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EVO 185 Olympics Semi Finals PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor The Highlander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ridgeway comes to the cage accompanied by The Forgotten War. The Highlander has chosen Notorious Biggie Small as his entrance music. Conor The Highlander told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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19 - 9 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor The Highlander!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridgeway staying out of range there.
Ridgeway darts in and clinches The Highlander up against the cage.
Ridgeway blocks an uppercut.
The Highlander tries a body shot but Ridgeway blocks it.
Ridgeway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ridgeway.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Highlander lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Ridgeway's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The Highlander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Highlander tries to throw a body punch but Ridgeway avoids it by throwing The Highlander back against the cage.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ridgeway is stalling here.
The Highlander tries a body shot but Ridgeway blocks it.
The Highlander struggles to land a body shot inside as Ridgeway controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Highlander tries a body shot but Ridgeway blocks it.
The Highlander struggles to land a body shot inside as Ridgeway controls his hands.
Ridgeway tries a body shot but The Highlander blocks it.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
The Highlander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Highlander tries to throw a body punch but Ridgeway avoids it by throwing The Highlander back against the cage.
The Highlander misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Highlander swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Highlander misses with a punch on the inside.
Ridgeway lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Highlander backwards.
The Highlander tries to throw a body punch but Ridgeway avoids it by throwing The Highlander back against the cage.
The Highlander prevents a body shot from Ridgeway.
The Highlander lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ridgeway throws a head punch that misses.
Ridgeway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Highlander misses with a body punch.
The Highlander struggles to land a body shot inside as Ridgeway controls his hands.
Ridgeway prevents a body shot from The Highlander.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from The Highlander.
Ridgeway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Highlander's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Highlander.
The Highlander lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from The Highlander.
Ridgeway misses with the head strike.
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Highlander.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by The Highlander.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Highlander lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Highlander prevents a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as The Highlander controls the action.
The Highlander lands a shoulder strike.
The Highlander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ridgeway's elbow.
A body shot lands from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Highlander backwards.
Ridgeway misses with a punch to the body.
The Highlander tries a body shot but Ridgeway blocks it.
The Highlander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ridgeway backwards.
Ridgeway throws a punch but it's blocked by The Highlander.
The Highlander misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Highlander tries a body shot but Ridgeway blocks it.
The Highlander prevents a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway prevents a body shot from The Highlander.
The Highlander lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Highlander misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Highlander throws a punch but it's blocked by Ridgeway.
The Highlander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Highlander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ridgeway.
Come on Ridgeway - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The Highlander has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ridgeway seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if The Highlander can turn it around.
The Highlander digs a right hand into Ridgeway's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ridgeway's gas tank.
The Highlander has a couple of punches blocked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway digs a right hand into The Highlander's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Highlander's gas tank.
The Highlander lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Highlander tries to throw a body punch but Ridgeway avoids it by throwing The Highlander back against the cage.
Ridgeway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ridgeway swings wildly with an uppercut but The Highlander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ridgeway lands with a right to the head.
Ridgeway blocking some punches.
The Highlander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ridgeway's elbow.
The Highlander has a couple of punches blocked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway prevents a body shot from The Highlander.
The Highlander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ridgeway misses with some punches.
The Highlander struggles to land a body shot inside as Ridgeway controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Ridgeway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ridgeway swings wildly with an uppercut but The Highlander uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Ridgeway.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The Highlander takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Highlander.
Ridgeway cracks The Highlander with a nice body shot.
The Highlander lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ridgeway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ridgeway lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Highlander backwards.
Ridgeway throws a punch but it's blocked by The Highlander.
Ridgeway controlling the action here for a moment.
Ridgeway tries to throw a body punch but The Highlander avoids it by throwing Ridgeway back against the cage.
Ridgeway tries to throw a body punch but The Highlander avoids it by throwing Ridgeway back against the cage.
The Highlander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Highlander.
The Highlander lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Highlander.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Highlander.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor The Highlander dominated that round.
That's time! Ridgeway's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Highlander stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ridgeway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Highlander manages to avoid it.
The Highlander flicks out a counter leg kick but Ridgeway steps away.
The Highlander scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Highlander cracks Ridgeway with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ridgeway looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch
and The Highlander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from The Highlander.
Ridgeway fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Highlander is out of range.
Ridgeway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Highlander connects with a solid leg kick.
Ridgeway connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Highlander momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Highlander throws a hook to the side of Ridgeway's head but Ridgeway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ridgeway throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Highlander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Highlander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ridgeway was well out of range. Poor timing from The Highlander.
A telegraphed right hand from The Highlander misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway digs a good body shot into The Highlander's ribs.
The Highlander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ridgeway manages to avoid it.
Ridgeway moves in looking to clinch but The Highlander pushes him off.
Ridgeway scores with a nice head shot.
The Highlander just misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Highlander looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Highlander misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - The Highlander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Highlander misses with a looping right.
Ridgeway avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ridgeway walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Highlander checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Highlander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Highlander throws a right and a left that Ridgeway avoids nicely.
A jab from The Highlander misses.
Ridgeway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Highlander moves away.
Ridgeway backing away here, and The Highlander unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick from Ridgeway misses.
Ridgeway wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Highlander loads up on a big right hand but Ridgeway slips the punch.
The Highlander with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ridgeway to score with a decent uppercut.
Ridgeway throws a low kick, looking for The Highlander's leg but The Highlander calmly 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!
The Highlander throws a jab but it's blocked by Ridgeway.
The Highlander connects with a crisp jab.
The Highlander throws a leg kick
and Ridgeway counters with a nice leg kick.
The Highlander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ridgeway throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Highlander stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Highlander takes the fight into the clinch.
The Highlander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ridgeway backwards.
Good body shot from Ridgeway.
The Highlander blocks an uppercut.
The Highlander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ridgeway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ridgeway gets through The Highlander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ridgeway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ridgeway lands an uppercut.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
Ridgeway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Highlander's elbow.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ridgeway prevents a body shot from The Highlander.
The Highlander tries to throw a body punch but Ridgeway avoids it by throwing The Highlander back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ridgeway.
The Highlander swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Ridgeway as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway pushes The Highlander back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Ridgeway as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from The Highlander.
The Highlander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Highlander blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
The Highlander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Highlander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Highlander can't find room to land a body shot as Ridgeway controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ridgeway lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Ridgeway.
The Highlander misses with some punches.
Ridgeway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ridgeway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Highlander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ridgeway tries to throw a body punch but The Highlander avoids it by throwing Ridgeway back against the cage.
A short right from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ridgeway is pushing The Highlander up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A left hand lands to the body for The Highlander.
Ridgeway throws a head punch that misses.
Ridgeway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Highlander backwards.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ridgeway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for The Highlander.
The Highlander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The Highlander fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ridgeway is out of range.
Ridgeway throwing a counter right hand but The Highlander manages to avoid it.
Ridgeway throws a body punch but The Highlander moves out of range.
The Highlander throws out a counter right but Ridgeway avoids it with no problem.
Ridgeway closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Highlander is rocked!
The Highlander leaves his chin hanging out and Ridgeway seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! The Highlander crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mathew Ridgeway!
A victorious Mathew Ridgeway thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Drama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Maczynsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maczynsky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hymn. Mike Maczynsky is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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240 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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232 lbs
25 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Drama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Maczynsky!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drama 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.
Drama sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maczynsky.
Drama seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maczynsky throws a head kick that misses
and Drama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Mike Maczynsky has been cut.
Maczynsky throws a head kick that misses.
Maczynsky scores with a nice body kick.
Maczynsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maczynsky misses with a leg kick.
Drama throwing a counter right hand but Maczynsky manages to avoid it.
Drama moves out of range as Maczynsky throws a body kick.
Drama misses with a hook. Maczynsky ducked under it nicely.
Maczynsky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maczynsky throws the kick towards the body but Drama avoids it.
