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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Foles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jucal Jabneel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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289 lbs
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328 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Foles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jucal Jabneel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabneel slips under a jab.
Jabneel moves out of range of the strikes.
Foles closes the distance and pushes Jabneel back into the cage.
Jabneel tries to work over Foles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jabneel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Foles backwards.
Foles lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foles.
Still in the clinch, Jabneel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jabneel misses with a punch to the body.
Foles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foles blocks a body shot from Jabneel.
Jabneel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jabneel lands a hook that snaps the head of Foles backwards.
Jabneel working aggressively here.
Jabneel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Foless head.
Jabneel scores with a hook to the body.
Foles is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jabneel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foles is rocked!
Jabneel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foles backwards.
Oh Foles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jabneel lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Foles to his knees! Jabneel keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jucal Jabneel!
Nick Foles spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brady Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom Out Go The Lights/ Pat Travers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho slips under a jab.
Camacho just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes with a hook.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Camacho's shoulder, as Camacho tries to avoid the shot.
Camacho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Brady Barnes has been cut.
Camacho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnes. Barnes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Camacho lands a nice looking body kick.
Barnes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camacho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Camacho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Camacho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Camacho lands a nice shot that snaps Barnes's head back.
Barnes tests Camacho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Camacho circles away.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camacho.
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Camacho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Camacho was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Camacho cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
Camacho misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes lands a head shot.
Barnes cracks the inside of Camacho's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes cracks Camacho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Camacho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Camacho drives through with a takedown into guard.
Camacho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Camacho lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Camacho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Camacho controls the pace.
Barnes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barnes has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Camacho has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Camacho is trying to keep an underhook but Barnes manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camacho wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho trying to control but Barnes postures up.
Camacho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Camacho gets full guard.
Barnes connects with a couple of short punches.
Camacho wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Camacho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes passes Camacho's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Camacho is controlling Barnes's trapped leg to prevent Barnes from advancing to side control.
Barnes throwing shots but Camacho is blocking nicely.
Camacho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Camacho keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Camacho's head.
Barnes prevents Camacho from improving his position.
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Camacho defends it.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Camacho tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Camacho is trying to maintain the position but Barnes is very close to passing his half guard.
Camacho tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Barnes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Camacho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to take a breather but Camacho is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Camacho's head.
Camacho wants to get back to full guard but Barnes has mounted him!
Camacho is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barnes raining down hammerfists from mount.
Camacho really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barnes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barnes looking to finish Camacho with some ground and pound. This is bad for Camacho!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Barnes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Camacho can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barnes swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Camacho is now in Barnes's guard. A big mistake from Barnes there, giving up the dominant position!
Camacho distracts Barnes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Camacho landing some decent shots from guard.
Camacho lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brady Barnes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnes defending well as Camacho loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes looks for a takedown but Camacho sprawls well.
Camacho appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camacho swinging wildly here.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Camacho digs a good body shot into Barnes's ribs.
Camacho loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Camacho throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Camacho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Camacho swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnes slips under a jab from Camacho.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Camacho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barnes feints and then cracks Camacho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Camacho down.
Barnes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Barnes misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Camacho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes tries to bum rush Camacho with a series of wild strikes but Camacho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camacho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Camacho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barnes is rocked!
Barnes shoots in but no luck this time.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Camacho fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes lands with a good body shot.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Camacho is able to avoid easily.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camacho.
Barnes drops his hands momentarily and Camacho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Camacho keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Camacho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Camacho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
Camacho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camacho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Camacho avoids it well.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barnes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Camacho defends it nicely.
Camacho feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camacho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camacho follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Camacho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Camacho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes blocks a jab.
Camacho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice takedown defense from Camacho. No joy for Barnes on that attempt.
Barnes checks the leg kick.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Camacho counters with a thumping low kick.
Camacho ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camacho.
Camacho scores with a leg kick.
Barnes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Camacho quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Camacho's head.
Camacho is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Camacho's head.
Camacho wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
Camacho keeps trying to improve his position.
Camacho felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Barnes is thwarting Camacho's attempts to control the position.
Camacho is controlling Barnes's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Camacho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Camacho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
Barnes is trying to control. Camacho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brady Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Camacho moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barnes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Camacho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barnes has managed to get both his arms back between Camacho's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Camacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brady Barnes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Barnes dips to his left and cracks Camacho with an uppercut!
Camacho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Camacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes slips a jab from Camacho.
Barnes is looking to counter punch.
Camacho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Camacho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnes. Barnes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Camacho is out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barnes.
Barnes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Barnes landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho tries to bench press Barnes off him but Barnes keeps the position.
Camacho takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Camacho wants to control but Barnes postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barnes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Camacho some visible discomfort.
Camacho managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barnes.
Camacho is trying to get back to half guard.
Barnes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barnes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barnes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Barnes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Camacho is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barnes landing strikes.
Barnes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Camacho down.
Camacho taking a bit of punishment here - Barnes scoring with strikes.
Camacho is looking to reverse the position.
Camacho is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barnes off and has taken his back!
Camacho biding his time, controlling Barnes.
Camacho struggling to keep hold of the position.
