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USFC 140 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Angelov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter Angelov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Shaw!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelov wants to clinch but Shaw slips to the side
and Shaw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Angelov tries to clinch up
and Shaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Angelov doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaw circles away.
It seemed like Shaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Angelov tries to clinch up
and Shaw counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Shaw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Angelov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Angelov misses with a knee to the head.
Shaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelov clinches.
Angelov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shaw has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Shaw blocks with his arms.
Angelov working Shaw over with knees to the body.
Angelov with a knee to the head.
Angelov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Shaw blocks it.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Shaw blocks it.
Angelov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shaw has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shaw breaks from the clinch.
Angelov forces Shaw back against the cage and clinches.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Shaw blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Angelov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Angelov misses with a knee strike.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Shaw blocks it.
Angelov looking to throw knees to the head but Shaw is blocking nicely.
Angelov misses with a knee strike.
Angelov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shaw manages to break the clinch.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Angelov tries to clinch up.
Shaw lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Angelov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shaw throws out a counter right but Angelov avoids it with no problem.
Angelov tries to clinch
and Shaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelov tries to clinch up but Shaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Angelov tries to clinch
and Shaw counters with a three punch combo that has Angelov backing up. Angelov nods at Shaw to acknowledge the strikes.
Angelov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shaw, pushing him back against the cage.
Shaw can't break the clinch.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Angelov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shaw blocks it with crossed arms.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angelov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shaw is trying to break the clinch but Angelov is controlling him.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Shaw blocks with his arms.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Shaw blocks it.
Shaw manages to break the clinch.
Shaw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Angelov closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Angelov wants to clinch.
Angelov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shaw keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw throws a right and a left that Angelov avoids nicely.
Angelov tries to clinch but Shaw moves out of range.
It seemed like Shaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angelov moves into the clinch.
Angelov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shaw has had enough of the clinch but Angelov keeps him there for the moment.
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 Peter Angelov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Angelov moves to clinch but Shaw breaks away
and Shaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Angelov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shaw tries a quick counter leg kick but Angelov is wise to it.
Angelov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Angelov rushes Shaw and presses him up against the cage.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Angelov throws an elbow but misses.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Angelov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shaw blocks it with crossed arms.
Angelov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Angelov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shaw breaks from the clinch.
Angelov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelov moves in looking to clinch but Shaw pushes him off.
Shaw throws out a counter right but Angelov avoids it with no problem.
Angelov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Angelov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Angelov.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Angelov tries to clinch
and Shaw counters with a one-two to the body.
Angelov moves into the clinch successfully.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angelov keeps control of Shaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Angelov misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Angelov has him pressed against the cage.
Shaw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Shaw blocks it.
Shaw blocks an elbow strike.
Shaw has had enough of the clinch but Angelov keeps him there for the moment.
Angelov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shaw working hard to break the clinch.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Shaw blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angelov looking to throw knees to the head but Shaw is blocking nicely.
Angelov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Angelov misses with a knee to the head.
Angelov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Angelov prevents Shaw from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Shaw blocks with his arms.
Shaw prevents a body shot from Angelov.
Angelov lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Chris Shaw has been cut.
Shaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Angelov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaw.
Angelov gets a clinch.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Angelov looking to throw knees to the head but Shaw is blocking nicely.
Angelov scores with a knee to the head.
Angelov looking to throw knees to the head but Shaw is blocking nicely.
Angelov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaw can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Angelov misses with a knee strike.
Angelov pushes off an throws an elbow but Shaw leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelov misses with a knee strike.
Shaw tries to break the clinch but Angelov is controlling the position.
Angelov looking to throw knees to the head but Shaw is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Angelov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angelov looking to throw knees to the head but Shaw is blocking nicely.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Shaw blocks with his arms.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Shaw blocks with his arms.
Shaw avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Angelov is looking to clinch but Shaw is avoiding it.
Peter Angelov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angelov wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Angelov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Shaw's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angelov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Angelov tries to clinch up
and Shaw counters with a leg kick.
Shaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Angelov closes the distance but Shaw moves to the side
and Shaw counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Angelov thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw tries to work over Angelov's front leg with a kick but Angelov checks it.
Angelov misses with a combination
and Shaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Angelov doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaw circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw connects with a jab.
Angelov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Angelov is looking to clinch.
Shaw circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shaw decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Angelov's guard.
Shaw wants to pass the guard but Angelov is keeping the position.
Shaw showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Angelov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov pushes Shaw off and scrambles back to his feet.
Angelov closes the distance but Shaw moves to the side
and Shaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Shaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Angelov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angelov wants to clinch but Shaw slips to the side
and Angelov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Angelov tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Peter Angelov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Angelov is looking to clinch.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Angelov.
Shaw only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelov is looking to clinch but Shaw is avoiding it.
Shaw is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shaw.
Shaw lands a lovely overhand right.
Chris Shaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Angelov.
Angelov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shaw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Angelov at a distance.