Maczynsky lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drama throws a wild body kick that Maczynsky sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Drama misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Maczynsky as he connects with a hook.
Maczynsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Drama is just out of range.
Drama checks a low kick from Maczynsky.
Drama avoids the head kick by Maczynsky.
Drama seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Maczynsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maczynsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drama.
Maczynsky throws a nice head kick!
Maczynsky throws a sloppy head kick and Drama moves out of range easily.
Drama misses with an uppercut
and Maczynsky counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mike Maczynsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maczynsky staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Drama misses its intended target.
Drama punishes Maczynsky's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drama throws the left hand but Maczynsky avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drama looks to land a left hand but Maczynsky moved out of range nicely.
Maczynsky misses with a low kick.
Maczynsky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drama.
Drama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drama misses with a hook.
Drama lands with a kick to the temple. Maczynsky shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maczynsky throws the kick towards the body but Drama avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maczynsky.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drama.
Maczynsky lands a jab to Drama's midsection.
Drama tries to clinch there but Maczynsky circles away.
Maczynsky is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Drama with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drama tries a low kick but Maczynsky avoids it.
Drama misses with a hook to the body
letting Maczynsky counter with a right hand.
Drama throws a lazy right hand but Maczynsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maczynsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Drama scores with a nice body kick.
Maczynsky throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drama.
Maczynsky misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Maczynsky. Beautiful body shot.
Drama tries a head kick but it misses.
Drama moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMaczynsky.
Nice body kick from Maczynsky.
Drama misses with a shot to the body
and Maczynsky counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Drama steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maczynsky. That one must have hurt.
Drama is breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maczynsky!
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!
Maczynsky lands a nice looking body kick.
Maczynsky lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Drama blocks a head kick by Maczynsky.
Maczynsky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maczynsky throws a lazy head kick
and Drama counters with a nice body kick.
Maczynsky misses with a few strikes there.
Drama seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Maczynsky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drama moves out of range of the body kick.
Drama misses with a kick to the body.
Drama misses with a body shot.
Drama misses with a left hand
and Maczynsky counters with a body kick.
Drama moves out of range as Maczynsky throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Maczynsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Maczynsky's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maczynsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Maczynsky blocks a low kick nicely.
Maczynsky lands with a nice body kick.
Drama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maczynsky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Drama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maczynsky counters with a three punch combo that has Drama backing up. Drama nods at Maczynsky to acknowledge the strikes.
Drama takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maczynsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Drama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maczynsky. Drama shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maczynsky explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maczynsky thows a body kick. Drama tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maczynsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drama swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maczynsky lands with a straight right. Drama didn't see that one coming.
Maczynsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drama moves out of range of the body kick.
Drama feinted there with a counter leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Drama might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Maczynsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maczynsky in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Maczynsky plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Drama swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Drama face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Maczynsky!
A very excited looking Mike Maczynsky made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bane Dorrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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292 lbs
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250 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blob Sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bane Dorrance!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorrance delivers a nice body kick.
Dorrance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sapp moves away.
Sapp lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Bane Dorrance has been cut.
Sapp looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sapp just misses with a punch to the body.
Dorrance throws a head kick but Sapp moves out of range.
Sapp misses with a hook.
Dorrance swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sapp falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dorrance counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sapp looks to land a right hand but Dorrance moved out of range.
Dorrance cracks Sapp with a good jab.
It looks like Blob Sapp has been cut.
Dorrance stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sapp throws a poor cross that misses
and Dorrance counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sapp connects with a single shot there.
Sapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sapp sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorrance was well out of range. Poor timing from Sapp.
Dorrance jabs Sapp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp misses with a shot to the body
and Dorrance counters with an outside leg kick.
Sapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sapp throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dorrance.
Sapp misses the shot to the body.
Sapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dorrance manages to avoid it.
Sapp loads up on a big right hand but Dorrance slips the punch.
Sapp throws a series of punches but Dorrance moves out of range.
Sapp throws a sloppy body shot
and Dorrance counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sapp is breathing heavily.
Sapp throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dorrance stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sapp is looking to wear down Dorrance with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dorrance cracks Sapp with a good jab.
Dorrance fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sapp tries to move into range but Dorrance moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blob Sapp's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sapp misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Dorrance was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dorrance pushes Sapp away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dorrance. That one must have hurt.
Dorrance scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dorrance fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sapp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sapp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dorrance lands with a slapping head kick.
Dorrance wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dorrance closes the distance and clinches.
Sapp lands a body shot.
Dorrance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sapp.
A bit of stalling here from Dorrance.
A right handed body shot lands from Dorrance.
Dorrance lands a right hand.
Dorrance tries to work over Sapp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dorrance lands an uppercut.
Dorrance digs a right hand into Sapp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sapp's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dorrance content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dorrance tries a body shot but Sapp blocks it.
Dorrance just leaning against Sapp, taking a breather.
Dorrance lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sapp backwards.
Dorrance effectively controlling the action here.
Dorrance struggles to land a body shot inside as Sapp controls his hands.
Sapp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dorrance has a couple of punches blocked by Sapp.
Sapp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sapp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dorrance lands a nice knee to the body.
Sapp tries to work over Dorrance's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sapp stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sapp working aggressively here.
Dorrance scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp is pushing Dorrance up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sapp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sapp blocks a body shot from Dorrance.
A head punch on the inside from Sapp fails to land.
Sapp is looking to break free of the clinch but Dorrance has double underhooks.
Sapp lands with a light punch inside.
That has opened up Bane Dorrance's cut even more.
Dorrance tries to work over Sapp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dorrance is pushing Sapp up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dorrance leaning against his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorrance lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dorrance blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalling in the clinch from Dorrance.
Dorrance misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dorrance utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sapp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bane Dorrance dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dorrance moves away from the strike by Sapp.
Dorrance scores with a hook.
Dorrance slips under a jab from Sapp.
Dorrance throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sapp.
Dorrance throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sapp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dorrance tries a head kick but it misses.
Bane Dorrance seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dorrance keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dorrance has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dorrance there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sapp misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapp just misses with a punch to the body.
Dorrance works the jab nicely.
Blob Sapp's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dorrance connects with a right hand. Sapp shakes it off.
We've been informed that Dorrance has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dorrance misses with a body kick.
Sapp is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorrance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sapp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp lands a nice looking body shot.
Sapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorrance.
Sapp moves out of range of the strikes.
Sapp throwing a counter right hand but Dorrance manages to avoid it.
Dorrance is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sapp misses with a looping left.
Dorrance takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sapp misses the body punch
letting Dorrance counter with a right hand.
Dorrance darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dorrance feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sapps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sapp throws a big shot that misses.
Sapp swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dorrance counters with a straight right hand.
Sapp moves out of range as Dorrance throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sapp. Dorrance does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dorrance moves away.
Dorrance thinks about the counter body kick.
Sapp misses with a body shot
and Dorrance counters with a low kick, right behind Sapp 's knee.
Sapp misses with a hook to the body
and Dorrance counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Sapp misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dorrance, as that shot connected.
Dorrance lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sapp's sensitive parts.
Sapp takes a swing at Dorrance's ribcage but misses.
Sapp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sapp throws a poor cross that misses
and Dorrance counters with a straight right hand.
Jeez, Blob Sapp's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sapp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sapp misses with a body shot.
Sapp lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dorrance at a distance.
Sapp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dorrance holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dorrance digs a right hand into Sapp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sapp's gas tank.
Sapp will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance controlling the action here for a moment.
Dorrance lands a nice uppercut.
Dorrance looking to stall.
Dorrance avoiding damage.
Dorrance lands an uppercut.
Sapp is trying to break the clinch but Dorrance is controlling him.
Good body shot from Dorrance.
Dorrance pushes Sapp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dorrance creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dorrance lands a right hand.
Dorrance is leaning against Sapp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sapp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dorrance misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dorrance.