Camacho gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho tries to get the hooks in deep but Barnes pushed the leg off.
Barnes trying to control but not successfully.
Barnes rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Camacho is looking to take a break and control but Barnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Camacho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barnes gets full guard.
Barnes looking to control.
Camacho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Camacho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Camacho slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barnes is trying to keep Camacho in close.
Camacho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Camacho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Camacho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barnes working for submissions but it's allowed Camacho to get to half guard.
Camacho slips a nice elbow through Barnes's hands, connecting with Barnes's forehead.
Barnes is not content to let Camacho control the position.
Barnes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barnes looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Camacho connects with a nice short shot to Barnes's temple.
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 Brady Barnes.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hector Camacho!
In his post fight interview, Hector Camacho gave a big smile as he said 'Go ahead and tell everybody, I'm the man, Cortes, its time bro, I'm coming for that belt.'.
In defeat, Brady Barnes stepped up to the mic, saying 'Didn't hurt'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anakoni Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kai comes to the cage accompanied by Firestarter. Anakoni Kai has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anakoni Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai staying out of range there.
Kai slips under a jab.
Kai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimes moves away.
Grimes throws a combination. Kai tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grimes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kai can pounce on him.
Grimes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kai thuds his right hand into Grimes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grimes throws a sloppy head kick
and Kai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai misses with a looping left.
Grimes throws a series of punches but Kai moves out of range.
And Kai counters with a quick kick to the body but Grimes blocks it.
Kai scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes moves away from the strike by Kai.
Kai cracks a nice hook into Grimes's ribs.
Kai stuns Grimes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kai just misses with a punch to the body.
Grimes misses with a wild combination.
Grimes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grimes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Kai misses the target.
Kai throws the kick towards the body but Grimes avoids it.
Kai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grimes.
Kai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
Kai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grimes.
Kai is looking for a counter combo.
Grimes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimes throws a hook but Kai blocks it.
Grimes throws a head kick that half lands.
Kai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kai lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai misses the shot to the body.
Kai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grimes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Grimes.
Grimes breaks the clinch.
Kai lands a big head kick that sends Grimes tumbling to the mat! Kai takes a step backwards and waves Grimes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Grimes is rocked!
It looks like Brian Grimes has been cut.
That's four 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!
Grimes has managed to clinch.
Kai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kai has Grimes pressed against the cage, preventing Grimes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kai misses with some punches.
Grimes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grimes is trying to break the clinch but Kai has him pressed against the cage.
Grimes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kai has him pressed against the cage.
Kai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grimes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kai.
Grimes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kai takes a swing at Grimes's ribcage but misses.
Kai avoids the head kick by Grimes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anakoni Kai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Grimes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kai misses with a body shot.
Brian Grimes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimes wants to clinch
and Kai counters with a head kick. That will keep Grimes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kai. Grimes shrugs it off though.
Kai is looking to wear down Grimes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body kick from Kai.
Grimes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kai throwing a counter right hand but Grimes manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes moves in looking to clinch but Kai pushes him off.
Grimes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Kai misses its target.
Grimes clinches up with Kai and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai scores with a shot to the side of Grimes's head.
Grimes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grimes.
Kai cracks Grimes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kai cracks the inside of Grimes's front leg.
Grimes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grimes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grimes blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grimes! But no joy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kai connects with a body shot that sends Grimes's belly button to the back.
Kai takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai looks to throw a body kick
and Grimes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Grimes misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimes needs to keep his hands up - Kai had a free shot at his head there.
Grimes looks to land a combination but Kai avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Kai misses its target.
Grimes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grimes misses with a right hand
and Kai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grimes throws a hook to the side of Kai's head but Kai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grimes is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kai. Grimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kai throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grimes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Grimes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grimes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grimes can do to turn this around?
A jab from Kai does it's job there.
Kai missing with a left hand there. Grimes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai throws a sloppy head kick and Grimes moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Grimes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grimes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kai misses the shot to the body.
Grimes misses with an uppercut.
Grimes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grimes moves into the clinch.
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!
Kai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Grimes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grimes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kai scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anakoni Kai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Grimes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big right from Kai misses.
Kai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grimes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grimes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grimes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick from Kai lands but Grimes takes it in his stride.
Kai misses with a head kick.
Grimes unleashes a big counter combination but Kai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kai swings for the body but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes slips a straight right by Kai.
Grimes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai avoids the body shot from Grimes.
Nice body kick from Kai.
Grimes connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimes moves into the clinch.
Grimes avoids the elbow strike from Kai, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grimes wants to get back to striking at distance but Kai won't allow it.
Grimes blocks a body shot from Kai.
Kai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grimes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grimes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kai - the referee stops the clock and Grimes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kai. Grimes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grimes's calf.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kai.
Grimes moves out of range of the body kick.
Grimes unleashes a big counter combination but Kai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Grimes wants to clinch but Kai slips to the side
and Kai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kai.
Kai circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Grimes drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kai follows Grimes to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anakoni Kai!
A victorious Anakoni Kai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaylock comes into the arena with Alive blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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279 lbs
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263 lbs
27 - 16 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mookie Blaylock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samson Goldstein!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldstein throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blaylock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blaylock misses with a few strikes there.