Angelov tries to clinch but Shaw moves out of range.
Angelov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Angelov tries to clinch up but Shaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Shaw is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelov moves in looking to clinch but Shaw pushes him off.
Shaw doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Angelov tries to clinch up
letting Shaw counter with a right hand.
Angelov moves to clinch but Shaw breaks away
and Shaw counters with a left to the body.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angelov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Angelov backing away here, and Shaw unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Angelov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chris Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaw misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Shaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Angelov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Angelov!
A victorious Peter Angelov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Crose McCringe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bee Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crose McCringe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bee Jay!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay tries to score with a low kick but McCringe moves his leg out of the way.
Jay lands a nice looking body kick.
Jay lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from McCringe.
McCringe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McCringe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jay is just riding it out for now. McCringe eventually gives up the hold.
McCringe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jay is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCringe prevents Jay from improving his position.
McCringe trying to control the action but Jay is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCringe is really struggling to control Jay but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jay is looking for a sweep. McCringe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jay manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jay misses with an uppercut.
McCringe misses with a takedown attempt - Jay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McCringe.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McCringe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crose McCringe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by McCringe.
Jay clinches.
A right hand to the body from Jay.
McCringe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jay after a bit of a struggle.
McCringe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jay is defending well.
Jay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jay has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCringe goes for a takedown attempt but Jay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jay looks to land a right hand but McCringe moved out of range.
Jay stuffs the takedown.
Jay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McCringe.
Jay gets caught napping as McCringe dives in and scores a takedown. Jay manages to retain guard.
Jay is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. McCringe presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Jay gets underhooks to prevent McCringe's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay breaks from the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jay!
Jay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jay looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jay works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCringe is trying to escape the position but Jay is controlling the position.
Jay is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. McCringe looks calm but he's in trouble here. Jay gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. McCringe is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Jay lets go of the hold and McCringe can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bee Jay!
A determined Bee Jay didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between EA Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jontte Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poe comes to the cage accompanied by Unleashing The Bloodthirsty by Cannibal Corpse. 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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, EA Poe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jontte Man!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Man there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Jontte Man has been cut.
Man takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
EA Poe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Man.
Poe misses with a body kick.
Man is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Poe misses with a looping right.
Poe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Poe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Man in his tracks.
Poe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Man at a distance.
Poe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poe.
Poe throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poe connects with a single shot there.
Man tries to clinch but Poe is having none of it.
Poe misses with a series of wild punches.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Poe misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poe throws out the jab.
Poe lands a slapping body shot.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Poe pushes him off.
Poe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Poe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Poe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poe avoids the head kick by Man.
Poe throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Poe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poe 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.
Man throws a head kick but Poe moves out of range.
Poe throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man closes the distance and clinches.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Poe tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Poe back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Poe throws an elbow but misses.
Poe misses with a body punch.
Man avoiding damage.
Poe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Poe missing with knees to the body.
Poe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man jumps guard but Poe stands there with Man around his waist. Man gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man tries a knee to the head but Poe blocks it.
Poe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Poe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Poe avoids the damage to the body.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man stalling the fight.
Man unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Man blocks an elbow strike from Poe.
Poe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Man in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Poe.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poe avoids it.
Come on Man - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like EA Poe has been cut.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man lands an elbow inside.
Poe managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Poe lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Poe, against the cage.
Poe tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Poe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Poe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Poe.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Poe misses with a body punch.
Poe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Man pulls Poe into guard.
Man is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
EA Poe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Man wants to clinch up but Poe keeps it at a distance.
Poe throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man has closed the distance and engaged Poe in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Man.
Poe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poe misses with an elbow over the top.
Poe throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Poe can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Poe blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Man no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Poe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Poe postures up.
Poe is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Man has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Poe is looking to defend but Man has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Poe! Man pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Poe taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jontte Man!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evan Payton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Blade has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Payton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Blade!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blade! But no joy.
Blade scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Payton.
Payton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Payton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
Payton throws a right and a left that Blade avoids nicely.
It seemed like Blade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've been hearing reports that Payton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Blade throws a lazy right hand but Payton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Payton is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Blade.
Payton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blade has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Payton is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blade struggles to land a body shot inside as Payton controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Payton.
Payton blocks a body shot from Blade.
Blade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blade prevents a body shot from Payton.
Blade is stalling here.
Payton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blade is defending well.
Blade tries to work over Payton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blade fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payton throws out the jab.
Blade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Payton circles away quickly and effectively.
Payton lands with an uppercut that bounces Blade off the cage and back into range.
Blade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Payton.
Blade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payton.
Payton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blade defending well as Payton loads up on a big left hand.
Blade wants to counter with a clinch but Payton pushes him away.
Payton pushes Blade up against the cage in a clinch.
Payton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payton breaks the clinch.
Blade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blade drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Payton misses with a double jab.
Payton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payton decides to return to a standing position.
Payton checks a leg kick nicely.
Blade takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Payton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blade keeps the fight on the outside.
