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Ascension 0128 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Specter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Specter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Greenback Boogie. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
20 - 11 - 1 |
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30
155 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harvey Specter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Gold!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Specter to the mat! Specter manages to get full guard.
Gold postures up in Specter's guard and throws a big left but Specter blocks it.
Specter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gold can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Specter pulls Gold in close to prevent any damage.
Gold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gold tries to free his leg and advance position but Specter is retaining full guard.
Gold is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gold postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Specter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gold trying to control the position from guard on top but Specter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold stopping the sweep attempt from Specter.
Gold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Specter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gold has managed to get both his arms back between Specter's legs - danger averted.
Specter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Specter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gold not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gold trying to control the position from guard on top but Specter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Specter wants to hit a switch here but Gold passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Specter there!
Specter is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Gold fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Specter 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.
Gold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Specter's head.
Gold prevents Specter from improving his position.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Specter is looking to improve his position.
Gold looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Specter trying to control but Gold postures up.
Specter is trying to get back to full guard.
Gold lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Specter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Specter actively working from the bottom here.
Gold slips a nice elbow through Specter's hands, connecting with Specter's forehead.
Specter wants to get back to full guard.
Specter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gold's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gold's back!
Specter throwing sloppy strikes.
Specter missing with punches from the back.
Specter lands a shot to the body.
Gold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Specter struggling to keep hold of the position.
Gold is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold manages to reverse the position and now he's in Specter's guard. Nice work there by Gold.
Gold sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Specter is looking for a triangle but Gold pushes his legs off easily.
Gold working some strikes from top position.
Specter is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gold pushing down on Specter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Specter gets back to full guard.
Gold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Gold dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gold throws a jab when Specter was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
Gold drives through and clinches with Specter against the cage.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Specter has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
Gold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Specter lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gold blocking some punches.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
Specter blocks an uppercut.
Specter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Specter.
Gold pushes Specter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
Gold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Specter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Specter fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Specter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gold.
Gold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Specter.
A little jabbing left from Gold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Specter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gold misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Gold misses.
Specter tries to counter by clinching up but Gold breaks away and moves out of range.
Specter shoots for a double leg takedown but Gold sprawls well. He's pushed Specter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gold is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Specter with a body shot.
Specter wants to clinch.
Harvey Specter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Specter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Specter misses the jab.
Specter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gold's head backwards.
Specter slips a straight right by Gold.
Gold checks the leg kick.
Specter throws a shot from downtown. Gold moves away and avoids it.
Gold with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Specter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gold in his tracks.
Gold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Specter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Specter.
Specter misses with a right hand
letting Gold counter with a right hand.
Gold scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Specter doesn't seem bothered though.
Gold misses with a hook to the body
and Specter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Specter.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Specter.
Gold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Specter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Specter backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Specter.
Specter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Specter lands a right hand.
Gold misses with some punches.
Specter tries to work over Gold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Specter misses.
A little jabbing left from Gold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Specter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold stuffs the takedown attempt from Specter. Specter gets slowly back to his feet.
Specter swats away the attempt to clinch by Gold.
Gold scores with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Specter. That's going to slow Gold down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Specter misses with a shot to the body
and Gold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Specter throws a combination that misses
and Specter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Specter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Specter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Gold to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Gold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Specter is looking to counter the offense by Gold and move into the clinch.
Specter throws a leg kick but Gold checks it.
Specter throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Specter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gold.
Gold misses with a straight right.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Specter's shoulder, as Specter tries to avoid the shot.
Specter throws a body shot but no joy.
Gold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Specter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gold at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Specter 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.
Specter throws a leg kick that misses.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Gold paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Specter tries to clinch but Gold is having none of it.
Jack Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Specter cracks Gold with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Specter blocks a head kick by Gold.
Gold misses with a wild body shot.
Specter jabs at Gold's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gold.
Gold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Specter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Specter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Specter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gold.
Gold stuns Specter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Specter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Specter tries to clinch but Gold is having none of it.
Harvey Specter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Specter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Specter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Specter throws a lazy right hand but Gold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Specter misses with an uppercut.
Gold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Specter.
Gold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Specter throws a jab but it's blocked by Gold.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Specter's shoulder, as Specter tries to avoid the shot.
Specter wants to clinch.
Specter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gold connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Specter's hands.
Gold misses with a wild body shot.
Specter swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Gold counter with a right hand.
Gold fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Specter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jack Gold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Specter on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Gold.
Specter misses with a low kick.
Specter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Specter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gold.
Gold connects with a jab.
Specter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Gold is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Specter with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold avoids the body shot from Specter.
Specter has his takedown stuffed
and Gold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gold lands an overhand right.
Gold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gold lands a really nice looking cross but Specter seems unphased.
Gold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gold tries to clinch up
and Specter counters with a three punch combo that has Gold backing up. Gold nods at Specter to acknowledge the strikes.
Gold has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gold connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gold winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Gold!
In his post fight interview, Jack Gold started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jari Aarnio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aarnio comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Cube - Why We Thugs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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27
196 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jari Aarnio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Quincy!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aarnio scores with a head kick. Quincy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Aarnio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Quincy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aarnio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quincy throws out the jab.
Aarnio is looking for a counter combo.
Aarnio misses the jab.
Quincy throws a leg kick which misses Aarnio's front leg but catches the back leg as Aarnio tries to avoid it.
Quincy looks to land a left hand but Aarnio moved out of range nicely.
Quincy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aarnio's head backwards.
Aarnio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Quincy takes one to the chin there.
Quincy misses with a straight right.
Aarnio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Quincy throws a poor cross that misses
and Quincy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quincy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab from Quincy.
A big left from Aarnio misses.
Quincy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aarnio will feel that in the morning.
Quincy misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy throws a leg kick
and Aarnio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aarnio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Quincy controls Aarnio momentarily but Aarnio frees himself.
Aarnio postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aarnio sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Quincy's guard.
Aarnio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Aarnio trying to mount his opponent but Quincy defends it.
Aarnio throwing shots but Quincy is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy moves into full guard.
Aarnio is looking to work some ground and pound but Quincy has wrist control.
Aarnio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Quincy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aarnio throws a big elbow that misses.
Aarnio throws a big right hand that misses.
Aarnio wants to control from the top but Quincy keeps moving.
Aarnio forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aarnio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Quincy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aarnio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aarnio perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Aarnio frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Quincy wants to hold on but Aarnio pushes him away.
Aarnio sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Aarnio controlling the pace for now.
Aarnio jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Quincy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Quincy and Aarnio has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy can't do much from the bottom here.
Aarnio moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Aarnio is looking to take a break and control but Quincy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quincy is trying to control Aarnio's posture but Aarnio avoids it.
Aarnio connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Quincy some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Aarnio dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Aarnio lands with an uppercut that bounces Quincy off the cage and back into range.
Aarnio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quincy's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aarnio.
Quincy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aarnio.
Quincy cracks the inside of Aarnio's front leg.
Aarnio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Quincy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aarnio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aarnio ducks under a wild hook from Quincy.
Aarnio misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quincy! But no joy.
Aarnio throws a body shot but no joy.
Aarnio lands with a shot to the body.
Quincy swings widly with a right hand
and Quincy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aarnio 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aarnio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aarnio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quincy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aarnio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aarnio trying to control the position from guard on top but Quincy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aarnio tries to free his leg and advance position but Quincy is retaining full guard.
Quincy keeping moving, preventing Aarnio from controlling successfully.
Aarnio looking to pass the guard.
Aarnio is looking to work some ground and pound but Quincy has wrist control.
Quincy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Quincy misses the shot to the body.
Aarnio cracks Quincy with a good jab.
Quincy ducks right into an uppercut from Aarnio.
It looks like Igor Quincy has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aarnio.
A jab from Aarnio finds it's way through Quincy's defenses.
Quincy connects with a nice looking jab.
Aarnio looks to score with a jab to the body but Quincy is just out of range.
Quincy takes one to the chin there.
Igor Quincy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quincy throws a head kick but Aarnio moves out of range.
Aarnio changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Aarnio throws a looping overhand right but Quincy ducks down to avoid it.
Quincy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aarnio blocks the body kick.
Quincy throws a hook but Aarnio blocks it.
A lazy left from Aarnio finds it's target.
Aarnio lands a jab.
A big left from Quincy misses.
Aarnio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Quincy has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aarnio scores with a leg kick.
Aarnio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aarnio looks to land a combination. Quincy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Quincy is rocked!
Aarnio shoots in but no luck this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quincy. Aarnio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quincy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jari Aarnio is winning the standup battle so far.
Quincy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aarnio.
Quincy misses the shot to the body.
Quincy looks to score with a jab to the body but Aarnio is just out of range.
Aarnio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aarnio throws a sloppy head kick and Quincy moves out of range easily.