Goldstein throws a lazy right hand but Blaylock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Blaylock was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Goldstein.
Goldstein throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blaylock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blaylock throws out a loose jab but Goldstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldstein looks to throw the jab but Blaylock is out of range.
Blaylock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blaylock wants it to stay on the feet.
We've been informed that Goldstein has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Goldstein throws a body shot but no joy.
Goldstein avoids the body shot from Blaylock.
Goldstein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Blaylock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaylock avoids the head kick by Goldstein.
Blaylock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Goldstein throws a body shot but no joy.
Goldstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Blaylock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goldstein throws a poor cross that misses
and Blaylock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Samson Goldstein has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Blaylock.
Goldstein has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goldstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldstein pushes Blaylock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goldstein blocks an uppercut.
Goldstein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Goldstein throws a head punch that misses.
Goldstein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blaylock backwards.
Blaylock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldstein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blaylock backwards.
Blaylock can't find room to land a body shot as Goldstein controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaylock blocking some punches.
Blaylock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goldstein misses with a punch to the body.
Goldstein working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blaylock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldstein has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blaylock avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mookie Blaylock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samson Goldstein.
Blaylock can't find room to land a body shot as Goldstein controls the action.
Goldstein works on Blaylock's body with a couple of short punches.
Blaylock tries a body shot but Goldstein blocks it.
Goldstein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blaylocks head.
Nice body punch from Blaylock - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Blaylock fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Blaylock fails to land.
Goldstein blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goldstein.
Goldstein landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blaylock working aggressively here.
Blaylock misses with a body punch.
Goldstein can't get the takedown.
Goldstein misses with some punches.
Goldstein changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blaylock fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Goldstein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Goldstein has Blaylock up against the cage in a clinch.
Goldstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldstein.
Blaylock is fighting off a takedown attempt but Goldstein is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Blaylock to the mat. Blaylock regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Goldstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaylock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaylock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goldstein is fighting to break Blaylock's control of his arms but Blaylock is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldstein lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blaylock trying to keep a closed guard but Goldstein is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaylock wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samson Goldstein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samson Goldstein's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blaylock throws a body shot but no joy.
Goldstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaylock.
Blaylock swings for the body but Goldstein moves out of range.
Samson Goldstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaylock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goldstein.
Nice shot by Goldstein.
It looks like Mookie Blaylock has been cut.
Goldstein punishes Blaylock's body with a nice straight punch.
Goldstein gets a double leg takedown into Blaylock's guard.
Blaylock keeping moving, preventing Goldstein from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Goldstein landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldstein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goldstein scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein throwing strikes but missing.
Goldstein works over Blaylock with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldstein with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blaylock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goldstein stays in close to Blaylock's body and controls the position.
Goldstein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goldstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaylock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Goldstein scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Goldstein throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaylock's waist but Blaylock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goldstein off to one side.
Blaylock takes one to the chin there.
Blaylock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Blaylock misses.
Mookie Blaylock is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaylock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goldstein lands a nice shot to the body.
Blaylock takes a swing at Goldstein's ribcage but misses.
Goldstein gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goldstein gets through Blaylock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goldstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Blaylock controls his hands.
Blaylock takes a shot to the head.
Goldstein tries for a takedown but Blaylock manages to get underhooks.
Goldstein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldstein defending well as Blaylock loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein cracks Blaylock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Goldstein moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Blaylock goes down! Can Goldstein finish him!?
Blaylock is rocked!
Goldstein loads up on a big left hand. Blaylock felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Goldstein looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Blaylock can't hide his disappointment, as Goldstein celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samson Goldstein!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Pullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethelbart Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34 - 5 - 0 |
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243 lbs
55 - 29 - 0 |
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Pullo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
55 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethelbart Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi blocks a head kick by Pullo.
Pullo tries to clinch but Takahashi is having none of it.
Pullo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takahashi doesn't seem bothered though.
Takahashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pullo.
Takahashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Pullo is just out of range.
Takahashi gets tackled into the cage by Pullo. Pullo maintains the clinch.
Pullo lands with a light punch inside.
Takahashi prevents a body shot from Pullo.
Takahashi lands a shoulder strike.
Takahashi breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Pullo.
Pullo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takahashi looks winded!
Takahashi keeps the fight on the outside.
Takahashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takahashi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pullo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pullo moves into range and clinches up with Takahashi.
Takahashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Pullo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pullo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Takahashi misses with the head strike.
Pullo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takahashi's elbow.
Takahashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pullo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pullo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pullo drops Takahashi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Takahashi looks back up at him and smiles so Pullo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Takahashi is rocked!
Pullo rushes Takahashi and presses him up against the cage.
Takahashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Pullo finish him?
Pullo drops Takahashi onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Takahashi is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pullo weaves into range and cracks Takahashi right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Takahashi goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Pullo is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Titus Pullo!
Titus Pullo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, House of Valor for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Rapture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Ng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rapture's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. Ng has chosen Wedlock - I'm The Fuck You Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquim Rapture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Ng!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ng misses with a low kick.
Ng misses with a wild body shot.
Rapture tries to counter with a takedown but Ng is quick to defend against it.