Blade throws a nice looking combination but Payton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blade closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Blade controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Payton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Payton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blade wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Payton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Payton tries to get to full guard but Blade has control of the leg.
Payton controlling the position well.
Blade prevents Payton from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton wants to control but Blade is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blade not doing much here.
Blade is trying to control the action in half guard but Payton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Payton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blade is working away from the top position though.
Payton tries to roll over but Blade keeps him under control.
Payton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blade pulls his head out easily.
Payton is trying to maintain the position but Blade is very close to passing his half guard.
Payton wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blade wants to advance to full mount but Payton doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Payton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Payton wants to sweep here but Blade controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Payton is looking for a triangle but Blade pushes his legs off easily.
Payton is trying to keep Blade in close.
Payton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blade defends it easily.
Payton is looking for a triangle but Blade pushes his legs off easily.
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 Evan Payton will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Payton clinches.
Payton has picked Blade up - he's going for a ride! Payton dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Blade has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Payton is working away from the top position though.
Blade desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Payton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blade defends it well.
Blade is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payton is looking to take a break and control but Blade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Payton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Blade wants to control but Payton is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Payton is working for a submission of some sort.
Payton is working for a kimura but Blade is defending it quite comfortably.
Payton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two 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.
Blade trying to hold on to Payton's head to control him but Payton postures up.
Payton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Payton is looking for a kimura but Blade is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Payton to get the leverage.
Payton is trying to work for a kimura but Blade is defending well.
Evan Payton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Payton wants to control but Blade is keeping him busy.
Payton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blade has managed to free his arm - good work.
Payton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Blade tries to roll over but Payton keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton wants to control but Blade is keeping him busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Blade is trying to control but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Payton throws the left hand but Blade avoids the punch easily.
Payton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blade can pounce on him.
Payton closes the distance and pushes Blade back into the cage.
Blade scores with a shoulder strike.
Blade prevents a body shot from Payton.
Payton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blade's elbow.
Blade can't find room to land a body shot as Payton controls the action.
Payton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Payton trying to control the position from guard on top but Blade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Blade is looking to regain half guard here but Payton keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payton trying to control the action but Blade is working from the bottom.
Payton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blade is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Payton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Payton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Payton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blade has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blade wants to control but Payton postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Payton dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Blade 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.
Blade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Payton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Payton misses.
Payton scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Payton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blade slips a straight right by Payton.
Payton thuds his right hand into Blade's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot by Payton.
Blade misses the jab.
Payton throws a big counter combination but Blade scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Payton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Payton.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Payton looking for a takedown.
A body shot lands from Blade.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blade is fighting off a takedown attempt but Payton is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Blade to the mat. Blade regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Blade pushes Payton off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade misses with a few strikes there.
Payton throws a right and a left that Blade avoids nicely.
Blade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Payton.
Good leg kick by Blade there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Payton's head.
Payton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blade as he avoids it easily.
Payton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blade fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blade rushes Payton and presses him up against the cage.
Blade misses with some punches.
Blade breaks from the clinch.
Blade tries to land a leg kick but Payton saw it coming and moves away.
Payton drives through with a takedown into Blade's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payton tries to free his leg and advance position but Blade is retaining full guard.
Blade not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blade keeping moving, preventing Payton from controlling successfully.
Blade pulls Payton in to control the position.
Jake Blade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade is continuing to stall.
Blade keeping moving, preventing Payton from controlling successfully.
Blade is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Payton frees his head nicely. Oh but Blade has switched to an armbar! Payton is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jake Blade!
Our winner, Jake Blade, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holger The Dane (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holger The Dane!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Dane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanson just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Dane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hanson.
Hanson shoots for a takedown but The Dane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hanson scores with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Dane 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 Hanson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hanson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hanson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Dane!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Dane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanson staying out of range there.
The Dane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hanson.
The Dane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holger The Dane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson throws a jab but it's blocked by The Dane.
The Dane is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hanson with a body shot.
Hanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hanson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Hanson misses its intended target.
Hanson connects with a body shot that sends The Dane's belly button to the back.
The Dane throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The Dane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanson drives through with a takedown into The Dane's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hanson throwing strikes from guard but The Dane blocks nicely.
The Dane looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hanson postures up in The Dane's guard and throws a big left but The Dane blocks it.
Hanson is in close to The Dane's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hanson chips away with some ground and pound.
The Dane keeping moving, preventing Hanson from controlling successfully.
Hanson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hanson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The Dane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson looking to pass the guard.
Hanson advances position into side control!
The Dane takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The Dane managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hanson.
The Dane parries the strikes from Hanson easily there. Hanson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable The Dane to escape.
The Dane sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hanson is trying to control the action in half guard but The Dane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hanson winds up and cracks The Dane with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hanson is just content to waste time from the top position. The Dane takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throwing strikes from guard but The Dane blocks nicely.
Hanson 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.
Hanson trying to control but The Dane is working from the bottom.
