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Supernova VII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Constantine Kermit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacks Sole is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Constantine Kermit!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermit blocks a jab.
Sole sets himself, and Kermit steps forward looking for the clinch! Sole avoids it this time.
Sole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sole avoids the body shot from Kermit.
Kermit gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kermit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sole manages to get himself to full guard.
Kermit looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kermit tries to stand but Sole is controlling from the bottom.
Kermit trying to control but Sole is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sole has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kermit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Sole is adopting a defensive guard.
Sole has an active guard here but Kermit has managed to pass into half guard.
Sole looking for subs from the bottom but Kermit mounts him!
Kermit wants to control the pace but Sole is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kermit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kermit content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sole tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Kermit looking to control but Sole is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sole is working to get back to half guard.
Kermit controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kermit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Constantine Kermit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kermit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sole misses with a wild combination.
Sole walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kermit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Kermit.
Sole is looking to slow Kermit down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Sole.
Kermit misses with a hook.
Kermit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Kermit.
Kermit throws a low kick but Sole moves out of range easily.
Sole lands with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermit connects with a single shot there.
Kermit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sole finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kermit steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sole.
Sole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kermits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kermit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sole attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sole misses with a straight right.
Kermit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kermit fails to land.
Sole misses with an elbow over the top.
Sole taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kermit tries a body shot but Sole blocks it.
Kermit lands a nice uppercut.
Sole lands with a short shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kermit.
Kermit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sole backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kermit lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sole.
Sole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sole swings wildly with an uppercut but Kermit uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sole.
Sole lands a right hand.
Sole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kermit has a couple of punches blocked by Sole.
Sole avoiding damage.
Sole scores with a shoulder strike.
Kermit has Sole pushed against the cage.
Sole lands a nice uppercut.
Kermit tries a body shot but Sole blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kermit takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole has a couple of punches blocked by Kermit.
Sole wants to get back to striking at distance but Kermit won't allow it.
Kermit is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kermit looking to stall.
Kermit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sole lands a takedown into guard.
Kermit controlling the position.
Sole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kermit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kermit keeping moving, preventing Sole from controlling successfully.
Sole postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole looking to sit in guard and control but Kermit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kermit preventing the sweep.
Sole has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kermit should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sole has tightened it up now! Kermit should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jacks Sole!
Jacks Sole decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Constantine Kermit was interviewed post fight and said 'Yes, he good.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne has chosen Back Up In Yo Ass With The Resurrection as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Yuudai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuudai ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Yuudai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yuudai lands a nice hook to Wayne's body. Wayne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wayne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wayne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wayne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crunch! Yuudai slams his shin into Wayne's torso.
Yuudai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wayne cracks Yuudai with an open hand slap.
Yuudai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuudai is just out of range.
Yuudai tried to counter with a leg kick but Wayne avoided it.
Wayne moves out of range of the strikes.
Wayne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yuudai tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wayne closes the distance and pushes Yuudai back into the cage.
Yuudai misses with a punch on the inside.
Wayne misses with some punches.
Yuudai gets through Wayne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Yuudai throws an elbow but misses.
Yuudai misses with the head strike.
Wayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yuudai keeps the fight on the outside.
Yuudai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wayne checks a low kick from Yuudai.
Wayne throws a low kick but Yuudai avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne counters with a body kick.
Wayne closes the distance but Yuudai moves to the side
and Yuudai counters with a left and a right that stings Wayne.
Wayne is looking to slow Yuudai down with leg kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wayne.
Wayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses.
Yuudai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Wayne finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Wayne.
Yuudai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yuudai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yuudai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wayne on the side of the head.
Wayne blocks a low kick nicely.
Wayne avoids a kick to the body.
Wayne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yuudai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuudai just misses with a punch to the body.
Yuudai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses.
Takeshi Yuudai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuudai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yuudai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne darts in and clinches Yuudai up against the cage.
Yuudai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wayne misses with the head strike.
Wayne can't find room to land a body shot as Yuudai controls the action.
Wayne holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wayne tries a body shot but Yuudai blocks it.
Yuudai lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Yuudai prevents a body shot from Wayne.
Yuudai tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne lands a hook that snaps the head of Yuudai backwards.
Wayne pushes Yuudai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yuudai breaks the clinch.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
As Wayne backs away, Yuudai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yuudai throws a sloppy head kick
and Wayne counters with a left to the body.
We've been told by Yuudai's head coaches at White Eagle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wayne swings for the body but Yuudai moves out of range.
Yuudai connects with a leg kick. Wayne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wayne pushes Yuudai up against the cage in a clinch.
Yuudai breaks from the clinch.
Yuudai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Wayne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yuudai is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Yuudai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wayne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Yuudai.
Wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yuudai misses with a looping left.
Yuudai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yuudai.
Wayne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yuudai throws a head kick that Wayne semi-blocks.
Wayne throws the kick towards the body but Yuudai avoids it.
Yuudai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wayne.
Wayne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wayne closes the distance and pushes Yuudai back into the cage.
Wayne can't find room to land a body shot as Yuudai controls the action.
Wayne scores with a hook to the body.
Wayne is looking to control Yuudai's arms but Yuudai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wayne has his back to the cage.
Yuudai misses with a body punch.
Yuudai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yuudai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wayne's brow.
Wayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wayne pushes Yuudai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yuudai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yuudai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yuudai working aggressively here.
Wayne tries a body shot but Yuudai blocks it.
Yuudai swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne can't find room to land a body shot as Yuudai controls the action.
Yuudai misses with some punches.
Yuudai lands a hook that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Yuudai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuudai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Wayne throws a punch but it's blocked by Yuudai.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yuudai.
Wayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Yuudai dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wayne misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Yuudai there.
Wayne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yuudai.
It looked like Yuudai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yuudai jabs Wayne right on the nose. Wayne blinks but takes it well.
Yuudai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yuudai takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wayne takes a swing at Yuudai's ribcage but misses.
Yuudai lands a leg kick that knocks Wayne off balance momentarily.
Yuudai misses with a wild body shot.
Yuudai misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
Wayne checks a low kick from Yuudai.
Wayne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wayne throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Yuudai.
Wayne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wayne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yuudai misses the shot to the body.
Wayne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yuudai lands a really nice looking cross but Wayne seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Yuudai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yuudai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yuudai looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
Wayne throws a low kick, looking for Yuudai's leg but Yuudai calmly moves out of range.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Yuudai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wayne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick.
Yuudai throws a lazy right hand but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wayne moves out of range of the strikes.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuudai is just out of range.
Yuudai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Yuudai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wayne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yuudai rather than just go for the knockout.
Yuudai tried to score with a low kick but Wayne checks it.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yuudai was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Yuudai.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Yuudai.
Yuudai tries to score with a low kick but Wayne moves his leg out of the way.
Yuudai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Wayne throws out a leg kick but Yuudai moves out of range and Wayne only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yuudai.
Wayne tests Yuudai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Wayne blocks the leg kick.
Yuudai throws a right and a left that Wayne avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yuudai.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuudai is just out of range.
Wayne checks a leg kick nicely.
Yuudai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Yuudai misses.
Yuudai connects with a nice looking jab.
Wayne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yuudai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yuudai throws a wild body kick that Wayne sees coming a mile off.
Yuudai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne lands with a nice body kick.
Yuudai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yuudai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wayne is looking to clinch.
Yuudai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wayne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yuudai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wayne has closed the distance and engaged Yuudai in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wayne.
Wayne working aggressively here.
Wayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Yuudai.
Wayne tries to work over Yuudai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wayne lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Wayne.
Yuudai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yuudai manages to break the clinch.
Yuudai swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne scores with a jab.
Yuudai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yuudai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yuudai checks a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wayne crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yuudai - the referee stops the clock and Wayne gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yuudai. Wayne manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Yuudai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wayne steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wayne slips under a jab from Yuudai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wayne 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 sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wayne checks a leg kick.
Wayne checks a leg kick nicely.
Yuudai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne misses with a leg kick
and Yuudai counters with an outside leg kick.
Takeshi Yuudai is winning the standup battle so far.
Wayne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yuudai missing with a left hand there. Wayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yuudai lands a nice shot that snaps Wayne's head back.
Yuudai sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wayne scores with a kick to the body.
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick from Yuudai.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yuudai manages to avoid it.
Wayne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yuudais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A thudding body kick lands there by Wayne!
Wayne scores with a leg kick.
Yuudai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yuudai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
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 Takeshi Yuudai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yuudai connects with a nice looking jab.
Wayne clobbers Yuudai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wayne throws a low kick but Yuudai avoids it.
Wayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wayne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yuudai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yuudai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wayne has time to react.
Yuudai throws a leg kick but Wayne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yuudai defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
Yuudai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yuudai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wayne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuudai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yuudai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wayne 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.
Yuudai throws a shot to the body.
Yuudai misses with a body kick.
Yuudai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yuudai connects with the punch.
Yuudai checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yuudai.
