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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erling Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Acyrius AssKicken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). AssKicken has chosen Snap your fingers, Snap your neck. as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erling Koch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Acyrius AssKicken!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AssKicken scores with a head kick. Koch tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
AssKicken misses with an uppercut.
A big right from AssKicken misses.
A punch combination from Koch misses.
AssKicken lands a slapping body shot.
AssKicken slips a straight right by Koch.
Koch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from AssKicken.
Koch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and AssKicken connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koch scrambles back to his feet.
Koch misses with an uppercut.
AssKicken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koch moves away.
Koch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Koch moves out of range of the strikes.
AssKicken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koch. Koch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
AssKicken misses with a low kick as Koch jumps back.
Koch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
AssKicken misses with a lunging right hand
and Koch counters with a stiff right hand.
AssKicken tries to score with a low kick but Koch moves his leg out of the way.
Erling Koch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koch throws a looping overhand right but AssKicken ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract AssKicken.
Koch misses with a looping right.
AssKicken blocks a jab.
Koch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from AssKicken.
Koch misses with a double jab
and AssKicken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
AssKicken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
AssKicken lands the left hand.
AssKicken scores with a decent looking hook.
Koch is rocked!
AssKicken misses with an uppercut. Koch saw that one coming.
Koch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
AssKicken throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
AssKicken thows a body kick. Koch tries to catch it but that hurt him.
AssKicken Throws a clean left jab. AssKicken Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Koch's chin! Koch crumbles to the ground and AssKicken follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by AssKicken!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Acyrius AssKicken!
An out of breath Acyrius AssKicken 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gar Goyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poro Peukalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gar Goyle has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gar Goyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Poro Peukalo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goyle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Peukalo throws a lazy uppercut
and Goyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peukalo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Goyle to score with a decent uppercut.
Peukalo clinches.
Goyle gets through Peukalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goyle prevents a body shot from Peukalo.
Goyle just leaning against Peukalo, taking a breather.
Peukalo throws a head punch that misses.
Peukalo has a couple of punches blocked by Goyle.
Goyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poro Peukalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peukalo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Goyle's hands.
It looks like Gar Goyle has been cut.
Peukalo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peukalo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peukalo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Goyle on the side of the head.
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!
Peukalo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Peukalo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goyle tried to counter with a leg kick but Peukalo avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goyle throws a lazy right hand but Peukalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peukalo fails to land with a series of punches.
Goyle fails to land with a series of punches.
Goyle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goyle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Peukalo drives through and clinches with Goyle against the cage.
Peukalo misses with the head strike.
Peukalo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Goyle blocks an elbow strike from Peukalo.
Goyle is leaning against Peukalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Peukalo looks winded!
Goyle has Peukalo pressed against the cage.
Goyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Peukalo.
Goyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goyle effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goyle.
Goyle prevents a body shot from Peukalo.
Goyle lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peukalo taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peukalo.
Peukalo working aggressively here.
Goyle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Peukalo prevents a body shot from Goyle.
Goyle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Goyle scores with a shot to the side of Peukalo's head.
Goyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peukalo lands an elbow just above Goyle 's eye.
Goyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Goyle fails to land.
Peukalo swings wildly with an uppercut but Goyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Goyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goyle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peukalo blocking some punches.
Goyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goyle holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Goyle lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peukalo.
Goyle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peukalo lands an elbow inside.
Gar Goyle's cut is getting worse.
Peukalo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gar Goyle's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Goyle lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Peukalo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Peukalo.
Goyle pushes Peukalo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goyle gets through Peukalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peukalo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, Gar Goyle's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gar Goyle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Poro Peukalo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waylon Mercy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, James Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bean has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mercy.
Bean slips under a jab.
It looked like Bean was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mercy.
A swing and a miss from Bean.
Mercy connects with a high kick.
It looks like James Bean has been cut.
Bean avoids the body shot from Mercy.
Bean staying out of range there.
Bean scores with a punch to the head.
Bean jabs at Mercy's body.
Mercy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bean's head backwards.
Mercy misses with a kick to the body.
Bean swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bean takes a swing at Mercy's ribcage but misses.
Bean misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercy cracks the inside of Bean's front leg.
Bean loads up on a big right hand but Mercy slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Bean as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bean on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercy manages to avoid it.
Bean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bean has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercy.
Bean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercy throws out the jab.