The Dane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Jonathan Hanson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Hanson.
Hanson throws a big shot that misses.
The Dane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Dane sprawls well. The Dane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hanson gets slowly back to his feet.
The Dane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanson manages to avoid it.
The Dane moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Dane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanson manages to avoid it.
The Dane looks for the body kick but Hanson saw that one coming.
A jab from The Dane does it's job there.
Hanson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Dane can pounce on him.
Hanson moves out of range of the body kick.
Hanson tries to counter with a takedown but The Dane is quick to defend against it.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown but The Dane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Dane throws a leg kick which misses Hanson's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanson tries to avoid it.
The Dane throws a push kick but Hanson slaps the foot to one side.
Hanson feinted with a counter takedown.
Hanson swings for the body but The Dane moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dane throws the kick towards the body but Hanson avoids it.
Hanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Dane avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanson drives through with a takedown into The Dane's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hanson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The Dane is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Dane can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hanson throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hanson trying to control the position from guard on top but The Dane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Dane has momentary wrist control but Hanson slips an elbow through the middle.
Hanson got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Dane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hanson has managed to get both his arms back between The Dane's legs - danger averted.
Hanson landing some decent shots from guard.
Hanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dane can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hanson controls the pace.
Hanson wants to control from the top but The Dane keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The Dane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The Dane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hanson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Dane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Dane slips a jab and a cross from Hanson.
Hanson avoids the body shot from The Dane.
Hanson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hanson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Dane avoids it really well and circles away.
The Dane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanson.
Hanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Dane misses with a straight left.
Hanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Dane was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanson.
A countering left hand to the body from The Dane misses.
Hanson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch lands to the side of Hanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Dane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Dane is looking to slow Hanson down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Holger The Dane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for The Dane.
Hanson scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Hanson misses.
The Dane throws a head kick but Hanson moves out of range.
The Dane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Dane feints and then cracks Hanson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanson down.
The Dane throws a hook but Hanson blocks it.
Hanson feinted with a counter takedown.
Hanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanson misses with a straight left.
Hanson backing away here, and The Dane unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The Dane misses with a body kick.
Hanson stuns The Dane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dane connects with a solid leg kick.
The Dane gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson trying to control the position from guard on top but The Dane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dane is trying to keep Hanson in close.
The Dane keeping moving, preventing Hanson from controlling successfully.
Hanson stopping the sweep attempt from The Dane.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Dane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Dane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanson is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Dane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanson.
The Dane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hanson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Dane scrambles back to his feet.
The Dane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanson on the side of the head.
The Dane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hanson throws a nice looking combination but The Dane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Dane appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dane pushes Hanson away with a front kick.
Hanson loads up on a big right hand but The Dane slips the punch.
The Dane lands a head kick!
The Dane gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Dane trying to control the position here.
The Dane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hanson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hanson throwing strikes but missing.
The Dane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hanson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hanson throwing strikes but missing.
The Dane working for a triangle but Hanson defends it easily.
The Dane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Hanson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hanson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Hanson!
After winning the bout, Jonathan Hanson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Zharkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Stewart could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrei Zharkov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andrei Zharkov!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zharkov throws out a loose jab but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Stewart misses the target.
Zharkov throws a looping overhand right but Stewart ducks down to avoid it.
Stewart drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zharkov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zharkov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stewart is one step ahead there.
Stewart chips away with some ground and pound.
Zharkov controls Stewart momentarily but Stewart frees himself.
Stewart working some strikes from top position.
Stewart distracts Zharkov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zharkov wants to sweep but no luck.
Stewart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stewart preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stewart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stewart working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zharkov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stewart doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stewart manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zharkov is pulling down on Stewart's head to control his posture.
Stewart trying to control but Zharkov is working from the bottom.
Zharkov trying to control the position.
Zharkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stewart works over Zharkov with some ground and pound from guard.
Stewart advances position into side control!
Stewart looks up at the clock and then as Zharkov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stewart smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stewart scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zharkov to see if he's OK.
Zharkov is rocked!
Stewart looks up at the clock and then as Zharkov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stewart smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Zharkov is still in real trouble! Can Stewart finish him?
Stewart scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Zharkov is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Stewart can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Stewart!
A very excited looking Don Stewart 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Borat WawaWeeeeewaaaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Pioneeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pioneeri is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lenin-setä asuu Venäjällä. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borat WawaWeeeeewaaaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pikku Pioneeri!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pioneeri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by WawaWeeeeewaaaa.
Pioneeri throws the left hand but WawaWeeeeewaaaa avoids the punch easily.
Pioneeri throws a combination. WawaWeeeeewaaaa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pioneeri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from WawaWeeeeewaaaa.
Pioneeri throws a good cross that connects.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Pioneeri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa with a nice cross.
Pioneeri fails to land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Pioneeri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa misses with a hook.
Pioneeri doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A left lands for Pioneeri.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pioneeri circles away quickly and effectively.
Pioneeri slips under a jab.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pioneeri throws out the jab.
