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Ascension 1217 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Takano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuki Takano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Koch!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takano 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.
Koch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takano lands a glancing blow to the side of Koch's head.
Takano throws a body kick that misses.
Takano defending well as Koch loads up on a big left hand.
Koch's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Koch's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Takano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koch.
Takano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koch.
Koch walks into a left hand.
Koch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick by Koch misses
and Takano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koch throws a lazy right hand but Takano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koch misses with a low kick as Takano jumps back.
Takano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch pushes Takano away with a front kick.
Takano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Takano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Takano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koch's sensitive parts.
Koch throws a jab but it's blocked by Takano.
Takano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koch has time to react.
Takano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koch.
Koch checks the leg kick.
Takano throws a lazy uppercut
and Koch counters by moving into the clinch.
Koch letting Takano take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takano.
A short right from Takano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch pushes Takano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koch gets control of Takano's arms and successfully pulls guard. Koch will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Takano pushing down on Koch's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Koch slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Takano has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Koch had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Takano defends it easily.
Koch had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Takano defends it easily.
Takano is stalling in the full guard.
Takano stopping the sweep attempt from Koch.
Takano works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Takano is pressing down on Koch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Koch is holding on for now.
Koch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Takano takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Takano'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.
Koch wants to control but Takano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takano sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Koch moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Takano trying to control but Koch is working from the bottom.
Koch is looking for a triangle but Takano pushes his legs off easily.
Takano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Koch is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takano is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Takano blocks a jab.
Takano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Koch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takano clinches with his opponent.
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 Yuki Takano will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Takano looks to clinch
and Koch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Takano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koch was well out of range. Poor timing from Takano.
Koch throws a head kick but Takano moves out of range.
Takano blocks a head kick by Koch.
Yuki Takano is winning the standup battle so far.
Takano thows a leg kick but Koch checks it
and Koch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Koch tenderised Takano's leg. Takano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takano misses with a leg kick
and Koch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Koch is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koch misses with a head kick.
Takano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Takano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Takano moves out of range of the strikes.
Yuki Takano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takano lands a nice shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koch.
Takano clobbers Koch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Takano dips to his left and cracks Koch with an uppercut!
Takano connects with a single shot there.
Takano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koch! But no joy.
Koch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takano throws an overhand right that lands on Koch's shoulder, as Koch tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano feints and then cracks Koch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koch down.
Koch misses with a body kick.
Koch throws a front kick aimed at Takano's knee but Takano avoids it well.
Takano misses with a wild body shot.
Takano throws the left hand but Koch avoids the punch easily.
Koch throws out a counter right but Takano avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Takano.
Takano scores with a jab. Koch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koch misses with a hook.
Takano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Takano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koch's sensitive parts.
Takano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takano.
Takano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch moves out of range as Takano strikes.
Koch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takano is looking to slow Koch down with leg kicks.
Koch throws a hook but Takano avoids it easily.
Takano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koch is out of range.
Koch throws a body punch but Takano moves out of range.
Takano tries to work over Koch's front leg with a kick but Koch checks it.
A little jabbing left from Koch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takano.
Koch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takano.
Takano throws a poor cross that misses
letting Koch counter with a right hand.
Koch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Takano connects with an inside leg kick.
Takano misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takano. Takano obviously looking to wear him down.
Takano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takano. Takano obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takano.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koch.
Takano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Koch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koch throws out a loose jab but Takano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koch throws a front kick aimed at Takano's knee but Takano avoids it well.
Koch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koch misses with an uppercut.
Koch punishes Takano's body with a nice straight punch.
Takano misses with a head kick.
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 Yuki Takano will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Takano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Koch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takano.
It seemed like Koch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Takano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koch checks it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takano 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 Koch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koch tries to counter with a clinch but Takano shakes him off and moves away.
Takano misses with an uppercut
and Koch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takano.
It looked like Takano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Koch lands a slapping body shot.
Takano ducks under a wild hook from Koch.
Takano looks to land a left hand but Koch moved out of range nicely.
Koch tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Takano working aggressively here.
Koch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Koch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takano misses with a punch to the body.
Koch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Takano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koch tries to pull guard but Takano won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takano.
Koch tries to pull guard but Takano holds him up against the cage and eventually Koch drops back down to his feet.
Takano tries a body shot but Koch blocks it.
Koch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takano misses with a punch to the body.
Koch has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Takano uses from the top position.
Koch keeping moving, preventing Takano from controlling successfully.
Takano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takano showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jacob Koch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch is adopting a defensive guard.
Koch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takano is one step ahead there.
Takano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Takano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takano won't allow Koch to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takano sitting in guard here, content to control.
Koch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takano is one step ahead there.
Koch working for a triangle but Takano defends it easily.
Takano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Takano misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koch wants to land a leg kick but Takano is out of range.
Takano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koch manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Koch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Koch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takano was well out of range. Poor timing from Koch.
Takano scores with the left hand. Koch knows he should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Takano.
Takano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koch wants to clinch up but Takano keeps it at a distance.
Takano appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Takano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takano tries to work over Koch's front leg with a kick but Koch checks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takano. That's going to slow Koch down.
Koch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Takano. Takano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Takano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takano misses with a lunging right hand
and Koch counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Takano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Takano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Yuki Takano!
In his post fight interview, Yuki Takano started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hughtavious Mingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Youngblood has chosen Linkin Park - Numb as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hughtavious Mingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood darts in and clinches Mingo up against the cage.
Youngblood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mingo is defending well for now.
Youngblood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Youngblood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Youngblood tries to clinch up
and Mingo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Youngblood thinking.
Youngblood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mingo breaks from the clinch.
Youngblood staying out of range there.
Youngblood takes one on the button.
Mingo throws the left hand but Youngblood avoids the punch easily.
Youngblood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mingo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Mingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Youngblood moves away.
Youngblood darts in and clinches Mingo up against the cage.
Youngblood breaks from the clinch.
Mingo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mingo just misses with a punch to the body.
Youngblood tries to clinch but Mingo moves out of range.
Mingo misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mingo.
Mingo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mingo scores with a jab to the head.
Mingo misses with a two punch combination.
Mingo lands a left and a right that send Youngblood crashing to the mat, dazed. Mingo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Youngblood is rocked!
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!
Mingo throws a lazy right hand but Youngblood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Youngblood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Youngblood rushes Mingo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Youngblood breaks the clinch.
Youngblood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Youngblood checks a leg kick.
Matt Youngblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mingo takes a swing at Youngblood's ribcage but misses.
Youngblood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mingo throws a series of punches but Youngblood moves out of range.
Youngblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Youngblood has managed to clinch.
Mingo breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Youngblood manages to avoid it.
Youngblood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Youngblood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Youngblood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mingo, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mingo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Youngblood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mingo lands a jab to the nose.
Youngblood misses the body punch
and Mingo counters with a straight right hand.
Mingo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Youngblood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Youngblood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mingo.
Youngblood lands a nice hook to Mingo's body. Mingo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Youngblood misses with a few strikes there.
A counter left hand to the body from Mingo misses its target.
Mingo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Youngblood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mingo circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood lands a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Mingo.
Youngblood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mingo.
A jab lands there for Youngblood.
Youngblood staying out of range there.