Dorrance has Sapp pressed against the cage.
Dorrance continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dorrance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dorrance misses with a knee strike.
Dorrance lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sapp is looking to break free of the clinch but Dorrance has double underhooks.
Sapp wants to break free but Dorrance has control.
Dorrance working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sapp prevents a body shot from Dorrance.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dorrance.
Sapp trying to stall but Dorrance improves his position.
Sapp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sapp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sapp is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sapp tries a body shot but Dorrance blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Dorrance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bane Dorrance showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dorrance moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dorrance feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sapp's calf.
Sapp throws a right hand that Dorrance ducks under and follows up with a left that Dorrance also avoids with ease.
Sapp misses the body punch
and Dorrance counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dorrance with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blob Sapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sapp throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dorrance counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorrance.
Dorrance lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sapp takes a step back to recover.
Sapp lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Sapp misses
and Dorrance counters with a good, hard body kick but Sapp shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sapp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dorrance throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dorrance in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance scores with a jab to the body.
Dorrance takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sapp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dorrance lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sapp misses with a right hand
and Dorrance counters with a nice leg kick.
Dorrance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sapp.
Sapp misses with a wild combination.
Sapp gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sapp gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Blob Sapp's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bane Dorrance!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamezdin Shraf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djalu Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shraf kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is O.C. - time's up . Roberts is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sepultura - Attitude. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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274 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamezdin Shraf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Djalu Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts slips under a jab from Shraf.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberts takes a swing at Shraf's ribcage but misses.
Shraf scores with the left hand. Roberts knows he should have avoided that one.
Roberts looks to land a right hand but Shraf moved out of range.
Shraf half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Roberts defending well as Shraf loads up on a big left hand.
Shraf moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Shraf tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Roberts.
Shraf sizes up Roberts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No joy there for Shraf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roberts only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shraf misses with a straight left.
Roberts misses with a hook. Shraf ducked under it nicely.
Shraf scores with a decent looking hook.
Roberts looks to land a right hand but Shraf moved out of range.
Roberts throws a hook but Shraf blocks it.
Shraf feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shraf throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Roberts counter with a right hand.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shraf.
Roberts lunges at Shraf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shraf's hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roberts, right into the meat.
Shraf throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts throws a wild body kick that Shraf sees coming a mile off.
Shraf closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Shraf is keen to just control but Roberts is a slippery customer.
Shraf is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roberts defends it well.
Roberts actively working from the bottom here.
Roberts is not content to let Shraf control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shraf prevents Roberts from improving his position.
Roberts is looking to control Shraf's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roberts avoid being mounted?
Shraf wants to control but Roberts is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shraf content to control rather than advance.
Roberts looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Shraf pushes past his half guard into mount!
Roberts holds on to Shraf as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Shraf takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to get to half guard.
Roberts has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Shraf looking to secure an arm triangle but Roberts defends it well.
Shraf can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roberts is looking to escape.
Shraf has hold of Roberts's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Roberts manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Roberts tries to hold on but Shraf pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shraf looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Shraf wants to control the pace but Roberts is squirming around nicely.
Shraf working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Roberts is squirming around, avoiding Shraf's attempts to control the action.
Roberts is looking to get to half guard.
Shraf is trying to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamezdin Shraf dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Roberts attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Roberts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shraf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shraf dives in and scores a takedown into Roberts's guard.
Roberts is looking for a triangle but Shraf pushes his legs off easily.
Shraf trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shraf defends it easily.
Roberts can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shraf controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shraf trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shraf avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shraf drops back looking for a leg! Roberts is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Roberts manages to kick Shraf off! Shraf jumps back into Roberts's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shraf wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Roberts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Roberts as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Jamezdin Shraf has been cut.
Shraf throws a looping overhand right but Roberts ducks down to avoid it.
Roberts throws a hook but Shraf avoids it easily.
Djalu Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Roberts.
Roberts misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Roberts. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Shraf here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Shraf feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Roberts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shraf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shraf trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shraf drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Roberts manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Shraf has Roberts in his guard.
Roberts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shraf is keeping the position for now.
Shraf is trying to keep Roberts in close.
Roberts trying to control but Shraf is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roberts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shraf wants to hit a switch here but Roberts passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Shraf there!
Roberts sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Roberts in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shraf is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shraf regains half guard.
Shraf wants to improve his position but Roberts is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Djalu Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamezdin Shraf's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Roberts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Djalu Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shraf checks a low kick from Roberts.
Shraf tries to counter with a takedown but Roberts is quick to defend against it.
An inside leg kick lands from Roberts.
Roberts throws a hook but Shraf avoids it easily.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Shraf is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roberts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shraf attempts a counter takedown but Roberts avoids it well and moves away.
Shraf connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roberts. Roberts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roberts misses with a double jab
and Shraf counters with a left to the body.
Roberts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shraf counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shraf.
Shraf scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jamezdin Shraf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shraf trying to control the position but Roberts is working away.
Roberts is trying to improve his position.
Roberts is not content to let Shraf control the position.
Shraf tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shraf taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Roberts performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Shraf is trying to control but can't.
Shraf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Roberts pulls his head out easily.
Roberts is keen to just control but Shraf is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shraf is pressing down on Roberts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shraf looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Roberts looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roberts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roberts tries to free his leg and advance position but Shraf is retaining full guard.
Roberts seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Shraf keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roberts throws a front kick aimed at Shraf's knee but Shraf avoids it well.
Shraf uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roberts has time to react.
Djalu Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shraf dodges the punch combination from Roberts.
Roberts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shraf checks it well.
Shraf takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shraf misses with a straight left.
Shraf looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamezdin Shraf showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shraf 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamezdin Shraf!
A less than humble Jamezdin Shraf misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Kurtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roderick Solo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
186 lbs
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202 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Kurtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roderick Solo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solo throws a leg kick
and Solo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kurtz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solo.
Solo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kurtz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Solo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kurtz is in Solo's guard.
Solo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kurtz's guard.
Solo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kurtz is keeping the position for now.
Kurtz wants to sweep but no luck.
Kurtz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Solo postures up and lands a big shot to Kurtz's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Solo defends it easily.
Solo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kurtz to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Solo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kurtz pulls down on the head and he's put Solo to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Walter Kurtz!
Walter Kurtz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Kristoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernardo Muriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kristoffer comes to the cage accompanied by Who's Your Daddy. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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220 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Kristoffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Bernardo Muriel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kristoffer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Muriel scores with a punch to the head.
Kristoffer forces Muriel back against the cage and clinches.
Muriel blocking some punches.
Muriel swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristoffer uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kristoffer.
Muriel misses with a punch to the body.
Kristoffer misses with a punch on the inside.
Muriel misses with a knee strike.
Muriel lands a knee to the body.
Kristoffer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Muriel working aggressively here.
Muriel lands a right hand.
Muriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kristoffer lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Bernardo Muriel has been cut.
Muriel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kristoffer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muriel letting Kristoffer take a breather here.
Muriel landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muriel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muriel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muriel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kristoffer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Muriel can turn it around.
Kristoffer gets through Muriel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kristoffer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kristoffer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muriel misses with the head strike.
Kristoffer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muriel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Kristoffer.
A bit of stalling here from Kristoffer.
Kristoffer blocks an uppercut.
Kristoffer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muriel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Muriel looking to throw knees to the head but Kristoffer is blocking nicely.
Kristoffer blocks an uppercut.
Kristoffer tries to work over Muriel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Muriel.
Muriel tries to work over Kristoffer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muriel misses with a punch on the inside.
Kristoffer managing to block the knees to the body from Muriel.
Kristoffer scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Muriel fails to land.
Kristoffer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muriel lands a shot to the body.
Muriel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kristoffer backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kristoffer.
Muriel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kristoffer.
Muriel trying to land knees to the body.
Kristoffer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muriel letting Kristoffer take a breather here.
