scissorhands misses with an uppercut.
Scissorhands throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crane blocks a leg kick.
Crane scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scissorhands misses with a straight left.
Crane went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Crane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Scissorhands misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edward Scissorhands.
I think Crane 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichabod Crane!
Ichabod Crane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergej Valentinovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward McLauglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McLauglin's choice of entrance music: You Belong To The City. Sergej Valentinovich had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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219 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergej Valentinovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward McLauglin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLauglin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentinovich 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.
It seemed like McLauglin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McLauglin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McLauglin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Valentinovich is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McLauglin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McLauglin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentinovich.
McLauglin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich cracks McLauglin with a good jab.
McLauglin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Valentinovich.
McLauglin misses with a looping right.
Valentinovich jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McLauglin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McLauglin moves in looking to clinch but Valentinovich pushes him off.
A big left from Valentinovich misses.
McLauglin moves away from the strike by Valentinovich.
McLauglin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLauglin scores with a body shot.
McLauglin closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Valentinovich.
McLauglin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valentinovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McLauglins head.
McLauglin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valentinovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLauglin's elbow.
McLauglin misses with a punch on the inside.
McLauglin working Valentinovich over with knees to the body.
Valentinovich tries to work over McLauglin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentinovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentinovich is trying to break the clinch but McLauglin has him pressed against the cage.
McLauglin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valentinovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLauglin throws a head punch that misses.
Valentinovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McLauglin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valentinovich throws a head punch that misses.
Valentinovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLauglin's elbow.
Valentinovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valentinovich misses with the head strike.
McLauglin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentinovich's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valentinovichs head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLauglin effectively controlling the action here.
McLauglin tries to throw a body punch but Valentinovich avoids it by throwing McLauglin back against the cage.
McLauglin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLauglin.
McLauglin missing with knees to the body.
McLauglin taking a breather.
Valentinovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentinovich tries to throw a body punch but McLauglin avoids it by throwing Valentinovich back against the cage.
Valentinovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentinovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McLauglin lands an uppercut.
McLauglin looking to throw knees to the head but Valentinovich is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Valentinovich tries to throw a body punch but McLauglin avoids it by throwing Valentinovich back against the cage.
McLauglin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin trying to land knees to the body.
Valentinovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valentinovich managing to block the knees to the body from McLauglin.
McLauglin misses with some punches.
Valentinovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McLauglin blocks it with crossed arms.
Valentinovich misses with a body punch.
McLauglin scores with a shoulder strike.
Valentinovich working aggressively here.
McLauglin struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentinovich controls his hands.
Valentinovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McLauglin lands with a short shot to the head.
McLauglin struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentinovich controls his hands.
Valentinovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from McLauglin.
Valentinovich lands a shot to the body.
Valentinovich has a couple of punches blocked by McLauglin.
Valentinovich dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McLauglin misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich breaks from the clinch.
Valentinovich motions for McLauglin to come forward. Valentinovich throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valentinovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Valentinovich tenderised McLauglin's leg. McLauglin is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Valentinovich misses.
Valentinovich tries to land a leg kick but McLauglin saw it coming and moves away.
Valentinovich scores with a shot to the body.
McLauglin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valentinovich throws a hook but McLauglin avoids it easily.
McLauglin misses with a straight right.
Valentinovich takes the fight into the clinch.
McLauglin blocks an uppercut.
Valentinovich pressing his opponent against the cage.
McLauglin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward McLauglin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Valentinovich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Valentinovich.
Sergej Valentinovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentinovich 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.
McLauglin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentinovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McLauglin misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valentinovich checks a leg kick.
McLauglin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McLauglin misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauglin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McLauglin scoring well with a low kick there.
McLauglin misses with an uppercut.
Valentinovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLauglin.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body kick from Valentinovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinovich tries to land a body kick
and McLauglin counters with a big head kick but Valentinovich shrugs it off.
Valentinovich digs a good body shot into McLauglin's ribs.
Valentinovich misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for McLauglin.
McLauglin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valentinovich in his tracks.
McLauglin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Valentinovich walks into a jab.
Valentinovich misses with a body kick.
Valentinovich lands a slapping body shot.
McLauglin throws a low kick, looking for Valentinovich's leg but Valentinovich calmly moves out of range.
Valentinovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Valentinovich misses its intended target.
Jab, jab by McLauglin - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Valentinovich.
It looks like Edward McLauglin has been cut.
McLauglin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin moves out of range of the body kick.
Valentinovich tries a head kick but it misses.
McLauglin misses with a kick to the body.
As McLauglin looks to move away, Valentinovich throws a big counter combo but McLauglin just gets out of the way.
Valentinovich takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McLauglin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valentinovich lands a nice looking body kick.
McLauglin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valentinovich.