Youngblood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Youngblood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Youngblood swinging wildly here.
Mingo attempts a counter takedown but Youngblood avoids it well and moves away.
Mingo throws a nice looking combination but Youngblood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Youngblood is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mingo clobbers Youngblood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick by Youngblood misses
and Mingo counters with a nice right hand that sends Youngblood toppling to the canvas! Youngblood scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mingo finish him?!
Youngblood is still on wobbly legs! Can Mingo finish him?
Mingo fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Youngblood square on the jaw! Damn, Youngblood is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hughtavious Mingo!
Hughtavious Mingo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Matt Youngblood stepped up to the mic, saying 'I`ll be BACK'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justice comes to the cage accompanied by Montana of 300 - Daddy Used to be the Plug. McGee has chosen Invaders must die - The prodigy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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213 lbs
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timothy McGee!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGee scores with a jab.
Good work by McGee as he checks the leg kick.
McGee throws out a powerful jab.
McGee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGee throws out a counter right but Justice avoids it with no problem.
Justice throws a head kick that misses.
McGee throws a chopping leg kick but Justice manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Justice misses its intended target.
McGee appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Justice throws an off balance right hand
and McGee counters with a body kick that stops Justice in his tracks momentarily.
Johnny Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee tries to land a leg kick but Justice saw it coming and moves away.
McGee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Justice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGee.
Justice throws a lazy uppercut
and McGee counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McGee rushes Justice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McGee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Justice.
Justice misses with the head strike.
Justice tries to land knees in the clinch but McGee avoids the damage to the body.
McGee is trying to break the clinch but Justice has him pressed against the cage.
McGee has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Justice after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee managing to block the knees to the body from Justice.
Still in the clinch, McGee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Justice lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
Justice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGee takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Justice.
Justice lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Justice trying to land knees to the body.
Justice misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Justice is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McGee lands with a left to the head.
McGee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Justices head.
Justice misses with some punches.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Justice lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Justice tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGee avoids it.
McGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Justice misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Justice.
McGee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGee tries to break the clinch but Justice is controlling the position.
Justice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Justice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Justice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGee.
Justice pushes McGee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
McGee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGee avoiding damage as Justice throws knees to the body.
McGee swings wildly with an uppercut but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGee misses with a body kick.
Justice slips under a jab.
Justice checks a leg kick.
Justice was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McGee scores with a leg kick.
Justice thumps McGee with a low kick.
Justice staying out of range there.
McGee thuds a left hand into Justice's body.
McGee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Justice with a body shot.
Justice cracks McGee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McGee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by McGee.
Justice throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've been told by Justice's head coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice uppercut there from McGee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Justice.
Justice lands a body shot.
McGee moves out of range of the strikes.
Justice throws a sloppy head kick and McGee moves out of range easily.
McGee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGee misses with a right hand
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGee throws a leg kick which misses Justice's front leg but catches the back leg as Justice tries to avoid it.
Justice throws a wild body kick that McGee sees coming a mile off.
McGee closes the distance but Justice moves to the side
and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice lands with a good body shot.
Justice fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnny Justice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justice throws the left hand but McGee avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee misses with a hook
and Justice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justice lands with a hook. McGee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McGee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnny Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timothy McGee.
Justice walks into a stiff left hand from McGee.
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 Johnny Justice will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Justice connects with a looping right hand.
Justice thuds his right hand into McGee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Justice throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by McGee.
Justice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGee to score with a decent uppercut.
A good leg kick by McGee.
Justice throws a poor cross that misses
and McGee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGee. That did some damage!
Justice fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGee on the side of the head.
Justice throws a looping overhand right but McGee ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee scores with a hook.
McGee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGee is trying to counter with his kicks.
An inside leg kick from Justice misses.
McGee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justice throws out the jab.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Justice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGee counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice misses with a lunging right hand
enabling McGee to counter with a crisp jab.
McGee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice.
Justice lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGee's sensitive parts.
McGee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McGee works the jab nicely.
Justice slips under a jab.
McGee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Justice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Justice fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Justice slips under a jab from McGee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Justice's calf.
McGee feints and then cracks Justice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justice down.
McGee throws a series of punches but Justice moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a shot to the body.
Justice connects with a body shot.
Justice clobbers McGee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Justice throws a big counter combination but McGee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnny Justice is winning the standup battle so far.
Justice takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGee throws a sloppy head kick
and Justice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGee staying out of range there.
McGee thumps Justice with a low kick.
Justice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGee connects with a body shot.
Justice bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGee's head backwards.
Justice is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McGee scores with a jab to the jaw.
McGee moves away from the strike by Justice.
McGee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGee thumps Justice with a low kick.
McGee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Justice.
McGee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice loads up on a big right hand but McGee slips the punch.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
McGee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Justice with a body shot.
Justice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice misses with a right hand
letting McGee counter with a right hand.
Justice throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Justice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like McGee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Justice throws a body shot but no joy.
McGee follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from McGee.
McGee scores with a spinning back kick!
Justice looks to throw the jab but McGee is out of range.
Justice throws a jab but it's blocked by McGee.
McGee lands a head kick!
Justice works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Justice loads up on a big right hand but McGee slips the punch.
McGee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Justice.
A cross from McGee lands.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but McGee is just out of range.
Justice misses with a low kick as McGee jumps back.
Crunch! Justice slams his shin into McGee's torso.
Justice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Justice tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice throws a jab when McGee was well out of range.
Justice avoids a kick to the body.
Justice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Justice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Justice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGee blocks a leg kick.
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 Johnny Justice will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McGee ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
Justice throws a front kick aimed at McGee's knee but McGee avoids it well.
Nice body kick from Justice.
Justice tries to land a front kick but McGee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGee just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice throws a jab but it's blocked by McGee.
McGee misses with a body shot.
Justice thinks about countering with a body kick.
Justice throws a leg kick but McGee moved away.
McGee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Justice drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee blocks a leg kick.
McGee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from McGee.
Justice misses with a two punch combination.
Justice misses with a lunging right hand
and McGee counters with a good low kick that Justice was not able to check.
Justice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee throws a shot to the body.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGee with the counter takedown but Justice avoids it easily.
McGee avoids the head kick by Justice.
McGee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Justice if he has to take too many more of those.
McGee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Justice was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McGee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Justice catches McGee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Justice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McGee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Justice. That did some damage!
McGee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justice throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGee to score with a decent uppercut.
McGee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McGee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from McGee finds it's target.
Justice has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGee finds it's way round the side to connect with Justice's head.
McGee tries to land a front kick but Justice steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Justice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGee.
McGee cracks Justice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Justice throws a sloppy head kick and McGee moves out of range easily.
Justice on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McGee slips a jab from Justice.
McGee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGee gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Justice counters with an outside leg kick.
Justice throws the left hand but McGee avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Justice is looking to chop away at McGee's legs.
McGee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Justice napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Justice is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
McGee trying to control the action but Justice is working from the bottom.
Justice wants to get back to his feet but McGee drags him back down.
McGee cracks Justice with a big right hand but Justice just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McGee is working Justice over with some ground and pound from side control.