Rapture on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rapture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rapture tries to land a front kick but Ng steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rapture takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rapture avoids a kick to the body.
Rapture appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rapture cracks Ng with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ng misses with a hook. Rapture ducked under it nicely.
Rapture connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ng. Ng circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ng avoids a kick to the body.
Rapture backing away here, and Ng unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rapture connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ng momentarily.
Rapture misses with a head kick.
Ng takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rapture looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rapture.
A big right from Ng misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rapture avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rapture throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ng was covering up waiting for the punch and Rapture finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've been hearing that Rapture has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rapture is looking to work some ground and pound but Ng has wrist control.
Rapture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rapture content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rapture with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rapture accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rapture trying to control the position from guard on top but Ng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rapture drops back looking for a leg! Ng is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ng manages to kick Rapture off! Rapture jumps back into Ng's guard.
Ng is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rapture defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapture works over Ng with some ground and pound from guard.
Rapture trying to control but Ng is working from the bottom.
Rapture stands up over Ng, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ng has his feet on Rapture's thighs here. He's pushed Rapture off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Rapture screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Ng!
Our winner, Charles Ng, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobarre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobarre comes to the cage accompanied by Xzibit- Alcoholic . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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187 lbs
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192 lbs
28 - 11 - 1 |
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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
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobarre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kaunismieli misses.
Escobarre misses with an uppercut
and Kaunismieli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Escobarre cracks Kaunismieli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Escobarre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaunismieli was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobarre.
Escobarre doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaunismieli circles away.
Escobarre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaunismieli.
Escobarre 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.
Kaunismieli lands with a cross.
Kaunismieli misses with a double jab
letting Escobarre counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Escobarre misses
and Kaunismieli counters with a straight right hand.
Kaunismieli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobarre connects with a right hand. Kaunismieli shakes it off.
A jab from Escobarre misses.
Escobarre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kaunismieli looks to land a right hand but Escobarre moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Escobarre misses with an uppercut
and Kaunismieli counters with a leg kick.
Escobarre misses with the combination.
Kaunismieli throws a combination that misses
and Escobarre counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaunismieli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escobarre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Escobarre. Escobarre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Escobarre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobarre misses with a straight left.
Kaunismieli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Escobarre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaunismieli throws a jab when Escobarre was well out of range.
Escobarre feinted with a counter takedown.
Kaunismieli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobarre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobarre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escobarre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Escobarre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaunismieli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kaunismieli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobarre.
Sloppy strikes from Kaunismieli. Those never looked like landing.
Escobarre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kaunismieli darts in and clinches Escobarre up against the cage.
Kaunismieli breaks the clinch.
Escobarre throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobarre throws out a loose jab but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Escobarre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kaunismieli thows a leg kick but Escobarre checks it
letting Escobarre counter with a right hand.
Kaunismieli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escobarre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaunismieli misses with a straight right.
Kaunismieli missing with a left hand there. Escobarre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobarre misses with a looping right.
Kalervo Kaunismieli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre avoids the body shot from Kaunismieli.
Escobarre shoots and misses
and Kaunismieli counters with a nice body shot.
Kaunismieli motions for Escobarre to come forward. Kaunismieli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobarre.
Escobarre swings for the body but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Escobarre connects with a looping right hand.
Escobarre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Escobarre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escobarre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kaunismieli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobarre walks into a stiff left hand from Kaunismieli.
A swing and a miss from Escobarre.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunismieli moves out of range as Escobarre strikes.
Escobarre connects with a single shot there.
Escobarre throws a shot from downtown. Kaunismieli moves away and avoids it.
Kaunismieli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Escobarre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre blocks a head kick by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Escobarre, pushing him back against the cage.
Kaunismieli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobarre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobarre tries to throw a body punch but Kaunismieli avoids it by throwing Escobarre back against the cage.
Kaunismieli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escobarre backwards.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobarre throws a head punch that misses.
Kaunismieli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobarre tries to throw a body punch but Kaunismieli avoids it by throwing Escobarre back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kaunismieli as the two fighters clinch.
Escobarre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Escobarre controls the action.
Escobarre prevents a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobarre's elbow.
Escobarre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobarre.
Escobarre misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kalervo Kaunismieli will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kaunismieli is looking to clinch but Escobarre is avoiding it.
Escobarre was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Escobarre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kalervo Kaunismieli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaunismieli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kaunismieli catches Escobarre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Escobarre slips a jab from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli cracks Escobarre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Escobarre is rocked!
Kaunismieli throws an overhand right that drops Escobarre like a sack of potatoes! Kaunismieli dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalervo Kaunismieli!
During a confident post fight interview, Kalervo Kaunismieli thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obelix De Gaul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Gaul comes to the cage accompanied by Asterix and Obelix. Bustamante has chosen Here Comes The Boom! as his entrance music. Diego Bustamante is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Obelix De Gaul!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Bustamante!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Gaul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Gaul moves out of range of the body kick from Bustamante.
De Gaul misses the shot to the body.
Bustamante is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - De Gaul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Gaul ducks under a wild hook from Bustamante.
Bustamante misses with a body kick.