Bean tries to clinch up but Mercy circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bean walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mercy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercy thumps Bean with a low kick.
Mercy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mercy misses with a two punch combination.
Mercy thumps Bean with a low kick.
A big left from Mercy misses.
Bean misses with a wild body shot.
Bean jabs at Mercy's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercy is looking to slow Bean down with leg kicks.
Mercy moves out of range of the strikes.
Bean is looking to wear down Mercy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bean with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bean scores with a jab to the head.
Bean misses with an uppercut
and Mercy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercy connects with an inside leg kick.
Mercy drops his hands momentarily and Bean takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bean scores with a nice right hand.
Waylon Mercy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mercy lands with an uppercut that bounces Bean off the cage and back into range.
Mercy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bean is just out of range.
Bean fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mercy on the side of the head.
Bean takes one to the side of the head.
Mercy darts in and clinches Bean up against the cage.
Mercy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mercy digs a good body shot into Bean's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean wants to clinch up but Mercy keeps it at a distance.
Mercy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bean with a body shot.
Mercy lands a nice looking body shot.
Mercy moves out of range as Bean strikes.
Bean stalks Mercy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mercy's face. Mercy staggers backwards, shaken.
Bean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercy.
Mercy connects with the punch.
Bean throws an off balance right hand
letting Mercy counter with a right hand.
James Bean's cut is getting worse.
Bean shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bean was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bean goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mercy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bean but great work by Mercy.
Bean is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mercy tries to stand but Bean is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Bean's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercy wants to control but Bean is keeping him busy.
Mercy wants to stand but Bean has his arm trapped.
Bean is trying to improve his position.
Mercy tries to stand but Bean is controlling his head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bean tries to bench press Mercy off him but Mercy keeps the position.
Mercy wants to stand but Bean is controlling his arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercy decides to stand back up.
Mercy moves out of range as Bean strikes.
Mercy flicks out a counter leg kick but Bean steps away.
Bean throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercy counters with a straight right hand.
Bean avoids the body shot from Mercy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waylon Mercy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Bean's cut.
That's time! Bean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mercy stuffs the takedown.
A shot to the body from Mercy misses
and Bean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bean checks a low kick from Mercy.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Mercy.
Bean moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mercy throws a jab but it's blocked by Bean.
Mercy throws a head kick but Bean moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bean.
Bean throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bean blocks a jab.
Bean drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mercy sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bean.
Mercy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Mercy.
Bean defending well as Mercy loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Bean on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bean.
An attempted straight right counter from Bean misses the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bean's corner calls for a 1-2. Bean obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mercy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bean.
Bean misses with a right hand
and Mercy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mercy misses with a hook. Bean ducked under it nicely.
Mercy walks into a left hand.
Mercy throws a leg kick which misses Bean's front leg but catches the back leg as Bean tries to avoid it.
Mercy blocks a jab.
Bean lands with a right hand.
Mercy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercy moves away from the strike by Bean.
Bean dives in for a single leg takedown but Mercy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mercy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bean is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Mercy misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mercy to counter with a crisp jab.
Waylon Mercy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bean was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bean.
Mercy just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercy looks to throw the jab but Bean is out of range.
Mercy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mercy is looking to clinch.
Bean feinted with a counter takedown.
Bean takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bean lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bean lands with a cross.
Mercy staying out of range there.
Mercy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bean tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mercy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mercy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Mercy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercy counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean stuns Mercy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mercy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mercy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
James Bean's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bean blocks a jab.
Mercy loads up on a big right hand but Bean slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Bean misses its target.
Bean misses with a takedown
and Mercy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Bean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bean throws a looping overhand right but Mercy ducks down to avoid it.
Mercy walks into a straight right hand from Bean.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mercy. That's going to slow Bean down.
Bean pushes Mercy up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Bean.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mercy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bean looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bean scores with a jab to the body.
Bean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bean tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mercy defends well and Bean ends up having to push Mercy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bean throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mercy connects with a looping right hand.
Bean lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercy moves away.
Mercy misses the shot to the body.
Bean swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bean darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Waylon Mercy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Bean's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercy.
Bean misses with a head kick.
Bean scores with a jab. Mercy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mercy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bean scores with a body shot.
Mercy lands the left hand.
Bean bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bean misses with an uppercut. Mercy saw that one coming.