Justice sneaks out the side door and pushes McGee away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Justice will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McGee closes the distance and clinches.
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!
McGee misses with a body punch.
Justice misses with some punches.
McGee blocks an elbow strike.
Justice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Timothy McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Justice misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from McGee.
A short left from Justice.
McGee is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Justice is defending well.
McGee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Justice.
Justice lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGee tries to work over Justice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Justice tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGee avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy McGee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Justice 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aimo Pamaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez has chosen Hurriganes - Get On as his entrance music. Pedro Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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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
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aimo Pamaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid body kick from Pamaus.
Pamaus lands a nice hook to Lopez's body. Lopez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pamaus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez gets a double leg takedown into Pamaus's guard.
Lopez looking to pass the guard.
Pamaus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopez is one step ahead there.
Pamaus has his foot on Lopez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lopez works his way back into a safe position though.
Lopez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lopez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pamaus keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to free his leg and advance position but Pamaus is retaining full guard.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Pamaus keeps moving.
Pamaus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lopez postures up.
Lopez trying to control but Pamaus is working from the bottom.
Lopez stands and throws Pamaus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Pamaus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pamaus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lopez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lopez is trying to get an arm triangle but Pamaus is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lopez swings around for an armbar but Pamaus sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lopez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pamaus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lopez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lopez has momentary wrist control but Pamaus slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pamaus postures up in Lopez's guard and throws a big left but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez is trying to control the position but Pamaus postures up.
Pamaus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pamaus is in close to Lopez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus lands a couple of elbows.
Pamaus stopping the sweep attempt from Lopez.
Lopez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pamaus is aware though and is defending well.
Pamaus scoring with some ground and pound.
Pamaus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Pamaus from controlling successfully.
Pamaus connects with a couple of short punches.
Lopez wants to sweep here but Pamaus controlling him for the moment.
Pamaus throwing strikes but missing.
Pamaus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lopez trying to control the position.
Pamaus working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lopez looking for a guillotine here but Pamaus defends easily.
Pamaus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pamaus chips away with some ground and pound.
Pamaus lands a couple of digs.
Lopez working for a triangle but Pamaus defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pamaus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aimo Pamaus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pamaus lands with a shot to the body.
Pamaus feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Nice body punch from Pamaus.
Lopez fails with the takedown
and Pamaus counters with a body kick.
Pamaus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Lopez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pamaus's half guard.
Pamaus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lopez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lopez's back!
Pamaus wants to control but Lopez is keeping busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
I really don't envy Lopez right now.
Pamaus tries to get the hooks in deep but Lopez pushed the leg off.
Pamaus is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lopez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Pamaus is punishing Lopez with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamaus is persistently looking for the submission but Lopez is defending it well.
Pamaus lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pamaus scores with punches and elbows.
Pamaus lands strikes to the head.
Pamaus is working the ground and pound. Can Lopez escape?
Oooh a big shot gets through from Pamaus. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Pamaus is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Lopez trying to control the hands but Pamaus breaks the grip.
Pamaus is looking for the choke from the back position but Lopez is controlling his hands well.
Pamaus scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus wants to control the position but Lopez frees himself and scrambles - Pamaus manages to regain control in side control.
Pamaus scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pamaus working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pamaus cracks Lopez with a big elbow.
Lopez sneaks back into half guard.
Pamaus is looking to advance position but Lopez won't allow it.
Pamaus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pamaus lands a nice short elbow.
Pamaus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lopez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pamaus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez controlling the position well.
Pamaus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pamaus trying to control from half guard but Lopez is working away.
Pamaus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Pamaus.
Pamaus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lopez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lopez trying to control but Pamaus postures up.
Lopez is not content to let Pamaus control the position.
Lopez wants to improve his position but Pamaus is controlling well.
Pamaus working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus is trying to control. Lopez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pamaus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pamaus is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Lopez is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aimo Pamaus!
In defeat, Pedro Lopez stepped up to the mic, saying 'No vittu!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Fretwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Paul Mon Ami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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209 lbs
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lyle Fretwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Paul Mon Ami!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fretwell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mon Ami throws a poor cross that misses
and Fretwell counters with a nice uppercut.
Fretwell misses with a straight right.
Mon Ami lands a leg kick that knocks Fretwell off balance momentarily.
Mon Ami scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fretwell throws a head kick that misses.
Fretwell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fretwell thuds his right hand into Mon Ami's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fretwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mon Ami was well out of range. Poor timing from Fretwell.
Mon Ami has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fretwell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mon Ami throws a front kick that sends Fretwell stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mon Ami throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fretwell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mon Ami jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mon Ami connects with a jab.
Mon Ami looks to throw the jab but Fretwell is out of range.
Mon Ami misses with a left hand
and Fretwell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fretwell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mon Ami defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mon Ami takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mon Ami throws a sloppy head kick and Fretwell moves out of range easily.
Fretwell tries to clinch there but Mon Ami circles away.
Mon Ami appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fretwell looks to throw the jab but Mon Ami is out of range.
Fretwell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mon Ami shapes to counter with a head kick.
Mon Ami lands a big right hand that sends Fretwell crashing to the mat! Mon Ami stays standing though and waves Fretwell back to his feet!
Fretwell is rocked!
Mon Ami misses with a head kick.
Oh Fretwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fretwell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mon Ami changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mon Ami shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fretwell defends it nicely.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Mon Ami! Fretwell is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Paul Mon Ami!
Jean Paul Mon Ami decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Arrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ruden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Arrol had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
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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
25 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, William Arrol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Ruden!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arrol throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ruden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arrol checks a low kick from Ruden.
Ruden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arrol.
Arrol scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Joe Ruden has been cut.
Ruden lands a jab to the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arrol working aggressively here.
Arrol prevents the takedown attempt.
Arrol is leaning against Ruden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruden working aggressively here.
Arrol working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Arrol fails to land.
Ruden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arrol fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arrol cracks Ruden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arrol walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ruden.
Ruden shoots in and drives through. Arrol sprawls well.
Ruden has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrol avoids the body shot from Ruden.
Arrol tries to clinch but Ruden is having none of it.
William Arrol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arrol lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ruden tries to move into range but Arrol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arrol clobbers Ruden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arrol.
Ruden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arrol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruden was well out of range. Poor timing from Arrol.
Arrol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruden moves away.
Ruden scores with a body shot.
Ruden misses with a straight left.
Arrol lands with a right hand.
That has opened up Joe Ruden's cut even more.
Arrol sizes up Ruden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruden thows a leg kick but Arrol checks it
letting Arrol counter with a right hand.
Arrol throws a leg kick which misses Ruden's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruden tries to avoid it.
Ruden lands a really nice looking cross but Arrol seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruden checks a leg kick nicely.
Arrol throws a chopping leg kick but Ruden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arrol scores with a decent looking hook.
Arrol looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arrol slips a jab from Ruden.
Ruden misses with a wild body shot.
Arrol moves in looking to clinch but Ruden pushes him off.
Ruden shapes to counter with a head kick.
Arrol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruden tries to move into range but Arrol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arrol.
Arrol connects with a right hand. Ruden shakes it off.
The cut above Joe Ruden's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ruden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arrol tries to avoid it but Ruden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arrol to the ground. Arrol escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
William Arrol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Ruden.