Bustamante lands a glancing blow to the side of De Gaul's head.
De Gaul lands a body shot.
De Gaul lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bustamante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Gaul.
Bustamante tries to clinch up.
De Gaul swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Gaul uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bustamante defending well as De Gaul loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from De Gaul. Those never looked like landing.
De Gaul scores with a hook to the body. Bustamante takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bustamante lands a nice shot to the body.
Bustamante has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Gaul.
Bustamante looks winded!
De Gaul thuds his shin into the meat of Bustamante's side.
Nice body kick from De Gaul.
De Gaul misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Gaul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Gaul is looking to wear down Bustamante with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bustamante drops his hands momentarily and De Gaul takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bustamante avoids a kick to the body.
De Gaul throws a series of punches but Bustamante moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bustamante on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bustamante has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bustamante moves out of range as De Gaul throws a body kick.
Good shot there by De Gaul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bustamante moves away.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! De Gaul has cracked Bustamante with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! De Gaul lands another huge swinging hook and Bustamante tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Bustamante, before De Gaul can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Obelix De Gaul!
Obelix De Gaul is the new super heavyweight champion!
Obelix De Gaul decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Tappenahomma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fook Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tappenahomma comes to the cage accompanied by Tatanka. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chief Tappenahomma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Man throws a hook but Tappenahomma blocks it.
Tappenahomma moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Man has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fook Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Tappenahomma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tappenahomma keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tappenahomma throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tappenahomma throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Tappenahomma takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Tappenahomma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tappenahomma throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Tappenahomma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tappenahomma throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Man.
Tappenahomma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Tappenahomma misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappenahomma moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Jab, jab by Man - just one landing.
Tappenahomma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Man scores with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Man!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tappenahomma checks a leg kick.
Tappenahomma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tappenahomma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Man thumps Tappenahomma with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Man connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tappenahomma sizes up Man with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That kick from Man tenderised Tappenahomma's leg. Tappenahomma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tappenahomma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man throws a head kick but Tappenahomma moves out of range.
Tappenahomma seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Man feints and then cracks Tappenahomma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tappenahomma down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Tappenahomma.
Nice uppercut lands for Tappenahomma. That snapped Man's head back.
Tappenahomma moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Tappenahomma is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tappenahomma tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tappenahomma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Man lands a head shot.
Man lands a lovely overhand right.
Tappenahomma thuds a left hand into Man's body.
Man connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tappenahomma. Tappenahomma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A leg kick checked by Tappenahomma.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tappenahomma manages to avoid it.
Man connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tappenahomma just misses with a punch to the body.
Man does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Tappenahomma counters with a straight right hand.
Tappenahomma throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Tappenahomma is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Man throws a hook but Tappenahomma avoids it easily.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tappenahomma wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Tappenahomma connects with a solid leg kick.
Tappenahomma throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Tappenahomma blocks a head kick by Man.
Man sizes up Tappenahomma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Tappenahomma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Man stalks Tappenahomma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tappenahomma's face. Tappenahomma staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tappenahomma defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Man misses
and Tappenahomma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tappenahomma in his tracks.
Man lands a jab to the head.
Man has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tappenahomma.
Man takes a swing at Tappenahomma's ribcage but misses.
Man sizes up Tappenahomma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Tappenahomma misses the jab.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Man is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tappenahomma had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Man lands a jab to the head.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tappenahomma has time to react.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man throws a leg kick but Tappenahomma sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tappenahomma moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Tappenahomma misses
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tappenahomma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tappenahomma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Man connects with a looping right hand.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man looks to land a body kick but Tappenahomma moved away.
Tappenahomma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man misses with a kick to the body
and Tappenahomma counters by moving into the clinch.
I was talking to Tappenahomma's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tappenahomma has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Man manages to break the clinch.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Tappenahomma moves into the clinch.
Man tries a body shot but Tappenahomma blocks it.
Man breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Tappenahomma moves away and avoids it.
Man does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tappenahomma avoids the body shot from Man.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappenahomma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man takes a swing at Tappenahomma's ribcage but misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Man. Tappenahomma shrugs it off though.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot lands for Man.
The fighters circle momentarily. Man darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tappenahomma moves away.
Man looks to land a right hand but Tappenahomma moved out of range.
Tappenahomma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tappenahomma cracks Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tappenahomma checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Man backs away, Tappenahomma returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Tappenahomma tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Man manages to circle out of the way.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man misses with a looping left.
Tappenahomma looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Tappenahomma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Man scores with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Man connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a low kick but Tappenahomma moves out of range easily.
Tappenahomma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Tappenahomma moves out of range easily.
Man cracks Tappenahomma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tappenahomma drives through and clinches with Man against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Man tries to break free but Tappenahomma pushes him back against the cage.
Tappenahomma can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Man tries a body shot but Tappenahomma blocks it.
Man lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tappenahomma blocks a body shot from Man.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Man wants to stall.
Tappenahomma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tappenahomma avoids the elbow strike from Man, against the cage.
Man blocks an elbow strike.
Man wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma cracks Man with a nice body shot.
Tappenahomma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man wants to stall.
Tappenahomma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Man or not.