Yuudai throws a low kick but Wayne moves out of range easily.
Wayne punishes Yuudai's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Wayne.
Wayne scores with a jab to the body.
Yuudai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne cracks the inside of Yuudai's front leg.
Yuudai feints and then cracks Wayne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wayne down.
Yuudai misses with a low kick.
Yuudai stalks Wayne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wayne's face. Wayne staggers backwards, shaken.
Yuudai avoids a kick to the body.
Yuudai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yuudai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuudai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yuudai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wayne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yuudai.
Wayne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wayne lands a right hook to the body.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yuudai throws out the jab.
Lil Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wayne checks a leg kick.
A jab from Yuudai misses.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yuudai checks a low kick from Wayne.
Yuudai checks a low kick from Wayne.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yuudai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yuudai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yuudai moves out of range of the body kick from Wayne.
Wayne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yuudai is out of range.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yuudai.
Yuudai throws a wild body kick that Wayne sees coming a mile off.
Yuudai connects with a right hand. Wayne shakes it off.
Wayne takes a swing at Yuudai's ribcage but misses.
Yuudai thows a body kick. Wayne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wayne.
Yuudai digs a good body shot into Wayne's ribs.
Wayne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yuudai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne slips a jab from Yuudai.
A low kick from Wayne is predictable there
and Yuudai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yuudai lands a jab to Wayne's midsection.
Yuudai scores with a hook.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Wayne.
Yuudai throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Yuudai takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Wayne. Beautiful body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Yuudai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yuudai is looking to slow Wayne down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne throws a chopping leg kick but Yuudai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yuudai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wayne is able to avoid easily.
Yuudai loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
Wayne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yuudai. Yuudai obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne throws a push kick but Yuudai slaps the foot to one side.
Yuudai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wayne. Wayne obviously looking to wear him down.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Takeshi Yuudai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wayne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yuudai ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Wayne slips a straight right by Yuudai.
Wayne sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wayne throws a low kick but Yuudai moves out of range easily.
Wayne misses with a looping left.
Yuudai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wayne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wayne there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Yuudai.
Yuudai misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yuudai.
Wayne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yuudai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yuudai.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Takeshi Yuudai.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yuudai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Yuudai!
A victorious Takeshi Yuudai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Alvado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvado is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Obie Trice - Ups & Downs. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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156 lbs
46 - 21 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pablo Alvado!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvado misses with a hook. Donnelly ducked under it nicely.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Jab, jab by Donnelly - just one landing.
Donnelly tries to clinch there but Alvado circles away.
Donnelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alvado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alvado throws a body punch but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Donnelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donnelly lands with a hook. Alvado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donnelly throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donnelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donnelly.
Alvado replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Donnelly blocks it well.
A swing and a miss from Donnelly.
Donnelly motions for Alvado to come forward. Donnelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly punishes Alvado's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvado throws a wild body kick that Donnelly sees coming a mile off.
Donnelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly connects with a crisp jab.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donnelly wants to land a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Donnelly throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Donnelly finds it's way through Alvado's defenses.
Alvado slips under a jab from Donnelly.
Alvado steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Donnelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvado.
Good standup being displayed there by Alvado as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly throws a push kick but Alvado slaps the foot to one side.
Donnelly takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvado.
Alvado's coach down at K.O.N.Y. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alvado's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head kick misses from Donnelly.
Donnelly stuns Alvado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Donnelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
And Alvado responds with a good body kick, but Donnelly manages to step out the way in time.
We've been told by Donnelly's head coaches at Wild Card that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alvado misses with a two punch combination.
Donnelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donnelly misses with a straight right.
Alvado throws a big shot that misses.
Donnelly misses with a body shot
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donnelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado throws a body kick that misses.
Donnelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donnelly defending well as Alvado loads up on a big left hand.
Liam Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Donnelly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a good cross that connects.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Donnelly slips a straight right by Alvado.
Donnelly thuds a left hand into Alvado's body.
Donnelly throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Donnelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Donnelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alvado's head backwards.
Donnelly looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Alvado scores with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donnelly misses with a leg kick.
Alvado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donnelly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado lands a nice looking body shot.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvado fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Donnelly. That snapped Alvado's head back.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donnelly misses with a looping left.
Alvado thinks about the counter body kick.
Alvado moves out of range as Donnelly strikes.
Donnelly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Donnelly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Donnelly misses.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvado misses with a hook.
Alvado takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donnelly scores with a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Donnelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Donnelly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Donnelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Donnelly.
Alvado misses with a shot to the body
and Donnelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Donnelly jabs at Alvado's body.
Alvado throws a right and a left that Donnelly avoids nicely.
Alvado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donnelly.
Donnelly is looking to slow Alvado down with leg kicks.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.
Donnelly clinches up with Alvado and pushes him back against the cage.
Donnelly tries to throw a body punch but Alvado avoids it by throwing Donnelly back against the cage.
Alvado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donnelly misses with a hook
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Donnelly lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly has managed to clinch.
Donnelly misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Donnelly.
Alvado can't break the clinch.
Donnelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donnelly's elbow.
Donnelly throws a head punch that misses.
Donnelly lands a body shot.
Donnelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvado lands a hook that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Donnelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
Donnelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donnelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Donnelly.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Donnelly.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvado working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado is trying to break the clinch but Donnelly is controlling him.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Donnelly lands with a right to the head.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvado breaks the clinch.
Donnelly motions for Alvado to come forward. Donnelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donnelly looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Donnelly drives through and clinches with Alvado against the cage.
Alvado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly misses with a looping left.
Alvado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Donnelly.
Donnelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donnelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvado can do to turn this around?
Donnelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Donnelly misses.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
A jab from Alvado misses.
Alvado moves out of range as Donnelly throws a body kick.
Donnelly throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Donnelly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Donnelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Alvado let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alvado throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice cross by Alvado.
Donnelly throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Donnelly lands a nice looking body shot.
A lazy left from Donnelly finds it's target.
Donnelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Donnelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Donnelly misses.
It seemed like Alvado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donnelly instigates a clinch.
Donnelly misses with some punches.
Donnelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alvado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly misses with a hook.
It seemed like Alvado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donnelly.
Donnelly missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donnelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvado throws a jab but it's blocked by Donnelly.
Donnelly jabs at Alvado's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donnelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Donnelly dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Donnelly lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donnelly swings widly with a right hand
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donnelly throws a wild body kick that Alvado sees coming a mile off.
Donnelly lands the left hand.
A slow jab from Donnelly misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donnelly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvado.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donnelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly lands a lovely overhand right.
Donnelly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
Donnelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Donnelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. Alvado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Liam Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvado swinging wildly here.
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Alvado scores with a jab to the body.
Donnelly clobbers Alvado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donnelly looks to clinch
and Alvado counters with a nice body shot.
Donnelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Donnelly.
Donnelly moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado cracks Donnelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donnelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly clobbers Alvado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donnelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado takes a swing at Donnelly's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Donnelly.
Donk. Alvado catches Donnelly right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Alvado misses.
Donnelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvado's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Donnelly wants to land a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado misses with an uppercut.
Donnelly throwing a counter right hand but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Donnelly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alvado lands a nice looking body kick.
Donnelly tries to land a body kick
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly scores with a body shot.
Alvado scores with a hook.
Donnelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donnelly looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Donnelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Donnelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnelly misses with a body shot
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado sends Donnelly crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Alvado is motioning to the referee to let Donnelly up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Donnelly is rocked!
It looks like Liam Donnelly has been cut.
Donnelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Alvado now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oh Donnelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvado looks to land a combination but Donnelly avoids it well.
Donnelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Donnelly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvado counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Donnelly out cold! What a finish! Alvado is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Alvado!
A relieved looking Pablo Alvado 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 Helix Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera comes to the cage accompanied by Security! Mean muggin Helix is about to assault the whole opposing camp!. Murray comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dead man walking kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 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
31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helix Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray .
Cabrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murray .
Cabrera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murray is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cabrera moves into range and clinches up with Murray .
Cabrera tries to score a body lock takedown but Murray shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cabrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray wants to break free but Cabrera has control.
Cabrera lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Cabrera.
Murray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cabreras head.
Murray blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrera.
Cabrera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera misses with the head strike.
Murray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murray has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Murray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a series of punches but Murray moves out of range.
Chad Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Murray 's front leg but catches the back leg as Murray tries to avoid it.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
Cabrera blocks a jab.
Cabrera misses with a few strikes there.
Murray appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murray lands a jab to the head.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray .
Cabrera tests Murray 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murray moves out of range of the body kick from Cabrera.
Murray is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cabrera has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cabrera throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murray .
Murray misses with a combination
and Cabrera counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murray throws the left hand but Cabrera avoids the punch easily.
Murray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Murray .
Murray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabrera feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cabrera feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murray 's calf.
Murray misses the jab.
Cabrera lands a head shot.
Cabrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Murray checks it.
Cabrera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabrera's elbow.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Nice body punch from Cabrera - that landed with a thud.
Cabrera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cabrera blocks an elbow strike from Murray .
Cabrera jumps guard but Murray stands there with Cabrera around his waist. Cabrera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Murray is working Cabrera over against the cage.
Murray tries to break the clinch but Cabrera is controlling the position.
Cabrera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murray tries a body shot but Cabrera blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murray just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cabrera's brow.
Cabrera can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabrera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrera misses with the head strike.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murray misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Cabrera as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Murray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cabrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray lands a damaging elbow.
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cabrera or not.
Murray gets through Cabrera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cabrera tries to score a body lock takedown but Murray shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helix Cabrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrera.
Murray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cabrera walks into a straight right hand from Murray .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cabrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Cabrera is predictable there
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chad Murray 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.
Murray scores with a nice head shot.
Jab by Cabrera.
Cabrera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murray in his tracks.
Cabrera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cabrera backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray .
Cabrera pushes Murray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Cabrera is trying to pull guard but Murray turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cabrera prevents a body shot from Murray .
Helix Cabrera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cabrera or not.
Cabrera scores with a shoulder strike.
Murray lands a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabrera's elbow.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Cabrera avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Cabrera blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Cabrera.
Cabrera blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Murray .
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murray manages to break the clinch.
Helix Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murray misses with a hook
and Cabrera counters with an inside leg kick.
Cabrera throws a hook but Murray avoids it easily.
Cabrera scores with a leg kick.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabrera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabrera misses with a low kick as Murray jumps back.
Murray lands the left hand.
Murray pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cabrera is out of range and Murray settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to clinch up
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray .
Murray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
Murray tries a quick counter leg kick but Cabrera is wise to it.
Cabrera shoots in looking for a takedown but Murray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cabrera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cabrera tries to score with a low kick but Murray moves his leg out of the way.
Murray connects with a jab.
Murray lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Murray 's front leg but catches the back leg as Murray tries to avoid it.
Cabrera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helix Cabrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabrera lunges at Murray with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murray 's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cabrera lands a jab-cross combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cabrera.
Murray taking a bit of punishment here - Cabrera scoring with strikes.
Murray wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Murray takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cabrera looks up at the clock and then as Murray takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cabrera smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cabrera throws an elbow but Murray slips to the side and avoids it well.
Murray is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cabrera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Murray is pushing Cabrera's head away, looking to escape. Cabrera manages to hold on to the position though.
Cabrera is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murray is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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 Helix Cabrera will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cabrera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but Murray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabrera wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.
Cabrera doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murray counters with a left to the body.
Cabrera looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Cabrera needs to keep his hands up - Murray had a free shot at his head there.
Murray is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Murray fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cabrera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera clobbers Murray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murray misses with a looping left.
Cabrera connects with a nice looking jab.
Murray has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cabrera finds it's way round the side to connect with Murray 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera throws an off balance right hand
and Murray counters with a body kick that stops Cabrera in his tracks momentarily.
Murray checks a low kick from Cabrera.
Cabrera tries to clinch up but Murray circles away and keeps his distance.
Cabrera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murray has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Murray scores with a hook.
Murray throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Cabrera counter with a right hand.
Cabrera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murray on the side of the head.
Murray lands with a nice body punch.
Cabrera avoids the body shot from Murray .
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cabrera, right into the meat.
Murray scores with a nice right hand.
Cabrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Murray 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cabrera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chad Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Murray avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
Murray checks a low kick from Cabrera.
Murray lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cabrera's sensitive parts.
Murray slips under a jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera tries to land a leg kick but Murray saw it coming and moves away.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Murray checks it.
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
A jab lands there for Murray .
A punch lands to the side of Cabrera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murray wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helix Cabrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murray with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cabrera to score with a decent uppercut.
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cabrera.
Murray throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray .
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray .
No luck for Cabrera with that takedown attempt.
Murray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murray slips a jab and a cross from Cabrera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cabrera is looking to clinch but Murray is avoiding it.
Cabrera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cabrera staying out of range there.
Murray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut
and Murray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cabrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabrera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murray wants it to stay on the feet.
Murray cracks Cabrera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cabrera missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murray .
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Murray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murray has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Murray !
An out of breath Chad Murray thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bustamante comes to the cage accompanied by Here Comes The Boom!. Samson Goldstein is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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32
280 lbs
30 - 12 - 0 |
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32
263 lbs
27 - 13 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Bustamante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samson Goldstein!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bustamante tries to clinch up but Goldstein circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch lands to the side of Bustamante 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bustamante. Goldstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bustamante rushes Goldstein and presses him up against the cage.
Bustamante scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bustamante fails to land.
Bustamante blocks an elbow strike.
Goldstein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bustamante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldstein is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bustamante is defending well for now.
Goldstein throws a head punch that misses.
Bustamante tries to land a knee to the head but Goldstein blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bustamante working aggressively here.
Goldstein digs a right hand underneath Bustamante's ribcage. Bustamante let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Goldstein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Goldstein digs a right hand into Bustamante's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bustamante's gas tank.
Bustamante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bustamante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goldstein avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein lands with a left to the head.
Bustamante using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goldstein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Goldstein takes a shot to the head.
Bustamante trying to land knees to the body.
We've been informed that Goldstein has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bustamante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bustamante misses with some punches.
Bustamante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Bustamante as the two fighters clinch.
Goldstein digs a right hand underneath Bustamante's ribcage. Bustamante let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bustamante prevents a body shot from Goldstein.
Goldstein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bustamante.
Bustamante looking to throw knees to the head but Goldstein is blocking nicely.
Bustamante swings wildly with an uppercut but Goldstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldstein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Goldstein breaks the clinch.
Bustamante looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bustamante throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Goldstein throws a leg kick but Bustamante sees it coming and moves out of range.
Goldstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bustamante.
Goldstein throws a jab when Bustamante was well out of range.
Goldstein clinches.
Goldstein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bustamante backwards.
Goldstein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bustamante tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Goldstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bustamante's elbow.
Bustamante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bustamante scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Goldstein.
Goldstein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bustamante works on Goldstein's body with a couple of short punches.
Bustamante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bustamante tries to work over Goldstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bustamante presses Goldstein against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bustamante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goldstein is working Bustamante over against the cage.
Goldstein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bustamante backwards.
Bustamante trying to land knees to the body.
Goldstein lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bustamante scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Samson Goldstein has been cut.
Goldstein managing to block the knees to the body from Bustamante.
Bustamante can't find room to land a body shot as Goldstein controls the action.
Bustamante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bustamante takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Goldstein lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goldstein lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goldstein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bustamante manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante defending well as Goldstein loads up on a big left hand.
Goldstein shoots in for a takedown but Bustamante shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Goldstein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bustamante sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bustamante moves out of range of the body kick from Goldstein.
Goldstein slips a straight right by Bustamante.
Bustamante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goldstein.
Bustamante's corner calls for a 1-2. Bustamante obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goldstein throws a body kick that misses.
Samson Goldstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldstein rushes Bustamante and presses him up against the cage.
Bustamante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Goldstein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bustamante.
Bustamante scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goldstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bustamante manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a 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 Diego Bustamante will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samson Goldstein's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bustamante throws a lazy right hand but Goldstein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goldstein tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bustamante swivels and escapes.
Bustamante swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bustamante lands a nice looking body shot.
Bustamante scores with a nice right hand.
Goldstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bustamante looks to land a right hand but Goldstein moved out of range.
Goldstein tries to move into range but Bustamante moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goldstein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bustamante is looking to land body kicks.
And Goldstein responds with a good body kick, but Bustamante manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bustamante throws out a loose jab but Goldstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Goldstein tries to counter it with a takedown but Bustamante pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Diego Bustamante is winning the standup battle so far.
Goldstein moves away from the strike by Bustamante.
Goldstein takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Goldstein motions for Bustamante to come forward. Goldstein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheers as Goldstein lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bustamante doesn't seem phased though.
Goldstein will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A counter left hand to the body from Bustamante misses its target.
Goldstein takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Goldstein is breathing heavily.
Bustamante closes the distance and clinches.
Bustamante landing knees to the body.
Goldstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego Bustamante has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bustamante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Bustamante.
Bustamante tries a body shot but Goldstein blocks it.
A short left from Bustamante.
Goldstein misses with a body punch.
Bustamante avoids the elbow strike from Goldstein, against the cage.
Goldstein is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bustamante is defending well for now.
Goldstein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bustamante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goldstein can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bustamante tries to work over Goldstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bustamante pushes Goldstein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bustamante.
Bustamante missing with knees to the body.
Goldstein breaks the clinch.
Bustamante drops Goldstein with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Goldstein looks back up at him and smiles so Bustamante waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Goldstein is rocked!
Bustamante drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Goldstein's head, knocking him out cold! Bustamante is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Bustamante!