Arrol connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ruden. Ruden circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ruden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Ruden. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrol jabs at Ruden's body.
Arrol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruden is rocked!
Joe Ruden's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ruden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruden looks winded!
Arrol is positioning himself well to prevent Ruden advancing to mount.
Ruden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Arrol keeping hold of Ruden's head, controlling as best he can.
Arrol is looking to improve his position.
Arrol is controlling Ruden's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ruden is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Arrol sees it coming and defends easily.
Arrol keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruden wants to pass the guard but Arrol is defending well.
Arrol keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ruden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ruden is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Arrol doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ruden.
Arrol is holding on to half guard well.
Arrol blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruden.
Arrol is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ruden's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ruden's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Arrol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Ruden's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arrol doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruden circles away.
A slow jab from Arrol misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Ruden blocks the low kick.
Ruden avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arrol scores with a jab to the head.
Arrol lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ruden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Arrol wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arrol misses with a low kick.
Ruden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruden takes one to the chin there.
Ruden misses with a straight right.
Ruden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruden.
Arrol throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Arrol moves into the clinch successfully.
Arrol scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruden lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrol misses with some punches.
A short right from Arrol on the inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Ruden's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William Arrol!
William Arrol spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Einar Magn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magn has chosen Thor - Let the Blood Run Red 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar Magn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Magn. Beautiful body shot.
Magn throws a head kick that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Aires has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Aires throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aires looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Magn counters with a body kick.
Magn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aires listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aires misses the shot to the body.
Magn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aires is looking to counter the offense by Magn and move into the clinch.
Magn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Magn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aires momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aires, as that shot connected.
Aires moves out of range of the body kick from Magn.
Aires throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Magn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Magn throws a leg kick but Aires sees it coming and moves out of range.
Magn clobbers Aires with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from Magn misses.
Magn tries to move into range but Aires moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Magn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aires.
Magn just misses with a punch to the body.
Magn closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Aires on the inside.
Magn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aires prevents a body shot from Magn.
A short right from Aires on the inside.
Aires lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magn backwards.
Aires doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aires breaks from the clinch.
Magn slips a jab from Aires.
Magn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aires waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires swats away the attempt to clinch by Magn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aires cracks Magn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Magn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aires displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aires fakes the leg kick and cracks Magn in the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Aires!
Magn throws a leg kick
and Aires counters with a low kick, right behind Magn 's knee.
Aires tries to score a power double leg takedown but Magn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aires somewhat.
Magn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aires has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magn tries to close the distance and clinch but Aires swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aires swings for the body but Magn moves out of range.
Aires swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aires slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aires scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Magn manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Aires is looking to advance position but Magn won't allow it.
Magn trying to hold on to Aires's head to control him but Aires postures up.
Aires not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aires is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aires lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires working over Magn with some ground and pound. Magn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Magn wants to control but Aires passes into side.
Magn taking a bit of punishment here - Aires scoring with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magn tries to improve position but can't.
Aires trying to control the position but Magn is working away.
Aires lands an elbow.
Magn is trying to control Aires's posture but Aires avoids it.
Aires looks up at the clock and then as Magn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aires smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aires lands a really nice looking cross but Magn seems unphased.
Aires misses with a body kick.
Aires throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magn misses the shot to the body.
Aires swings for the body but Magn moves out of range.
Aires fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Magn to the ground. Aires is now in Magn's guard.
Magn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Magn is pulling down on Aires's head. It's preventing any offense from Aires, at least for the moment.
Magn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires stands up over Magn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aires cracks Magn with a solid left hand.
Aires trying to control the position from guard on top but Magn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magn working a defensive guard here.
Aires content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Aires landing some decent shots from guard.
Magn has momentary wrist control but Aires slips an elbow through the middle.
Aires postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires lands a couple of digs.
Magn trying to keep a closed guard but Aires is proving a slippery customer.
Aires wants to control from the top but Magn keeps moving.
Bruno Aires overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aires pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magn is keeping the position for now.
Aires working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aires cracks Magn with a solid left hand.
Magn keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.
Magn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aires can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magn has momentary wrist control but Aires slips an elbow through the middle.
Aires postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aires throwing strikes from guard but Magn blocks nicely.
Aires is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magn can do to turn this around?
Magn trying to control the position here.
Aires sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Aires postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aires on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magn. Magn obviously looking to wear him down.
Magn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aires ducks under a wild hook from Magn.
Magn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aires rather than just go for the knockout.
Aires connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aires throws a good cross that connects.
Aires goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aires checks a leg kick.
Magn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Aires counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aires connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Magn scrambles back to his feet.
Aires drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aires stands up over Magn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Magn is adopting a defensive guard.
Aires postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Aires shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Magn is trying to defend but Aires finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Aires throwing shots but Magn is blocking nicely.
Aires trying to control the action but Magn is working from the bottom.
Magn trying to control from the bottom.
Aires lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aires looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires is nestled in close to Magn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn tries to get to full guard but Aires has control of the leg.
Aires wants to control but Magn is keeping him busy.
Magn taking some punishment here, with Aires in his half guard.
Aires winds up and cracks Magn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Aires lands strikes from half guard.
Aires trying to pass the guard but Magn defending well.
Aires works his way into full mount!
Magn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Einar Magn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires working Magn over with strikes here.
Aires unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aires cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Aires breaks from Magn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Aires landing strikes from the mount and Magn is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aires cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Aires working Magn over with strikes here.
Aires with the ground and pound from mount.
Magn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Aires working Magn over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aires cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Magn is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires lands a couple of good shots and Magn has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Magn is still in real trouble! Can Aires finish him?
Magn looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Good control from Aires.
Aires has the hooks in. Magn is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Magn seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee is taking a good look at Magn as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Aires!
Bruno Aires is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aires throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Magn!
Magn showing good submission defense here.
Magn is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires scores with strikes from the back.
Aires has good solid back control here.
Aires struggling to keep hold of the position.
Aires really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Magn.
Aires landing with strikes.
Aires trying to control momentarily.
Magn wants to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Aires showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aires 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Aires!
An out of breath Bruno Aires thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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#R1#
R Bitches pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O'Sullivan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
O'Sullivan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
R Bitches lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A lazy left from O'Sullivan finds it's target.
R Bitches scores with a nice body kick.
R Bitches moves out of range as O'Sullivan throws a body kick.
O'Sullivan misses with a body shot.
R Bitches has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
O'Sullivan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O'Sullivan lands with a hook. R Bitches tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice straight punches there by R Bitches. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of R Bitches.
O'Sullivan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
R Bitches just misses with a punch to the body.
R Bitches blocks a leg kick.
O'Sullivan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
R Bitches tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O'Sullivan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
R Bitches tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wolf N Aaron R Bitches seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
R Bitches looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wolf N Aaron R Bitches is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
R Bitches lands a head shot.#CL#
R Bitches rushes O'Sullivan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O'Sullivan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
R Bitches makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
R Bitches misses with a hook from the clinch.
O'Sullivan pressing his opponent against the cage.
R Bitches tries a body shot but O'Sullivan blocks it.
A right hand to the body from O'Sullivan.