Tappenahomma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Man is breathing heavily.
Tappenahomma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man blocks a body shot from Tappenahomma.
Knees to the body from Tappenahomma.
A shot in the inside from Tappenahomma.
Chief Tappenahomma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma lands a nice knee to the body.
Tappenahomma lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
It looks like Fook Man has been cut.
Tappenahomma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tappenahomma struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tappenahomma scores with a shoulder strike.
Man takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tappenahomma lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man is trying to break free.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tappenahomma tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tappenahomma misses with a punch on the inside.
Tappenahomma prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chief Tappenahomma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fook Man's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tappenahomma has closed the distance and engaged Man in a clinch.
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tappenahomma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Man moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tappenahomma thuds his right hand into Man's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Man throws a body punch but Tappenahomma moves out of range.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Man looks to land a body kick but Tappenahomma moved away.
Tappenahomma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tappenahomma throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tappenahomma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man tries to keep at a distance but Tappenahomma has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man pushes off an throws an elbow but Tappenahomma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tappenahomma struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Tappenahomma misses with the head strike.
Man misses with an elbow over the top.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tappenahomma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tappenahomma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tappenahomma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tappenahomma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tappenahomma walks forward, straight into a front kick from Man.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tappenahomma checks a leg kick.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tappenahomma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tappenahomma throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Tappenahomma checks the leg kick.
Tappenahomma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tappenahomma throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Tappenahomma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tappenahomma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tappenahomma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tappenahomma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.
Tappenahomma lands an overhand right.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Man fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma checks a leg kick.
Tappenahomma looks for the body kick but Man saw that one coming.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tappenahomma takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Tappenahomma wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Tappenahomma is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Fook Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tappenahomma misses the jab.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Tappenahomma.
Man throws a jab when Tappenahomma was well out of range.
Tappenahomma throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tappenahomma wants to clinch.
Tappenahomma slips under a jab from Man.
Tappenahomma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Tappenahomma is just out of range.
Man lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
Tappenahomma throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it.
Man connects with a right hand. Tappenahomma shakes it off.
Man pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tappenahomma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tappenahomma throws a chopping leg kick but Man manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tappenahomma misses with a wild body shot.
Tappenahomma scores with a jab to the head.
Man wants to slow Tappenahomma down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Chief Tappenahomma did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Fook Man's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Tappenahomma fires out a quick counter leg kick but Man just manages to avoid it.
Tappenahomma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Man is able to avoid easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tappenahomma checks a low kick from Man.
Tappenahomma takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot.
Man misses with a looping right.
Tappenahomma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tappenahomma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tappenahomma will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tappenahomma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Man cracks Tappenahomma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Man there.
Tappenahomma has closed the distance and engaged Man in a clinch.
Tappenahomma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tappenahomma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with some punches.
Tappenahomma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Tappenahomma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tappenahomma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tappenahomma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tappenahomma is working Man over against the cage.
Man is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tappenahomma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tappenahomma checks it well.
Man misses with a hook.
Man has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tappenahomma finds it's way round the side to connect with Man's head.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Tappenahomma moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tappenahomma.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tappenahomma.
Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tappenahomma misses with a wild body shot.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Tappenahomma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Tappenahomma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tappenahomma lands a slapping body shot.
Tappenahomma scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Man is looking to land body kicks.
Tappenahomma seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tappenahomma lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tappenahomma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tappenahomma clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Tappenahomma.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Tappenahomma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man breaks the clinch.
Man misses the jab.
Man lands with an uppercut that bounces Tappenahomma off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man avoiding damage as Tappenahomma throws knees to the body.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Tappenahomma controls his hands.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tappenahomma is keeping busy.
Tappenahomma blocking some punches.
Tappenahomma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Man in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Tappenahomma has him pressed against the cage.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tappenahomma wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Man throws out a loose jab but Tappenahomma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tappenahomma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Man throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tappenahomma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tappenahomma moves away from the strike by Man.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tappenahomma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Man.
Tappenahomma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tappenahomma can pounce on him.
Tappenahomma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Tappenahomma had his way with Fook Man in that round.
The cut man is working on Fook Man's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tappenahomma looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tappenahomma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tappenahomma misses with a straight right.
Man looks to land a body kick but Tappenahomma moved away.
Tappenahomma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tappenahomma.
A good leg kick by Man.
Tappenahomma slips under a jab from Man.
Tappenahomma scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man avoids the body shot from Tappenahomma.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Tappenahomma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man misses the jab.
Tappenahomma is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappenahomma moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Tappenahomma fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Man releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A leg kick checked by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma blocks a low kick nicely.
Tappenahomma tries to counter by clinching up but Man breaks away and moves out of range.
Man motions for Tappenahomma to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Tappenahomma ducks down to avoid it.
Man takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Man misses with a head kick.
Tappenahomma lands with a right hand.
Man on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Man works the jab nicely.
Tappenahomma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body punch from Tappenahomma.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fook Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man misses the jab.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Tappenahomma ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tappenahomma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man misses with a looping right.
Tappenahomma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man scores with a kick to the body.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Tappenahomma. That snapped Man's head back.
Tappenahomma throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A cross from Tappenahomma lands.