Aarnio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aarnio connects with the punch.
Aarnio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quincy was well out of range. Poor timing from Aarnio.
Quincy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aarnio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aarnio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quincy can do to turn this around?
Aarnio looks to land a body kick but Quincy moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aarnio misses with an uppercut. Quincy saw that one coming.
Aarnio slips a jab from Quincy.
Quincy throws a lazy right hand but Aarnio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quincy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aarnio throws a head kick but Quincy moves out of range.
Quincy tries to work over Aarnio's front leg with a kick but Aarnio checks it.
Aarnio shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Quincy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jari Aarnio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aarnio throws a big right hand that misses.
Aarnio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quincy has momentary wrist control but Aarnio slips an elbow through the middle.
Aarnio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aarnio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aarnio passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Aarnio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Igor Quincy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Quincy throws a body kick that misses.
Quincy throws a body punch but Aarnio moves out of range.
Aarnio defending well as Quincy loads up on a big left hand.
Aarnio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quincy under the eye.
Quincy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Aarnio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Quincy is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aarnio. Quincy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quincy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aarnio throws out a powerful jab.
Quincy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aarnio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quincy as he avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Quincy.
Aarnio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aarnio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quincy's calf.
Quincy misses with an uppercut. Aarnio saw that one coming.
Aarnio thumps Quincy with a low kick.
Aarnio wants to land a leg kick but Quincy is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quincy! But no joy.
Aarnio throws a looping overhand right but Quincy ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Quincy.
A big right from Aarnio misses.
Quincy scores with a spinning back kick!
Aarnio slips a straight right by Quincy.
A telegraphed right hand from Quincy misses the target.
Aarnio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Aarnio misses with a body shot.
Aarnio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quincy throws a body shot but no joy.
Aarnio changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Quincy misses with a body shot.
Aarnio tries to bum rush Quincy with a series of wild strikes but Quincy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aarnio throws a one two combo.
Aarnio is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Quincy misses.
Aarnio throwing a counter right hand but Quincy manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aarnio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Quincy.
Igor Quincy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aarnio was well out of range. Poor timing from Quincy.
Quincy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aarnio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Quincy is trying to maintain the position but Aarnio is very close to passing his half guard.
Quincy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aarnio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Quincy controlling the position well.
Aarnio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aarnio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy is defending against the submission attempts here by Aarnio.
Quincy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Quincy keeping moving, preventing Aarnio from controlling successfully.
Aarnio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aarnio scoring with some ground and pound.
Aarnio lands a couple of elbows.
Aarnio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Aarnio trying to control the position from guard on top but Quincy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aarnio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aarnio works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Aarnio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aarnio wants to take a breather but Quincy is having none of it.
Aarnio is trying for a kimura here. Quincy looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Aarnio wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jari Aarnio!
Jari Aarnio tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Cotchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lazarus has chosen No Worries as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trent Cotchin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 25 - 2, fighting out of London, Kirk St Lazarus!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotchin lands a right hook to the body.
St Lazarus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cotchin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cotchin avoids the body shot from St Lazarus.
Cotchin has closed the distance and engaged St Lazarus in a clinch.
Cotchin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Lazarus.
Cotchin throws a head punch that misses.
Cotchin tries to work over St Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Lazarus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Lazarus tries to break free but Cotchin pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Lazarus.
Cotchin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cotchin tries to work over St Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cotchin struggles to land a body shot inside as St Lazarus controls his hands.
Cotchin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotchin tries to throw a body punch but St Lazarus avoids it by throwing Cotchin back against the cage.
Cotchin misses with a body punch.
Cotchin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cotchin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Lazarus tries to work over Cotchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from St Lazarus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cotchin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St Lazarus struggles to land a body shot inside as Cotchin controls his hands.
Cotchin misses with a punch on the inside.
Cotchin can't find room to land a body shot as St Lazarus controls the action.
Cotchin lands a right hand.
St Lazarus wants to break free but Cotchin has control.
Cotchin misses with a body punch.
St Lazarus prevents a body shot from Cotchin.
Cotchin throws a punch but it's blocked by St Lazarus.
Cotchin tries a body shot but St Lazarus blocks it.
Cotchin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Lazarus's elbow.
Cotchin lands a shoulder strike.
St Lazarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cotchin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cotchin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cotchin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Lazarus's elbow.
A short right from Cotchin.
Cotchin misses with a punch to the body.
Cotchin misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus blocks a body shot from Cotchin.
St Lazarus blocks a body shot from Cotchin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus is looking to break free of the clinch but Cotchin has double underhooks.
St Lazarus breaks the clinch.
Cotchin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cotchin presses St Lazarus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cotchin lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus working aggressively here.
Cotchin lands with a light punch inside.
St Lazarus can't find room to land a body shot as Cotchin controls the action.
St Lazarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cotchin digs a right hand into St Lazarus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St Lazarus's gas tank.
St Lazarus lands a left hand.
Cotchin tries a body shot but St Lazarus blocks it.
St Lazarus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cotchin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Lazarus.
Cotchin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Lazarus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Cotchin.
Cotchin lands a shoulder strike.
St Lazarus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cotchin struggles to land a body shot inside as St Lazarus controls his hands.
St Lazarus prevents a body shot from Cotchin.
St Lazarus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotchin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cotchin can't find room to land a body shot as St Lazarus controls the action.
St Lazarus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Lazarus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Lazarus misses with a wild body shot.
Cotchin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St Lazarus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Lazarus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cotchin is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St Lazarus.
Donk. Cotchin catches St Lazarus right on the button with a cross.
Cotchin thuds his right hand into St Lazarus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotchin clinches up with St Lazarus and pushes him back against the cage.
St Lazarus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cotchin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St Lazarus misses with a punch on the inside.
St Lazarus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cotchin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cotchin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cotchin works St Lazarus's body with a nice hook.
St Lazarus misses with a few strikes there.
Cotchin is looking to score with low kicks.
St Lazarus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cotchin.
Cotchin's corner calls for a 1-2. Cotchin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cotchin cracks St Lazarus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
St Lazarus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotchin manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotchin gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cotchin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cotchin misses with a body punch.
Cotchin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cotchin lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Cotchin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
St Lazarus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotchin was well out of range. Poor timing from St Lazarus.
A shot to the body from Cotchin misses
and St Lazarus counters with a thumping low kick.
Cotchin scores with a jab to the head.
Cotchin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Lazarus has time to react.
St Lazarus ducks under a wild hook from Cotchin.
St Lazarus misses with a hook. Cotchin ducked under it nicely.
St Lazarus misses with a wild body shot.
St Lazarus throws a looping overhand right but Cotchin ducks down to avoid it.
Cotchin loads up on a big right hand but St Lazarus slips the punch.
St Lazarus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotchin is just out of range.
Cotchin moves away from the strike by St Lazarus.
A counter left hand to the body from Cotchin misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotchin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Lazarus.
Nice body kick there by St Lazarus.
Cotchin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
St Lazarus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Cotchin misses its target.
Cotchin lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Lazarus's sensitive parts.
St Lazarus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotchin manages to avoid it.
Cotchin throwing a counter right hand but St Lazarus manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus misses with a body punch
and Cotchin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cotchin clinches up with St Lazarus and pushes him back against the cage.
St Lazarus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Cotchin.
Cotchin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cotchin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cotchin digs a right hand underneath St Lazarus's ribcage. St Lazarus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cotchin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cotchin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Cotchin.
Cotchin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St Lazarus is breathing heavily.
Cotchin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cotchin misses with a body punch.
Cotchin working aggressively here.
St Lazarus tries to work over Cotchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cotchin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Cotchin.
Trent Cotchin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotchin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cotchin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus has a couple of punches blocked by Cotchin.
Cotchin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St Lazarus struggles to land a body shot inside as Cotchin controls his hands.
St Lazarus misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Lazarus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Cotchin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cotchin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cotchin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Lazarus backwards.
Cotchin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Lazarus backwards.
Cotchin struggles to land a body shot inside as St Lazarus controls his hands.
Cotchin tries to throw a body punch but St Lazarus avoids it by throwing Cotchin back against the cage.
Cotchin works on St Lazarus's body with a couple of short punches.
Cotchin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Cotchin as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cotchin.
Cotchin struggles to land a body shot inside as St Lazarus controls his hands.
Cotchin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Lazarus.
Cotchin pushes St Lazarus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cotchin misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Cotchin on the inside.
Cotchin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Cotchin.
Cotchin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cotchin misses with some punches.
Cotchin misses with a punch to the body.
Cotchin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Lazarus can do to turn this around?
Cotchin struggles to land a body shot inside as St Lazarus controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Cotchin.
Cotchin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotchin lands a right hand.
Cotchin can't find room to land a body shot as St Lazarus controls the action.
Cotchin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Lazarus throws a head punch that misses.