McLauglin throws a hook to the side of Valentinovich's head but Valentinovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McLauglin throws a shot from downtown. Valentinovich moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Valentinovich tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentinovich throws a low kick but it's checked well by McLauglin.
McLauglin throws out a counter right but Valentinovich avoids it with no problem.
McLauglin just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentinovich blocks a jab.
Valentinovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McLauglin.
McLauglin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Valentinovich.
McLauglin throws out a loose jab but Valentinovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin lands a jab to the nose.
Valentinovich connects with a solid leg kick.
Valentinovich lands a head shot.
McLauglin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McLauglin has closed the distance and engaged Valentinovich in a clinch.
Valentinovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McLauglin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valentinovich avoids it.
McLauglin pushes off an throws an elbow but Valentinovich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Valentinovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McLauglin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Valentinovich blocks an uppercut.
Valentinovich misses with a punch to the body.
Valentinovich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McLauglin is keeping busy.
McLauglin pushes off an throws an elbow but Valentinovich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McLauglin throws a knee to the head but misses.
McLauglin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valentinovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McLauglin backwards.
McLauglin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valentinovich backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLauglin tries a body shot but Valentinovich blocks it.
McLauglin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McLauglin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McLauglin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McLauglin is trying to stall.
Valentinovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Valentinovich can't find room to land a body shot as McLauglin controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Valentinovich swings wildly with an uppercut but McLauglin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLauglin misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward McLauglin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edward McLauglin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McLauglin misses with a straight right.
Valentinovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valentinovich throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McLauglin flicks out a counter leg kick but Valentinovich steps away.
McLauglin throws a lazy uppercut
and Valentinovich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McLauglin lands a jab to the head.
McLauglin feints and then cracks Valentinovich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valentinovich down.
McLauglin looks to throw the jab but Valentinovich is out of range.
McLauglin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McLauglin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valentinovich 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.
McLauglin throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauglin instigates a clinch.
Valentinovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McLauglin lands a left hand.
McLauglin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for McLauglin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentinovich.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLauglin.
Valentinovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLauglin's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from McLauglin.
Valentinovich misses with some punches.
McLauglin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McLauglin blocking some punches.
McLauglin lands a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from McLauglin.
McLauglin trying to control the position but instead, Valentinovich has worked for underhooks and has pushed McLauglin into the cage.
A short right from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich stalling the fight.
Valentinovich breaks the clinch.
McLauglin throws a jab when Valentinovich was well out of range.
Valentinovich fires out a quick counter leg kick but McLauglin just manages to avoid it.
Jab by McLauglin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin connects with a nice looking jab.
McLauglin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A punch lands to the side of McLauglin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLauglin looks to land a left hand but Valentinovich moved out of range nicely.
Valentinovich looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Edward McLauglin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McLauglin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McLauglin scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Valentinovich crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McLauglin - the referee stops the clock and Valentinovich gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McLauglin. Valentinovich manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McLauglin, as that shot connected.
Valentinovich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McLauglin.
Valentinovich avoids a kick to the body.
A big left from McLauglin misses.
McLauglin connects with a right hand. Valentinovich shakes it off.
McLauglin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentinovich manages to avoid it.
McLauglin throws a push kick but Valentinovich slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin scores with a nice strike.
Valentinovich misses with a left hand
and McLauglin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valentinovich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McLauglin misses with a body kick.
Valentinovich digs a good hook to McLauglin's body.
Valentinovich misses with a right hand
letting McLauglin counter with a right hand.
Valentinovich misses with a kick to the body.
McLauglin is trying to counter with his kicks.
McLauglin lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Valentinovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valentinovich moves out of range of the body kick from McLauglin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich throws a poor cross that misses
letting McLauglin counter with a right hand.
That kick from McLauglin tenderised Valentinovich's leg. Valentinovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLauglin throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Valentinovich. Those never looked like landing.
Valentinovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McLauglin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Valentinovich with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Valentinovich.
Nice shot lands for McLauglin.
Valentinovich connects with an inside leg kick.
McLauglin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Valentinovich scores with a nice strike.
McLauglin lands a leg kick that knocks Valentinovich off balance momentarily.
A jab from McLauglin finds it's way through Valentinovich's defenses.
Valentinovich throws a lazy uppercut
and McLauglin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valentinovich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McLauglin tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward McLauglin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward McLauglin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Valentinovich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Valentinovich throws the kick towards the body but McLauglin avoids it.
McLauglin misses with a hook
and Valentinovich counters with a nice body shot.
McLauglin catches Valentinovich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McLauglin throws a half hearted mid kick.
McLauglin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McLauglin misses with an uppercut
and Valentinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McLauglin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Valentinovich misses with a straight left.
McLauglin wants to counter with a clinch but Valentinovich pushes him away.
Valentinovich looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauglin tries a head kick but it misses.
McLauglin digs a good hook to Valentinovich's body.
Valentinovich walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLauglin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valentinovich.