Bean misses with a hook
and Mercy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Bean misses.
Mercy throws a big shot that misses.
Mercy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercy lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bean.
A big left from Mercy misses.
Mercy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercy lands with a straight right. Bean didn't see that one coming.
Bean lands with a straight right. Mercy didn't see that one coming.
Mercy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bean needs to keep his hands up - Mercy had a free shot at his head there.
Bean works Mercy's body with a nice hook.
Bean misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Mercy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bean throws a hook but Mercy blocks it.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercy moves away.
Bean tests Mercy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bean with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercy throws a nice head kick!
Bean is rocked!
Jeez, James Bean's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bean cracks Mercy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mercy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mercy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Bean.
Mercy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercy misses with a few strikes there.
Bean half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bean slips under a jab from Mercy.
Mercy throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Bean misses.
Good exchange - Bean coming out on top.
Mercy connects with a leg kick. Bean looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bean slips under a jab from Mercy.
James Bean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bean's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercy throws a shot to the body.
Bean scores with a punch to the head.
Bean feints a jab promting Mercy to slip. Bean then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mercy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bean stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mercy sizes up Bean with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Waylon Mercy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Bean's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Waylon Mercy!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Waylon Mercy waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
James Bean spoke after the fight, saying 'I think its nearly time to retire,im losing to much Blood.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Anselmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Kruschewsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruschewsky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - In a Sentimental Mood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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188 lbs
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189 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Anselmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Kruschewsky!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anselmo misses with a hook
and Kruschewsky decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anselmo's guard.
Anselmo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kruschewsky is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
I was talking to Anselmo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anselmo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruschewsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anselmo looks to throw the jab but Kruschewsky is out of range.
Anselmo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruschewsky manages to avoid it.
Kruschewsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anselmo swings widly with a right hand
and Kruschewsky counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruschewsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anselmo defending well though.
Kruschewsky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anselmo's head.
Kruschewsky misses with a head shot. Anselmo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kruschewsky wants to control from the top but Anselmo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschewsky throwing strikes but missing.
Kruschewsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kruschewsky looking to pass the guard.
Kruschewsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kruschewsky distracts Anselmo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kruschewsky throwing strikes but missing.
Kruschewsky landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Anselmo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kruschewsky scoring with some ground and pound.
Kruschewsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kruschewsky working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kruschewsky won't allow Anselmo to sweep him here.
Kruschewsky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anselmo tries to bum rush Kruschewsky with a series of wild strikes but Kruschewsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kruschewsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anselmo misses with a lunging right hand
so Kruschewsky counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kruschewsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anselmo keeping moving, preventing Kruschewsky from controlling successfully.
Kruschewsky postures up and lands a big shot to Anselmo's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kruschewsky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruschewsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anselmo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kruschewsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Anselmo has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruschewsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anselmo is keeping the position for now.
Kruschewsky throws a big elbow that misses.
Kruschewsky throws a strike but Anselmo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kruschewsky 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.
Anselmo trying to control but Kruschewsky is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo wanted to stand there but Kruschewsky had control of the position.
Kruschewsky has control of Anselmo's left arm, preventing Anselmo from doing any damage.
Kruschewsky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anselmo manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kruschewsky keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anselmo's head.
Kruschewsky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anselmo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kruschewsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kruschewsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Anselmo is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Kruschewsky dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anselmo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kruschewsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anselmo swings widly with a right hand
so Kruschewsky counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kruschewsky looking to pass the guard.
Kruschewsky won't allow Anselmo to get back to his feet.
Kruschewsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kruschewsky scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruschewsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruschewsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kruschewsky throwing strikes from guard but Anselmo blocks nicely.
Kruschewsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Anselmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kruschewsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo throws a poor cross that misses
and Kruschewsky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anselmo won't be happy with that.
Kruschewsky postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kruschewsky working the head and body with strikes.
Kruschewsky throws a strike aimed at the side of Anselmo's head but Anselmo avoids it well.
Kruschewsky working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Anselmo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kruschewsky throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kruschewsky throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kruschewsky throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kruschewsky working the ground and pound from side control.
Kruschewsky advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschewsky sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kruschewsky is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kruschewsky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anselmo hang on?
Kruschewsky is landing with some decent strikes but Anselmo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruschewsky breaks from Anselmo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kruschewsky sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kruschewsky throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Anselmo because Kruschewsky loaded up on that one.