A victorious Diego Bustamante thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Rapture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz comes into the arena with JEW FLOW blaring out of the sound system. Rapture is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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150 lbs
29 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Donowitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquim Rapture!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapture misses with a low kick as Donowitz jumps back.
Donowitz blocks a head kick by Rapture.
Donowitz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donowitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz tries to move into range but Rapture moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rapture shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rapture showed some decent athleticism there.
Donowitz has his hands clasped together around Rapture's back. He's all about the action.
Donowitz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Donowitz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rapture passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz is looking to improve his position but Rapture isn't that keen on the idea.
Rapture working the ground and pound effectively.
Rapture pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rapture misses with a head shot.
Rapture lands a big shot there that rocks Donowitz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rapture throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Donowitz because Rapture loaded up on that one.
Rapture throwing strikes here but Donowitz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donowitz tries to lock up and control but Rapture gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapture working the ground and pound effectively.
Poor strikes thrown by Rapture there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rapture landing strikes from the mount and Donowitz is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rapture trying to control but Donowitz is having none of it.
Rapture controlling the pace for now.
Rapture landing strikes from the mount and Donowitz is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is working to get back to half guard.
Rapture looking to finish with strikes here!
Donowitz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rapture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Donowitz won't allow Rapture to pass to mount.
Rapture trying to control from half guard but Donowitz is working away.
Rapture missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rapture seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donowitz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rapture lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rapture in particular looking to stall.
Rapture seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donowitz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rapture tries to pass to full mount but Donowitz defends it.
Rapture missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rapture is trying to work for a kimura but Donowitz is defending well.
Donowitz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Rapture seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donowitz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Rapture dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Rapture.
Donowitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rapture.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Rapture.
Rapture slips under a jab from Donowitz.
Rapture is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Donowitz throws a jab when Rapture was well out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Rapture.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Rapture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rapture slips a straight right by Donowitz.
Rapture flicks out a counter leg kick but Donowitz steps away.
Rapture turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rapture with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rapture delivers a nice body kick.
Donowitz misses with a hook. Rapture ducked under it nicely.
Rapture on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rapture walks into a jab.
Donowitz missing with a left hand there. Rapture was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Donowitz.
Donowitz looks to land a left hand but Rapture moved out of range nicely.
Rapture feints the counter takedown.
Rapture misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rapture misses with a straight left.
Rapture dives in for a single leg takedown but Donowitz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Donowitz misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Donowitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rapture appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Abraham Donowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rapture doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rapture uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
Donowitz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rapture.
Donowitz tests Rapture's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rapture lands a nice shot that snaps Donowitz's head back.
A swing and a miss from Donowitz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz misses with a straight left.
Rapture is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Donowitz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rapture shoots in and bounces Donowitz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rapture lands a couple of elbows.
Rapture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rapture wants to control from the top but Donowitz keeps moving.
Rapture won't allow Donowitz to sweep him here.
Rapture throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donowitz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rapture throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rapture looking to pass the guard.
Donowitz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Donowitz distracts Rapture with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Donowitz trying to control the position from guard on top but Rapture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donowitz won't allow Rapture to sweep him here.
Donowitz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rapture controls Donowitz momentarily but Donowitz frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapture escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Donowitz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rapture trying to control the position here.
Rapture trying to control the position.
Donowitz trying to control but Rapture is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joaquim Rapture will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donowitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Rapture.
Rapture tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Donowitz throws a jab when Rapture was well out of range.
Rapture only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Abraham Donowitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rapture.
Rapture throws a fast counter high kick but Donowitz manages to duck under it in time.
Donowitz swings for the body but Rapture moves out of range.
Donowitz misses with a hook to the body
and Rapture counters with a stiff right hand.
Rapture avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Rapture.
Donowitz misses with a shot to the body
and Rapture counters with a nice body kick.
Donowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rapture changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A slow jab from Donowitz misses its intended target.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Rapture's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapture avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Donk. Donowitz catches Rapture right on the button with a cross.
Rapture slips a jab from Donowitz.
Rapture drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Donowitz defends it well.
A low kick from Donowitz misses
and Rapture counters with a shoot takedown. Donowitz fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rapture trying to control but Donowitz is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rapture accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rapture throwing strikes but missing.
Rapture wants to control from the top but Donowitz keeps moving.
Donowitz is pulling down on Rapture's head to control his posture.
Donowitz trying to control the position.
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.
Donowitz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rapture uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut.
Rapture scoring well with a low kick there.
Rapture tries to move into range but Donowitz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rapture connects with a looping right hand.
Rapture ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
Rapture is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rapture uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Donowitz has time to react.
Rapture lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donowitz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rapture can pounce on him.
Donowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rapture was well out of range. Poor timing from Donowitz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rapture.
Rapture shoots for a double leg takedown but Donowitz sprawls well. He's pushed Rapture's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Donowitz misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Rapture keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rapture let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rapture misses the jab.
Rapture ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
Rapture throws a head kick but Donowitz moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Rapture.
Donowitz misses with a left hand
and Rapture counters with a nice body kick.
Rapture staying out of range there.
Rapture unleashes a big counter combination but Donowitz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Donowitz misses with a hook to the body
and Rapture counters with a nice leg kick.
Donowitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rapture.
Donowitz misses with a wild body shot.
Rapture throws a looping overhand right but Donowitz ducks down to avoid it.
Rapture just misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rapture moves away.
Donowitz scores with a push kick.
Abraham Donowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rapture connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rapture jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donowitz throwing a counter right hand but Rapture manages to avoid it.
Donowitz swings widly with a right hand
and Rapture counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rapture tries to clinch but Donowitz moves out of range.
A big right from Donowitz misses.
Rapture looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rapture throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rapture.
Rapture avoids the head kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz looks to land a right hand but Rapture moved out of range.
Rapture moves out of range of the strikes.
Rapture avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rapture moves out of range of the strikes.
Donowitz throws a shot from downtown. Rapture moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Joaquim Rapture just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Donowitz, as that shot connected.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut
and Rapture decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Donowitz's guard.
Donowitz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rapture's guard.
Rapture has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Donowitz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Donowitz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donowitz pushes down on Rapture's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapture regains full guard. Nicely done.
Donowitz scoring with some ground and pound.
Donowitz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz working some strikes from top position.
Rapture is rocked!
Rapture wants to sweep here but Donowitz controlling him for the moment.
Donowitz postures up in Rapture's guard and throws a big left but Rapture blocks it.
Rapture has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donowitz trying to control but Rapture is working from the bottom.
Rapture 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.
Donowitz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rapture is still in real trouble! Can Donowitz finish him?
Donowitz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rapture has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Donowitz has managed to get both his arms back between Rapture's legs - danger averted.
Rapture seems to have recovered his senses.
Donowitz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rapture swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapture has his foot on Donowitz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Donowitz works his way back into a safe position though.
Donowitz preventing the sweep.
Donowitz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Donowitz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rapture avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Donowitz cracks Rapture with a solid left hand.
Donowitz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rapture is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Donowitz is aware though and is defending well.
Rapture is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Donowitz wants to control from the top but Rapture keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rapture with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a right hand that misses
and Rapture counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rapture misses with a wild body shot.
Rapture has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rapture throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donowitz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donowitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rapture looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice cross by Donowitz.
Rapture throws a low kick but Donowitz avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapture looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Donowitz!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donowitz struggling a bit here.
Donowitz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rapture.
Rapture cracks Donowitz with a big elbow.
Rapture is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Donowitz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Donowitz is looking to regain half guard here but Rapture keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Joaquim Rapture will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Donowitz throws a looping overhand right but Rapture ducks down to avoid it.
Rapture appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Donowitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Donowitz.
A head kick misses from Donowitz.
Donowitz looks to land a left hand but Rapture moved out of range nicely.
Donowitz thuds his right hand into Rapture's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donowitz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rapture.
Donowitz throws a big shot that misses.
Donowitz looks to land a right hand but Rapture moved out of range.
Donowitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rapture sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapture on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donowitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donowitz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rapture takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Donowitz misses with a hook
and Rapture decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Donowitz's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donowitz pulls Rapture in close to his closed guard and prevents Rapture from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapture loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rapture postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rapture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rapture trying to control the position from guard on top but Donowitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rapture throws a big right hand that misses.
Rapture is looking to advance position but Donowitz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Donowitz breaks from Rapture's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Abraham Donowitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapture manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Donowitz is looking to take a break and control but Rapture is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Donowitz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joaquim Rapture has got the better of the ground game so far.
Donowitz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Donowitz lands strikes from half guard.
Rapture is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Donowitz scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapture on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rapture works his way to full guard. Good work.
Donowitz preventing the sweep.
Donowitz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rapture's head.
Rapture has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Donowitz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rapture is trying to keep Donowitz in close.
Rapture looking to hit a scissor sweep but Donowitz is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapture controls Donowitz momentarily but Donowitz frees himself.