Muriel lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muriel tries a body shot but Kristoffer blocks it.
Kristoffer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kristoffer lands with a short shot to the head.
Muriel blocks a body shot from Kristoffer.
Kristoffer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kristoffer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kristoffer lands with a left to the head.
Muriel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kristoffer is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Kristoffer.
Kristoffer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Muriel as the two fighters clinch.
Kristoffer prevents a body shot from Muriel.
Muriel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kristoffer lands a left hand.
Kristoffer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muriel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Muriel blocks a body shot from Kristoffer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muriel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kristoffer blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kristoffer.
Kristoffer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kristoffer gets through Muriel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kristoffer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muriel is rocked!
Muriel throws a head punch that misses.
Kristoffer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Muriel is still on wobbly legs! Can Kristoffer finish him?
Muriel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muriel seems to have recovered his senses.
Muriel looking to throw knees to the head but Kristoffer is blocking nicely.
Muriel tries to throw a body punch but Kristoffer avoids it by throwing Muriel back against the cage.
Muriel misses with some punches.
Muriel trying to land knees to the body.
Kristoffer tries a body shot but Muriel blocks it.
Muriel tries a body shot but Kristoffer blocks it.
Kristoffer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kristoffer drops Muriel onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Muriel is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Kristoffer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernardo Muriel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Muriel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kristoffer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Muriel.
Kristoffer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kristoffer drops Muriel onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Muriel is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Muriel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kristoffer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kristoffer lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kristoffer lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Muriel to his knees! Kristoffer keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Kristoffer!
Lars Kristoffer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Farouk Al Ahwei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brother Firetribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Ahwei kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Whirling Madness. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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35
169 lbs
36 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Farouk Al Ahwei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Brother Firetribe!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Ahwei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Firetribe loads up on a big right hand but Al Ahwei slips the punch.
Firetribe misses with a looping left.
Al Ahwei fires out a quick counter leg kick but Firetribe just manages to avoid it.
Firetribe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al Ahwei takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Al Ahwei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Al Ahwei cracks Firetribe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Al Ahwei throws the kick towards the body but Firetribe avoids it.
Firetribe flicks out a counter leg kick but Al Ahwei steps away.
Firetribe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good work by Al Ahwei as he checks the leg kick.
Al Ahwei throws an off balance right hand
and Firetribe counters with a straight right hand.
Firetribe's corner calls for a 1-2. Firetribe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Al Ahwei takes a swing at Firetribe's ribcage but misses.
Firetribe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Jab by Al Ahwei.
Firetribe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firetribe misses with an uppercut. Al Ahwei saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Al Ahwei misses the target.
Al Ahwei is looking to land body kicks.
Firetribe throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei lands a nice shot to the body.
Al Ahwei swats away the attempt to clinch by Firetribe.
Firetribe avoids the body shot from Al Ahwei.
Firetribe misses with a body kick.
Firetribe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Firetribe! But no joy.
Firetribe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Al Ahwei eats them both and turns towards Firetribe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Firetribe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Firetribe takes a swing at Al Ahwei's ribcage but misses.
Firetribe misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Ahwei throws a low kick but Firetribe avoids it.
Al Ahwei cracks Firetribe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Al Ahwei.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Ahwei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Firetribe.
Firetribe throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Firetribe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Al Ahwei - the referee stops the clock and Firetribe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Al Ahwei. Firetribe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Firetribe throws a solid leg kick but Al Ahwei takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Firetribe.
Firetribe thows a leg kick but Al Ahwei checks it
and Al Ahwei counters with a straight right hand.
Al Ahwei moves out of range of the leg kick from Firetribe.
Al Ahwei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Firetribe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Al Ahwei misses with a body shot.
Firetribe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Ahwei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Firetribe moves away.
Firetribe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Firetribe.
Firetribe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Firetribe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Firetribe missing with a left hand there. Al Ahwei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Firetribe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Al Ahwei misses with a body kick.
Al Ahwei misses with a kick to the body.
Al Ahwei bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Firetribe's head.
Firetribe misses the shot to the body.
Al Ahwei misses with a leg kick.
Al Ahwei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Al Ahwei takes one to the chin there.
Firetribe lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Firetribe.
Farouk Al Ahwei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Firetribe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Firetribe is looking to clinch.
Al Ahwei is looking to counter with head kicks.
Al Ahwei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Firetribe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Firetribe takes a swing at Al Ahwei's ribcage but misses.
Al Ahwei is looking to counter with a body kick.
Al Ahwei bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Al Ahwei looks for the body kick but Firetribe saw that one coming.
Firetribe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Ahwei.
Good work by Firetribe as he checks the leg kick.
Al Ahwei throws the left hand but Firetribe avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Firetribe! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brother Firetribe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Al Ahwei lands a glancing blow to the side of Firetribe's head.
Al Ahwei looks to land a body kick but Firetribe moved away.
Firetribe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Al Ahwei with a body shot.
Firetribe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei moves out of range of the body kick.
Firetribe moves out of range of the strikes.
Firetribe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al Ahwei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Ahwei misses with a wild body shot.
Al Ahwei misses with an uppercut
and Firetribe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Al Ahwei throws a body punch but Firetribe moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Ahwei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Firetribe manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Firetribe misses
and Al Ahwei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Firetribe defending well as Al Ahwei loads up on a big left hand.
Firetribe moves out of range of the strikes.
Firetribe throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firetribe loads up on a big right hand but Al Ahwei slips the punch.
Al Ahwei fires out a quick counter leg kick but Firetribe just manages to avoid it.
Al Ahwei throws a push kick but Firetribe slaps the foot to one side.
Al Ahwei jabs at Firetribe's body.
Firetribe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Ahwei.
Firetribe checks a low kick from Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei misses with an uppercut. Firetribe saw that one coming.
Firetribe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Firetribe misses.
Al Ahwei throws a lazy uppercut
and Firetribe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Firetribe scores with a hook.
Firetribe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Ahwei moves away.
Al Ahwei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al Ahwei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Firetribe lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Ahwei.
A jab from Al Ahwei misses.
Firetribe flicks out a counter leg kick but Al Ahwei steps away.
Firetribe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Firetribe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Al Ahwei misses with a leg kick
and Firetribe counters with a good low kick that Al Ahwei was not able to check.
Al Ahwei misses with a double jab
and Firetribe counters by clinching up.
Al Ahwei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Firetribe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Firetribe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Firetribe - that landed with a thud.
Firetribe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Firetribe misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei lands a body shot.
Al Ahwei tries to throw a body punch but Firetribe avoids it by throwing Al Ahwei back against the cage.
Firetribe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei avoids a wild elbow strike from Firetribe.
Al Ahwei struggles to land a body shot inside as Firetribe controls his hands.
Al Ahwei misses with a body punch.
Firetribe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Al Ahwei presses Firetribe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Al Ahwei trying to stall but Firetribe improves his position.
Al Ahwei lands with a left to the head.
Al Ahwei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Firetribe backwards.
Al Ahwei has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Al Ahwei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Firetribe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Firetribe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Ahwei moves away.
Al Ahwei misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei throws a head kick but Firetribe moves out of range.
Al Ahwei misses with a straight right.
Al Ahwei sets himself, and Firetribe steps forward looking for the clinch! Al Ahwei avoids it this time.
Nice defenses there by Al Ahwei.
A jab from Al Ahwei does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Ahwei misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Firetribe counters with a nice body kick.
Al Ahwei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Firetribe tries to score with a low kick but Al Ahwei moves his leg out of the way.
Firetribe misses the shot to the body.
Firetribe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Al Ahwei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Firetribe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Al Ahwei connects with a body shot.
Firetribe scores with a spinning back kick!
Firetribe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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 Farouk Al Ahwei will probably get the nod.
That's time! Al Ahwei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Al Ahwei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Ahwei throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al Ahwei connects with a body shot.
Firetribe misses with a kick to the body.