R Bitches working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
R Bitches lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O'Sullivan.
O'Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
R Bitches blocks a body shot from O'Sullivan. #T2#
R Bitches tries a body shot but O'Sullivan blocks it.
O'Sullivan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with R Bitches's elbow.
O'Sullivan blocks a body shot from R Bitches.
R Bitches tries to land a knee to the head but O'Sullivan blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O'Sullivan is working R Bitches over against the cage.
O'Sullivan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from R Bitches.
O'Sullivan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of R Bitches backwards.
O'Sullivan leaning his opponent against the cage.
R Bitches scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from O'Sullivan fails to land.
R Bitches fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O'Sullivan tries to throw a body punch but R Bitches avoids it by throwing O'Sullivan back against the cage.
O'Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O'Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
R Bitches being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O'Sullivan. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by R Bitches.
R Bitches swings away with an uppercut that misses.
R Bitches tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O'Sullivan lands a nice uppercut.
O'Sullivan misses with a body punch.
R Bitches working aggressively here.
O'Sullivan misses with some punches.
O'Sullivan has a couple of punches blocked by R Bitches.
O'Sullivan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O'Sullivan lands a body punch.
O'Sullivan blocks a body shot from R Bitches.
A nice right hand lands inside from O'Sullivan.
O'Sullivan works on R Bitches's body with a couple of short punches.
O'Sullivan lands a nice uppercut.
R Bitches tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
R Bitches misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O'Sullivan.
O'Sullivan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
R Bitches tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O'Sullivan lands with a left to the head. #T4#
R Bitches softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O'Sullivan tries to work over R Bitches's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
R Bitches misses with a body punch.
O'Sullivan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O'Sullivan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
R Bitches is working O'Sullivan over against the cage.
R Bitches has a couple of punches blocked by O'Sullivan.
R Bitches tries a body shot but O'Sullivan blocks it.
O'Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O'Sullivan gets through R Bitches's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
R Bitches tries to work over O'Sullivan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
R Bitches trying to control the position but instead, O'Sullivan has worked for underhooks and has pushed R Bitches into the cage.
O'Sullivan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O'Sullivan.
O'Sullivan lands a hook that snaps the head of R Bitches backwards.
O'Sullivan misses with some punches.
O'Sullivan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O'Sullivan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down R Bitches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel O'Sullivan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
O'Sullivan looks to land a right hand but R Bitches moved out of range.
Donk. R Bitches catches O'Sullivan right on the button with a cross.
O'Sullivan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice body punch from R Bitches.
O'Sullivan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O'Sullivan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
R Bitches throws a chopping leg kick but O'Sullivan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O'Sullivan throws a leg kick #TD#
and R Bitches counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for O'Sullivan!
O'Sullivan tries to improve position but can't.
O'Sullivan is trying to control R Bitches's posture but R Bitches avoids it.
R Bitches gets to mount! O'Sullivan was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
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!
R Bitches looking to control but O'Sullivan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
R Bitches tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T1#
R Bitches looking to control but O'Sullivan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
R Bitches putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
R Bitches takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
O'Sullivan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
O'Sullivan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
R Bitches controlling the pace for now.
O'Sullivan is wriggling around trying to escape.
O'Sullivan tries to lock up and control but R Bitches gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
O'Sullivan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
R Bitches is in the full mount, landing strikes.
O'Sullivan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
R Bitches takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
O'Sullivan is working to get back to half guard.
O'Sullivan wants to hold on but R Bitches pushes him away.
O'Sullivan is looking to get to half guard.
O'Sullivan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
R Bitches slows the pace down in half guard. #T3#
O'Sullivan wants to control but R Bitches is keeping busy.
R Bitches controlling the action here.
R Bitches'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.
O'Sullivan tries to roll over but R Bitches keeps him under control.
Well, if R Bitches is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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O'Sullivan looking for submissions off his back.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
O'Sullivan actively working from the bottom here.
R Bitches controlling the pace. #SUB2#
O'Sullivan looking for submissions off his back.
R Bitches looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
O'Sullivan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for O'Sullivan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
R Bitches working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
O'Sullivan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. R Bitches is aware though and is defending well.
R Bitches is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolf N Aaron R Bitches dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
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Decent striking displayed by R Bitches there.
O'Sullivan loads up on a big right hand but R Bitches slips the punch.
O'Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from R Bitches.
O'Sullivan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O'Sullivan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
R Bitches motions for O'Sullivan to come forward. R Bitches throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
R Bitches bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
R Bitches throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O'Sullivan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O'Sullivan throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Sullivan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
R Bitches throws out a loose jab but O'Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
O'Sullivan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for R Bitches.
O'Sullivan misses with a body punch
and R Bitches counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O'Sullivan thinking.
Wolf N Aaron R Bitches is winning the standup battle so far.
R Bitches lands a nice looking body kick.#T1#
O'Sullivan misses with a wild body shot.
R Bitches loads up on a big right hand but O'Sullivan slips the punch.
R Bitches lands a right hook to the body.
R Bitches has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from R Bitches there as he acknowledges the shot.
R Bitches misses with a body kick.
O'Sullivan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O'Sullivan throws a shot from downtown. R Bitches moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from R Bitches.
A low kick from R Bitches misses
letting O'Sullivan counter with a right hand.
O'Sullivan cracks R Bitches with an open hand slap.
R Bitches moves out of range as O'Sullivan strikes.
O'Sullivan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but R Bitches checks it well. #T2#
O'Sullivan throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from R Bitches is predictable there
and R Bitches takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
R Bitches bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by R Bitches.
R Bitches misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
R Bitches punishes O'Sullivan's body with a nice straight punch.
O'Sullivan throws a wild body kick that R Bitches sees coming a mile off.
R Bitches swings for the body but O'Sullivan moves out of range.
O'Sullivan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
R Bitches tries to clinch but O'Sullivan is having none of it.
R Bitches throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O'Sullivan! But no joy.
O'Sullivan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
R Bitches works the jab nicely.#T3#
R Bitches throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
R Bitches throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
O'Sullivan misses with a looping right.
R Bitches misses with a low kick as O'Sullivan jumps back.
O'Sullivan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
R Bitches misses with a straight left.
O'Sullivan throws out a counter right but R Bitches avoids it with no problem.
R Bitches waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O'Sullivan.
R Bitches buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O'Sullivan takes a jab right on the kisser.
R Bitches misses with a left hand
and O'Sullivan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
R Bitches throws a jab when O'Sullivan was well out of range.
R Bitches slips a jab from O'Sullivan.
A big left from R Bitches misses. #T4#
A slow jab from R Bitches misses its intended target.
R Bitches with a jab.
R Bitches throws a leg kick that misses.
R Bitches misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O'Sullivan.
O'Sullivan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
O'Sullivan walks into a straight right hand from R Bitches.
R Bitches lands a glancing blow to the side of O'Sullivan's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by O'Sullivan.
R Bitches tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And O'Sullivan tries to counter it with a takedown but R Bitches pushes his down on his head and steps out.
O'Sullivan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from R Bitches.
R Bitches lands with a nice body punch.
R Bitches throws a low kick but it's checked well by O'Sullivan.
O'Sullivan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and R Bitches counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O'Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from R Bitches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolf N Aaron R Bitches showed his dominance in that final round.