Donowitz working some strikes from top position.
Donowitz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Donowitz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rapture has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Donowitz has managed to get both his arms back between Rapture's legs - danger averted.
Rapture tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donowitz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Donowitz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rapture's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Donowitz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rapture has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquim Rapture!
Joaquim Rapture is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Joaquim Rapture started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Abraham Donowitz had this to say: 'Wolf nerfed my stats before the Cilian Lynch fight.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomari Hurmio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurmio has chosen Black Star as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tuomari Hurmio will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tuomari Hurmio!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hurmio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim cracks the inside of Hurmio's front leg.
Hurmio thumps Kim with a low kick.
Hurmio drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kim is trying to control Hurmio's posture but Hurmio avoids it.
Hurmio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kim keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmio works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurmio in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hurmio taking a breather here.
Hurmio in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kim keeping his opponent close.
Hurmio scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hurmio lands some shots froms side control.
Hurmio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kim parries the strikes from Hurmio easily there. Hurmio is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kim to escape.
Kim might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to control but Hurmio postures up.
Kim is holding Hurmio down, trying to stall.
Check out the look on Hurmio's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kim can't do much from the bottom here.
Hurmio wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
Kim tries to improve position but can't.
Hurmio throws a strike aimed at the side of Kim's head but Kim avoids it well.
Kim regains half guard, as Hurmio was trying to land strikes.
Hurmio takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hurmio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kim keeps working.
Kim is looking to control Hurmio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kim avoid being mounted?
Hurmio seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hurmio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hurmio is trying to control the action in half guard but Kim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hurmio passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Kim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hurmio is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim sneaks back into half guard.
Hurmio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomari Hurmio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Hurmio's knee but Hurmio avoids it well.
Hurmio has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurmio is just out of range.
Hurmio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A big right from Kim misses.
Hurmio scoring well with a low kick there.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hurmio checks it well.
Hurmio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kim with a body shot.
Kim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hurmio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kim scores with a nice strike.
Hurmio throws a leg kick but Kim checks it.
Hurmio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
Hurmio throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Hurmio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hurmio throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmio misses with a low kick.
Kim drops his hands momentarily and Hurmio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hurmio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Kim.
A jab from Kim finds it's way through Hurmio's defenses.
Hurmio misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmio cracks Kim with a good jab.
Nice uppercut there from Hurmio.
Hurmio throws out a leg kick but Kim moves out of range and Hurmio only half commits.
Kim was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hurmio delivers a nice body kick.
Hurmio swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
Hurmio takes one to the chin there.
Hurmio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Hurmio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jong Un Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim misses with a low kick as Hurmio jumps back.
Hurmio scores with a shot to the body.
Hurmio moves away from the strike by Kim.
Hurmio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hurmio catches Kim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurmio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim moves into the clinch.
Kim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hurmio backwards.
Hurmio blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Hurmio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurmio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Hurmio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hurmio cracks Kim with a nice body shot.
Kim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim trying to control the position but instead, Hurmio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kim into the cage.
Hurmio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hurmio misses with some punches.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Hurmio lands with a short shot to the head.
Hurmio prevents a body shot from Kim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hurmio's efforts to push away.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Hurmio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kim slips under a jab from Hurmio.
Hurmio throws a body kick that misses.
Hurmio tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Hurmio.
Hurmio breaks the clinch.
A solid body kick from Hurmio.
Jong Un Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hurmio lunges at Kim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kim's hand.
Hurmio moves away from the strike by Kim.
Kim throws a push kick but Hurmio slaps the foot to one side.
Hurmio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim walks into a left hand.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurmio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hurmio is out of range and Kim settles back down.
Kim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hurmio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tuomari Hurmio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hurmio moves out of range of the leg kick from Kim.
Kim misses with a leg kick
and Hurmio counters with a left to the body.
Hurmio misses with a low kick.
Kim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hurmio is able to avoid easily.
Kim works Hurmio's body with a nice hook.
Kim throws a hook but Hurmio blocks it.
Hurmio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hurmio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kim.
Good exchange - Hurmio coming out on top.
Hurmio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hurmio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tuomari Hurmio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Kim blocks the low kick.
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
Kim moves out of range as Hurmio strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Kim there.
Hurmio avoids a kick to the body.
Kim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kim misses with a hook. Hurmio ducked under it nicely.
Hurmio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Hurmio finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A big left from Hurmio misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hurmio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hurmio.
Kim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Hurmio scores with the left hand. Kim knows he should have avoided that one.
Hurmio connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Hurmio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kim slips under a jab.
Hurmio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurmio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
Hurmio misses the shot to the body.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hurmio misses with a low kick.
Kim takes one on the button.
Hurmio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurmio is just out of range.
Hurmio misses with a body kick.
Kim scores with a nice head shot.
Kim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hurmio.
Kim is looking to clinch but Hurmio is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as Hurmio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kim walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hurmio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurmio looks for the body kick but Kim saw that one coming.
Hurmio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kim's head.
Kim tries to land a leg kick but Hurmio saw it coming and moves away.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Kim will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kim rushes Hurmio and presses him up against the cage.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jong Un Kim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hurmio swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurmio manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kim passes into half guard.
Kim is controlling the pace.
Kim is trying to control the action in half guard but Hurmio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio wants to get back to full guard.
Kim perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kim continues to stall.
Hurmio wants to improve his position but Kim is controlling well.
Kim trying to control the pace.
Hurmio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hurmio wants to get back to full guard.
Kim is taking a breather. Hurmio says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kim has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hurmio wants to control but Kim is having none of it.
Kim controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jong Un Kim did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Hurmio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kim.
Hurmio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hurmio misses with a straight left.
Hurmio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kim throws a shot from downtown. Hurmio moves away and avoids it.
Kim throws a lazy body kick
and Hurmio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hurmio.
Kim has Hurmio pulled in close to control his posture.
Hurmio slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmio controlling the pace.
Kim wants to control but Hurmio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hurmio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hurmio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hurmio scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kim keeping hold of Hurmio's head, controlling as best he can.
Kim tries to get to full guard but Hurmio has control of the leg.
Hurmio is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim wants to get back to full guard but Hurmio has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim controls the position for a moment.
Hurmio lands a nice forearm strike.
The referee asks Hurmio politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hurmio prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kim gets back to half guard.
Hurmio is thwarting Kim's attempts to control the position.
Kim wants to improve his position but Hurmio is controlling well.
Hurmio slips a nice elbow through Kim's hands, connecting with Kim's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio wants to take a breather but Kim is having none of it.
Hurmio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hurmio is working for a kimura but Kim is defending it quite comfortably.
Hurmio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kim defending well though.
Kim tries to get to full guard but Hurmio has control of the leg.
Tuomari Hurmio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kim trying to control but Hurmio postures up.
Kim has hold of Hurmio's hands but Hurmio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim gets full guard.
Hurmio landing some decent shots from guard.
Hurmio trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Hurmio from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hurmio cracks Kim with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomari Hurmio dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Kim misses the target.
Hurmio thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
Kim misses with a hook.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hurmio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hurmio drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kim defends it well.
Hurmio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurmio misses the target.
Kim feints and then cracks Hurmio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hurmio down.
Hurmio throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kim.
Kim swings for the body but Hurmio moves out of range.
Hurmio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hurmio throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Hurmio throws a body kick that misses.
Hurmio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Hurmio slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hurmio. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Hurmio pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hurmio slips under a jab from Kim.
Kim blocks a jab.
Kim throws a leg kick but Hurmio sees it coming and moves out of range.
And Hurmio tries to counter it with a takedown but Kim pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kim drives through and clinches with Hurmio against the cage.
Hurmio lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hurmio fails to land.
Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hurmio tries to land a front kick but Kim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Hurmio down.
Hurmio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kim keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kim moves to clinch but Hurmio breaks away
and Hurmio counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jong Un Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim is thwarting Hurmio's attempts to control the position.
Hurmio is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim is looking to advance position but Hurmio won't allow it.
Hurmio is refusing to be controlled, as Kim sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Kim pushes past his half guard into mount!
Hurmio is controlling an arm, preventing Kim from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Kim content just to control the position here.
Hurmio is controlling an arm, preventing Kim from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Hurmio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hurmio is squirming around, avoiding Kim's attempts to control the action.
Kim controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kim landing shots from mount.
Hurmio tries to hold on but Kim postures up.
Hurmio looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Kim looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jong Un Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hurmio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tuomari Hurmio!
A less than humble Tuomari Hurmio misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Jong Un Kim was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll have to drop some bombs on ya.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Underestimated Dillashaw Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Underestimated Dillashaw Junior acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kantaro Hoshino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Underestimated Dillashaw Junior!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillashaw Junior tries to land a leg kick but Hoshino saw it coming and moves away.
Kantaro Hoshino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoshino swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoshino throws a body punch but Dillashaw Junior moves out of range.
Hoshino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoshino is looking to counter punch.