Al Ahwei looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters circling a little - Al Ahwei finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Al Ahwei throws a front kick aimed at Firetribe's knee but Firetribe avoids it well.
Al Ahwei lands a lovely overhand right.
Firetribe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Firetribe tries to work over Al Ahwei's front leg with a kick but Al Ahwei checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firetribe tries to land a front kick but Al Ahwei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al Ahwei throws out a leg kick but Firetribe moves out of range and Al Ahwei only half commits.
Firetribe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Ahwei thumps Firetribe with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firetribe cracks Al Ahwei with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Firetribe scores with a nice strike.
Firetribe throws a push kick but Al Ahwei slaps the foot to one side.
Al Ahwei throws a leg kick but Firetribe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Firetribe throws a solid leg kick but Al Ahwei takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Firetribe.
Firetribe misses with a wild body shot.
Firetribe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Ahwei on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Al Ahwei shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Al Ahwei uses his free foot to push down on Firetribe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Firetribe.
Al Ahwei moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Firetribe has worked his arm free - good work by Firetribe!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe tries to buck Al Ahwei off but Al Ahwei is having none of it.
Al Ahwei tries for a kimura but Firetribe is defending well.
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!
Al Ahwei tries for a kimura but Firetribe is defending well.
Al Ahwei wants to take a breather but Firetribe manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei wants to control from the top but Firetribe keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Firetribe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Firetribe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Al Ahwei forces his way into half guard.
Al Ahwei is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Firetribe defends it well.
Firetribe is staying active underneath Al Ahwei, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Al Ahwei is looking to advance position but Firetribe won't allow it.
Al Ahwei not doing much here.
Al Ahwei wants to control but Firetribe is keeping him busy.
Al Ahwei is working for a kimura but Firetribe is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Al Ahwei prevents Firetribe from standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Farouk Al Ahwei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Ahwei 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brother Firetribe!
During a confident post fight interview, Brother Firetribe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ode Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazcsakhs comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac - Me and My Girlfriend. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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34
147 lbs
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33
144 lbs
27 - 15 - 4 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 4, fighting out of London, Ode Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen lands with a straight right. Mazcsakhs didn't see that one coming.
Mazcsakhs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jokinen.
Mazcsakhs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Mazcsakhs's front leg but catches the back leg as Mazcsakhs tries to avoid it.
Mazcsakhs moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen dives in and grabs Mazcsakhs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mazcsakhs pushes down on Jokinen's head and hops out.
Jokinen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mazcsakhs did well to prevent Jokinen getting side control.
Mazcsakhs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jokinen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jokinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mazcsakhs defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mazcsakhs tries to roll over but Jokinen keeps him under control.
Mazcsakhs is looking to escape.
Mazcsakhs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jokinen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jokinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jokinen throws a strike but Mazcsakhs avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jokinen preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mazcsakhs wants to stand up but Jokinen is controlling him.
Mazcsakhs has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jokinen connects with a couple of short punches.
Jokinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Jokinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jokinen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jokinen postures up in Mazcsakhs's guard and throws a big left but Mazcsakhs blocks it.
Jokinen throwing strikes from guard but Mazcsakhs blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs keeping moving, preventing Jokinen from controlling successfully.
Jokinen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mazcsakhs wants to sweep but no luck.
Jokinen trying to control but Mazcsakhs is working from the bottom.
Jokinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jokinen looking to sit in guard and control but Mazcsakhs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mazcsakhs stopping the sweep attempt from Jokinen.
Jokinen is trying to control the position but Mazcsakhs postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs wanted to stand there but Jokinen had control of the position.
Jokinen looking for a guillotine here but Mazcsakhs defends easily.
Jokinen is trying to keep Mazcsakhs in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the body
letting Mazcsakhs counter with a right hand.
Jokinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mazcsakhs just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen lands a right hook to the body.
Jokinen throws a lazy right hand but Mazcsakhs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jokinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mazcsakhs is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Jokinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jokinen.
Mazcsakhs lands with a good body shot.
Mazcsakhs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jokinen shoots for a takedown but Mazcsakhs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jokinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mazcsakhs is fending him off so far but Jokinen persists. Nope, Mazcsakhs circles away and we're back to standing.
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ode Jokinen.
Jab by Mazcsakhs.
Jokinen misses with a body punch
and Mazcsakhs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mazcsakhs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mazcsakhs's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ode Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mazcsakhs misses with a leg kick.
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen misses with a hook
and Mazcsakhs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by Jokinen misses
and Mazcsakhs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jokinen tests Mazcsakhs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mazcsakhs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Mazcsakhs connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mazcsakhs throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mazcsakhs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mazcsakhs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jokinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazcsakhs tried to score with a low kick but Jokinen checks it.
Mazcsakhs looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mazcsakhs.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen gets a takedown into half guard.
Mazcsakhs is trying to escape back to his feet but Jokinen uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Jokinen working the ground and pound.
Jokinen lands a few punches from side control.
Mazcsakhs parries the strikes from Jokinen easily there. Jokinen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mazcsakhs to escape.
Jokinen advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazcsakhs avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jokinen.
Jokinen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jokinen avoids the attempt from Mazcsakhs to control.
Jokinen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jokinen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jokinen landing strikes from the mount.
Mazcsakhs wants to control but Jokinen is having none of it.
Jokinen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mazcsakhs hang on?
Jokinen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs wants to hold on but Jokinen pushes him away.
Mazcsakhs wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jokinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jokinen looking to ground and pound but Mazcsakhs is blocking nicely.
Jokinen landing strikes from the mount.
Jokinen lands a big elbow.
Jokinen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mazcsakhs because Jokinen loaded up on that one.
Mazcsakhs wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jokinen.
Jokinen controlling his opponent.
Jokinen unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen avoids the attempt from Mazcsakhs to control.
Jokinen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jokinen looking to ground and pound but Mazcsakhs is blocking nicely.
Mazcsakhs sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jokinen lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen stops Mazcsakhs from getting back to his feet.
Mazcsakhs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jokinen.
Jokinen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jokinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jokinen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ode Jokinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mazcsakhs misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Mazcsakhs sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mazcsakhs defending well as Jokinen loads up on a big left hand.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Jokinen throws a good cross that connects.
Mazcsakhs fakes the leg kick and cracks Jokinen in the body.
Mazcsakhs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs blocks a jab.
Jokinen looks to land a left hand but Mazcsakhs moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazcsakhs tries to bum rush Jokinen with a series of wild strikes but Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jokinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jokinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jokinen throws a lazy right hand but Mazcsakhs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jokinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mazcsakhs is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Mazcsakhs misses.
Mazcsakhs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Mazcsakhs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jokinen has time to react.
Mazcsakhs throws a chopping leg kick but Jokinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mazcsakhs misses with a kick to the body.
Jokinen throws a jab when Mazcsakhs was well out of range.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Mazcsakhs avoids it.
Mazcsakhs looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Mazcsakhs counters with an inside leg kick.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Mazcsakhs.
Mazcsakhs lands a nice looking body shot.
Mazcsakhs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jokinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazcsakhs throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Jokinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No joy there for Jokinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mazcsakhs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mazcsakhs checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Jokinen misses its intended target.
As Jokinen backs away, Mazcsakhs returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mazcsakhs missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mazcsakhs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mazcsakhs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Mazcsakhs throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Mazcsakhs is looking to wear down Jokinen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jokinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Mazcsakhs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jokinen with a jab.
Mazcsakhs misses with a leg kick.
Mazcsakhs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mazcsakhs avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Mazcsakhs tried to counter with a leg kick but Jokinen avoided it.
Jokinen throws a low kick, looking for Mazcsakhs's leg but Mazcsakhs calmly moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Mazcsakhs tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mazcsakhs looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
Mazcsakhs throws a solid leg kick but Jokinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mazcsakhs.
Jokinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mazcsakhs throws the left hand but Jokinen avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Mazcsakhs takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazcsakhs.