Carlos Kruschewsky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kruschewsky breaks from Anselmo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kruschewsky landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kruschewsky throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kruschewsky with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschewsky cracks Anselmo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kruschewsky sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kruschewsky sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Anselmo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kruschewsky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Anselmo is rocked!
Kruschewsky throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Anselmo because Kruschewsky loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruschewsky scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anselmo?
Kruschewsky looking to ground and pound but Anselmo is blocking nicely.
Kruschewsky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Anselmo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anselmo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kruschewsky tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Anselmo seems to have got his legs back now.
Kruschewsky working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschewsky postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Anselmo out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Kruschewsky goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Carlos Kruschewsky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Dehu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Soshnyanin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
189 lbs
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hassan Dehu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Soshnyanin!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dehu loads up on a big right hand but Soshnyanin slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Soshnyanin misses.
Dehu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dehu dips to his left and cracks Soshnyanin with an uppercut!
Dehu misses with a double jab
and Soshnyanin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dehu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soshnyanin circles away quickly and effectively.
Dehu misses with a straight right.
Soshnyanin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dehu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dehu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dehu misses with a few strikes there.
And Soshnyanin responds with a good body kick, but Dehu manages to step out the way in time.
Dehu lands with a hook. Soshnyanin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Dehu 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.
Dehu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dehu scores with a jab to the body.
Soshnyanin throws a leg kick
and Dehu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dehu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soshnyanin.
Dehu misses with an uppercut.
Dehu throws a series of punches but Soshnyanin avoids them all with ease.
Dehu throws a body punch but Soshnyanin moves out of range.
Dehu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Soshnyanin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Soshnyanin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soshnyanin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dehu's sensitive parts.
Dehu throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Soshnyanin is predictable there
and Dehu counters with a stiff right hand.
Dehu fails to land with a series of punches.
Dehu throws a right and a left that Soshnyanin avoids nicely.
Soshnyanin shapes to counter with a head kick.
Soshnyanin thows a leg kick but Dehu checks it
and Dehu counters with a series of strikes. Soshnyanin will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dehu avoids a kick to the body.
Dehu avoids the head kick by Soshnyanin.
Dehu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dehu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dehu lands with a nice combination. Soshnyanin backs away looking to recover.
Dehu swings for the body but Soshnyanin moves out of range.
Dehu misses with a double jab.
Hassan Dehu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dehu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dehu misses with an uppercut. Soshnyanin saw that one coming.
Dehu connects with a crisp jab.
Dehu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soshnyanin counters with a nice uppercut.
Dehu takes a swing at Soshnyanin's ribcage but misses.
Soshnyanin misses with an uppercut. Dehu saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soshnyanin throws a head kick that misses.
Soshnyanin moves away from the strike by Dehu.
Soshnyanin throws a big counter head kick but Dehu avoids it with no problem.
Dehu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dehu throws a jab but it's blocked by Soshnyanin.
Soshnyanin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dehu.
Dehu lands with an uppercut that bounces Soshnyanin off the cage and back into range.
Dehu misses with a body shot.
Soshnyanin keeps Dehu at a distance using the push kick.
Soshnyanin looks to land a right hand but Dehu moved out of range.
Good exchange - Dehu coming out on top.
Soshnyanin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soshnyanin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dehu.
Dehu lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dehu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soshnyanin.
Soshnyanin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soshnyanin misses with a low kick.
Dehu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soshnyanin.
Soshnyanin misses with an uppercut. Dehu saw that one coming.
Soshnyanin throws a head kick that Dehu semi-blocks.
Dehu throws a right and a left that Soshnyanin avoids nicely.
Dehu checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dehu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dehu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dehu blocks a head kick by Soshnyanin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Dehu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dehu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Dehu.
Dehu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Despite the aggression on Soshnyanin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dehu catches Soshnyanin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dehu misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Dehu misses.
Soshnyanin connects with a leg kick. Dehu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Soshnyanin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dehu has got the better of the exchanges.
Soshnyanin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dehu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dehu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soshnyanin can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dehu throws a shot from downtown. Soshnyanin moves away and avoids it.
Soshnyanin throws out a counter right but Dehu avoids it with no problem.
Dehu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soshnyanin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dehu misses with a combination
and Soshnyanin counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dehu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Soshnyanin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soshnyanin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soshnyanin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dehu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Soshnyanin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dehu jabs Soshnyanin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dehu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soshnyanin can pounce on him.