Dillashaw Junior wants to land a leg kick but Hoshino is out of range.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to score with low kicks.
Dillashaw Junior has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillashaw Junior moves away.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick which misses Hoshino's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoshino tries to avoid it.
Hoshino swings widly with a right hand
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice shot lands for Dillashaw Junior.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillashaw Junior looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino misses with a hook to the body
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a thumping low kick.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoshino misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Dillashaw Junior throws a hook but Hoshino avoids it easily.
Dillashaw Junior cracks the inside of Hoshino's front leg.
Dillashaw Junior tries to move into range but Hoshino moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dillashaw Junior, as that shot connected.
Dillashaw Junior jabs Hoshino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Dillashaw Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoshino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior with a nice cross.
Hoshino lands a jab.
Hoshino throws an off balance right hand
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoshino fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Hoshino misses with a hook. Dillashaw Junior ducked under it nicely.
Dillashaw Junior takes a swing at Hoshino's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoshino backing away here, and Dillashaw Junior unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoshino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillashaw Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dillashaw Junior.
Hoshino takes a swing at Dillashaw Junior's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Dillashaw Junior as he connects with a hook.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillashaw Junior moves away.
Jab from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a leg kick. Hoshino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoshino moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoshino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dillashaw Junior throws out the jab.
Hoshino scores with a nice strike.
Hoshino blocks a head kick by Dillashaw Junior.
A shot to the body from Hoshino misses
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a thumping low kick.
Dillashaw Junior tries a low kick but Hoshino avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior lands a head shot.
Dillashaw Junior closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hoshino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoshino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dillashaw Junior on the side of the head.
Hoshino getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dillashaw Junior fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hoshino is out of range.
Dillashaw Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshino was well out of range. Poor timing from Dillashaw Junior.
Hoshino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoshino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dillashaw Junior missing with a left hand there. Hoshino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dillashaw Junior moves away from the strike by Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillashaw Junior manages to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior feints and then cracks Hoshino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoshino down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillashaw Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Hoshino paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a body shot.
Hoshino staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dillashaw Junior. That's going to slow Hoshino down.
Hoshino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a low kick.
A jab from Dillashaw Junior does it's job there.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillashaw Junior avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dillashaw Junior throws out a counter right but Hoshino avoids it with no problem.
Some wild striking there from Hoshino.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dillashaw Junior! But no joy.
Dillashaw Junior throws a front kick aimed at Hoshino's knee but Hoshino avoids it well.
Hoshino is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A left lands for Dillashaw Junior.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoshino avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Hoshino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hoshino checks a leg kick.
Hoshino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Underestimated Dillashaw Junior will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dillashaw Junior defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
Hoshino swings for the body but Dillashaw Junior moves out of range.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Hoshino.
Hoshino 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.
Hoshino throws a hook but Dillashaw Junior avoids it easily.
Hoshino walks into a stiff left hand from Dillashaw Junior.
Hoshino throws a hook but Dillashaw Junior blocks it.
Dillashaw Junior throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillashaw Junior clobbers Hoshino with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dillashaw Junior dips to his left and cracks Hoshino with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Dillashaw Junior.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillashaw Junior is just out of range.
Dillashaw Junior connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior tries to clinch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Dillashaw Junior wants to slow Hoshino down by chopping away at his legs.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Dillashaw Junior moves out of range as Hoshino strikes.
Hoshino throws an off balance right hand
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoshino swings for the body but Dillashaw Junior moves out of range.
Hoshino catches Dillashaw Junior with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dillashaw Junior tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hoshino is able to avoid easily.
Hoshino missing with a left hand there. Dillashaw Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dillashaw Junior connects with an inside leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior tries to score with a low kick but Hoshino moves his leg out of the way.
Hoshino scores with a jab to the body.
Hoshino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior looks to throw the jab but Hoshino is out of range.
Hoshino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hoshino scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dillashaw Junior cracks the inside of Hoshino's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Dillashaw Junior there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a series of punches but Dillashaw Junior avoids them all with ease.
Dillashaw Junior scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoshino swings widly with a right hand
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a three punch combo that has Hoshino backing up. Hoshino nods at Dillashaw Junior to acknowledge the strikes.
Hoshino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoshino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Hoshino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Hoshino takes one on the button.
Dillashaw Junior throws a series of punches but Hoshino avoids them all with ease.
Dillashaw Junior thows a leg kick but Hoshino checks it
and Hoshino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoshino loads up on a big right hand but Dillashaw Junior slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Dillashaw Junior on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Dillashaw Junior ducks down to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoshino digs a good hook to Dillashaw Junior's body.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillashaw Junior throws a sloppy head kick and Hoshino moves out of range easily.
Hoshino moves out of range of the leg kick from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hoshino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Hoshino misses its intended target.
Hoshino throws out a loose jab but Dillashaw Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hoshino with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Dillashaw Junior.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dillashaw Junior, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior scores with the left hand. Hoshino knows he should have avoided that one.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillashaw Junior manages to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillashaw Junior is just out of range.
A jab from Hoshino finds it's way through Dillashaw Junior's defenses.
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!
Dillashaw Junior connects with a right hand. Hoshino shakes it off.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillashaw Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick but Hoshino sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hoshino misses with a looping left.
Dillashaw Junior doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick which misses Hoshino's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoshino tries to avoid it.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillashaw Junior is just out of range.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillashaw Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dillashaw Junior goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kantaro Hoshino will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillashaw Junior manages to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior wants to counter with a clinch but Hoshino pushes him away.
Hoshino lands with a nice body punch.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillashaw Junior avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Hoshino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dillashaw Junior looks to land a right hand but Hoshino moved out of range.
Hoshino throws a lazy right hand but Dillashaw Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dillashaw Junior swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillashaw Junior is just out of range.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick that misses.
Dillashaw Junior throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillashaw Junior throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Dillashaw Junior tests Hoshino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoshino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillashaw Junior manages to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior clobbers Hoshino with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hoshino blocks a head kick by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to slow Hoshino down with leg kicks.
Dillashaw Junior ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dillashaw Junior connects with the punch.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a decent looking hook.
Hoshino 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.
Dillashaw Junior lands a leg kick that knocks Hoshino off balance momentarily.
Hoshino throws a lazy right hand but Dillashaw Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoshino on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dillashaw Junior. Dillashaw Junior obviously looking to wear him down.
Dillashaw Junior ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoshino looks to land a right hand but Dillashaw Junior moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dillashaw Junior holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dillashaw Junior using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillashaw Junior struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoshino controls his hands.
Dillashaw Junior misses with the head strike.
Hoshino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dillashaw Junior prevents a body shot from Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dillashaw Junior lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hoshino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hoshino blocks an uppercut.
Hoshino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoshino pushes Dillashaw Junior back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoshino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoshino.
Hoshino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Hoshino - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hoshino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dillashaw Junior lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoshino backwards.
Dillashaw Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino lands a nice shot to the body.
Dillashaw Junior softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dillashaw Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Dillashaw Junior.
Hoshino misses with a punch on the inside.
Dillashaw Junior throws a head punch that misses.
Hoshino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a knee to the head.
Hoshino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dillashaw Junior or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino lands a body shot.
Hoshino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dillashaw Junior's elbow.
Hoshino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hoshino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoshino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dillashaw Junior scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hoshino's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillashaw Junior lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoshino backwards.
Hoshino misses with a body punch.
Dillashaw Junior tries to throw a body punch but Hoshino avoids it by throwing Dillashaw Junior back against the cage.
Hoshino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoshino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dillashaw Junior's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hoshino throws a head punch that misses.
Hoshino taking a breather.
Hoshino prevents a body shot from Dillashaw Junior.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jab, jab by Hoshino - just one landing.
Hoshino thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Dillashaw Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dillashaw Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillashaw Junior 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.
Dillashaw Junior turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hoshino checks a leg kick nicely.
Dillashaw Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hoshino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillashaw Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillashaw Junior shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hoshino connects with a body shot.
Dillashaw Junior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillashaw Junior slips a straight right by Hoshino.
Hoshino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dillashaw Junior.
Hoshino avoids the body shot from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a low kick.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoshino scores with a hook.
Dillashaw Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoshino scores with a jab. Dillashaw Junior acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dillashaw Junior lands a front kick.
Dillashaw Junior uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a nice body punch.
Hoshino is looking to wear down Dillashaw Junior with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dillashaw Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a good low kick that Hoshino was not able to check.
Dillashaw Junior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoshino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dillashaw Junior.
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior swings for the body but Hoshino moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillashaw Junior stuns Hoshino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hoshino moves out of range of the body kick.
A shot to the body from Dillashaw Junior misses
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoshino 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.
Hoshino misses with a wild combination.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoshino swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoshino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Dillashaw Junior blocks a jab.
Dillashaw Junior throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Hoshino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hoshino takes a swing at Dillashaw Junior's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dillashaw Junior throws a hook but Hoshino avoids it easily.
Hoshino looks to land a right hand but Dillashaw Junior moved out of range.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a leg kick.