Pioneeri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pioneeri throws a hook but WawaWeeeeewaaaa blocks it.
Pioneeri slips a jab from WawaWeeeeewaaaa.
A head kick misses from WawaWeeeeewaaaa.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa throws a hook but Pioneeri blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pioneeri throws out a powerful jab.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pioneeri counters with a nice uppercut.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Borat WawaWeeeeewaaaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa lands with a cross.
Some wild striking there from WawaWeeeeewaaaa.
Pioneeri defending well as WawaWeeeeewaaaa loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Pioneeri's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pioneeri just misses with a punch to the body.
Pioneeri closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pioneeri creates some space and throws a big elbow, but WawaWeeeeewaaaa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pioneeri laying and praying for a moment but WawaWeeeeewaaaa takes advantage and regains half guard.
Pioneeri not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pioneeri is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pioneeri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pioneeri is trying to control the action in half guard but WawaWeeeeewaaaa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pioneeri maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! WawaWeeeeewaaaa could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Pioneeri has cracked it and WawaWeeeeewaaaa is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Pioneeri!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pikku Pioneeri!
During a confident post fight interview, Pikku Pioneeri thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Josh Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reginald Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Miller is looking for a counter combo.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller 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.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brooks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brooks throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a head kick that Brooks semi-blocks.
Miller scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks is looking to improve his position.
Brooks moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brooks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miller has managed to get both his arms back between Brooks's legs - danger averted.
Brooks looking for a sweep. Not yet Brooks, not yet.
Miller is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brooks wants to sweep here but Miller controlling him for the moment.
Miller is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Miller passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Miller controlling the action here.
Miller's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Miller moves nicely into side control.
Brooks keeping his opponent close.
Brooks manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brooks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Miller being controlled here momentarily.
Brooks is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
Brooks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brooks has his hands on Miller's head, controlling the position.
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.
Miller trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brooks misses the jab.
Brooks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Miller sets himself, and Brooks steps forward looking for the clinch! Miller avoids it this time.
Miller misses with a looping left.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Miller.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks struggling a bit here.
Miller tries to stand but Brooks is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Miller dominated that 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.
Miller misses with a low kick as Brooks jumps back.
Brooks wants to counter the offense by Miller and move into the clinch position.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Brooks blocks the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Brooks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Miller.
Reginald Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Miller wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Miller with a nice cross.
Brooks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miller.
Miller throws a right hand that Brooks ducks under and follows up with a left that Brooks also avoids with ease.
Brooks circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks avoids the head kick by Miller.
Miller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brooks throws a leg kick but Miller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brooks misses the body punch
and Miller counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Miller as he checks the leg kick.
Miller lands a nice shot that snaps Brooks's head back.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Miller is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brooks.
Brooks is looking to chop away at Miller's legs.
Miller gets tackled into the cage by Brooks. Brooks maintains the clinch.
Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
Miller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brooks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brooks.
Miller holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Brooks, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Miller stalling in the clinch but Brooks improves position.
Brooks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks throws an elbow that misses.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brooks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Brooks.
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Miller thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brooks.
Brooks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brooks avoids a kick to the body.
Reginald Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Miller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brooks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Brooks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brooks connects with a high kick.
Brooks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miller tries to clinch up but Brooks circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller throws a head kick but Brooks moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Miller throws an elbow that misses.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Miller tries to stall but Brooks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short body shot lands from Brooks as the two fighters clinch.
Brooks lands a shot to the body.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brooks lands with a light punch inside.
Brooks misses with an elbow strike.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller blocks the elbow strike.
Miller avoiding damage.
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 Josh Miller will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Miller drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brooks sprawls and moves away.
Brooks keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brooks ducks right into an uppercut from Miller.
Brooks connects with a solid leg kick.
Brooks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks misses with a body shot.
Miller is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brooks.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brooks throws out the jab.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brooks sprawls and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brooks, right into the meat.
Brooks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is looking to score with low kicks.
Brooks misses with a lunging right hand
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Brooks scores with a decent looking hook.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Brooks's front leg but catches the back leg as Brooks tries to avoid it.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brooks throws a leg kick
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brooks moves away from the strike by Miller.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Miller blocks the low kick.
Josh Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tried to score with a low kick but Brooks checks it.
Brooks instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brooks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reginald Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brooks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reginald Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brooks pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
Miller trying to control the position but instead, Brooks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miller into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks wants to stall.
Miller lands an elbow inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brooks as Miller tries to tie him up.
Brooks misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
Brooks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Brooks.
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Brooks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks avoiding damage.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brooks lands a shot to the body.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks works on Miller's body with a couple of short punches.
Miller tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Brooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
The referee calls for Miller to work.
Miller blocks a body shot from Brooks.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the cage.
Miller lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reginald Brooks.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Josh Miller!
After winning the bout, Josh Miller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Tipton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe comes to the cage accompanied by Deep Ocean - Island drumming. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Byron Tipton!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tipton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe misses with a wild combination.