I think R Bitches 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolf N Aaron R Bitches!
After winning the bout, Wolf N Aaron R Bitches thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Daniel O'Sullivan had this to say: 'My opponent got PEDs from Wolf / Aaron'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordecai Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan's entrance music is The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger. A fine choice. Sackett comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Teardrop kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mordecai Sackett!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duggan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duggan connects with a crisp jab.
Duggan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Duggan scoring well with a low kick there.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duggan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Duggan down.
Duggan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Sackett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duggan jabs Sackett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Duggan defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Duggan checks a leg kick.
Duggan looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Sackett throws a jab when Duggan was well out of range.
Duggan throws a front kick aimed at Sackett's knee but Sackett avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Duggan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Duggan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duggan.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sackett.
Duggan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duggan swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Sackett scores with a sloppy right hand. Duggan should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Duggan misses the target.
Sackett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan lands a jab to Sackett's midsection.
Duggan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Duggan scores with a shot to the body.
Duggan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duggan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but Duggan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Duggan moves in looking to clinch but Sackett pushes him off.
Sackett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Duggans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sackett.
It looks like Dean Duggan has been cut.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Duggan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sackett on the side of the head.
Sackett throws the left hand but Duggan avoids the punch easily.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Duggan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duggan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duggan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duggan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duggan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sackett throws a hook but Duggan blocks it.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Duggan defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Duggan checks the leg kick.
Duggan misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duggan.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duggan, as that shot connected.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan connects with an inside leg kick.
Sackett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Duggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duggan throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duggan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sackett.
Sackett lands a head kick. Duggan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Duggan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Duggan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sackett doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Duggan misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett misses with a right hand
and Duggan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Duggan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett misses with the body kick
enabling Duggan to counter with a crisp jab.
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 Dean Duggan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sackett lands a jab to the head.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Sackett is predictable there
and Duggan counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Sackett.
Duggan slips under a jab.
Duggan jabs Sackett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Duggan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sackett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sackett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duggan. Duggan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut lands for Duggan. That snapped Sackett's head back.
Duggan throws a shot to the body.
Duggan darts in and clinches Sackett up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duggan has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Sackett lands a hook that snaps the head of Duggan backwards.
Sackett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duggans head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sackett.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Duggan avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Duggan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duggan throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett lands a nice uppercut.
Duggan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sackett misses with a hook to the body
and Duggan counters with a stiff right hand.
Duggan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Duggan connects with a solid leg kick.
Sackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Duggan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the body from Duggan misses
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duggan.
Duggan lands a head kick!
Duggan throws a right and a left that Sackett avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a lazy uppercut
and Duggan counters with a thumping low kick.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Sackett lands.
Sackett cracks the inside of Duggan's front leg.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duggan throwing a counter right hand but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Duggan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duggan is looking to clinch but Sackett is avoiding it.
Sackett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
Sackett scores with a nice right hand.
A leg kick checked by Sackett.
Duggan 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.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Duggan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sackett lands with a good body shot.
Duggan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
A leg kick checked by Duggan.
Sackett fakes the leg kick and cracks Duggan in the body.
Duggan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sackett throws a good cross that connects.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duggan counters with a left to the body.
Duggan throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duggan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sackett misses with a leg kick
and Duggan counters with a good low kick that Sackett was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett drops his hands momentarily and Duggan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sackett scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duggan on the side of the head.
Duggan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duggan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Sackett cracks Duggan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Duggan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duggan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sackett catches Duggan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sackett dips to his left and cracks Duggan with an uppercut!
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duggan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good work by Duggan as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Duggan as he connects with a hook.
Sackett lands a jab.
Duggan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sackett throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sackett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duggan. That did some damage!
Duggan thuds his right hand into Sackett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Duggan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duggan avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Duggan tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duggan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duggan throws a chopping leg kick but Sackett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Duggan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sackett doesn't seem bothered though.
Duggan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
Sackett throws a nice looking combination but Duggan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duggan blocks a jab.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duggan misses with a few strikes there.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Duggan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sackett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duggan on the side of the head.
Sackett has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Duggan is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duggan misses with a right hand
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Duggan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Duggan moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
Duggan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sackett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duggan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sackett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sackett misses with a low kick as Duggan jumps back.
Sackett tests Duggan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sackett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duggan tries to move into range but Sackett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duggan doesn't seem bothered though.
Sackett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Duggan saw that one coming.
Sackett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duggan moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
Duggan throws a poor cross that misses
and Sackett counters with a straight right hand.
Sackett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duggan swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away.
Duggan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett scores with a nice strike.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Duggan throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
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!
Sackett throws a body punch but Duggan moves out of range.
Sackett cracks Duggan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Sackett.
Duggan clinches up with Sackett and pushes him back against the cage.
Duggan tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duggan takes a shot to the head.
Duggan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sackett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett lands a hook that snaps the head of Duggan backwards.
Duggan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duggan lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
That's time! Duggan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Duggan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Duggan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duggan lands a body shot.
Duggan tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duggan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Duggan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
A bone on bone clash there as Duggan blocks the leg kick.
Duggan misses with a combination
and Sackett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Duggan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sackett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duggan. Duggan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duggan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duggan there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Duggan.
No joy there for Sackett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sackett throws a hook but Duggan avoids it easily.
Duggan throws a lazy uppercut
and Sackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sackett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duggan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Duggan works the jab nicely.
Duggan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sackett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
Duggan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Duggan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sackett - the referee stops the clock and Duggan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sackett. Duggan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Duggan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duggan avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Sackett 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.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duggan.
Duggan lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
Duggan throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duggan checks a leg kick.
Duggan slips under a jab from Sackett.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duggan.
Duggan misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan takes one to the side of the head.
Duggan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Duggan ducks down to avoid it.
Duggan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett motions for Duggan to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Sackett blocks the leg kick.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Sackett lands with a good body shot.
Duggan throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Duggan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good leg kick by Duggan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Duggan rushes Sackett and presses him up against the cage.
Sackett takes a shot to the head.
Duggan can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett working hard to break the clinch.
Duggan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duggan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duggan misses with a punch on the inside.
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett lands a hook that snaps the head of Duggan backwards.
Duggan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duggan misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duggan blocks a low kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and Duggan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duggan misses with a body punch
and Sackett counters with a slapping leg kick.
Duggan throws a series of punches but Sackett avoids them all with ease.
Sackett lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Duggan blocks a jab.
Duggan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sackett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Duggan tries to clinch but Sackett is having none of it.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Duggan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sackett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab by Sackett.
Duggan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duggan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Duggan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sackett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duggan.
Duggan is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
Duggan tries to clinch up but Sackett circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Sackett there.
A swing and a miss from Duggan.
It seemed like Sackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sackett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That kick from Duggan tenderised Sackett's leg. Sackett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duggan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
Duggan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Duggan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duggan loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
It seemed like Sackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Duggan moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
Sackett throws a push kick but Duggan slaps the foot to one side.
Duggan loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Sackett 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.
Dean Duggan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan checks a leg kick.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Duggan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett lands an overhand right.
Sackett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sackett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duggan 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 Sackett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sackett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duggan.