Hoshino lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Dillashaw Junior misses.
Hoshino ducks under a wild hook from Dillashaw Junior.
Hoshino swings for the body but Dillashaw Junior moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dillashaw Junior on the side of the head.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillashaw Junior is just out of range.
Hoshino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillashaw Junior thuds a left hand into Hoshino's body.
Hoshino takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dillashaw Junior pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hoshino is out of range and Dillashaw Junior settles back down.
Jab, jab by Dillashaw Junior - just one landing.
Hoshino smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a low kick.
Dillashaw Junior throws a lazy right hand but Hoshino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Hoshino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hoshino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kantaro Hoshino 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dillashaw Junior slips a jab from Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a body shot.
Dillashaw Junior throws a low kick, looking for Hoshino's leg but Hoshino calmly moves out of range.
Hoshino throwing a counter right hand but Dillashaw Junior manages to avoid it.
Hoshino misses with a body shot
enabling Dillashaw Junior to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoshino on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dillashaw Junior. Dillashaw Junior obviously looking to wear him down.
Hoshino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoshino's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoshino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dillashaw Junior throws a nice head kick!
Nice cross by Hoshino.
Hoshino steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dillashaw Junior. That one must have hurt.
Dillashaw Junior loads up on a big right hand but Hoshino slips the punch.
Hoshino missing with a left hand there. Dillashaw Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dillashaw Junior now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hoshino takes a swing at Dillashaw Junior's ribcage but misses.
Hoshino throws a sloppy body shot
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a low kick, right behind Hoshino 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino swings for the body but Dillashaw Junior moves out of range.
Dillashaw Junior shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Dillashaw Junior avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior tries to score with a low kick but Hoshino moves his leg out of the way.
Dillashaw Junior swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hoshino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Hoshino. Beautiful body shot.
Hoshino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dillashaw Junior moves away from the strike by Hoshino.
Hoshino throws an overhand right that lands on Dillashaw Junior's shoulder, as Dillashaw Junior tries to avoid the shot.
Hoshino 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.
Hoshino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dillashaw Junior takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Hoshino finds it's way through Dillashaw Junior's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hoshino crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dillashaw Junior - the referee stops the clock and Hoshino gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dillashaw Junior. Hoshino manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hoshino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice jab there from Hoshino.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoshino jabs Dillashaw Junior right on the nose. Dillashaw Junior blinks but takes it well.
Dillashaw Junior ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
An inside leg kick lands from Dillashaw Junior.
A head kick misses from Dillashaw Junior.
Hoshino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoshino throws a series of punches but Dillashaw Junior moves out of range.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Hoshino takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoshino.
Hoshino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dillashaw Junior tests Hoshino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoshino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dillashaw Junior throws an overhand right that lands on Hoshino's shoulder, as Hoshino tries to avoid the shot.
Hoshino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dillashaw Junior walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hoshino checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A leg kick checked by Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a hook
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hoshino's knee momentarily.
Dillashaw Junior goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hoshino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dillashaw Junior circles away quickly and effectively.
A countering left hand to the body from Dillashaw Junior misses.
Hoshino misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a shot to the body
and Hoshino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior throws a looping overhand right but Hoshino ducks down to avoid it.
Hoshino is looking to counter punch.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillashaw Junior swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillashaw Junior fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Dillashaw Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dillashaw Junior jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dillashaw Junior.
Hoshino scores with a hook.
Hoshino misses with a hook
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a nice leg kick.
Hoshino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kantaro Hoshino.
I think Hoshino has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gymer Alexandersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Luatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandersson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Too Bad I Have To Destroy You Now. Luatua is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Puff Daddy feat Jimmy Page - Come with me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35 - 11 - 0 |
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30
262 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gymer Alexandersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Luatua!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luatua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luatua.
Alexandersson throws a poor cross that misses
and Luatua counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Luatua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab by Luatua.
It looks like Gymer Alexandersson has been cut.
Luatua jabs at Alexandersson's body.
Alexandersson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Alexandersson takes one to the side of the head.
Luatua has Alexandersson up against the cage in a clinch.
Luatua tries a body shot but Alexandersson blocks it.
Alexandersson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexandersson avoids the body shot from Luatua.
Luatua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luatua. Alexandersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexandersson throws a jab when Luatua was well out of range.
Alexandersson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alexandersson wants to land a leg kick but Luatua is out of range.
Luatua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexandersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Luatua.
Alexandersson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Luatua avoids it.
Luatua throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alexandersson counters with a three punch combo that has Luatua backing up. Luatua nods at Alexandersson to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Alexandersson misses.
A big right from Alexandersson misses.
Alexandersson looks to land a right hand but Luatua moved out of range.
Alexandersson lands a jab to the head.
Alexandersson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luatua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexandersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexandersson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luatua counters with a leg kick.
Alexandersson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luatua counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luatua.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luatua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alexandersson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luatua can't find room to land a body shot as Alexandersson controls the action.
Luatua can't find room to land a body shot as Alexandersson controls the action.
Luatua prevents a body shot from Alexandersson.
Alexandersson scores with a shoulder strike.
Alexandersson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luatua closes the distance and clinches.
Alexandersson working aggressively here.
Luatua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luatua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Luatua.
Luatua scores with a hook to the body.
Alexandersson is breathing heavily.
Alexandersson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexandersson slips a jab from Luatua.
Luatua throws a shot from downtown. Alexandersson moves away and avoids it.
Alexandersson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Luatua lands a nice shot to the body.
Luatua lands a nice looking body shot.
Luatua fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Luatua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luatua with a nice cross.
Luatua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Luatua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luatua clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luatua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexandersson lands with a right to the head.
Alexandersson can't find room to land a body shot as Luatua controls the action.
A short right from Luatua.
Gymer Alexandersson's cut is getting worse.
Alexandersson pulls guard.
Luatua controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Luatua wants to get up but he can't break Alexandersson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Luatua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gymer Alexandersson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alexandersson throws a sloppy head kick and Luatua moves out of range easily.
Luatua appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alexandersson throws a hook to the side of Luatua's head but Luatua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luatua ducks right into an uppercut from Alexandersson.
Luatua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Alexandersson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alexandersson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alexandersson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Luatua. Luatua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Luatua lands a nice looking body kick.
Luatua misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luatua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alexandersson. That did some damage!
Luatua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Alexandersson misses its target.
Alexandersson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luatua scores with a jab to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Luatua.
Alexandersson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Luatua's head.
Luatua throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexandersson.
A good leg kick by Luatua.
Luatua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alexandersson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Luatua looks to throw a body kick
and Alexandersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robbie Luatua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alexandersson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Alexandersson misses.
Alexandersson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luatua.
Luatua feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Alexandersson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luatua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alexandersson doesn't seem bothered though.
Luatua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Alexandersson looks to land a right hand but Luatua moved out of range.
Luatua takes a swing at Alexandersson's ribcage but misses.
Luatua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Luatua digs a good body shot into Alexandersson's ribs.
Luatua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luatua cracks Alexandersson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Luatua has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Alexandersson to stand back up!
Gymer Alexandersson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luatua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alexandersson is out of range and Luatua settles back down.
Alexandersson throws a front kick aimed at Luatua's knee but Luatua avoids it well.
Luatua is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alexandersson rather than just go for the knockout.
Alexandersson misses with a lunging right hand
and Luatua finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luatua has Alexandersson up against the cage in a clinch.
Luatua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luatua scores a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Luatua.
Luatua lands a right hand.
Luatua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexanderssons head.
Luatua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luatua tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandersson avoids the damage to the body.
Luatua working aggressively here.
Luatua tries to throw a body punch but Alexandersson avoids it by throwing Luatua back against the cage.
Alexandersson breaks from the clinch.
Luatua just misses with a punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alexandersson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Luatua - the referee stops the clock and Alexandersson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Luatua. Alexandersson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Luatua clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luatua looking to slow down the pace here.
Alexandersson drags the fight down to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luatua is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alexandersson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Luatua defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Luatua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gymer Alexandersson'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.
Luatua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alexandersson checks it well.
Alexandersson scores with a jab to the body.
Alexandersson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luatua takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Luatua moves away from the strike by Alexandersson.
Luatua avoids the body shot from Alexandersson.
Luatua lands a big uppercut and Alexandersson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Alexandersson looks OK. Luatua waves Alexandersson back to his feet!
Alexandersson is rocked!
Jeez, Gymer Alexandersson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gymer Alexandersson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robbie Luatua!
In his post fight interview, Robbie Luatua started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Rutherford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pedro doesn't seem phased though.
Pedro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pedro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pedro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutherford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Danga de danga de dang - Pedro scores with a four punch combination!
Rutherford misses with a body shot
and Pedro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rutherford lands a slapping body shot.
Pedro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pedro has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pedro misses with a looping left.
Rutherford was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Pedro misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut. Pedro saw that one coming.
Pedro works Rutherford's body with a nice hook.