Jokinen is looking to chop away at Mazcsakhs's legs.
A low kick from Mazcsakhs is predictable there
and Jokinen counters with a straight right hand.
Jokinen lands an overhand right.
Jokinen is looking to land body kicks.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Mazcsakhs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mazcsakhs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jokinen in his tracks.
Donk. Jokinen catches Mazcsakhs right on the button with a cross.
Mazcsakhs cracks Jokinen with a good jab.
Mazcsakhs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jokinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mazcsakhs's hands.
Jokinen misses with a takedown attempt - Mazcsakhs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ode Jokinen just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mazcsakhs swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen throws an off balance right hand
and Mazcsakhs makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jokinen really felt that one!
Mazcsakhs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jokinen slips a jab from Mazcsakhs.
Some bone on bone action there as Mazcsakhs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mazcsakhs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mazcsakhs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a jab when Mazcsakhs was well out of range.
That kick from Mazcsakhs tenderised Jokinen's leg. Jokinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mazcsakhs throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen throws a hook but Mazcsakhs avoids it easily.
Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Mazcsakhs swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Mazcsakhs dodges the punch combination from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Jokinen.
Mazcsakhs throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mazcsakhs looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Jokinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jokinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mazcsakhs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
Mazcsakhs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jokinen shoots in but no luck this time.
Mazcsakhs checks a leg kick nicely.
Jokinen misses with a straight right.
Mazcsakhs fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jokinen just manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Mazcsakhs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jokinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mazcsakhs under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs takes one on the button.
Jokinen wants to land a leg kick but Mazcsakhs is out of range.
Jokinen blocks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mazcsakhs. That's going to slow Jokinen down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazcsakhs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mazcsakhs connects with a right hand. Jokinen shakes it off.
Mazcsakhs blocks a leg kick.
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mazcsakhs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Mazcsakhs takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Mazcsakhs is just out of range.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mazcsakhs manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jokinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mazcsakhs keeps working.
Mazcsakhs is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jokinen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jokinen's back!
Ode Jokinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jokinen trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Mazcsakhs really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Jokinen.
Mazcsakhs keeps control of the position as Jokinen tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen keeps trying to improve his position.
Mazcsakhs controlling from the back.
Jokinen breaks Mazcsakhs's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ode Jokinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mazcsakhs tries to sprawl but Jokinen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mazcsakhs regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jokinen.
Jokinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jokinen throws a strike but Mazcsakhs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jokinen controls Mazcsakhs momentarily but Mazcsakhs frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen has an active guard here but Mazcsakhs has managed to pass into half guard.
Jokinen wants to improve his position but Mazcsakhs is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen trying to control but Mazcsakhs postures up.
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jokinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mazcsakhs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mazcsakhs not doing much here.
Jokinen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jokinen.
Mazcsakhs controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazcsakhs won't allow Jokinen to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mazcsakhs misses with the body kick
and Jokinen counters with a single leg into guard. Mazcsakhs didn't expect that.
Mazcsakhs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ode Jokinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jokinen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jokinen looking to sit in guard and control but Mazcsakhs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mazcsakhs tries to stand but Jokinen is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is trying to control the position but Mazcsakhs postures up.
Jokinen is pulling down on Mazcsakhs's head to control his posture.
Jokinen working a defensive guard but Mazcsakhs manages to pass into side control anyway.
Mazcsakhs throws a strike aimed at the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Jokinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jokinen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kzszcziski Mazcsakhs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jokinen 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 Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ode Jokinen! Ode Jokinen retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Ode Jokinen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Waka Flocka Flame - 50K (Neon Dreams Remix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Jason Sturd Jr has been cut.
Sturd Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rutherford fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sturd Jr checks it well.
Rutherford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sturd Jr.
Rutherford's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sturd Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rutherford scrambles back to his feet.
Rutherford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutherford wants to counter the offense by Sturd Jr and move into the clinch position.
The fighters circling - Rutherford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rutherford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sturd Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutherford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sturd Jr's calf.
Sturd Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Sturd Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Rutherford counters with a straight right hand.
Sturd Jr moves away from the strike by Rutherford.
Rutherford wants to clinch.
Rutherford throws out a loose jab but Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sturd Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford tries to work over Sturd Jr's front leg with a kick but Sturd Jr checks it.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Sturd Jr.
Rutherford avoids the head kick by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws a hook to the side of Rutherford's head but Rutherford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sturd Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rutherford bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rutherford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sturd Jr.
Rutherford ducks under a wild hook from Sturd Jr.
Jab, jab by Rutherford - just one landing.
Sturd Jr throws a right hand that Rutherford ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutherford also avoids with ease.
Sturd Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rutherford shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sturd Jr eats them both and turns towards Rutherford to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rutherford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutherford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutherford tries to counter with a clinch but Sturd Jr shakes him off and moves away.
Sturd Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Rutherford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sturd Jr's knee momentarily.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses.
Rutherford throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr avoids the body shot from Rutherford.
Sturd Jr scores with a head kick. Rutherford tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rutherford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sturd Jr takes one on the button.
Rutherford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rutherford takes a swing at Sturd Jr's ribcage but misses.
Rutherford lands a nice hook to Sturd Jr's body. Sturd Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sturd Jr scores with a hook.
Rutherford connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rutherford.
Sturd Jr checks a low kick from Rutherford.
Sturd Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rutherford is out of range and Sturd Jr settles back down.
Sturd Jr scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr with a nice cross.
Sturd Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sturd Jr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rutherford manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sturd Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutherford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sturd Jr prevents Rutherford from getting back to his feet.
Rutherford keeping moving, preventing Sturd Jr from controlling successfully.
Rutherford seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sturd Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throwing strikes but missing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rutherford looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rutherford misses with a body kick.
Sturd Jr looks to land a body kick but Rutherford moved away.
Sturd Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutherford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sturd Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sturd Jr blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Sturd Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sturd Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sturd Jr misses with the head strike.
Sturd Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steven Rutherford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sturd Jr checks a leg kick.
Sturd Jr looks to land a body kick but Rutherford moved away.
Rutherford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturd Jr.
Rutherford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturd Jr.
Rutherford cracks Sturd Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sturd Jr moves away from the strike by Rutherford.
Rutherford takes one on the button.
Sturd Jr moves out of range as Rutherford strikes.
Sturd Jr takes a swing at Rutherford's ribcage but misses.
Rutherford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Rutherford misses.
Rutherford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a series of punches but Rutherford avoids them all with ease.
Rutherford tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sturd Jr misses with an uppercut
and Rutherford counters with a stiff right hand.
Sturd Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutherford can pounce on him.
Sturd Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Sturd Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutherford gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sturd Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutherford.
Rutherford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sturd Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick which misses Rutherford's front leg but catches the back leg as Rutherford tries to avoid it.
Sturd Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rutherford slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jason Sturd Jr's cut is getting worse.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sturd Jr.
Steven Rutherford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutherford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sturd Jr throws a hook but Rutherford blocks it.
Rutherford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturd Jr swinging wildly here.
Rutherford wants to counter with a clinch but Sturd Jr pushes him away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sturd Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rutherford - the referee stops the clock and Sturd Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rutherford. Sturd Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sturd Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutherford. That did some damage!
Rutherford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A lazy body kick from Rutherford
and Sturd Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Rutherford works the jab nicely.
Sturd Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rutherford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sturd Jr missing with a left hand there. Rutherford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutherford throws out a counter right but Sturd Jr avoids it with no problem.
Sturd Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Rutherford sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rutherford throws a solid leg kick but Sturd Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rutherford.
A combination from Sturd Jr does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutherford.
Rutherford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sturd Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rutherford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sturd Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice cross by Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Sturd Jr misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a low kick but Sturd Jr avoids it.
Steven Rutherford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sturd Jr tries to bum rush Rutherford with a series of wild strikes but Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick
and Rutherford counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rutherford. That's going to slow Sturd Jr down.
Sturd Jr blocks a leg kick.
Rutherford has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A shot to the liver by Rutherford. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rutherford looks for the body kick but Sturd Jr saw that one coming.