Soshnyanin lands a slapping body shot.
Dehu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Soshnyanin to score with a decent uppercut.
Dehu is rocked!
Soshnyanin fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Dehu square on the jaw! Damn, Dehu is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viktor Soshnyanin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harding comes to the cage accompanied by Bitch School. Mendez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Angelito kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jonathan Harding has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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172 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harding takes one to the side of the head.
Mendez connects with a crisp jab.
Mendez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendez scores with a decent looking hook.
Harding ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Harding lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Harding was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Harding's head but Harding sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harding throws a counter high kick but Mendez was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mendez misses with a shot to the body
and Harding counters with a straight right hand.
Angelo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Harding takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Harding seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Harding moves away and avoids it.
Mendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Harding was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mendez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez with a nice cross.
Mendez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Harding.
An attempted straight right counter from Harding misses the target.
Mendez throws out a loose jab but Harding uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harding throwing a counter right hand but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Mendez cracks Harding with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mendez misses with a looping right.
Mendez misses with a left hand
and Harding makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Harding was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mendez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harding counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Harding to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harding connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
Harding swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mendez lands a two punch combo.
Mendez scores with a shot to the body.
Mendez misses with an uppercut
enabling Harding to counter with a crisp jab.
Harding bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Harding misses the target.
Harding dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
Harding takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a right hand that Harding ducks under and follows up with a left that Harding also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harding counters with a left to the body.
Mendez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mendez throws a jab when Harding was well out of range.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harding counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mendez misses with the combination.
Mendez throws a combination that misses
and Harding counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harding blocks a jab.
Harding throwing a counter right hand but Mendez manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harding swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mendez cracks Harding with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good shot there by Mendez.
Harding is rocked!
Harding gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Mendez gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Mendez!
Angelo Mendez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Grigoryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Mama Said Knock You Out blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Grigoryan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigoryan slips under a jab.
Grigoryan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Grigoryan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Grigoryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Grigoryan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Martial Arts Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Grigoryan counters by moving into the clinch.
Grigoryan misses with some punches.
Grigoryan blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grigoryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Grigoryan blocks an uppercut.
Grigoryan blocking some punches.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Grigoryan controls the action.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee tries to work over Grigoryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Grigoryan controls the action.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Grigoryan.
Lee pushes Grigoryan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working aggressively here.
Grigoryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan lands with a right to the head.
Grigoryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Grigoryan fails to land.
Grigoryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee tries a body shot but Grigoryan blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grigoryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grigoryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan prevents a body shot from Lee.
Grigoryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Grigoryan misses with some punches.
Grigoryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
Grigoryan lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Grigoryan.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grigoryan misses with some punches.
Grigoryan can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grigoryan.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Grigoryan lands with a light punch inside.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grigoryan breaks from the clinch.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A cross from Lee lands.
Lee stuns Grigoryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grigoryan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee takes a swing at Grigoryan's ribcage but misses.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Grigoryan moved out of range.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That kick from Grigoryan tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grigoryan moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Grigoryan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grigoryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grigoryan ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee throws a hook but Grigoryan blocks it.
Grigoryan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grigoryan.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grigoryan.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Grigoryan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grigoryan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grigoryan.
A swing and a miss from Grigoryan.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grigoryan.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Grigoryan.
Lee misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Grigoryan misses its intended target.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grigoryan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Grigoryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grigoryan swinging wildly here.
Grigoryan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Grigoryan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grigoryan! But no joy.
Grigoryan misses with the body kick
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Grigoryan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grigoryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee 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.
A shot in the inside from Grigoryan.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Grigoryan tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Grigoryan tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grigoryan is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee prevents a body shot from Grigoryan.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Lee.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grigoryan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lee really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Grigoryan down.
Grigoryan takes one to the side of the head.
Grigoryan looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grigoryan - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee avoids the body shot from Grigoryan.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Grigoryan throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grigoryan tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grigoryan on the side of the head.
Lee feints and then cracks Grigoryan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grigoryan down.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Boo Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigoryan checks a low kick from Lee.
Grigoryan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Grigoryan misses with an uppercut.
Lee with a hook.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grigoryan has time to react.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee with a nice cross.
Grigoryan looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grigoryan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grigoryan misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grigoryan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grigoryan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grigoryan sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grigoryan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grigoryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grigoryan manages to avoid it.