Valentinovich misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauglin scores with a leg kick.
Valentinovich misses with a low kick.
Valentinovich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valentinovich tries a head kick but it misses.
McLauglin moves out of range as Valentinovich throws a body kick.
It seemed like McLauglin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McLauglin tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentinovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McLauglin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentinovich.
McLauglin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McLauglin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Valentinovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McLauglin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McLauglin misses with a looping left.
McLauglin is looking to land body kicks.
McLauglin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McLauglin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich throws a combination. McLauglin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McLauglin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McLauglin takes a swing at Valentinovich's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Valentinovich misses.
McLauglin connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLauglin throws a good cross that connects.
McLauglin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentinovich throws out the jab.
Valentinovich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLauglin.
Valentinovich fires out a quick counter leg kick but McLauglin just manages to avoid it.
McLauglin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valentinovich checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Valentinovich - just one landing.
McLauglin ducks right into an uppercut from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich throws a body punch but McLauglin moves out of range.
McLauglin is looking to chop away at Valentinovich's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valentinovich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valentinovich takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McLauglin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McLauglin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentinovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valentinovich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valentinovich thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McLauglin if he has to take too many more of those.
Valentinovich looks to land a left hand but McLauglin moved out of range nicely.
McLauglin clinches up with Valentinovich and pushes him back against the cage.
Valentinovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLauglin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valentinovich blocks it with crossed arms.
McLauglin stalling against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McLauglin obliges.
A head punch on the inside from Valentinovich fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLauglin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valentinovich's face.
Valentinovich will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McLauglin is looking to control Valentinovich's arms but Valentinovich gets an underhook and turns him. Now McLauglin has his back to the cage.
McLauglin misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLauglin blocking some punches.
Valentinovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Valentinovich tries to work over McLauglin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valentinovich avoids it.
McLauglin looking to slow down the pace here.
Valentinovich swings wildly with an uppercut but McLauglin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentinovich working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Valentinovich.
A nice left hand lands by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of McLauglin backwards.
Valentinovich pushes McLauglin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sergej Valentinovich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward McLauglin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Valentinovich works the jab nicely.
McLauglin connects with a solid leg kick.
McLauglin looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentinovich is just out of range.
Valentinovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McLauglin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by McLauglin.
McLauglin throws a body kick that misses
and Valentinovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McLauglin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valentinovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and McLauglin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauglin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McLauglin misses with a looping left.
McLauglin scores with a sloppy right hand. Valentinovich should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinovich tries to move into range but McLauglin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McLauglin is looking to slow Valentinovich down with leg kicks.
Valentinovich lands a nice looking body shot.
McLauglin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
McLauglin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentinovich.
Valentinovich punishes McLauglin's body with a nice straight punch.
Valentinovich jabs McLauglin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Valentinovich scores with a jab to the head.
Valentinovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McLauglin.
McLauglin throws out a leg kick but Valentinovich moves out of range and McLauglin only half commits.
McLauglin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentinovich.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McLauglin.
McLauglin moves in looking to clinch but Valentinovich pushes him off.
Valentinovich lands a leg kick that knocks McLauglin off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Valentinovich.
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!
McLauglin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valentinovich misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from McLauglin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Edward McLauglin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McLauglin keeps Valentinovich at a distance using the push kick.
Valentinovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McLauglin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich misses with a wild body shot.
Valentinovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McLauglin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valentinovich on the side of the head.
McLauglin throws a jab when Valentinovich was well out of range.
McLauglin scores with a nice right hand.
Valentinovich tries to land a front kick but McLauglin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McLauglin feints a counter leg kick.
McLauglin scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin tries to clinch but Valentinovich moves out of range.
McLauglin connects with a right hand. Valentinovich shakes it off.
Valentinovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McLauglin throws out the jab.
McLauglin wants to land a leg kick but Valentinovich is out of range.
Valentinovich goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Valentinovich is looking to score with low kicks.
McLauglin throws the left hand but Valentinovich avoids the punch easily.
Valentinovich lands a body shot.
McLauglin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentinovich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sergej Valentinovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice cross by McLauglin.
McLauglin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McLauglin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentinovich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich looks to land a left hand but McLauglin moved out of range nicely.
McLauglin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McLauglin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLauglin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentinovich throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - McLauglin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valentinovich misses with a body shot.
As Valentinovich backs off McLauglin throws a huge counter combo but Valentinovich manages to avoid it all.
McLauglin lands a glancing blow to the side of Valentinovich's head.
McLauglin misses with a wild body shot.
McLauglin scores with a leg kick.
Valentinovich 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.
Valentinovich looks to score with a jab to the body but McLauglin is just out of range.
Valentinovich drops his hands momentarily and McLauglin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
An inside leg kick from McLauglin misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward McLauglin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McLauglin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward McLauglin!
Edward McLauglin is the new light heavyweight champion!
Edward McLauglin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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