Sturd Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rutherford checks it well.
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutherford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutherford.
Rutherford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sturd Jr throws an off balance right hand
letting Rutherford counter with a right hand.
A cross from Rutherford lands.
Jason Sturd Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sturd Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutherford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sturd Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturd Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good leg kick by Rutherford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Rutherford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sturd Jr.
A good leg kick by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Sturd Jr swings for the body but Rutherford moves out of range.
Rutherford slips under a jab.
Sturd Jr lands a head kick. Rutherford smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rutherford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rutherford. That's going to slow Sturd Jr down.
A good leg kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford connects with a leg kick. Sturd Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rutherford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sturd Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Rutherford makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rutherford checks a leg kick.
Sturd Jr 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturd Jr moves away.
Sturd Jr lands with a right hand.
Rutherford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rutherford.
Rutherford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rutherford moves out of range of the strikes.
Sturd Jr walks into a left hand.
Sturd Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutherford.
That kick from Rutherford tenderised Sturd Jr's leg. Sturd Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sturd Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rutherford closes the distance and pushes Sturd Jr back into the cage.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sturd Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sturd Jr misses with a looping left.
Sturd Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rutherford's waist but Rutherford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sturd Jr off to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws a body punch but Rutherford moves out of range.
Rutherford moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sturd Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sturd Jr throws a right hand that Rutherford ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutherford also avoids with ease.
Rutherford connects with the punch.
Rutherford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sturd Jr moves out of range as Rutherford throws a body kick.
Sturd Jr looks to throw the jab but Rutherford is out of range.
Rutherford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rutherford has closed the distance and engaged Sturd Jr in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturd Jr takes a shot to the head.
Rutherford pushes Sturd Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sturd Jr wants to break free but Rutherford has control.
Sturd Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Sturd Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Sturd Jr blocks it.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr misses with the head strike.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Sturd Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sturd Jr's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Sturd Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Sturd Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sturd Jr fails to land.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutherford.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford pushes Sturd Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sturd Jr backwards.
Sturd Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Sturd Jr.
Rutherford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
Rutherford tries to work over Sturd Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutherford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Sturd Jr avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutherford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford scores with a hook to the body.
Sturd Jr blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutherford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Rutherford really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sturd Jr takes a swing at Rutherford's ribcage but misses.
Sturd Jr misses the shot to the body.
Rutherford doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sturd Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rutherford. Rutherford obviously looking to wear him down.
Rutherford leaves Sturd Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sturd Jr looks to land a body kick but Rutherford moved away.
Rutherford only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rutherford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sturd Jr thumps Rutherford with a low kick.
Sturd Jr catches Rutherford with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rutherford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturd Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Rutherford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sturd Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Rutherford thows a body kick. Sturd Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rutherford moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Sturd Jr fails to land.
Sturd Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturd Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford digs a right hand underneath Sturd Jr's ribcage. Sturd Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sturd Jr working aggressively here.
Sturd Jr blocking some punches.
Sturd Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Sturd Jr.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Rutherford.
Sturd Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Sturd Jr blocks it.
Rutherford scores with a shot to the side of Sturd Jr's head.
Rutherford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rutherford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturd Jr blocking some punches.
Rutherford pushes Sturd Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sturd Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good work by Rutherford as he checks the leg kick.
Rutherford clinches with his opponent.
Rutherford lands a hook that snaps the head of Sturd Jr backwards.
Jeez, Jason Sturd Jr's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rutherford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Rutherford.
Rutherford scores with a shoulder strike.
Sturd Jr is rocked!
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Sturd Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford works on Sturd Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rutherford keeps control of Sturd Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rutherford throws a big uppercut that drops Sturd Jr! More strikes from Rutherford and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sturd Jr lies dazed against the cage as Rutherford celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Rutherford!
Our winner, Steven Rutherford, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Bashorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bashorov has chosen Hangar 18 as his entrance music. Kenta Kobashi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenta Kobashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karim Bashorov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashorov checks the leg kick.
Bashorov throws a hook but Kobashi avoids it easily.
Bashorov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kobashi's head backwards.
Bashorov throws out a powerful jab.
Kobashi avoids the body shot from Bashorov.
Bashorov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kobashi counters with a straight right hand.
We've been told by Kobashi's head coaches at Bruize Brothaz that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kobashi misses with a jab to the body
and Bashorov counters with a single leg into guard. Kobashi didn't expect that.
Bashorov won't allow Kobashi to get back to his feet.
Kobashi wants to sweep but no luck.
Kobashi trying to keep a closed guard but Bashorov is proving a slippery customer.
Bashorov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bashorov wants to control from the top but Kobashi keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov throws a strike but Kobashi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bashorov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kobashi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kobashi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kobashi preventing the sweep.
Bashorov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kobashi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bashorov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kobashi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kobashi slips nicely into half guard.
Bashorov is trying to get back to full guard.
Kobashi is looking to advance position but Bashorov won't allow it.
Bashorov wants to improve his position but Kobashi is controlling well.
Bashorov actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kobashi stopping the sweep attempt from Bashorov.
Bashorov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kobashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bashorov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kobashi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bashorov is trying to control the position but Kobashi postures up.
Kobashi is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A telegraphed right hand from Bashorov misses the target.
Bashorov throws a good cross that connects.
Kobashi cracks Bashorov with an open hand slap.
Bashorov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bashorov punishes Kobashi's body with a nice straight punch.
Bashorov throws a big shot that misses.
Kobashi moves out of range as Bashorov strikes.
Bashorov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Kobashi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bashorov.
Kobashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Bashorov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A leg kick checked by Bashorov.
Bashorov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bashorov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bashorov staying out of range there.
Karim Bashorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kobashi. Bashorov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bashorov throws an overhand right that lands on Kobashi's shoulder, as Kobashi tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Bashorov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kobashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bashorov blocks a leg kick.
Kobashi throws a solid leg kick but Bashorov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kobashi.
Bashorov tries to bum rush Kobashi with a series of wild strikes but Kobashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kobashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bashorov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kobashi manages to avoid it.
Bashorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kobashi is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kobashi.
Nice shot lands for Bashorov.
Kobashi throws a chopping leg kick but Bashorov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Kobashi is predictable there
and Bashorov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobashi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kobashi defending well as Bashorov loads up on a big left hand.
Bashorov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashorov throws an overhand right that lands on Kobashi's shoulder, as Kobashi tries to avoid the shot.
Kobashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bashorov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bashorov is just out of range.
Kobashi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bashorov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bashorov misses with an uppercut. Kobashi saw that one coming.
Bashorov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bashorov throws a hook to the side of Kobashi's head but Kobashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bashorov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bashorov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bashorov misses the jab.
Kobashi misses with a lunging right hand
and Bashorov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bashorov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kobashi. Kobashi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bashorov gets a double leg takedown into Kobashi's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kobashi is pulling down on Bashorov's head. It's preventing any offense from Bashorov, at least for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bashorov wants to control from the top but Kobashi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov won't allow Kobashi to get back to his feet.
Kobashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kobashi has Bashorov pulled in close to control his posture.
Bashorov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bashorov wants to pass the guard but Kobashi is keeping the position.
Bashorov trying to control but Kobashi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kobashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kobashi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kobashi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bashorov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kobashi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kobashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kobashi.
Bashorov swinging wildly here.
Kobashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bashorov.
Bashorov throws a lazy right hand but Kobashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bashorov's corner calls for a 1-2. Bashorov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bashorov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kobashi defends well and Bashorov ends up having to push Kobashi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kenta Kobashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kobashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Kobashi.
Bashorov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kobashi.
Bashorov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bashorov throws a body punch but Kobashi moves out of range.
Kobashi misses with a left hand
and Bashorov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bashorov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bashorov darts in looking for a takedown but Kobashi gets double underhooks and turns Bashorov into the cage.
Kobashi throws a leg kick
and Bashorov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kobashi's guard.
Bashorov wants to pass the guard but Kobashi is keeping the position.