Cotchin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cotchin misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cotchin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cotchin pushes St Lazarus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotchin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St Lazarus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Lazarus tries a body shot but Cotchin blocks it.
Cotchin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cotchin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cotchin can't find room to land a body shot as St Lazarus controls the action.
St Lazarus tries to work over Cotchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cotchin can't find room to land a body shot as St Lazarus controls the action.
St Lazarus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cotchin.
Cotchin can't find room to land a body shot as St Lazarus controls the action.
A short right from Cotchin on the inside.
St Lazarus blocks a body shot from Cotchin.
Cotchin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St Lazarus manages to break the clinch.
Cotchin misses with a straight right.
St Lazarus misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Cotchin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
St Lazarus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cotchin.
A leg kick checked by Cotchin.
Cotchin takes a swing at St Lazarus's ribcage but misses.
Cotchin wants to clinch.
St Lazarus shoots in but Cotchin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St Lazarus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from St Lazarus.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cotchin looks to throw the jab but St Lazarus is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotchin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Lazarus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Lazarus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cotchin is looking to clinch.
Trent Cotchin is winning the standup battle so far.
Cotchin doesn't manage to clinch there - St Lazarus circles away.
Cotchin scores with a jab. St Lazarus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
St Lazarus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotchin moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin sizes up St Lazarus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cotchin throws a hook but St Lazarus avoids it easily.
St Lazarus moves away from the strike by Cotchin.
Cotchin swings for the body but St Lazarus moves out of range.
Cotchin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Lazarus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cotchin checks a leg kick.
Cotchin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Lazarus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cotchin checks a low kick from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus walks into a left hand.
St Lazarus moves away from the strike by Cotchin.
That kick from St Lazarus tenderised Cotchin's leg. Cotchin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cotchin tests St Lazarus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Lazarus is rocked!
Cotchin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cotchin misses the jab.
Cotchin blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus cracks a nice hook into Cotchin's ribs.
Cotchin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kirk St Lazarus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotchin swings for the body but St Lazarus moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Cotchin.
St Lazarus digs a good hook to Cotchin's body.
St Lazarus just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotchin tries to clinch up but St Lazarus circles away and keeps his distance.
St Lazarus lands a lovely overhand right.
St Lazarus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotchin was well out of range. Poor timing from St Lazarus.
Good exchange - St Lazarus coming out on top.
St Lazarus looks to land a left hand but Cotchin moved out of range nicely.
St Lazarus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cotchin rather than just go for the knockout.
Cotchin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St Lazarus is out of range.
Trent Cotchin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cotchin scores with a decent looking hook.
St Lazarus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Cotchin.
Cotchin scores with a decent looking hook.
St Lazarus is still on wobbly legs! Can Cotchin finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin scoring well with a low kick there.
St Lazarus thumps Cotchin with a low kick.
St Lazarus seems to have recovered his senses.
Cotchin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cotchin takes a swing at St Lazarus's ribcage but misses.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotchin is just out of range.
St Lazarus throws out a leg kick but Cotchin moves out of range and St Lazarus only half commits.
Cotchin fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Lazarus changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
St Lazarus staying out of range there.
St Lazarus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St Lazarus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
St Lazarus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cotchin misses with a straight left.
Cotchin blocks a jab.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotchin.
St Lazarus blocks a head kick by Cotchin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St Lazarus, as that shot connected.
St Lazarus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by St Lazarus.
Cotchin throws a head kick but St Lazarus moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Lazarus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotchin was well out of range. Poor timing from St Lazarus.
Cotchin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cotchin misses with a head kick.
Cotchin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cotchin throws out a loose jab but St Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trent Cotchin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Cotchin does it's job there.
Cotchin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cotchin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cotchin lands a lovely overhand right.
St Lazarus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cotchin's sensitive parts.
Cotchin tries a head kick but it misses.
St Lazarus lands a body shot.
St Lazarus misses with a hook
and Cotchin counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Lazarus's knee momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Cotchin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cotchin 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Cotchin!
A very excited looking Trent Cotchin 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominik Kokoszka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominik Kokoszka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfredo Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokoszka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut.
Kokoszka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
A jab lands there for Kokoszka.
Kokoszka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kokoszka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Kokoszka.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Kokoszka misses with a looping left.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Kokoszka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbosa jabs at Kokoszka's body.
Kokoszka avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kokoszka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kokoszka misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kokoszka thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Barbosa lands a head kick!
We've been told by Kokoszka's head coaches at LOD: Contenders that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokoszka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Kokoszka throws a leg kick
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Kokoszka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kokoszka moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Kokoszka half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kokoszka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Kokoszka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
Kokoszka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kokoszka lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Kokoszka seems unphased.
Danga de danga de dang - Barbosa scores with a four punch combination!
Kokoszka throws a good cross that connects.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Kokoszka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa cracks Kokoszka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barbosa.
Kokoszka lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Kokoszka moved out of range.
Kokoszka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kokoszka keeps Barbosa at a distance using the push kick.
Kokoszka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kokoszka.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Kokoszka's legs.
Kokoszka throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Kokoszka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Kokoszka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kokoszka is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kokoszka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kokoszka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barbosa takes one on the button.
Barbosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa is looking to clinch.
Kokoszka walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Kokoszka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kokoszka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kokoszka misses with a head kick.
Kokoszka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokoszka 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.
Kokoszka loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kokoszka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Kokoszka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kokoszka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka throws a series of strikes that have Barbosa backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kokoszka's calf.
A big left from Kokoszka misses.
Kokoszka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kokoszka throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominik Kokoszka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Kokoszka. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
Kokoszka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kokoszka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kokoszka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barbosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kokoszka misses the shot to the body.
Kokoszka needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Kokoszka avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kokoszka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kokoszka walks into a left hand.
Dominik Kokoszka is winning the standup battle so far.
Kokoszka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kokoszka.
Kokoszka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kokoszka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kokoszka counter with a right hand.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Kokoszka ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa defending well as Kokoszka loads up on a big left hand.
Kokoszka swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kokoszka misses with a straight right.
Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kokoszka tries to move into range but Barbosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kokoszka scores with a punch to the head.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Kokoszka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kokoszka lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kokoszka connects with a single shot there.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Kokoszka moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Kokoszka lands a nice looking body shot.
Kokoszka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kokoszka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.
Barbosa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kokoszka misses with a kick to the body.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Kokoszka avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Kokoszka.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kokoszka counters with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kokoszka. Kokoszka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kokoszka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kokoszka with a hook.
Kokoszka swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Kokoszka throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Kokoszka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barbosa takes a swing at Kokoszka's ribcage but misses.
Kokoszka punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Barbosa 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.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kokoszka.
Barbosa is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kokoszka, as that shot connected.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Kokoszka.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kokoszka feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Kokoszka moves out of range of the body kick.
Kokoszka avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kokoszka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice body shot.
Kokoszka throws a head kick that misses.
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 Dominik Kokoszka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kokoszka misses with a jab to the body
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kokoszka cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Kokoszka moves out of range.
Barbosa swings for the body but Kokoszka moves out of range.
Barbosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kokoszka avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Kokoszka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Kokoszka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kokoszka throws a head kick that Barbosa semi-blocks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body
and Kokoszka counters with a stiff right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Kokoszka as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa jabs Kokoszka right on the nose. Kokoszka blinks but takes it well.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kokoszka misses with a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kokoszka scores with a nice head shot.
Kokoszka scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa catches Kokoszka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barbosa tries to land a front kick but Kokoszka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Kokoszka throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa takes a swing at Kokoszka's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Kokoszka.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbosa blocks a leg kick.
Kokoszka ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kokoszka was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Kokoszka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa scores with a three punch combo!
Kokoszka tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Kokoszka counters with a thumping low kick.
Kokoszka tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Kokoszka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Kokoszka as he connects with a hook.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kokoszka avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Kokoszka throws out a powerful jab.
Barbosa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kokoszka is able to avoid easily.
Kokoszka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barbosa feints and then cracks Kokoszka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kokoszka down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a swing at Kokoszka's ribcage but misses.
Kokoszka throws a solid leg kick but Barbosa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kokoszka.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa tries to score with a low kick but Kokoszka moves his leg out of the way.
Barbosa punishes Kokoszka's body with a nice straight punch.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kokoszka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kokoszka misses with a looping right.
Kokoszka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barbosa counters with a body kick.
Kokoszka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kokoszka.
A countering left hand to the body from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kokoszka throws out the jab.
Alfredo Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominik Kokoszka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokoszka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kokoszka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Kokoszka moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kokoszka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Kokoszka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbosa lands with a nice body kick.
Kokoszka throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Kokoszka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kokoszka misses with a looping left.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kokoszka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Kokoszka moves away and avoids it.
Kokoszka tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Kokoszka slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dominik Kokoszka.