Tipton tries a low kick but Monroe avoids it.
Tipton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monroe was well out of range. Poor timing from Tipton.
Monroe misses with a hook. Tipton ducked under it nicely.
Donk. Tipton catches Monroe right on the button with a cross.
Monroe lands a lovely overhand right.
Monroe stuffs the takedown attempt from Tipton. Tipton gets slowly back to his feet.
Tipton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ricky Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tipton goes for a double leg but Monroe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Monroe continues to drive forward.
Tipton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot lands for Monroe.
It looks like Byron Tipton has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tipton moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Tipton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tipton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tipton is rocked!
Monroe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tipton throws a body punch but Monroe moves out of range.
Monroe lands a head shot.
Tipton is still on wobbly legs! Can Monroe finish him?
Tipton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tipton seems to have recovered his senses.
Tipton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tipton is looking to advance position but Monroe won't allow it.
Tipton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Monroe trying to get back to full guard but Tipton takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Tipton trying to control but Monroe is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Monroe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tipton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Monroe has managed to get both his arms back between Tipton's legs - danger averted.
Tipton is trying to control the position but Monroe postures up.
Monroe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Monroe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Monroe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tipton wants to hit a switch here but Monroe passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tipton there!
Monroe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tipton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Monroe landing shots from mount.
Monroe postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Tipton in real trouble here! The ref calls for Tipton to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Monroe!
A relieved looking Ricky Monroe 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kick Boxer (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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir Emelienko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Boxer.
Boxer misses with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boxer. Emelienko shrugs it off though.
Decent striking displayed by Boxer there.
We've been told by Emelienko's head coaches at LOD: Club Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice defenses there by Boxer.
Emelienko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boxer.
Boxer throws a jab when Emelienko was well out of range.
Emelienko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boxer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Emelienko to score with a decent uppercut.
Boxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelienko.
Boxer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Emelienko loads up on a big right hand but Boxer slips the punch.
Emelienko lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelienko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boxer slips a straight right by Emelienko.
Boxer thuds his shin into the meat of Emelienko's side.
Boxer throws a body punch but Emelienko moves out of range.
Emelienko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Boxer moved away.
Emelienko throws a hook but Boxer blocks it.
Emelienko misses with a lunging right hand
and Boxer counters with a left to the body.
Boxer stalks Emelienko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Emelienko's face. Emelienko staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Vladimir Emelienko has been cut.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Emelienko.
Emelienko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Emelienko moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Boxer misses.
Emelienko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boxer with a jab.
Nice body kick there by Emelienko.
Boxer closes the distance and pushes Emelienko back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelienko can't find room to land a body shot as Boxer controls the action.
Emelienko scores with a shot to the side of Boxer's head.
Boxer lands a body punch.
Emelienko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boxer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelienko backwards.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boxer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emelienko's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko misses with a body punch.
Boxer misses with an elbow over the top.
Boxer blocks a body shot from Emelienko.
Emelienko avoids a wild elbow strike from Boxer.
Emelienko misses with some punches.
Emelienko misses with a punch on the inside.
Emelienko misses with the head strike.
Emelienko tries to work over Boxer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emelienko misses with a body punch.
Boxer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boxer scores with a shoulder strike.
Emelienko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelienko pushes Boxer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelienko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelienko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer rushes Emelienko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Boxer.
Emelienko avoids the elbow strike from Boxer, against the cage.
Emelienko tries to throw a body punch but Boxer avoids it by throwing Emelienko back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Emelienko fails to land.
Boxer gets through Emelienko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer lands a nice elbow.
Emelienko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelienko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxer.
Boxer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Boxer.
Emelienko misses with a looping right.
Boxer digs a good body shot into Emelienko's ribs.
A slow jab from Emelienko misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Boxer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boxer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelienko.
Boxer misses with a low kick.
Emelienko scores with a jab.
Emelienko misses with an uppercut. Boxer saw that one coming.
Emelienko throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxer looks to clinch
and Emelienko counters with a stiff right hand.
Boxer throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelienko.
Boxer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelienko drops his hands momentarily and Boxer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boxer throws a hook but Emelienko avoids it easily.
Boxer thows a leg kick but Emelienko checks it
and Emelienko counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelienko lands with a hook. Boxer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boxer.
Emelienko punishes Boxer's body with a nice straight punch.
Boxer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Emelienko just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Emelienko.
Boxer lands a lovely overhand right.
Emelienko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Emelienko motions for Boxer to come forward. Emelienko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boxer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelienko avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Emelienko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boxer. That one must have hurt.
Boxer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boxer lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Emelienko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Emelienko throws a hook but Boxer avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kick Boxer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Emelienko misses with an uppercut.
Boxer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelienko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelienko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelienko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boxer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelienko manages to avoid it.
Emelienko misses the jab.
Boxer slips a jab from Emelienko.
Emelienko throws a jab when Boxer was well out of range.
Kick Boxer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boxer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Emelienko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxer was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelienko.