A left lands for Tappenahomma.
Man misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Tappenahomma ducks down to avoid it.
Tappenahomma throws out a powerful jab.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tappenahomma slips under a jab.
Tappenahomma is looking to counter the offense by Man and move into the clinch.
Tappenahomma throws a leg kick which misses Man's front leg but catches the back leg as Man tries to avoid it.
Tappenahomma wants to clinch.
Tappenahomma clinches up with Man and pushes him back against the cage.
Tappenahomma prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tappenahomma backwards.
A short right from Man on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a body shot.
Tappenahomma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Man tries a body shot but Tappenahomma blocks it.
Tappenahomma blocks an uppercut.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Tappenahomma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tappenahomma throws an elbow that misses.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
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.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Tappenahomma uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man tries to circle away but Tappenahomma has him pinned against the cage.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tappenahomma backwards.
Man effectively controlling the action here.
Tappenahomma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fook Man.
I think Tappenahomma has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chief Tappenahomma!
Chief Tappenahomma was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz comes to the cage accompanied by JEW FLOW. Abraham Donowitz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Donowitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kim. That did some damage!
Kim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Donowitz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Donowitz. Those never looked like landing.
Kim takes one to the chin there.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut. Kim saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Donowitz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donowitz fails with the takedown.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Donowitz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kim walks into a jab.
Kim has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Donowitz defending well as Kim loads up on a big left hand.
Kim moves out of range of the leg kick from Donowitz.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Donowitz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kim misses with the body kick
and Donowitz counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim tries to work over Donowitz's front leg with a kick but Donowitz checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donowitz ducks right into an uppercut from Kim.
Kim lands a right hook to the body.
Kim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kim lands a nice shot that snaps Donowitz's head back.
Kim motions for Donowitz to come forward. Kim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donowitz moves away.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
Jong Un Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
Kim lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left lands for Kim.
Donowitz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kim walks forward, straight into a front kick from Donowitz.
Donowitz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kim is looking for a sweep. Donowitz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kim is trying to control but can't.
Donowitz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to get back to full guard.
Donowitz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kim wants to control but Donowitz is keeping busy.
Kim is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim keeping control of the position.
Kim wants to control but Donowitz is keeping busy.
Donowitz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Donowitz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim wants to control but Donowitz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Donowitz is trying to control the action in half guard but Kim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Donowitz is out of range and Kim settles back down.
Kim scores with a nice body kick.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kim tries to clinch there but Donowitz circles away.
Nice defenses there by Donowitz.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Donowitz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kim misses with a looping right.
Donowitz throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Donowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Kim releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kim slaps away a takedown attempt from Donowitz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kim tries a quick counter leg kick but Donowitz is wise to it.
Donowitz cracks a nice hook into Kim's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Kim motions for Donowitz to come forward. Kim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kim takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donowitz blocks a low kick nicely.
Donowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim 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 Donowitz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donowitz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little feinted left hand from Donowitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Donowitz blocks the body kick.
Kim connects with a right hand. Donowitz shakes it off.
Donowitz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Donowitz has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kim slips a jab from Donowitz.
Kim avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
A slow jab from Donowitz misses its intended target.
Donowitz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kim.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donowitz throws out the jab.
Donowitz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
Kim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Donowitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jong Un Kim will probably get the nod.
That's time! Donowitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kim throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim tries to move into range but Donowitz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Donowitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donowitz misses with a straight left.
Donowitz checks a leg kick.
Donowitz slips a straight right by Kim.
A jab lands there for Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut.
Donowitz punishes Kim's body with a nice straight punch.
Donowitz checks the leg kick.
Donowitz quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kim lands with a nice body punch.
Kim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Donowitz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kim misses with a straight right.
Kim takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim throws a big shot that misses.
Kim walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim dips to his left and cracks Donowitz with an uppercut!
Donowitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Kim walks forward, straight into a front kick from Donowitz.
Donowitz throws out a powerful jab.
Donowitz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kim tries to work over Donowitz's front leg with a kick but Donowitz checks it.
Kim throws an overhand right that lands on Donowitz's shoulder, as Donowitz tries to avoid the shot.
Donowitz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Donowitz is just out of range.
Jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kim digs a good body shot into Donowitz's ribs.
Donowitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz thumps Kim with a low kick.
Donowitz misses with a looping left.
Donowitz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kim manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Donowitz trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim is trying to keep Donowitz in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kim working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Donowitz has passed into half guard!
Donowitz trying to control the pace.
Kim wants to improve his position but Donowitz is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Donowitz is nestled in close to Kim, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kim has hold of Donowitz's hands but Donowitz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kim tries to roll over but Donowitz keeps him under control.
Donowitz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kim is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim trying to control here.
Donowitz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kim is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim controlling the position for now.
Donowitz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Donowitz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Donowitz in particular looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Donowitz dominated that second 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.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Kim defending well as Donowitz loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donowitz checks a leg kick.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Donowitz lands a nice looking body shot.
Donowitz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kim scores with a hook to the body. Donowitz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Donowitz with a body shot.
Kim has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim tries to clinch up but Donowitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Donowitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donowitz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Donowitz at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz is looking to land body kicks.