Sackett stuns Duggan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but Duggan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett takes a swing at Duggan's ribcage but misses.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Duggan's leg but Duggan calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Duggan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duggan loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Duggan looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duggan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sackett - that will leave a mark!
Sackett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duggan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duggan throws a leg kick but Sackett checks it.
Duggan throws a push kick but Sackett slaps the foot to one side.
Duggan throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
Sackett throws a low kick but Duggan avoids it.
Duggan misses with a lunging right hand
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett misses with a leg kick.
Sackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Duggan.
Sackett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duggan.
Duggan throws a leg kick but Sackett checks it.
Sackett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Duggan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sackett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Duggan misses with a leg kick
and Duggan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick from Sackett misses.
Sackett scores with the left hand. Duggan knows he should have avoided that one.
Duggan misses with a lunging right hand
and Sackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordecai Sackett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sackett 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 James Glass scores the fight 46:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordecai Sackett!
Mordecai Sackett thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Tappenahomma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salosen Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tappenahomma comes to the cage accompanied by Tatanka. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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176 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chief Tappenahomma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Salosen Mara!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tappenahomma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tappenahomma cracks the inside of Mara's front leg.
Tappenahomma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tappenahomma wants to clinch
and Mara counters with a thumping low kick.
A shot to the liver by Mara. Beautiful body shot.
Tappenahomma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tappenahomma misses with a straight left.
Tappenahomma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tappenahomma scores with a push kick.
Tappenahomma works Mara's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tappenahomma pushes Mara away with a front kick.
Tappenahomma thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mara if he has to take too many more of those.
Mara scores with a leg kick.
Tappenahomma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tappenahomma. Mara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mara has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mara looks to land a body kick but Tappenahomma moved away.
Mara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tappenahomma. That did some damage!
Tappenahomma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mara. Mara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tappenahomma looks to score with a jab to the body but Mara is just out of range.
Mara follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mara works the jab nicely.
Tappenahomma staying out of range there.
Tappenahomma with a nice cross.
Tappenahomma throws a hook but Mara blocks it.
Tappenahomma blocks the body kick.
Mara throws a leg kick but Tappenahomma checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tappenahomma.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tappenahomma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma looks to land a left hand but Mara moved out of range nicely.
Mara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That kick from Mara tenderised Tappenahomma's leg. Tappenahomma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Tappenahomma finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mara moves forwards but Tappenahomma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Tappenahomma.
Mara wants to slow Tappenahomma down by chopping away at his legs.
Mara ducks under a wild hook from Tappenahomma.
Mara throws a body punch but Tappenahomma moves out of range.
Tappenahomma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mara misses with a wild body shot.
Mara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Tappenahomma as he connects with a hook.
Tappenahomma misses with a kick to the body.
Mara defending well as Tappenahomma loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Tappenahomma catches Mara right on the button with a cross.
Tappenahomma avoids the body shot from Mara.
An attempted straight right counter from Tappenahomma misses the target.
Tappenahomma throws a leg kick but Mara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mara throws a solid leg kick but Tappenahomma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mara.
Tappenahomma throws a push kick but Mara slaps the foot to one side.
Mara feints a counter leg kick.
Mara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looks like Tappenahomma has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tappenahomma blocks a jab.
Tappenahomma swings for the body but Mara moves out of range.
Mara throws out a counter right but Tappenahomma avoids it with no problem.
Mara throws a leg kick which misses Tappenahomma's front leg but catches the back leg as Tappenahomma tries to avoid it.
Tappenahomma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tappenahomma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mara in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mara.
Tappenahomma is looking to counter punch.
Mara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tappenahomma throws out the jab.
Tappenahomma misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tappenahomma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tappenahomma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mara swings for the body but Tappenahomma moves out of range.
A big right from Tappenahomma misses.
Tappenahomma walks into a jab.
Tappenahomma checks a leg kick.
Mara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mara lands with a hook. Tappenahomma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tappenahomma scores with a jab to the body.
Tappenahomma throws a hook but Mara avoids it easily.
Tappenahomma cracks Mara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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 Chief Tappenahomma will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mara throws an overhand right that lands on Tappenahomma's shoulder, as Tappenahomma tries to avoid the shot.
Tappenahomma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tappenahomma scrambles back to his feet.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mara.
Mara moves out of range as Tappenahomma strikes.
Tappenahomma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tappenahomma throws a body punch but Mara moves out of range.
A left and a right from Mara both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Chief Tappenahomma has been cut.
Tappenahomma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mara staying out of range there.
Mara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mara throws a push kick but Tappenahomma slaps the foot to one side.
Mara misses with a lunging right hand
and Tappenahomma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tappenahomma misses with an uppercut.
Tappenahomma throws an off balance right hand
and Mara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tappenahomma throws a jab when Mara was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Mara misses.
Chief Tappenahomma is winning the standup battle so far.
Tappenahomma scores with a jab.
Mara scores with a hook to the body. Tappenahomma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tappenahomma misses the shot to the body.
Mara 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.
Mara works Tappenahomma's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from Mara misses
and Tappenahomma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tappenahomma moves away.
Mara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tappenahomma.
Mara on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tappenahomma throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mara! But no joy.
Tappenahomma 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.
Mara lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tappenahomma tries to score with a low kick but Mara moves his leg out of the way.
Mara replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tappenahomma blocks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mara.
Mara slips a straight right by Tappenahomma.
A low kick from Mara is predictable there
and Tappenahomma counters with a good low kick that Mara was not able to check.
Tappenahomma looks to throw a body kick
and Mara counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tappenahomma is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mara throws a wild body kick that Tappenahomma sees coming a mile off.
Mara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tappenahomma was well out of range. Poor timing from Mara.
Tappenahomma throws a hook to the side of Mara's head but Mara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tappenahomma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mara's sensitive parts.
Mara slips under a jab.
Mara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tappenahomma moves away.
Mara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mara avoids a kick to the body.
Tappenahomma takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tappenahomma checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara with a jab.
Tappenahomma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tappenahomma checks a low kick from Mara.
Tappenahomma throws a poor cross that misses
and Mara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tappenahomma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot.
Mara misses with a wild body shot.
Mara keeps Tappenahomma at a distance using the push kick.
Mara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tappenahomma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tappenahomma looks to land a body kick but Mara moved away.
Mara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tappenahomma throws a jab when Mara was well out of range.
A nice side step and Mara releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tappenahomma connects with a nice looking jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mara - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara swings for the body but Tappenahomma moves out of range.
As Mara looks to move away, Tappenahomma throws a big counter combo but Mara just gets out of the way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Mara is predictable there
and Tappenahomma counters with an inside leg kick.
Mara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tappenahomma. That did some damage!
Mara lands a jab.
Tappenahomma lands a really nice looking cross but Mara seems unphased.
Mara throws a body kick that misses.
Mara lands an overhand right.
Tappenahomma throws a poor cross that misses
and Mara counters with a straight right hand.
Mara throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mara misses with a body kick.
Tappenahomma slips a straight right by Mara.
Mara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mara walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salosen Mara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chief Tappenahomma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mara lands a right hook to the body.
Mara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mara misses with an uppercut. Tappenahomma saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Tappenahomma misses.
Tappenahomma swings for the body but Mara moves out of range.