Well Kokoszka 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominik Kokoszka!
Dominik Kokoszka bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coke Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coke Montana had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Coke Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedric Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Coke Montana has been cut.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Montana throws a half hearted mid kick.
Montana throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montana counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Montana misses with a looping left.
Montana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Montana throws a shot to the body.
Montana lands a body shot.
Murphy throws a hook but Montana avoids it easily.
Murphy scores with a head kick.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montana throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tests Montana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Montana connects with a single shot there.
Montana clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Montana lands.
Murphy misses with a body punch
and Montana counters with a nice body kick.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A left lands for Montana.
Montana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy is rocked!
Good leg kick by Montana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Montana finish him?
Montana seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Murphy out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Coke Montana!
A relieved looking Coke Montana thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Cedric Murphy spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck off... i am the best. next time i will kick his head off..'.
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedrick Frederick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dexter Santaros!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frederick looks to score with a jab to the body but Santaros is just out of range.
Frederick looks to score with a jab to the body but Santaros is just out of range.
Santaros drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Frederick defends it well.
Santaros moves out of range as Frederick strikes.
Frederick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santaros misses with a wild body shot.
Frederick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santaros looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frederick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frederick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santaros sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santaros looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Frederick throws a body punch but Santaros moves out of range.
Santaros scores with a hook to the body. Frederick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Frederick scores with a nice body kick.
Frederick looks to land a body kick but Santaros moved away.
Santaros misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Frederick finds it's target.
Santaros lands a nice hook to Frederick's body. Frederick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick connects with a jab.
Santaros throws a jab but it's blocked by Frederick.
A jab from Frederick misses.
Frederick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santaros is able to avoid easily.
Frederick slips under a jab from Santaros.
Frederick slips a jab from Santaros.
Santaros punishes Frederick's body with a nice straight punch.
Santaros shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frederick but Frederick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santaros throws a lazy uppercut
and Frederick counters with a body kick that stops Santaros in his tracks momentarily.
Santaros looks winded!
Frederick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Frederick is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Santaros just misses with a punch to the body.
Frederick lands with a kick to the temple. Santaros shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Frederick lands a leg kick that knocks Santaros off balance momentarily.
Cedrick Frederick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frederick, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frederick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santaros throws a lazy uppercut
and Frederick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frederick misses with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Frederick.
Santaros takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Frederick cracks Santaros with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Santaros.
Santaros walks into a straight right hand from Frederick.
Santaros avoids the body shot from Frederick.
Frederick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Frederick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santaros drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Frederick keeping full guard, as Santaros tries to pass.
Santaros won't allow Frederick to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santaros wants to control from the top but Frederick keeps moving.
Frederick is adopting a defensive guard.
Frederick wants to improve his position but instead Santaros has moved into half guard.
Santaros is trying to control the action in half guard but Frederick is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
Santaros is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Frederick doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santaros.
Santaros is looking to stall here but Frederick recovers full guard.
Frederick looking to control.
Frederick keeping moving, preventing Santaros from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedrick Frederick dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Santaros decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Santaros is trying to control the action in half guard but Frederick is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santaros with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Frederick is looking for a sweep. Santaros is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Frederick wants to control but Santaros is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santaros fails with a takedown attempt.
Santaros throws a hook to the side of Frederick's head but Frederick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santaros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frederick.
Santaros throws a jab when Frederick was well out of range.
Frederick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santaros throws out the jab.
Santaros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frederick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frederick misses with a hook. Santaros ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Santaros. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santaros.
Santaros goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Santaros ducks right into an uppercut from Frederick.
Santaros moves out of range of the strikes.
Santaros tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santaros shoots in but Frederick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Frederick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santaros.
Frederick slips a straight right by Santaros.
Frederick moves away from the strike by Santaros.
An attempted straight right counter from Frederick misses the target.
A jab from Santaros does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frederick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santaros has time to react.
Frederick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frederick throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Santaros is breathing heavily.
Frederick cracks Santaros with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Santaros looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Frederick finish him?
It looks like Dexter Santaros has been cut.
Frederick lands a front kick.
Frederick lands a big right hand that sends Santaros crashing to the mat! Frederick stays standing though and waves Santaros back to his feet!
Santaros is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederick throws a pinpoint strike between Santaros's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Santaros crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Frederick scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cedrick Frederick!
Cedrick Frederick 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan's entrance music is The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Duggan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolito Damhuis!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan misses with a straight left.
Damhuis defending well as Duggan loads up on a big left hand.
Duggan takes a swing at Damhuis's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Damhuis.
Damhuis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damhuis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Damhuis thows a leg kick but Duggan checks it
and Duggan counters with a leg kick.
Duggan moves out of range as Damhuis strikes.
Duggan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Duggan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Damhuis.
Damhuis misses with a takedown attempt - Duggan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damhuis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duggan.
Duggan staying out of range there.
Damhuis throws a hook but Duggan avoids it easily.
Duggan throws a body punch but Damhuis moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Damhuis misses.
Damhuis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Duggan throws a body shot but no joy.
Duggan missing with a left hand there. Damhuis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damhuis tries a low kick but Duggan avoids it.
Damhuis tries a head kick but it misses.
Duggan blocks a head kick by Damhuis.
Damhuis lands a really nice looking cross but Duggan seems unphased.
Duggan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Duggan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duggan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duggan throws a front kick that sends Damhuis stumbling back into the cage.
Duggan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Damhuis with the counter takedown but Duggan avoids it easily.
Dean Duggan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damhuis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duggan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duggan looks to land a right hand but Damhuis moved out of range.
Duggan takes one on the button.
Duggan misses with an uppercut.
Damhuis tries to work over Duggan's front leg with a kick but Duggan checks it.
Duggan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Damhuis throws a shot from downtown. Duggan moves away and avoids it.
Duggan ducks right into an uppercut from Damhuis.
Duggan lands with a nice body punch.
Damhuis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Duggan scores with a body shot.
Duggan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damhuis throws an overhand right that lands on Duggan's shoulder, as Duggan tries to avoid the shot.
Duggan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duggan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Damhuis dodges the punch combination from Duggan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duggan. That did some damage!
Damhuis lands with a shot to the body.
Duggan throws a series of punches but Damhuis avoids them all with ease.
Duggan is looking to slow Damhuis down with leg kicks.
Damhuis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Damhuis throws a hook to the side of Duggan's head but Duggan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duggan takes the fight into the clinch.
Duggan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duggan tries a head kick but it misses.
Duggan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That kick from Damhuis tenderised Duggan's leg. Duggan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duggan works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Damhuis.
Damhuis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Damhuis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duggan avoids the head kick by Damhuis.
Duggan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Damhuis blocks a leg kick.
Manolito Damhuis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duggan throws a chopping leg kick but Damhuis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Duggan throws a hook but Damhuis avoids it easily.
Damhuis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Duggan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Duggan is looking to slow Damhuis down with leg kicks.
Damhuis feints and then cracks Duggan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duggan down.
An inside leg kick from Damhuis misses.
Duggan defending well as Damhuis loads up on a big left hand.
Duggan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dean Duggan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Duggan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Damhuis ducks under a wild hook from Duggan.
Damhuis avoids the head kick by Duggan.
Damhuis slips under a jab.
Damhuis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Damhuis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duggan.
Damhuis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duggan momentarily.
Damhuis slips under a jab from Duggan.
Damhuis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damhuis's corner calls for a 1-2. Damhuis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Damhuis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Duggan's head backwards.
Duggan lands with an uppercut that bounces Damhuis off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan lands a leg kick that knocks Damhuis off balance momentarily.
Damhuis thows a leg kick but Duggan checks it
and Duggan counters with a body kick that stops Damhuis in his tracks momentarily.
Duggan slips under a jab from Damhuis.
Duggan lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duggan misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Damhuis checks a leg kick.
Duggan checks a leg kick nicely.
Damhuis lands a nice hook to Duggan's body. Duggan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Damhuis throws the left hand but Duggan avoids the punch easily.
Damhuis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duggan.
Damhuis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Damhuis scores with a nice strike.
Duggan tries to move into range but Damhuis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A solid body kick from Duggan.
Damhuis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duggan.
Damhuis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Damhuis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duggan doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Duggan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Duggan misses.
Duggan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Damhuis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duggan counters with a good low kick that Damhuis was not able to check.
Duggan stuns Damhuis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duggan slips under a jab.
Duggan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Duggan works Damhuis's body with a nice hook.
Duggan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Damhuis is out of range.
Damhuis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Damhuis.
Duggan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Damhuis is looking to land body kicks.
Damhuis tries for a takedown but Duggan circles away easily
and Duggan counters with a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duggan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis throws a looping overhand right but Duggan ducks down to avoid it.
Good work by Damhuis as he checks the leg kick.
Damhuis tries a head kick but it misses.