Boxer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boxer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer loads up on a big right hand but Emelienko slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Emelienko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelienko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boxer throws a head kick but Emelienko moves out of range.
Emelienko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Boxer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That kick from Emelienko tenderised Boxer's leg. Boxer is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
Boxer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Emelienko slips a straight right by Boxer.
Emelienko misses with a straight left.
Boxer takes a swing at Emelienko's ribcage but misses.
Boxer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelienko.
Emelienko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Emelienko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boxer.
Boxer scores with a sloppy right hand. Emelienko should have avoided that one.
Emelienko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxer throws out the jab.
Emelienko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boxer. That did some damage!
Emelienko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxer.
Boxer swings for the body but Emelienko moves out of range.
Emelienko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emelienko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boxer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emelienko thinking.
Emelienko avoids the body shot from Boxer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelienko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boxer's calf.
Boxer misses with a low kick.
Emelienko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boxer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boxer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boxer.
Emelienko sizes up Boxer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boxer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelienko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Emelienko catches Boxer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelienko moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Emelienko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelienko.
Boxer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boxer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxer throws a push kick but Emelienko slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely.
Boxer throws out a loose jab but Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelienko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Emelienko takes a swing at Boxer's ribcage but misses.
Emelienko stuns Boxer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boxer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boxer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Emelienko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelienko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boxer.
Boxer lunges at Emelienko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Emelienko's hand.
Boxer jabs at Emelienko's body.
Emelienko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boxer on the side of the head.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Emelienko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelienko. Boxer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelienko.
As Boxer backs away, Emelienko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelienko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boxer.
Boxer doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelienko circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxer was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelienko.
Boxer throws out a counter right but Emelienko avoids it with no problem.
Emelienko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Emelienko blocks a jab.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelienko.
Emelienko scores with a shot to the body.
Emelienko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Emelienko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Emelienko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxer was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelienko.
Boxer tries to counter with a clinch but Emelienko shakes him off and moves away.
Boxer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boxer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Emelienko cracks Boxer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Emelienko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Emelienko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boxer, right into the meat.
Boxer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boxer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boxer looks to throw the jab but Emelienko is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vladimir Emelienko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
That's time! Emelienko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boxer tries to clinch there but Emelienko circles away.
Boxer swings for the body but Emelienko moves out of range.
Emelienko moves out of range of the body kick.
Emelienko defending well as Boxer loads up on a big left hand.
Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxer.
Boxer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Emelienko's hands.
Boxer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelienko.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelienko.
Boxer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boxer checks the leg kick.
Boxer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Emelienko.
Boxer checks a leg kick nicely.
Boxer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer scores with a jab. Emelienko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelienko moves away.
It looked like Emelienko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boxer.
Boxer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelienko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Emelienko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emelienko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boxer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emelienko can pounce on him.
Boxer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Emelienko counters with a nice uppercut.
Boxer tries to clinch up but Emelienko circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelienko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boxer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelienko at a distance.
Emelienko misses with a straight right.
Boxer is looking to land body kicks.
Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelienko.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Emelienko.
Emelienko thumps Boxer with a low kick.
Boxer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelienko.
Boxer staying out of range there.
Emelienko throws a lazy right hand but Boxer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick from Emelienko misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Boxer misses.
Emelienko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boxer counters with an inside leg kick.
Boxer blocks a low kick nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelienko throws a jab but it's blocked by Boxer.
Emelienko is looking to chop away at Boxer's legs.
Emelienko blocks a jab.
Boxer throws a low kick but Emelienko avoids it.
Emelienko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Emelienko avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Boxer stuns Emelienko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Emelienko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxer.
Emelienko throws a low kick but Boxer moves out of range easily.
Boxer scores with a nice head shot.
Emelienko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boxer lands a leg kick that knocks Emelienko off balance momentarily.
Boxer misses with a right hand
and Emelienko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boxer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Emelienko's hands.
Emelienko throws a series of punches but Boxer moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws out a loose jab but Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelienko misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely.
Emelienko throws a hook but Boxer blocks it.
Boxer lands a jab to the nose.
Boxer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target.
Nice straight punches there by Boxer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boxer.
Emelienko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelienko swats away the attempt to clinch by Boxer.
Boxer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Emelienko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Emelienko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelienko.
Boxer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Emelienko swinging wildly here.
Boxer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boxer throws a hook to the side of Emelienko's head but Emelienko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelienko tries to score with a low kick but Boxer moves his leg out of the way.
Emelienko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelienko misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely.
Boxer swings for the body but Emelienko moves out of range.
Emelienko throws a hook to the side of Boxer's head but Boxer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Emelienko.
Boxer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Emelienko backs up against the cage.
Emelienko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelienko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Emelienko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boxer counters with a nice uppercut.
Boxer moves out of range of the leg kick from Emelienko.
Emelienko digs a good hook to Boxer's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kick Boxer just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko'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.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelienko is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boxer.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Boxer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boxer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Boxer misses the body punch
enabling Emelienko to counter with a crisp jab.