Bashorov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bashorov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kobashi wants to sweep here but Bashorov controlling him for the moment.
Kobashi is looking to stand up but Bashorov isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Bashorov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kobashi stuffs the takedown.
Kobashi tries a low kick but Bashorov avoids it.
Bashorov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kobashi.
Bashorov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bashorov connects with a body shot that sends Kobashi's belly button to the back.
Kobashi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Bashorov misses its intended target.
Kobashi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kobashi. Bashorov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kobashi connects with a leg kick. Bashorov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bashorov scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobashi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kobashi moves away from the strike by Bashorov.
Kobashi throws a leg kick but Bashorov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kobashi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bashorov lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kobashi counters with a thumping low kick.
Kobashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kobashi 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.
Kobashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kobashi defending well as Bashorov loads up on a big left hand.
Kobashi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bashorov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kobashi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bashorov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kobashi manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bashorov goes for a takedown attempt but Kobashi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bashorov throws a body shot but no joy.
Bashorov lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov loads up on a big right hand but Kobashi slips the punch.
Kobashi looks to land a body kick but Bashorov moved away.
As Kobashi backs off Bashorov throws a huge counter combo but Kobashi manages to avoid it all.
Kobashi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bashorov walks into a jab.
Bashorov misses with a body shot.
Bashorov throws a looping overhand right but Kobashi ducks down to avoid it.
Kobashi misses with a body shot.
Kobashi lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from Kobashi is predictable there
and Bashorov counters with a left to the body.
Bashorov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kenta Kobashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karim Bashorov.
Kobashi throws a leg kick which misses Bashorov's front leg but catches the back leg as Bashorov tries to avoid it.
Kobashi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kobashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kobashi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kobashi throws a sloppy head kick
and Bashorov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kobashi stuffs the takedown attempt from Bashorov. Bashorov gets slowly back to his feet.
Bashorov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bashorov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bashorov throws a body shot but no joy.
Bashorov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kobashi in his tracks.
Kobashi misses with a hook
and Bashorov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Bashorov misses.
A slow jab from Bashorov misses its intended target.
Kobashi cracks a nice hook into Bashorov's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Kobashi misses.
Kobashi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kobashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bashorov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kobashi throws a body shot but no joy.
Bashorov misses with a straight right.
Bashorov throws out a loose jab but Kobashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kobashi throws an off balance right hand
letting Bashorov counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bashorov. Kobashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bashorov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Karim Bashorov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bashorov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bashorov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kobashi doesn't seem bothered though.
Bashorov connects with a body shot that sends Kobashi's belly button to the back.
Bashorov shoots in and drives through. Kobashi sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Karim Bashorov just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bashorov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kobashi's guard.
Kobashi is looking to stand back up but Bashorov counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kobashi.
Bashorov wants to take a breather but Kobashi is having none of it.
Bashorov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kobashi sees it coming and defends easily.
Kobashi is controlling Bashorov's trapped leg to prevent Bashorov from advancing to side control.
Kobashi pushes Bashorov off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashorov tests Kobashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kobashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kobashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi slips under a jab.
Bashorov swings for the body but Kobashi moves out of range.
Kobashi is looking to counter punch.
Bashorov misses the shot to the body.
Kobashi connects with the punch.
Bashorov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kobashi.
A low kick from Kobashi misses
and Bashorov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kobashi. That's going to slow Bashorov down.
Jab from Kobashi.
Bashorov misses with a straight left.
Kobashi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bashorov ducks under a wild hook from Kobashi.
Bashorov just misses with a punch to the body.
Bashorov blocks a head kick by Kobashi.
Bashorov jabs Kobashi right on the nose. Kobashi blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bashorov misses.
Kobashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Bashorov scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Bashorov.
Bashorov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kobashi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice defenses there by Bashorov.
Kobashi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kobashi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bashorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kobashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bashorov.
Bashorov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kobashi.
Bashorov cracks a nice hook into Kobashi's ribs.
Bashorov misses with a left hand
and Bashorov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kobashi misses with a leg kick.
Bashorov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kobashi circles away quickly and effectively.
Bashorov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kobashi as he avoids it easily.
Kobashi throws a leg kick but Bashorov moved away.
Kobashi blocks a jab.
Kobashi throws the kick towards the body but Bashorov avoids it.
Kobashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kobashi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kobashi throws a body kick that misses.
As Kobashi backs off Bashorov throws a huge counter combo but Kobashi manages to avoid it all.
Kobashi connects with an inside leg kick.
Bashorov moves forwards but Kobashi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bashorov connects with a body shot.
Bashorov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kobashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kobashi misses with a body punch
and Bashorov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kobashi thinking.
Bashorov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bashorov throws an off balance right hand
and Kobashi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bashorov lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bashorov. Kobashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bashorov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bashorov takes a swing at Kobashi's ribcage but misses.
Bashorov with a hook.
Bashorov looks to land a left hand but Kobashi moved out of range nicely.
Kobashi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bashorov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kobashi defends well and Bashorov ends up having to push Kobashi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kobashi tries to score with a low kick but Bashorov moves his leg out of the way.
Bashorov misses with a right hand
and Kobashi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bashorov's knee momentarily.
Bashorov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kobashi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kobashi throws a looping overhand right but Bashorov ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Karim Bashorov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kobashi slips under a jab.
Kobashi throws a poor cross that misses
and Bashorov counters with a left to the body.
Bashorov throws a shot from downtown. Kobashi moves away and avoids it.
Kobashi throws a push kick but Bashorov slaps the foot to one side.
Bashorov misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bashorov. Kobashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kobashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kobashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bashorov throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Kobashi.
Bashorov scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobashi needs to keep his hands up - Bashorov had a free shot at his head there.
Bashorov throws a good cross that connects.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kobashi.
Kobashi lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kobashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kobashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bashorov misses with a wild body shot.
Bashorov cracks Kobashi with a good jab.
Bashorov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kobashi.
Bashorov works Kobashi's body with a nice hook.
Bashorov digs a good body shot into Kobashi's ribs.
Kobashi takes a swing at Bashorov's ribcage but misses.
Bashorov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bashorov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kobashi moves out of range as Bashorov strikes.
Bashorov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kobashi swings for the body but Bashorov moves out of range.
Bashorov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kobashi misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov misses with a wild body shot.
Bashorov throws a shot from downtown. Kobashi moves away and avoids it.
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!
Bashorov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bashorov blocks a low kick nicely.
Kobashi throws a leg kick but Bashorov checks it.
Kobashi looks to land a combination. Bashorov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bashorov avoids the head kick by Kobashi.
Bashorov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kobashi but Kobashi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kobashi thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bashorov shoots in looking for a takedown. Kobashi tries to sprawl out of it but Bashorov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kobashi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bashorov lands a nice shot that snaps Kobashi's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bashorov.
Kobashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kobashi throws a jab but it's blocked by Bashorov.
Bashorov with the counter takedown but Kobashi avoids it easily.
Kobashi tries to land a front kick but Bashorov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kobashi takes a swing at Bashorov's ribcage but misses.
Kobashi throws a leg kick that misses.
Bashorov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kobashi moves away from the strike by Bashorov.
Bashorov misses the shot to the body.
Kenta Kobashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kobashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bashorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kobashi misses with a leg kick
and Bashorov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karim Bashorov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bashorov throws an off balance right hand
and Bashorov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kobashi throws a hook but Bashorov blocks it.
Kobashi thows a leg kick but Bashorov checks it
and Bashorov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bashorov throws a sloppy body shot
and Kobashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kobashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bashorov.
Kobashi tests Bashorov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bashorov throws an overhand right that lands on Kobashi's shoulder, as Kobashi tries to avoid the shot.
Kobashi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kobashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Kobashi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bashorov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kobashi!
Kobashi sneaks out the side door and pushes Bashorov away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenta Kobashi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bashorov 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 47:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 47:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karim Bashorov!
Our winner, Karim Bashorov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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