Rutherford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pedro only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pedro misses with a few strikes there.
Rutherford connects with a jab.
Pedro lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro moves out of range as Rutherford strikes.
Pedro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pedro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rutherford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pedro throws a wild body kick that Rutherford sees coming a mile off.
Pedro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutherford connects with a crisp jab.
Rutherford throws a shot from downtown. Pedro moves away and avoids it.
Pedro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pedro cracks the inside of Rutherford's front leg.
Pedro throws a nice looking combination but Rutherford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rutherford closes the distance and pushes Pedro back into the cage.
I was talking to Rutherford's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pedro prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
Pedro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pedro tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Pedro.
Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pedro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutherford is leaning against Pedro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rutherford lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Pedro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rutherford avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rutherford lands a hook that snaps the head of Pedro backwards.
A short right from Pedro on the inside.
Rutherford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pedro's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rutherford.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Pedro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pedro.
Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
Rutherford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rutherford tries a body shot but Pedro blocks it.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedro controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pedro's elbow.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rutherford.
Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
Pedro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rutherford fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Pedro throws a sloppy head kick and Rutherford moves out of range easily.
Rutherford looks to land a right hand but Pedro moved out of range.
Rutherford scoring well with a low kick there.
Pedro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rutherford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Rutherford as Pedro shoots in.
Steven Rutherford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pedro.
Rutherford misses with a straight left.
Rutherford slips a straight right by Pedro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford tests Pedro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Rutherford does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutherford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pedro tests Rutherford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Pedro misses.
Pedro throws a body punch but Rutherford moves out of range.
Rutherford misses with a body kick.
Rutherford lands a front kick.
Rutherford cracks the inside of Pedro's front leg.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut
and Pedro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rutherford's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pedro swings for the body but Rutherford moves out of range.
Pedro moves into the clinch.
Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Steven Rutherford will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rutherford misses with a low kick.
Pedro misses with a body shot.
George Pedro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rutherford walks into a stiff left hand from Pedro.
Pedro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pedro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rutherford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pedro misses with a body shot.
Pedro throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rutherford takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pedro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Pedro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Pedro.
Rutherford ducks under a wild hook from Pedro.
Pedro checks a low kick from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a high kick!
Rutherford is looking to clinch.
Rutherford scoring well with a low kick there.
Pedro scoring well with a low kick there.
Pedro scores with a nice right hand.
Rutherford is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pedro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Pedro.
Rutherford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pedro swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pedro lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from Pedro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Pedro as the two fighters clinch.
Rutherford tries to work over Pedro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Rutherford wants to get back to striking at distance but Pedro won't allow it.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Pedro lands with a light punch inside.
Pedro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pedro blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
A left hand lands to the body for Pedro.
Pedro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rutherford avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Pedro gets through Rutherford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Rutherford is pressed up against the cage. Pedro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rutherford down to the mat. Rutherford avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Steven Rutherford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pedro.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutherford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro misses with a body kick.
Rutherford delivers a nice body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Rutherford as Pedro shoots in.
Pedro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rutherford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pedro misses the shot to the body.
Rutherford is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pedro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rutherford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rutherford tries to clinch there but Pedro circles away.
Rutherford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pedro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutherford.
Rutherford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pedro throws the kick towards the body but Rutherford avoids it.
Pedro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pedro lands with a nice combination. Rutherford backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Steven Rutherford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pedro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but Pedro moved away.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but Pedro checks it.
Pedro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutherford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutherford lands with a slapping head kick.
Rutherford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pedro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rutherford throws a hook to the side of Pedro's head but Pedro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutherford misses with a body kick.
Rutherford feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pedros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pedro lands a leg kick that knocks Rutherford off balance momentarily.
Rutherford feints and then cracks Pedro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pedro down.
Pedro blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steven Rutherford will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pedro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rutherford thumps Pedro with a low kick.
Pedro throws a lazy right hand but Rutherford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutherford checks a leg kick nicely.
Pedro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutherford misses with a kick to the body.
Pedro misses with a looping right.
Rutherford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rutherford misses with a combination
and Pedro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Rutherford. Beautiful body shot.
Rutherford connects with a high kick.
Sloppy strikes from Rutherford. Those never looked like landing.
Pedro throws a leg kick
and Rutherford counters with a good low kick that Pedro was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rutherford walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rutherford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Pedro is predictable there
and Rutherford counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pedro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutherford.
Pedro scores with a body shot.
Pedro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pedro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pedro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pedro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pedro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rutherford lands a jab to Pedro's midsection.
Rutherford cracks the inside of Pedro's front leg.
A good leg kick by Pedro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Rutherford.
Rutherford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pedro's hands.
Rutherford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutherford misses with a wild body shot.
Rutherford is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rutherford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutherford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rutherford thuds his shin into the meat of Pedro's side.
Pedro swings for the body but Rutherford moves out of range.
Pedro feints a jab promting Rutherford to slip. Pedro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rutherford slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pedro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutherford.
Pedro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Rutherford blocks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Pedro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro motions for Rutherford to come forward. Pedro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rutherford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rutherford.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rutherford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rutherford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rutherford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rutherford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pedro.
That kick from Pedro tenderised Rutherford's leg. Rutherford is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Rutherford misses.
Pedro lands with an overhand left.
Pedro has his takedown stuffed
and Rutherford counters with a right hand to the body.
Pedro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutherford throws a poor cross that misses
and Pedro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutherford lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutherford scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pedro doesn't seem bothered though.
Rutherford checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutherford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rutherford scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Pedro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rutherford throws a chopping leg kick but Pedro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rutherford moves out of range of the leg kick from Pedro.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pedro, right into the meat.
A big left from Rutherford misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Rutherford clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rutherford scores with a nice body kick.
Pedro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pedro staying out of range there.
Rutherford misses with a hook. Pedro ducked under it nicely.
Pedro tries to clinch but Rutherford is having none of it.
Rutherford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pedro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pedro tries to clinch but Rutherford is having none of it.
Rutherford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rutherford ducks under a wild hook from Pedro.
Pedro slips a straight right by Rutherford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford scores with a punch to the head.
Pedro tests Rutherford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pedro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pedro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford loads up on a big right hand but Pedro slips the punch.
Pedro moves out of range of the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutherford.
Rutherford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pedro takes a swing at Rutherford's ribcage but misses.
Rutherford throws a big shot that misses.
Rutherford misses with a straight left.
Pedro stuns Rutherford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutherford sizes up Pedro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pedro slips under a jab from Rutherford.
Pedro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rutherford's calf.
Rutherford swings widly with a right hand
and Pedro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutherford throws a push kick but Pedro slaps the foot to one side.
Rutherford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro misses the jab.
Rutherford avoids the body shot from Pedro.
Pedro closes the distance and clinches.
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pedro backwards.
Pedro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford lands an uppercut.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Rutherford tries to break the clinch but Pedro is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Pedro.
Pedro tries to score a body lock takedown but Rutherford shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Rutherford.
Pedro is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedro controls his hands.
Pedro lands a right hand.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pedro blocking some punches.
Rutherford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pedro is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rutherford presses Pedro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pedro misses with a body punch.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pedro looking for a takedown.
Steven Rutherford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pedro.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedro or not.
Steven Rutherford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Rutherford.
Pedro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rutherford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutherford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pedro tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.
Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro blocks an uppercut.
Pedro lands a shoulder strike.
Rutherford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford lands a nice uppercut.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Pedro controls the action.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rutherford.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a right hand.
Pedro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Pedro.
Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutherford.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutherford.
A right handed body shot lands from Rutherford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Rutherford had his way with George Pedro in that round.
That's time! Rutherford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Rutherford. No joy for Pedro on that attempt.
Rutherford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pedro.
Pedro throws a leg kick but Rutherford sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rutherford lands with a hook. Pedro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rutherford swings for the body but Pedro moves out of range.
Rutherford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rutherford missing with a left hand there. Pedro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutherford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutherford has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rutherford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pedro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Pedro there.
Pedro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pedro.
Pedro is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rutherford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutherford throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutherford was well out of range. Poor timing from Pedro.
Pedro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rutherford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Pedro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pedro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutherford checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pedro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rutherford looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedro throws a strike aimed at the side of Rutherford's head but Rutherford avoids it well.
Rutherford is looking to reverse the position.
Rutherford is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pedro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
George Pedro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rutherford knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rutherford managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pedro.
Pedro wants to control but Rutherford is keeping him busy.
Who's going to make the next move?
Steven Rutherford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pedro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford dodges the ground and pound from Pedro.
Pedro creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rutherford sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rutherford is looking for a sweep.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pedro working the head and body with strikes.
Pedro lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pedro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rutherford is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Pedro's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rutherford dodges the ground and pound from Pedro.
Rutherford is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rutherford taking a bit of punishment here - Pedro scoring with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rutherford controls the position for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Pedro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rutherford has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... George Pedro!
George Pedro is the new middleweight champion!
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