Grigoryan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Grigoryan throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Grigoryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grigoryan.
Lee tests Grigoryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grigoryan.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a right and a left that Grigoryan avoids nicely.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Grigoryan moved out of range.
Grigoryan slips a straight right by Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boo Lee dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Grigoryan throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Grigoryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grigoryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Grigoryan avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee slips a straight right by Grigoryan.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grigoryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grigoryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
A counter left hand to the body from Lee misses its target.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grigoryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigoryan misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Grigoryan looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grigoryan staying out of range there.
Grigoryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grigoryan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Lee.
Grigoryan looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Lee lands a jab.
Grigoryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grigoryan manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee moves into range and clinches up with Grigoryan.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Grigoryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
Nice body punch from Grigoryan - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grigoryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Grigoryan blocks an uppercut.
Grigoryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grigoryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee is leaning against Grigoryan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grigoryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Grigoryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grigoryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan prevents a body shot from Lee.
Grigoryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan is working Lee over against the cage.
Grigoryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee cracks Grigoryan with a nice body shot.
Grigoryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee blocks a body shot from Grigoryan.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grigoryan manages to break the clinch.
Lee takes a swing at Grigoryan's ribcage but misses.
Grigoryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grigoryan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grigoryan scrambles back to his feet.
Grigoryan connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grigoryan misses with an uppercut.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grigoryan.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Grigoryan.
A little jabbing left from Grigoryan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Grigoryan moves out of range easily.
Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grigoryan looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Grigoryan lands a head shot.
Lee misses with a hook
and Grigoryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee throws a body punch but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Grigoryan lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Grigoryan moves away from the strike by Lee.
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 Boo Lee.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boo Lee!
Boo Lee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Geisler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Stuckey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otto Geisler has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otto Geisler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Stuckey!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuckey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Geisler.
Stuckey lunges at Geisler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Geisler's hand.
Stuckey throws a hook but Geisler avoids it easily.
Stuckey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Geisler.
Geisler throws an off balance right hand
and Stuckey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stuckey throws out a powerful jab.
Geisler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stuckey looks for the body kick but Geisler saw that one coming.
Stuckey scores with a hook to the body. Geisler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stuckey looks to land a right hand but Geisler moved out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stuckey. Geisler shrugs it off though.
Geisler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Geisler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stuckey.
Geisler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geisler ducks under a wild hook from Stuckey.
Geisler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stuckey is out of range and Geisler settles back down.
Geisler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler misses the shot to the body.
Stuckey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Geisler.
Geisler misses with a body shot.
Stuckey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Geisler is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Stuckey misses its intended target.
Stuckey cracks Geisler with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Geisler looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stuckey finish him?
Geisler is rocked!
It looks like Otto Geisler has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stuckey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Geisler at a distance.
Oh Geisler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Geisler gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Stuckey points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Geisler wakes up just in time to hear Stuckey thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Stuckey!
Ray Stuckey is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Ray Stuckey made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bosco Iwoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabouzi Massu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Iwoba might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hercules*. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bosco Iwoba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fabouzi Massu !
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Massu throws a hook but Iwoba blocks it.
Iwoba has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fabouzi Massu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Iwoba misses.
Massu misses with a lunging right hand
and Iwoba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iwoba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Iwoba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Massu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iwoba.
Iwoba moves out of range as Massu throws a body kick.
Iwoba throws an overhand right that lands on Massu 's shoulder, as Massu tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massu misses with a wild body shot.
Iwoba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Iwoba blocks a head kick by Massu .
Massu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Iwoba doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwoba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Massu .
Massu throws a body kick that misses
and Iwoba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Massu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Massu .
Iwoba half committed to a counter leg kick.
Massu tries to land a front kick but Iwoba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Massu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Massu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Massu misses with a low kick.
Massu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Iwoba misses.
Iwoba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Massu lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massu throws a wild body kick that Iwoba sees coming a mile off.
Massu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Massu looks to throw a body kick
and Iwoba counters with a nice low kick that buckles Massu 's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iwoba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Massu flicks out a counter leg kick but Iwoba steps away.
Iwoba scores with a kick to the body.
Massu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Massu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Massu throws an off balance right hand
and Iwoba counters with a big head kick but Massu shrugs it off.
Massu slips under a jab from Iwoba.
Iwoba looks for the body kick but Massu saw that one coming.