Duggan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damhuis.
Damhuis throws a head kick that misses.
Duggan swings for the body but Damhuis moves out of range.
Duggan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damhuis throws out the jab.
Damhuis lands a nice looking body shot.
Duggan scores with a kick to the body.
Duggan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Damhuis moves out of range as Duggan throws a body kick.
Duggan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damhuis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Duggan. No joy for Damhuis on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan wants to clinch up but Damhuis keeps it at a distance.
Damhuis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Duggans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Damhuis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duggan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duggan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Damhuis moves out of range as Duggan strikes.
Duggan misses with a looping right.
Duggan gets caught napping as Damhuis dives in and scores a takedown. Duggan manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duggan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Damhuis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damhuis won't allow Duggan to sweep him here.
Duggan is trying to hold Damhuis in close to prevent damage but Damhuis has managed to pass into half guard.
Damhuis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manolito Damhuis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Duggan scores with a jab to the head.
Damhuis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duggan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Damhuis on the side of the head.
Duggan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Damhuis misses with a wild body shot.
Damhuis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duggan.
Duggan blocks a head kick by Damhuis.
Duggan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Damhuis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Damhuis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Duggan blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Duggan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Damhuis tries to move into range but Duggan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Duggan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damhuis looks for the body kick but Duggan saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Damhuis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Damhuis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duggan's hands.
Duggan throws a big shot that misses.
Damhuis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Damhuis.
Dean Duggan is winning the standup battle so far.
Duggan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Duggan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damhuis was well out of range. Poor timing from Duggan.
Duggan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Damhuis throws a head kick that misses.
Damhuis slips under a jab.
Damhuis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Damhuis checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Damhuis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damhuis throws a looping overhand right but Duggan ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Duggan catches Damhuis right on the button with a cross.
Damhuis throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damhuis looks for the body kick but Duggan saw that one coming.
Duggan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Damhuis just manages to avoid it.
Duggan clinches with his opponent.
Damhuis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duggan moves out of range of the body kick.
Duggan throwing a counter right hand but Damhuis manages to avoid it.
Duggan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damhuis.
Sloppy strikes from Damhuis. Those never looked like landing.
Duggan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Duggan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Damhuis misses with a body shot.
Duggan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damhuis is able to avoid easily.
Damhuis misses with a right hand
and Duggan counters with a straight right hand.
Duggan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Duggan. That snapped Damhuis's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis throws a body shot but no joy.
Duggan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Damhuis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duggan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Duggan scores with a hook.
Duggan blocks a leg kick.
Damhuis checks a leg kick.
Duggan throws a low kick, looking for Damhuis's leg but Damhuis calmly moves out of range.
A nice side step and Damhuis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Duggan blocks the body kick.
Damhuis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damhuis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Damhuis connects with an inside leg kick.
Damhuis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis misses the jab.
Duggan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Duggan jabs at Damhuis's body.
Damhuis takes a swing at Duggan's ribcage but misses.
Duggan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damhuis.
Duggan throws out a leg kick but Damhuis moves out of range and Duggan only half commits.
Damhuis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damhuis ducks right into an uppercut from Duggan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duggan digs a good hook to Damhuis's body.
Damhuis scores with a sloppy right hand. Duggan should have avoided that one.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Damhuis.
Damhuis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duggan.
Damhuis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Damhuis fails with the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Duggan misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Duggan clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Damhuis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duggan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duggan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duggan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duggan lands with a hook. Damhuis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Damhuis throws a lazy head kick
and Duggan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damhuis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick by Damhuis misses
and Damhuis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damhuis throws an off balance right hand
and Duggan counters with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Duggan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duggan throws a shot from downtown. Damhuis moves away and avoids it.
Damhuis looks for the body kick but Duggan saw that one coming.
Duggan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Damhuis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A jab from Duggan does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis misses with a head kick.
Duggan misses with a looping left.
Duggan thuds his shin into the meat of Damhuis's side.
Damhuis cracks Duggan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duggan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duggan staying out of range there.
It looked like Duggan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Duggan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duggan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Duggan misses its intended target.
Duggan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duggan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damhuis throws an overhand right that lands on Duggan's shoulder, as Duggan tries to avoid the shot.
Duggan throws a jab when Damhuis was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Damhuis.
Duggan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damhuis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damhuis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice cross by Duggan.
Duggan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Damhuis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duggan as he avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damhuis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damhuis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duggan counters with a stiff right hand.
Duggan avoids the body shot from Damhuis.
Damhuis misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duggan, right into the meat.
Damhuis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Damhuis throws a head kick but Duggan moves out of range.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duggan misses with an uppercut. Damhuis saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis tries for a takedown but Duggan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dean Duggan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manolito Damhuis.
Damhuis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Damhuis dodges the punch combination from Duggan.
Duggan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Damhuis's calf.
Damhuis misses the shot to the body.
Duggan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Damhuis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Damhuis throws a big shot that misses.
Duggan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Damhuis is out of range.
Duggan blocks the body kick.
Damhuis misses with a hook to the body
and Duggan counters with a series of strikes. Damhuis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Damhuis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duggan pinned against the cage. Duggan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Damhuis.
Duggan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damhuis is able to avoid easily.
Damhuis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Damhuis keeps the fight on the outside.
Duggan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damhuis. That did some damage!
Damhuis misses with a straight right.
Damhuis misses with a low kick.
Duggan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duggan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damhuis.
Damhuis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duggan counters with a nice uppercut.
Damhuis blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Duggan had his way with Manolito Damhuis in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Damhuis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Damhuis lands with a shot to the body.
Damhuis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Duggan.
Duggan misses with a body shot.
A cross from Damhuis lands.
Damhuis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Damhuis throws a body punch but Duggan moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Damhuis misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan wants to clinch but Damhuis slips to the side
and Damhuis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duggan takes one to the chin there.
Damhuis misses with an uppercut
and Duggan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damhuis throws a body shot but no joy.
Duggan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan misses with a leg kick
and Damhuis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Damhuis throws an elbow that misses. Duggan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Damhuis's guard. Nice move by Duggan!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Damhuis holds on and takes a little breather.
Duggan throwing strikes but missing.
Damhuis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Cutthroat inform us that Damhuis has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis working for a triangle but Duggan defends it easily.
Duggan postures up.
Duggan is stalling in the full guard.
Damhuis pulls Duggan in close to his closed guard and prevents Duggan from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis working a defensive guard but Duggan passes into half guard.
Manolito Damhuis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damhuis wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damhuis keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Damhuis wants to control but Duggan is keeping busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Duggan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Duggan throws a hook but Damhuis avoids it easily.
A big right from Duggan misses.
Damhuis throws a leg kick but Duggan moved away.
A head kick misses from Damhuis.
Duggan takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damhuis misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan lands a nice shot to the body.
Damhuis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damhuis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolito Damhuis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duggan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Duggan!
Dean Duggan retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Dean Duggan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kroblur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd Jr has chosen Waka Flocka Flame - 50K (Neon Dreams Remix) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Kroblur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Kroblur with that takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Sturd Jr.
Kroblur has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sturd Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kroblur was covering up waiting for the punch and Sturd Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kroblur looking to control.
Sturd Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kroblur keeping moving, preventing Sturd Jr from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kroblur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sturd Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sturd Jr passes into half guard.
Sturd Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kroblur does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur tries to roll over but Sturd Jr keeps him under control.
Sturd Jr is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kroblur!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kroblur is trying to escape the mount.
Sturd Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sturd Jr with shots to the head and body - Kroblur looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kroblur is working to get back to half guard.
Kroblur tries to lock up and control but Sturd Jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kroblur is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kroblur looks a forlorn figure.
Sturd Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kroblur is looking to get to half guard.
Sturd Jr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturd Jr tries to control but Kroblur wriggling away.
Sturd Jr is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kroblur tries to hold on but Sturd Jr pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur regains half guard.
Kroblur wants to control but Sturd Jr is keeping busy.
Sturd Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kroblur does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kroblur looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sturd Jr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kroblur is looking to improve his position but Sturd Jr isn't that keen on the idea.
Sturd Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr lands a couple of good shots and Kroblur has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kroblur takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Sturd Jr wants to control but Kroblur is keeping busy.
Sturd Jr is riding his opponent, not letting Kroblur buck him off.
Sturd Jr lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Sturd Jr keeps control of the position as Kroblur tries to break free.
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!
Kroblur breaks Sturd Jr's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sturd Jr wants to sweep here but Kroblur controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sturd Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kroblur. Kroblur obviously looking to wear him down.
Sturd Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. Kroblur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kroblur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturd Jr.
Kroblur swinging wildly here.
Kroblur shoots in for a double leg but Sturd Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sturd Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kroblur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sturd Jr throws a looping overhand right but Kroblur ducks down to avoid it.