Mara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It appears Tappenahomma was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tappenahomma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tappenahomma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Tappenahomma.
Mara keeps the fight on the outside.
Mara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Mara tries to get set, Tappenahomma tries to push him back and clinch up but Mara manages to avoid the attempt.
Tappenahomma cracks Mara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot.
Mara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tappenahomma lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tappenahomma misses with a straight left.
Mara tries a low kick but Tappenahomma avoids it.
Tappenahomma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mara cracks Tappenahomma with a good jab.
A clash of legs there as Mara blocks the low kick.
Mara takes a swing at Tappenahomma's ribcage but misses.
Mara walks into a straight right hand from Tappenahomma.
Mara throws a head kick but Tappenahomma moves out of range.
Mara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Tappenahomma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mara throws a hook but Tappenahomma avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Tappenahomma tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mara with a jab.
A big right from Mara misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tappenahomma misses with a looping right.
Mara throws a wild body kick that Tappenahomma sees coming a mile off.
Tappenahomma lands with a good body shot.
Mara avoids the body shot from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mara scores with a jab.
Mara looks to land a left hand but Tappenahomma moved out of range nicely.
Mara scores with a shot to the body.
Tappenahomma is looking to score with low kicks.
Good leg kick by Mara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mara is looking to slow Tappenahomma down with leg kicks.
Mara misses with a lunging right hand
and Tappenahomma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Mara.
Mara has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tappenahomma.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tappenahomma checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mara.
Mara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tappenahomma counters with an outside leg kick.
Mara takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Mara.
Mara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tappenahomma's calf.
Tappenahomma lands a lovely overhand right.
Mara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tappenahomma.
Mara swings for the body but Tappenahomma moves out of range.
Tappenahomma takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Tappenahomma misses.
Mara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tappenahomma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tappenahomma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mara blocks a body shot from Tappenahomma.
Mara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mara is trying to pull guard but Tappenahomma has him pressed against the cage.
Tappenahomma blocks a body shot from Mara.
Tappenahomma blocking some punches.
Mara wants to get back to striking at distance but Tappenahomma won't allow it.
Tappenahomma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tappenahomma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tappenahomma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mara backwards.
Mara takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Salosen Mara just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Chief Tappenahomma'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.
Mara staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mara! But no joy.
It looks like Salosen Mara has been cut.
Tappenahomma misses with a leg kick
and Mara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Tappenahomma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tappenahomma looks to score with a jab to the body but Mara is just out of range.
Tappenahomma clinches up with Mara and pushes him back against the cage.
Mara tries to break the clinch but Tappenahomma is controlling the position.
Tappenahomma trying to land knees to the body.
Mara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tappenahomma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mara scores with a hook to the body.
Tappenahomma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mara backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tappenahomma tries to throw a body punch but Mara avoids it by throwing Tappenahomma back against the cage.
Mara blocks an uppercut.
Mara has a couple of punches blocked by Tappenahomma.
Mara manages to break the clinch.
Mara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tappenahomma misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappenahomma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mara at a distance.
Tappenahomma lands with a nice body punch.
Tappenahomma thumps Mara with a low kick.
Mara scores with a hook to the body. Tappenahomma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mara 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.
Tappenahomma walks into a left hand.
Tappenahomma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mara was well out of range. Poor timing from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tappenahomma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Tappenahomma misses the target.
Mara connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tappenahomma. Tappenahomma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tappenahomma throws a body shot but no joy.
Mara is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tappenahomma with a body shot.
Tappenahomma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma slips a straight right by Mara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mara is looking to chop away at Tappenahomma's legs.
And Tappenahomma counters with a quick kick to the body but Mara blocks it.
Tappenahomma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tappenahomma.
Mara misses with a looping left.
Mara missing with a left hand there. Tappenahomma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tappenahomma, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mara, right into the meat.
Tappenahomma lands an overhand right.
Tappenahomma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tappenahomma swings for the body but Mara moves out of range.
Mara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma misses the shot to the body.
Mara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tappenahomma 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.
Mara swings for the body but Tappenahomma moves out of range.
Tappenahomma quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tappenahomma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tappenahomma throws a body shot but no joy.
Mara misses with a lunging right hand
and Tappenahomma counters with a head kick. That will keep Mara thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tappenahomma is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mara.
A left lands for Mara.
Tappenahomma misses with a head kick.
Tappenahomma cracks Mara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tappenahomma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot
and Mara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mara moves out of range of the strikes.
Mara flicks out a counter leg kick but Tappenahomma steps away.
Tappenahomma throws a hook to the side of Mara's head but Mara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mara scores with a leg kick.
Mara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tappenahomma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tappenahomma thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mara if he has to take too many more of those.
Tappenahomma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tappenahomma has managed to clinch.
Mara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mara breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tappenahomma. Mara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tappenahomma checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Salosen Mara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Tappenahomma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tappenahomma closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mara counters with a thumping low kick.
Mara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Tappenahomma to counter with a crisp jab.
Tappenahomma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mara misses the jab.
Tappenahomma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tappenahomma swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tappenahomma cracks Mara with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tappenahomma sizes up Mara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tappenahomma defending well as Mara loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Tappenahomma. Beautiful body shot.
Mara scores with a hook.
A lazy body kick from Tappenahomma
and Tappenahomma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara misses with a kick to the body.
Mara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tappenahomma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mara checks a low kick from Tappenahomma.
Mara with a jab.
A solid body kick from Mara.
Mara scores with a jab.
Mara throws a leg kick which misses Tappenahomma's front leg but catches the back leg as Tappenahomma tries to avoid it.
Tappenahomma takes a swing at Mara's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Mara misses.
Mara throws a poor cross that misses
and Tappenahomma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tappenahomma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mara missing with a left hand there. Tappenahomma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chief Tappenahomma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tappenahomma will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mara swats away the attempt to clinch by Tappenahomma.
Mara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tappenahomma's head.
Mara misses with a body punch
and Mara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tappenahomma has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tappenahomma there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tappenahomma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mara throws a leg kick but Tappenahomma moved away.
Tappenahomma slips a jab from Mara.
Mara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mara misses with a wild body shot.
Tappenahomma is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara is looking to slow Tappenahomma down with leg kicks.
Mara keeps Tappenahomma at a distance using the push kick.
Tappenahomma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mara throws a leg kick which misses Tappenahomma's front leg but catches the back leg as Tappenahomma tries to avoid it.
Mara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mara scores with a nice right hand.
Mara scores with a jab.
Mara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mara throws a solid leg kick but Tappenahomma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mara.
Tappenahomma throws a body punch but Mara moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mara wants to land a leg kick but Tappenahomma is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tappenahomma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tappenahomma tries to work over Mara's front leg with a kick but Mara checks it.
Mara counters with a body kick.
Mara looks to score with a jab to the body but Tappenahomma is just out of range.
Mara misses the shot to the body.
Tappenahomma tried to score with a low kick but Mara checks it.
Tappenahomma scores with a leg kick.
Mara blocks a jab.
Tappenahomma takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tappenahomma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tappenahomma tries to land a leg kick but Mara saw it coming and moves away.
Mara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salosen Mara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mara has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salosen Mara!
A victorious Salosen Mara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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