Massu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Iwoba blocks it well.
Iwoba scores with a head kick. Massu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Iwoba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Massu 's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Iwoba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Massu .
Massu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Iwoba avoids the body shot from Massu .
Massu misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Iwoba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Massu loads up on a big right hand but Iwoba slips the punch.
Iwoba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Massu misses with a hook. Iwoba ducked under it nicely.
Massu misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massu thows a leg kick but Iwoba checks it
and Iwoba counters with a good, hard body kick but Massu shrugs it off.
Iwoba looks to land a right hand but Massu moved out of range.
A nice combination there by Massu .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iwoba lands a lovely overhand right.
Iwoba lands with a nice body punch.
Massu avoids the body shot from Iwoba.
Iwoba connects with a body shot.
Massu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Iwoba counters with a body kick.
Massu looks winded!
Iwoba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Massu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Iwoba. That did some damage!
Iwoba catches Massu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Iwoba ducks under a wild hook from Massu .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bosco Iwoba dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Massu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Iwoba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Massu there.
Iwoba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Massu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Iwoba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Massu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Massu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Iwoba looks to land a left hand but Massu moved out of range nicely.
Massu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Iwoba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massu misses with a shot to the body
and Iwoba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Massu tries to land a leg kick but Iwoba saw it coming and moves away.
Massu is looking to chop away at Iwoba's legs.
Iwoba throws a lazy right hand but Massu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwoba moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Massu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Iwoba checks it well.
Iwoba pushes Massu away with a front kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Massu checks a leg kick.
Massu throws an overhand right that lands on Iwoba's shoulder, as Iwoba tries to avoid the shot.
Iwoba throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Massu is breathing heavily.
Massu throws a leg kick
and Iwoba counters with a nice uppercut.
Iwoba with a hook.
Iwoba lands a really nice looking cross but Massu seems unphased.
Bosco Iwoba is winning the standup battle so far.
Iwoba drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Massu right on the button. Massu goes down! Iwoba follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Iwoba gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bosco Iwoba!
Bosco Iwoba retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Bosco Iwoba 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between DJ Thunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morrison Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen The Pretender as his entrance music. DJ Thunda could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Morrison Lee's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, DJ Thunda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morrison Lee!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee defending well as Thunda loads up on a big left hand.
We've been informed that Lee 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.
Lee blocks a head kick by Thunda.
We've been told by Thunda's head coaches at The Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lee misses the jab.
Thunda throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee with a nice cross.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Morrison Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunda moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee cracks the inside of Thunda's front leg.
Thunda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee scores with a push kick.
Lee lands a body shot.
Thunda slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee punishes Thunda's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DJ Thunda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Thunda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thunda looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee misses with a leg kick
and Thunda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Thunda shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee throws a head kick but Thunda moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Thunda misses the target.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Thunda counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Thunda's head back.
Thunda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thunda's head.
Thunda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thunda throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Thunda counters with a stiff right hand.
Thunda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Thunda counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thunda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Thunda.
As Lee backs away, Thunda returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thunda lands a right hook to the body.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thunda. That's going to slow Lee down.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thunda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Thunda was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thunda looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Thunda. That snapped Lee's head back.
Thunda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Thunda counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunda is just out of range.
Thunda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunda misses with a wild body shot.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thunda.
Thunda misses with a body kick.
Lee throws a low kick but Thunda avoids it.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Thunda seems unphased.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Thunda counters with a straight right hand.
Thunda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thunda tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Thunda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Thunda moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick but Thunda checks it.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thunda went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thunda blocks the body kick.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Thunda takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunda misses with a looping right.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Thunda's head but Thunda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thunda throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thunda tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Thunda misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee defending well as Thunda loads up on a big left hand.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thunda scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Lee misses.
Thunda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thunda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee takes a swing at Thunda's ribcage but misses.
Lee misses the body punch
and Thunda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A bone on bone clash there as Thunda blocks the leg kick.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunda appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Thunda counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thunda tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Thunda saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Morrison Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thunda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thunda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Thunda's shoulder, as Thunda tries to avoid the shot.
Thunda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thunda throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunda.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Thunda throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thunda has time to react.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thunda.
Thunda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thunda moves away from the strike by Lee.
A big right from Lee misses.
Thunda takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Thunda lands with a nice body punch.