Sturd Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kroblur scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kroblur scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kroblur.
Sturd Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sturd Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kroblur is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr is thwarting Kroblur's attempts to control the position.
Sturd Jr is keen to just control but Kroblur is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sturd Jr in particular looking to stall.
Sturd Jr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kroblur is looking to improve his position.
Kroblur works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kroblur looking to control but Sturd Jr passes into half guard.
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.
Sturd Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kroblur wants to improve his position but Sturd Jr is controlling well.
Sturd Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kroblur has hold of Sturd Jr's hands but Sturd Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sturd Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sturd Jr working Kroblur over with strikes.
Kroblur wants to improve his position but Sturd Jr is controlling well.
Sturd Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kroblur on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kroblur works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sturd Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Kroblur looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kroblur working a defensive guard but Sturd Jr manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sturd Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Kroblur tries to bench press Sturd Jr off him but Sturd Jr keeps the position.
Kroblur struggling a bit here.
Sturd Jr trying to control the action but Kroblur is working from the bottom.
Kroblur tries to improve position but can't.
Sturd Jr cracks Kroblur with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur is trying to escape the position but Sturd Jr is controlling the position.
Kroblur sneaks back into half guard.
Sturd Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sturd Jr controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Sturd Jr.
Kroblur looking for submissions off his back.
Sturd Jr not doing much here.
Sturd Jr trying to control from half guard but Kroblur is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kroblur. Sturd Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matt Kroblur is winning the standup battle so far.
Kroblur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. Kroblur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sturd Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into Kroblur's guard.
Kroblur looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sturd Jr passes into side control.
Kroblur takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sturd Jr lands an elbow.
Sturd Jr trying to control the action but Kroblur is working from the bottom.
Kroblur taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jason Sturd Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sturd Jr in side control, just content to control the action for now.
More stalling from Sturd Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr is looking to take a break and control but Kroblur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kroblur is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sturd Jr trying to control the action but Kroblur is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kroblur is being controlled here.
Kroblur sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kroblur is looking to control Sturd Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kroblur avoid being mounted?
Sturd Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kroblur with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kroblur wants to improve his position but Sturd Jr is controlling well.
Kroblur makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kroblur.
Sturd Jr looking to pass the guard.
Sturd Jr distracts Kroblur with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr wants to control from the top but Kroblur keeps moving.
Kroblur is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sturd Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Sturd Jr wants to control from the top but Kroblur keeps moving.
Sturd Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kroblur escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sturd Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kroblur wants to sweep but no luck.
Sturd Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Kroblur trying to control the position.
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.
Sturd Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kroblur looking for a sweep. Not yet Kroblur, not yet.
Sturd Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Sturd Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kroblur is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sturd Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Sturd Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sturd Jr trying to control but Kroblur is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kroblur misses with a hook
and Sturd Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sturd Jr cracks a nice hook into Kroblur's ribs.
Sturd Jr ducks under a wild hook from Kroblur.
Sturd Jr tries to sprawl but Kroblur drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kroblur thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sturd Jr's head.
Sturd Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kroblur's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kroblur's back!
Sturd Jr trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Sturd Jr lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Sturd Jr controlling well, preventing Kroblur from escaping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sturd Jr controlling the positon.
Sturd Jr trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Kroblur is taking damage to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Kroblur as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Sturd Jr!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Sturd Jr. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Kroblur trying to control but not successfully.
Sturd Jr is riding his opponent, not letting Kroblur buck him off.
Sturd Jr is continuing to stall.
Kroblur prevents Sturd Jr from getting a body triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sturd Jr controlling the positon.
Sturd Jr is controlling the position but Kroblur somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Kroblur wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sturd Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Sturd Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kroblur is looking to get back to full guard here but Sturd Jr has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur is looking to reverse the position.
Sturd Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kroblur keeps working.
Kroblur being controlled for a moment.
Kroblur parries the strikes from Sturd Jr easily there. Sturd Jr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kroblur to escape.
Kroblur tries to bench press Sturd Jr off him but Sturd Jr keeps the position.
Kroblur is not content to let Sturd Jr control the position.
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.
Sturd Jr scores with punches from side control.
Sturd Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kroblur keeps working.
Sturd Jr lands some shots froms side control.
Kroblur is looking to reverse the position.
Sturd Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Sturd Jr is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kroblur will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sturd Jr shoots in for a takedown but Kroblur shows good takedown defense.
Kroblur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sturd Jr's hands.
A big left from Kroblur misses.
Sturd Jr feints a counter leg kick.
Sturd Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Kroblur.
Sturd Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kroblur napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kroblur being controlled for a moment.
Kroblur is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sturd Jr off and has taken his back!
Sturd Jr wants to escape the position.
Kroblur biding his time, controlling Sturd Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sturd Jr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kroblur gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Sturd Jr can't escape the position.
Sturd Jr avoids the strikes from Kroblur.
I really don't envy Sturd Jr right now.
Sturd Jr covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Sturd Jr turns into Kroblur and is now in his guard.
Sturd Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kroblur has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sturd Jr is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kroblur.
Sturd Jr wants to control but Kroblur is keeping him busy.
Sturd Jr cracks Kroblur with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur being controlled for a moment.
Sturd Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kroblur keeps working.
Kroblur wants to control but Sturd Jr postures up.
Kroblur is trying to escape the position but Sturd Jr is controlling the position.
Sturd Jr trying to control the position but Kroblur is working away.
Kroblur tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr controlling the position from side mount.
Kroblur wants to control but Sturd Jr postures up.
Matt Kroblur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sturd Jr taking a breather here.
Sturd Jr working away.
Kroblur is being controlled here.
Kroblur manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sturd Jr's best efforts.
Sturd Jr is thwarting Kroblur's attempts to control the position.
Kroblur wants to improve his position but Sturd Jr is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kroblur wants to clinch.
Sturd Jr is looking to land body kicks.
A clash of legs there as Kroblur blocks the low kick.
Kroblur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kroblur throws an off balance right hand
and Sturd Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kroblur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Jason Sturd Jr has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kroblur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sturd Jr closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kroblur to the mat! Kroblur manages to get full guard.
Sturd Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Kroblur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kroblur trying to strike off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sturd Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sturd Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sturd Jr!
Jason Sturd Jr is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Jason Sturd Jr 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Vontavious Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Lodano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vontavious Payne comes to the cage accompanied by Hope. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maurice Vontavious Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Lodano!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodano throws a looping overhand right but Vontavious Payne ducks down to avoid it.
Vontavious Payne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lodano throws a body shot but no joy.
Vontavious Payne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vontavious Payne throws out a powerful jab.
Lodano lands a nice shot to the body.
Lodano misses with a body shot.
Lodano throws a body shot but no joy.
Vontavious Payne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Lodano.
Good shot there by Lodano.
Vontavious Payne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vontavious Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lodano needs to keep his hands up - Vontavious Payne had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vontavious Payne drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Vontavious Payne seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne in side control, throwing shots but Lodano defends.
Lodano told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Lodano tries to buck Vontavious Payne off but Vontavious Payne is having none of it.
Vontavious Payne lands some shots froms side control.
Vontavious Payne grinds an elbow into Lodano's temple.
Lodano is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lodano is still trying to improve position.
Vontavious Payne misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vontavious Payne creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lodano sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vontavious Payne taking a break here but Lodano is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lodano wants to control but Vontavious Payne is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lodano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vontavious Payne.
Vontavious Payne thows a huge punch but Lodano dodges it nicely.
Vontavious Payne misses with a head shot. Lodano uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vontavious Payne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vontavious Payne wants to control from the top but Lodano keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lodano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vontavious Payne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lodano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vontavious Payne defending well though.
Lodano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lodano trying to control from half guard but Vontavious Payne is working away.
Lodano tries to pass to full mount but Vontavious Payne defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodano prevents Vontavious Payne from standing back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lodano works his way into side control.
Lodano scores with punches from side control.
Vontavious Payne holds on to Lodano's head and controls the position momentarily.
Lodano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vontavious Payne has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lodano wants to control but Vontavious Payne is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Maurice Vontavious Payne 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.
Vontavious Payne takes a swing at Lodano's ribcage but misses.
Lodano's corner calls for a 1-2. Lodano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vontavious Payne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vontavious Payne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vontavious Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lodano misses with a straight left.
Vontavious Payne half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lodano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A shot to the liver by Vontavious Payne. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vontavious Payne. Lodano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vontavious Payne connects with a looping right hand.
Vontavious Payne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lodano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vontavious Payne.
Lodano connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vontavious Payne lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodano throws a shot from downtown. Vontavious Payne moves away and avoids it.
Lodano looks to land a combination but Vontavious Payne avoids it well.
Vontavious Payne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lodano, as that shot connected.
Lodano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lodano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vontavious Payne. Vontavious Payne obviously looking to wear him down.
Vontavious Payne misses the body punch
and Lodano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lodano looks to throw the jab but Vontavious Payne is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Vontavious Payne.