Abraham Donowitz is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Kim finds it's target.
Kim slips a straight right by Donowitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim blocks a jab.
Donowitz looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim throws a leg kick but Donowitz moved away.
Kim swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz is looking to land body kicks.
Kim tries to land a leg kick but Donowitz saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Donowitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Donowitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
Donowitz works the jab nicely.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim throws a chopping leg kick but Donowitz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kim lands with a shot to the body.
Donowitz misses the jab.
Donowitz misses with a wild combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Donowitz as he connects with a hook.
Donowitz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kim steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kim did well to prevent Donowitz getting side control.
Donowitz is thwarting Kim's attempts to control the position.
Kim is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Donowitz is staying active.
Donowitz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Donowitz controlling the action here.
Donowitz is trying to control. Kim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Donowitz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is positioning himself well to prevent Donowitz advancing to mount.
Kim has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Donowitz is working away from the top position though.
Donowitz is controlling the pace.
Abraham Donowitz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kim is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Donowitz working over Kim with some ground and pound. Kim looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kim is staying active underneath Donowitz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Donowitz lands with a punch from half guard.
Kim is looking for a sweep. Donowitz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Donowitz.
Kim trying to control from the bottom.
Kim has his hands clasped together around Donowitz's back. He's all about the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donowitz lands a really nice looking cross but Kim seems unphased.
Donowitz keeps Kim at a distance using the push kick.
Kim misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Donowitz clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Donowitz misses the jab.
Donowitz throws a one two combo.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Donowitz is just out of range.
Donowitz looks to land a body kick but Kim moved away.
Kim lands with an overhand left.
A left lands for Donowitz.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Donowitz moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Donowitz cracks Kim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Donowitz connects with the punch.
Donowitz slips under a jab from Kim.
It looked like Donowitz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kim tries to move into range but Donowitz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Donowitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Donowitz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donowitz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kim can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Kim misses.
Kim avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Donowitz moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Kim swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kim to the mat! Kim manages to get full guard.
Kim pulls Donowitz in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim trying to keep a closed guard but Donowitz is proving a slippery customer.
Donowitz content to stall in guard here.
Kim has momentary wrist control but Donowitz slips an elbow through the middle.
Kim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Donowitz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Donowitz chips away with some ground and pound.
Donowitz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kim working a defensive guard here.
Donowitz slips nicely into half guard.
Kim trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz drops an elbow to the side of Kim's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Donowitz connects with a nice short shot to Kim's temple.
Kim controlling the position for now.
Kim is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Donowitz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Donowitz's back!
Donowitz is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kim is trying to stick to Donowitz's back but Donowitz is turning into Kim. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kim's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Donowitz.
Kim controls Donowitz momentarily but Donowitz frees himself.
Donowitz wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim controlling Donowitz's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Kim has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kim working a defensive guard here.
Donowitz trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Donowitz had his way with Jong Un Kim in that round.
That's time! Donowitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Donowitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kim checks the leg kick.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Kim blocks a leg kick.
Donowitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Donowitz misses.
Donowitz throws out a leg kick but Kim moves out of range and Donowitz only half commits.
Donowitz fails with a takedown attempt.
Donowitz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donowitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donowitz.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Donowitz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kim - the referee stops the clock and Donowitz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kim. Donowitz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kim takes one on the button.
Kim walks into a stiff left hand from Donowitz.
Kim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Donowitz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kim throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz misses with a two punch combination.
Kim connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donowitz momentarily.
Donk. Donowitz catches Kim right on the button with a cross.
Kim 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.
Donowitz slips under a jab from Kim.
Donowitz fails with a takedown attempt.
Donowitz stuns Kim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
Kim misses with a right hand
enabling Donowitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Donowitz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim lands a front kick.
Kim throws the kick towards the body but Donowitz avoids it.
Donowitz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kim just manages to avoid it.
Donowitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kim's calf.
Donowitz missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jong Un Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Donowitz on the side of the head.
Donowitz shoots in but Kim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kim throws out a counter right but Donowitz avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Donowitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Donowitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donowitz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.
Donowitz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donowitz with a hook.
Kim tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kim is looking to score with low kicks.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Kim.
Jab, jab by Donowitz - just one landing.
Donowitz connects with a single shot there.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donowitz throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz scores with a nice right hand.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Donowitz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kim. Kim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Donowitz misses.
Donowitz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donowitz misses with a low kick as Kim jumps back.
Donowitz cracks Kim with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim misses with a looping right.
Kim misses with a straight left.
Donowitz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donowitz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kim takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Donowitz slips under a jab.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick.
Donowitz looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Donowitz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz moves away from the strike by Kim.
Donowitz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kim swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz is looking to counter punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donowitz, right into the meat.
Kim bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Donowitz's head.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Kim tries to clinch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Kim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donowitz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kim can pounce on him.
A big left from Kim misses.
Donowitz throwing a counter right hand but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Donowitz. That one must have hurt.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Kim checks it.
Kim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Donowitz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Donowitz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Donowitz!
Abraham Donowitz retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Abraham Donowitz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Jong Un Kim spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll have to drop some bombs on ya.'.
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