Thunda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Thunda feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thunda counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Thunda moves away and avoids it.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thunda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thunda there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Lee thows a leg kick but Thunda checks it
and Thunda counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Thunda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thunda connects with a single shot there.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Thunda counters with a leg kick.
Lee cracks Thunda with an open hand slap.
Lee cracks the inside of Thunda's front leg.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Lee misses.
Thunda pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Thunda settles back down.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Thunda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thunda misses with a two punch combination.
Lee throws a head kick but Thunda moves out of range.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Thunda counters with an inside leg kick.
Thunda drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thunda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thunda misses with a straight left.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunda.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Thunda misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thunda.
A big left from Lee misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee with a nice cross.
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!
Thunda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thunda moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Thunda thinks about countering with a head kick.
Thunda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Thunda counters with a left to the body.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Thunda takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Thunda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee feints and then cracks Thunda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thunda down.
Thunda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thunda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Thunda misses the target.
Thunda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Morrison Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thunda. That did some damage!
Thunda moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee throws a body punch but Thunda moves out of range.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee throws a leg kick but Thunda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thunda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Thunda moves away and avoids it.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunda is just out of range.
Thunda moves out of range of the leg kick from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee throws a low kick but Thunda moves out of range easily.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thunda keeps Lee at a distance using the push kick.
Thunda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda swinging wildly here.
Lee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee works Thunda's body with a nice hook.
Thunda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Thunda takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thunda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thunda blocks a leg kick.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee 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.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thunda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thunda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thunda looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda misses with a double jab.
Thunda checks the leg kick.
Thunda misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Thunda is out of range.
Thunda throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thunda is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thunda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
letting Thunda counter with a right hand.
Thunda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thunda misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws a head kick that Thunda semi-blocks.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Thunda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Thunda counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Thunda to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunda throws a head kick that misses.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Thunda counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thunda looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Thunda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Thunda moves away and avoids it.
Thunda swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunda moves away.
Thunda throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee throws a leg kick but Thunda moved away.
Thunda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunda moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Lee.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunda.
Thunda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Thunda takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunda throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thunda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunda.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Thunda counters with a one-two to the body.
Thunda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thunda tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thunda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Thunda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Thunda's shoulder, as Thunda tries to avoid the shot.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thunda.
Thunda tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thunda is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Morrison Lee just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thunda scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thunda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thunda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thunda trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thunda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thunda is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thunda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lee trying to control but Thunda is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunda.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Thunda pushes him off.
Thunda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunda avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thunda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range as Thunda strikes.
Thunda tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
A cross from Lee lands.
A leg kick checked by Thunda.
Lee takes a swing at Thunda's ribcage but misses.
Thunda lands a jab.
Thunda feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Thunda off balance momentarily.
A big left from Lee misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Thunda moves away and avoids it.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Thunda to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Thunda.
Thunda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thunda throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thunda misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Thunda moves out of range easily.
Thunda throws a front kick that sends Lee stumbling back into the cage.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Thunda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee thumps Thunda with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that Thunda semi-blocks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thunda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thunda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee cracks Thunda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thunda slips a straight right by Lee.
Thunda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Thunda shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thunda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thunda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Morrison Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Thunda counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
A left and a right from Thunda both land. Nice combination.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thunda.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee is rocked!
Thunda lands with a cross.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Thunda finish him?
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thunda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunda.
Thunda moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Thunda.
Thunda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thunda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda misses with a looping right.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee cracks Thunda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thunda moves away from the strike by Lee.
The fighters circling - Thunda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Thunda lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thunda counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Lee cracks Thunda with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Thunda misses its intended target.
Lee raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thunda misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunda.
Lee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Thunda!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Thunda wants to control but Lee postures up.
Lee wants to control but Thunda is keeping him busy.
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thunda has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thunda is looking for a sweep.
Lee goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Thunda has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lee but great work by Thunda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Thunda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lee wants to improve his position but Thunda is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunda sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Thunda has control of the leg.
Thunda wants to pass the guard but Lee is defending well.
Thunda seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Thunda trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.
DJ Thunda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee is pressing down on Thunda's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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 DJ Thunda.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:50
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:49
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morrison Lee!
Morrison Lee is the new lightweight champion!
Morrison Lee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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