Vontavious Payne lands a nice shot that snaps Lodano's head back.
Vontavious Payne darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lodano kicks off Vontavious Payne and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vontavious Payne connects with an inside leg kick.
Lodano is looking to clinch.
Lodano closes the distance and clinches.
Vontavious Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Lodano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vontavious Payne throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lodano.
Lodano tries to work over Vontavious Payne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vontavious Payne is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lodano can't fight it off and eventually Vontavious Payne manages to take the fight to the floor. Lodano looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vontavious Payne wants to control from the top but Lodano keeps moving.
Vontavious Payne chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maurice Vontavious Payne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vontavious Payne is looking to work some ground and pound but Lodano has wrist control.
Lodano wants to sweep here but Vontavious Payne controlling him for the moment.
Lodano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vontavious Payne postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vontavious Payne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vontavious Payne throwing strikes from guard but Lodano blocks nicely.
Vontavious Payne trying to control but Lodano is working from the bottom.
Vontavious Payne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodano controls Vontavious Payne momentarily but Vontavious Payne frees himself.
Lodano is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Vontavious Payne stopping the sweep attempt from Lodano.
Vontavious Payne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vontavious Payne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vontavious Payne postures up and lands a big shot to Lodano's brow.
Vontavious Payne throwing strikes but missing.
Vontavious Payne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lodano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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 Maurice Vontavious Payne will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vontavious Payne misses with a head kick.
Lodano is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vontavious Payne pushes Lodano away with a front kick.
Lodano throws a poor cross that misses
and Vontavious Payne counters with a nice uppercut.
Lodano slips a straight right by Vontavious Payne.
Lodano throws a body punch but Vontavious Payne moves out of range.
It looked like Vontavious Payne was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lodano.
Lodano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vontavious Payne is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lodano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lodano throws out a loose jab but Vontavious Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Vontavious Payne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vontavious Payne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vontavious Payne moves away.
A head kick lands from Vontavious Payne that sends Lodano to the canvas. Lodano tries to scramble back to his feet but Vontavious Payne brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Lucas Lodano has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vontavious Payne trying to control the position but Lodano is working away.
Vontavious Payne lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lodano is trying to improve his position.
Vontavious Payne lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lodano down.
Lodano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vontavious Payne in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vontavious Payne trying to control the action but Lodano is working from the bottom.
Vontavious Payne lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lodano down.
Lucas Lodano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vontavious Payne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lodano keeps working.
Vontavious Payne cracks Lodano with a big right hand but Lodano just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Vontavious Payne working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vontavious Payne trying to control the position but Lodano is working away.
Lodano avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vontavious Payne.
Vontavious Payne scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lodano to see if he's OK.
Lodano is letting Vontavious Payne control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne working the ground and pound but Lodano is defending the strikes.
Vontavious Payne laying and praying for a moment but Lodano takes advantage and regains half guard.
Lodano moves into full guard.
Vontavious Payne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lodano is trying to control the position but Vontavious Payne postures up.
Vontavious Payne throwing strikes from guard but Lodano blocks nicely.
Vontavious Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Lodano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maurice Vontavious Payne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lodano can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vontavious Payne controls the pace.
Vontavious Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Lodano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lodano throws a hook but Vontavious Payne blocks it.
Lodano looks to score with a jab to the body but Vontavious Payne is just out of range.
Lodano misses with a shot to the body
and Vontavious Payne counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vontavious Payne.
Vontavious Payne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice Vontavious Payne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vontavious Payne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Maurice Vontavious Payne!
Our winner, Maurice Vontavious Payne, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Xiang Pao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by Slaughterouse - Party. Xiang Pao comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter The Palm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Xiang Pao!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiang Pao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Iron Tyson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Iron Tyson slips a jab from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao scores with a body shot.
Iron Tyson with a poor takedown
and Xiang Pao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xiang Pao cracks the inside of Iron Tyson's front leg.
Xiang Pao cracks Iron Tyson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Xiang Pao misses with a leg kick.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick
and Iron Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xiang Pao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Iron Tyson. Iron Tyson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch there but Xiang Pao circles away.
Iron Tyson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Xiang Pao finds it's way round the side to connect with Iron Tyson's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiang Pao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xiang Pao misses the jab.
Iron Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Iron Tyson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Xiang Pao misses with a right hand
and Xiang Pao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Bo Xiang Pao has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao looks to land a left hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range nicely.
Xiang Pao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xiang Pao with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiang Pao.
A chopping leg kick lands by Xiang Pao.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Xiang Pao blocks it.
Xiang Pao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron Tyson moves away.
Iron Tyson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Xiang Pao scores with a jab. Iron Tyson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Iron Tyson walks into a straight right hand from Xiang Pao.
Iron Tyson moves away from the strike by Xiang Pao.
Iron Tyson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Xiang Pao scores with a jab. Iron Tyson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Xiang Pao.
Iron Tyson is looking to counter punch.
Bo Xiang Pao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron Tyson throws a jab when Xiang Pao was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Xiang Pao.
Iron Tyson is looking to counter the offense by Xiang Pao and move into the clinch.
Xiang Pao lands a jab to the head.
Xiang Pao sizes up Iron Tyson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Iron Tyson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping right.
Xiang Pao throws a low kick but Iron Tyson moves out of range easily.
Iron Tyson checks a leg kick.
Xiang Pao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xiang Pao has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Xiang Pao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch combination from Xiang Pao misses.
Xiang Pao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Iron Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Iron Tyson.
Bo Xiang Pao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iron Tyson checks a low kick from Xiang Pao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Xiang Pao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Iron Tyson is out of range and Xiang Pao settles back down.
Xiang Pao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Iron Tyson. Iron Tyson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Xiang Pao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Iron Tyson needs to keep his hands up - Xiang Pao had a free shot at his head there.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut. Iron Tyson saw that one coming.
Xiang Pao jabs Iron Tyson right on the nose. Iron Tyson blinks but takes it well.
Xiang Pao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Iron Tyson misses the target.
Xiang Pao missing with a left hand there. Iron Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iron Tyson is looking to counter punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Iron Tyson blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiang Pao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Iron Tyson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Xiang Pao connects with a jab.
Iron Tyson clobbers Xiang Pao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron Tyson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Xiang Pao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Iron Tyson checks a leg kick.
Iron Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Xiang Pao circles away.
Iron Tyson moves into the clinch.
Xiang Pao stalling in the clinch but Iron Tyson improves position.
Iron Tyson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Iron Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiang Pao lands an uppercut.
Iron Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iron Tyson prevents a body shot from Xiang Pao.
Iron Tyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Iron Tyson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xiang Pao backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iron Tyson.
Xiang Pao throws a punch but it's blocked by Iron Tyson.
Xiang Pao blocks an uppercut.
Xiang Pao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Xiang Pao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iron Tyson digs a right hand into Xiang Pao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Xiang Pao's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Xiang Pao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bo Xiang Pao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Xiang Pao. Beautiful body shot.
Xiang Pao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Iron Tyson as he checks the leg kick.
Xiang Pao throws the left hand but Iron Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Iron Tyson is looking to counter punch.
Xiang Pao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xiang Pao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Iron Tyson on the side of the head.
Xiang Pao is looking to slow Iron Tyson down with leg kicks.
Xiang Pao scores with a leg kick.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot.
That kick from Xiang Pao tenderised Iron Tyson's leg. Iron Tyson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Iron Tyson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Xiang Pao catches Iron Tyson right on the button with a cross.
Xiang Pao throws a right hand that misses
and Iron Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick
and Iron Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Xiang Pao misses the target.
It looked like Iron Tyson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Xiang Pao lands a really nice looking cross but Iron Tyson seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Iron Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iron Tyson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Xiang Pao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Iron Tyson in his tracks.
Xiang Pao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Xiang Pao lands an overhand right.
Xiang Pao lands an overhand right.
A good leg kick by Xiang Pao.
Iron Tyson has a takedown stuffed.
A slow jab from Xiang Pao misses its intended target.
Iron Tyson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao walks into a stiff left hand from Iron Tyson.
A bone on bone clash there as Iron Tyson blocks the leg kick.
Iron Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bo Xiang Pao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Iron Tyson takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with a body shot.
Xiang Pao misses with a looping left.
Iron Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao.
Iron Tyson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Xiang Pao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Xiang Pao, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with a low kick.
Xiang Pao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron Tyson.
Xiang Pao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Iron Tyson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Iron Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiang Pao.
Iron Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xiang Pao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iron Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Iron Tyson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Xiang Pao misses.
Iron Tyson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Xiang Pao misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiang Pao.
Iron Tyson avoiding damage as Xiang Pao throws knees to the body.
Xiang Pao blocking some punches.
A short left from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson blocking some punches.