Boxer connects with a crisp jab.
Boxer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boxer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxer misses the target.
Boxer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Emelienko.
Emelienko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice jab there from Emelienko.
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!
Boxer moves away from the strike by Emelienko.
A low kick from Emelienko is predictable there
and Boxer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emelienko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boxer is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boxer's sensitive parts.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelienko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Emelienko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boxer misses with an uppercut. Emelienko saw that one coming.
Emelienko appears to be looking for a big counter.
Emelienko wants to slow Boxer down by chopping away at his legs.
Boxer with a jab.
Boxer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelienko.
Boxer steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Boxer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Emelienko to score with a decent uppercut.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Emelienko feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Boxer takes one on the button.
Emelienko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boxer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Emelienko prevents a body shot from Boxer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boxer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelienko.
A head punch on the inside from Emelienko fails to land.
Emelienko blocking some punches.
Boxer misses with some punches.
Boxer stalling in the clinch but Emelienko improves position.
Emelienko throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxer.
Boxer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Emelienko or not.
Boxer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boxer.
A nice left hand lands by Emelienko.
Kick Boxer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Emelienko can't find room to land a body shot as Boxer controls the action.
Emelienko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boxer throws a leg kick which misses Emelienko's front leg but catches the back leg as Emelienko tries to avoid it.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boxer digs a good hook to Emelienko's body.
Boxer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boxer wants to land a leg kick but Emelienko is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a hook. Emelienko ducked under it nicely.
Boxer misses with a hook.
Emelienko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Emelienko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxer was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelienko.
A swing and a miss from Emelienko.
Boxer throws a low kick but Emelienko avoids it.
Emelienko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boxer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Emelienko will feel that in the morning.
Emelienko connects with an inside leg kick.
Emelienko scores with a sloppy right hand. Boxer should have avoided that one.
Emelienko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Emelienko looks to land a right hand but Boxer moved out of range.
Emelienko swings for the body but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelienko.
Boxer looks to land a right hand but Emelienko moved out of range.
Boxer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelienko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Emelienko throws a looping overhand right but Boxer ducks down to avoid it.
Boxer lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelienko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Emelienko connects with the punch.
Emelienko staying out of range there.
Emelienko takes a swing at Boxer's ribcage but misses.
Boxer connects with a nice looking jab.
Boxer scores with a shot to the body.
Emelienko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boxer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boxer throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelienko.
Boxer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Emelienko throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kick Boxer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
That's time! Emelienko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Boxer swings for the body but Emelienko moves out of range.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelienko moves away.
Emelienko looks to throw the jab but Boxer is out of range.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelienko throws a quick counter kick to the body but Boxer avoids it.
Emelienko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelienko staying out of range there.
Emelienko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Emelienko moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Emelienko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelienko misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely.
Boxer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelienko counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelienko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelienko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boxer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Emelienko working aggressively here.
Boxer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelienko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelienko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelienko misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boxer blocks an uppercut.
Boxer digs a right hand into Emelienko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emelienko's gas tank.
Boxer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Emelienko tries to work over Boxer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Emelienko scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Boxer.
A short right from Emelienko on the inside.
Boxer blocking some punches.
Emelienko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boxer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boxer working aggressively here.
Emelienko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxer's elbow.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelienko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boxer backwards.
Boxer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boxer blocks a body shot from Emelienko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko avoids a wild elbow strike from Boxer.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelienko's elbow.
Boxer blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer blocks a body shot from Emelienko.
A short uppercut from Boxer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelienko.
Emelienko has a couple of punches blocked by Boxer.
Boxer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Emelienko.
Emelienko misses with a body punch.
Emelienko has a couple of punches blocked by Boxer.
Emelienko presses Boxer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boxer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelienko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Boxer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boxer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Emelienko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelienko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Emelienko takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko throws a hook but Boxer avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Boxer misses.
Emelienko takes a swing at Boxer's ribcage but misses.
Emelienko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boxer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Emelienko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Emelienko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boxer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boxer tries to land a front kick but Emelienko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vladimir Emelienko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kick Boxer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Emelienko digs a good hook to Boxer's body.
Boxer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelienko seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Emelienko throws an overhand right that lands on Boxer's shoulder, as Boxer tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Boxer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelienko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Boxer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Emelienko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Emelienko misses its target.
Emelienko avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelienko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boxer checks a leg kick.
Emelienko throws out a leg kick but Boxer moves out of range and Emelienko only half commits.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Boxer misses.
Emelienko throws a solid leg kick but Boxer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Emelienko.
Boxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelienko.
Boxer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boxer tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelienko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Emelienko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boxer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Emelienko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelienko.
Emelienko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Emelienko throws a lazy uppercut
and Boxer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelienko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer cracks a nice hook into Emelienko's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kick Boxer.
Well Boxer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kick Boxer!
Kick Boxer is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Kick Boxer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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