Xiang Pao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Xiang Pao working aggressively here.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shogun Iron Tyson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Xiang Pao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Iron Tyson backwards.
Come on Xiang Pao - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Xiang Pao lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Iron Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiang Pao has a couple of punches blocked by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao is looking to control Iron Tyson's arms but Iron Tyson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Xiang Pao has his back to the cage.
Iron Tyson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Xiang Pao lands with a left to the head.
Iron Tyson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Still in the clinch, Iron Tyson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xiang Pao gets through Iron Tyson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Xiang Pao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iron Tyson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiang Pao.
Iron Tyson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xiang Pao backwards.
Xiang Pao lands a right hand.
Iron Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Xiang Pao avoids it by throwing Iron Tyson back against the cage.
Iron Tyson misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Xiang Pao fails to land.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Xiang Pao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bo Xiang Pao's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the leg kick from Xiang Pao.
It looked like Iron Tyson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Iron Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xiang Pao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Iron Tyson under the eye.
Iron Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiang Pao was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron Tyson.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Iron Tyson checks it.
Iron Tyson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Xiang Pao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good work by Iron Tyson as he checks the leg kick.
Xiang Pao throws a body shot but no joy.
Iron Tyson tries to counter by clinching up but Xiang Pao breaks away and moves out of range.
Xiang Pao is looking to chop away at Iron Tyson's legs.
Xiang Pao defending well as Iron Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiang Pao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Iron Tyson is able to avoid easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Xiang Pao!
Xiang Pao cracks a nice hook into Iron Tyson's ribs.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao tried to score with a low kick but Iron Tyson checks it.
Iron Tyson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Xiang Pao misses with a series of wild punches.
Iron Tyson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Iron Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iron Tyson throwing a counter right hand but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it.
Xiang Pao connects with a body shot that sends Iron Tyson's belly button to the back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Xiang Pao, as that shot connected.
Iron Tyson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Xiang Pao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Xiang Pao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Xiang Pao. That's going to slow Iron Tyson down.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch there but Xiang Pao circles away.
Xiang Pao throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Iron Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
Xiang Pao punishes Iron Tyson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Xiang Pao misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Iron Tyson misses the target.
Xiang Pao cracks Iron Tyson with a good jab.
Xiang Pao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiang Pao throws a poor cross that misses
and Iron Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Xiang Pao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron Tyson manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Iron Tyson misses its target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron Tyson.
Xiang Pao tries a low kick but Iron Tyson avoids it.
Iron Tyson throws the left hand but Xiang Pao avoids the punch easily.
Xiang Pao throws a looping overhand right but Iron Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Xiang Pao avoids it easily.
Xiang Pao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xiang Pao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Iron Tyson moved away.
Xiang Pao throws out a loose jab but Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Xiang Pao misses
and Iron Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xiang Pao is rocked!
That has opened up Bo Xiang Pao's cut even more.
Iron Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiang Pao throws out the jab.
Xiang Pao is still on wobbly legs! Can Iron Tyson finish him?
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Iron Tyson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Xiang Pao seems to have recovered his senses.
Iron Tyson slips under a jab from Xiang Pao.
A jab from Xiang Pao does it's job there.
Xiang Pao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Xiang Pao connects with a solid leg kick.
Xiang Pao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xiang Pao just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiang Pao misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut. Iron Tyson saw that one coming.
It looked like Iron Tyson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Xiang Pao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron Tyson takes the fight into the clinch.
Xiang Pao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Iron Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Iron Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiang Pao.
Iron Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Xiang Pao controls the action.
Xiang Pao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xiang Pao is looking to break free of the clinch but Iron Tyson has double underhooks.
Iron Tyson cracks Xiang Pao with a nice body shot.
Xiang Pao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xiang Pao takes a swing at Iron Tyson's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Iron Tyson misses the target.
Xiang Pao tries a low kick but Iron Tyson avoids it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Xiang Pao in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Xiang Pao misses the body punch
and Iron Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Xiang Pao really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bo Xiang Pao's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Xiang Pao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Xiang Pao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Iron Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiang Pao fails to land with a series of punches.
Xiang Pao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Iron Tyson is looking to counter punch.
Xiang Pao punishes Iron Tyson's body with a nice straight punch.
Xiang Pao misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Iron Tyson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Iron Tyson clinches with his opponent.
Iron Tyson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Iron Tyson blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiang Pao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Xiang Pao lands a nice uppercut.
Xiang Pao working aggressively here.
Iron Tyson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iron Tyson.
A head punch on the inside from Iron Tyson fails to land.
Xiang Pao is trying to maintain a safe position but Iron Tyson gets an underhook and turns Xiang Pao into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Iron Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiang Pao.
A head punch on the inside from Xiang Pao fails to land.
Iron Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Iron Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Xiang Pao controls the action.
Iron Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Iron Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Iron Tyson misses with a body punch.
Iron Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Iron Tyson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Iron Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiang Pao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xiang Pao tries to throw a body punch but Iron Tyson avoids it by throwing Xiang Pao back against the cage.
Xiang Pao is trying to force a seperation but Iron Tyson has the dominant position.
Iron Tyson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Iron Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiang Pao controls his hands.
Iron Tyson misses with the head strike.
Xiang Pao blocking some punches.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiang Pao blocks a body shot from Iron Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson lands with a light punch inside.
Xiang Pao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xiang Pao connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xiang Pao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iron Tyson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xiang Pao can pounce on him.
Xiang Pao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Iron Tyson's calf.
A big left from Iron Tyson misses.
Iron Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Iron Tyson gets a clinch.
Xiang Pao prevents a body shot from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iron Tyson.
Xiang Pao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Iron Tyson backwards.
Good body shot from Iron Tyson.
Xiang Pao is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Iron Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiang Pao's elbow.
Xiang Pao manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson closes the distance and pushes Xiang Pao back into the cage.
Xiang Pao pushes off an throws an elbow but Iron Tyson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Iron Tyson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xiang Pao backwards.
Iron Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Iron Tyson misses with the head strike.
Xiang Pao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Xiang Pao pushes off an throws an elbow but Iron Tyson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiang Pao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iron Tyson tries a body shot but Xiang Pao blocks it.
Xiang Pao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut. Iron Tyson saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Xiang Pao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Xiang Pao takes one on the button.
The cut above Bo Xiang Pao's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Xiang Pao's corner calls for a 1-2. Xiang Pao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Xiang Pao.
A little feinted left hand from Iron Tyson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao looks to land a left hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range nicely.
Xiang Pao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron Tyson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick which misses Iron Tyson's front leg but catches the back leg as Iron Tyson tries to avoid it.
Iron Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Xiang Pao counter with a right hand.
A cross from Xiang Pao lands.
Iron Tyson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A counter left hand to the body from Iron Tyson misses its target.
Xiang Pao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xiang Pao.
Iron Tyson scores with a hook to the body. Xiang Pao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Iron Tyson tries to move into range but Xiang Pao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Iron Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Xiang Pao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Iron Tyson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Xiang Pao throws a lazy right hand but Iron Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iron Tyson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Bo Xiang Pao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bo Xiang Pao's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Xiang Pao is looking to chop away at Iron Tyson's legs.
Nice shot by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Xiang Pao.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch
and Xiang Pao counters with a nice uppercut.
Iron Tyson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A big right from Iron Tyson misses.
Xiang Pao connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiang Pao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiang Pao feints and then cracks Iron Tyson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Iron Tyson down.
Xiang Pao throws a lazy right hand but Iron Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xiang Pao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Iron Tyson. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao scores with a decent looking hook.
Iron Tyson with a nice cross.
Xiang Pao throws a poor cross that misses
and Iron Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iron Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Xiang Pao misses with a low kick as Iron Tyson jumps back.
Iron Tyson blocks a low kick nicely.
Iron Tyson staying out of range there.
Iron Tyson checks a leg kick.
Xiang Pao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Xiang Pao connects with a leg kick. Iron Tyson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xiang Pao is looking to chop away at Iron Tyson's legs.
Xiang Pao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson is looking to clinch but Xiang Pao is avoiding it.
Shogun Iron Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xiang Pao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron Tyson is looking for a counter combo.
Xiang Pao lands an overhand right.
Xiang Pao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Iron Tyson misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Iron Tyson checks a leg kick.
Iron Tyson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xiang Pao scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiang Pao throws a sloppy head kick and Iron Tyson moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Iron Tyson's sensitive parts.
Xiang Pao lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab by Xiang Pao.
Iron Tyson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xiang Pao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xiang Pao.
Iron Tyson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xiang Pao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Xiang Pao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Iron Tyson is out of range and Xiang Pao settles back down.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Iron Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiang Pao thows a leg kick but Iron Tyson checks it
and Iron Tyson counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Xiang Pao! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shogun Iron Tyson!
Shogun Iron Tyson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Bo Xiang Pao spoke after the fight, saying 'Good job old fart!'.
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